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Good Tuesday Morning. This is Fishers Digest. Your personal news GPS — the fastest route to all things local. No detours, no traffic. Just straight to the good stuff.
In today’s digest:
September City Council recap
HSE vs Fishers — Mudsock
Library Card Sign Up Month
100% Indiana corn vodka
Construction report
— Written by Lindsey Watson and Skyler Braun
🤑 Today’s newsletter has 4 opportunities for free local stuff. Can you find them all?
This issue is 1,578 words, a 5-minute read.
The Digest
City Council — 2.5 hours
City Council met yesterday and covered a huge amount of topics. If you want to skim, this is what you will find in the below recording:
The 2025 budget presentation by the mayor
Discussion on new sewer and trash rates (sewer going up $3 next year)
King Jugg + Park Place Pub’s thoughts on a new noise ordinance, worried it would put them out of business as it is currently written
Meijer officially coming to Southeastern Pkwy/Cyntheanne Rd
A new daycare on Cyntheanne (Kid City USA)
Southeast Fishers/Fortville annexation
and more.
Phew. You can watch the whole thing at your leisure here.
HSE vs. Fishers this week
One of the biggest sporting events in Fishers is this Friday — HSE vs Fishers Mudsock Football game. Nearly 8,000 fans in royal blue and red will pack the stands. Teachers of the Year will get their moment during halftime. This one usually sells out, so grab your tickets ASAP.
Who do you think will win? We will pick two poll respondents to send two tickets to the (hopefully) sold out game!
Who will win the 2024 Mudsock? HSE or Fishers? |
Library Sign Up Month 📚️
👂️ whispers Do you want free Green Chile Queso with Chips from Torchy’s? All you need is a library card.
Having a library card in Fishers is maybe better than having a Willy Wonka golden ticket. Outside the obvious of renting books, you can get:
Access to audiobooks on your phone
Make requests for any books/audiobooks they might not have
Organized book clubs
Genealogy research tools
60+ online language learning courses from Mango
Access to the Ignite Studio, which has a podcasting set-up, photography studio, 3d printers, laser engravers, and more
Deals all September at local businesses (here is the list)
This list was 3x this size and took a lot to cut it down to that. Point is — if you don’t have a library card you probably should. And September is a good month to have it!
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The Happenings
Your week preview 📆
Geist Half Marathon 🏃💨 🌊
The most scenic run of the year is this weekend! Here is what you need to know:
Sign-up is still open here: https://www.geisthalf.com/Race/Register/?raceId=140152
Packet Pickup & Expo is on Friday, September 13 from 11:00 am - 8:00 pm at Grace Fishers Church (12450 Olio Road)
The race is on Saturday, September 14, 2024, with staggered start times beginning at 7:30 am
On race day, parking is available at Fall Creek Intermediate School, Fall Creek Elementary School, Fall Creek Junior High, and Grace Church Fishers. No parking at start or finish areas!
New this year: An after-party right at the finish line! Enjoy a post-race breakfast with Hero Hut for just $10/person. Options include pancakes, egg and sauce tortilla wraps, sausage and egg tortilla wraps, water or juice. All proceeds support Hero Hut's mission for veterans and first responders.
Win tickets to Post Malone at Ruoff 🎸
Stop by Ale Emporium – Fishers on Wednesday, September 11th from 5-7pm for a chance to win tickets to Post Malone’s concert at Ruoff on Thursday! The event is being put on by Annie & Cole from HankFM (Country Music radio station). Details here.
Artists: Submit by Sept 13 to be part of the next exhibit 👩🎨
The Fishers Art Council is looking for YOUR landscape pieces to feature in an upcoming exhibit. This is for 2D work only, and you must prep it yourself (frame, etc). Submit your work by September 13 to be part of the show running September 30 to November 1.
Not an artist? Join the free reception on October 11 to see your neighbors' talent on display, with live music by Elizabeth Lee. Details here.
Migration Celebration 🦋
Maybe one of the coolest events on this list — a celebration this Saturday for the annual Monarch Migration! From 11 am to 2 pm you will find food trucks, a Mariachi band, games, and all the info you could ever want on what makes this yearly butterfly migration to Mexico so special.
Bonus is you get to take home a milkweed plant to provide food for next year’s caterpillars 🪴 Details here.
Visit the 9/11 Memorial
In 2021, the Indiana 9/11 Memorial was updated + expanded. It features two 11,000-pound beams from the Twin Towers, a pair of six-foot tall black granite walls, a survivor tree, and more. You can visit it virtually on their website, or see it in person at 421 W Ohio St, Indianapolis, IN.
City Recycling Day
Do you have a bunch of random stuff laying around not deemed fit for the trash (like wires, speakers, pool chemicals, cell phones, etc?). You’re in luck.
Recycling Day is Saturday, 9/14 from 8 am - 1 pm at Billericay Park. This is your chance to clear the clutter. Full list of acceptable items here.
Local Business
Indiana’s newest, homegrown vodka: Barkeep 🍸️
If you’re a corn enjoyer, allow us to introduce you to Barkeep Vodka. Made with 100% Indiana corn and run through a patented distilling process to give you the purest, cleanest shot of vodka you can get.
You can pick some of this up at your local liquor store, or at a Huse Culinary location like 1933 Lounge or HC Tavern.
2024 top balloon flyers 🎈
If you looked up at all this weekend, you probably saw dozens of balloons floating around for this year’s Jupiter Flights Balloon Festival. You can see all the photos from the weekend here.
A special congrats to these folks who won best flyer award! 🎉
Steve Mitchell
Mike Emich
Travis Gauthier
Drew Egerton
Paul Dale
Is the White River safe to use?
Kayaking/canoeing, fishing, are all fine. Just don’t go drinking it, swimming in it, bringing pets, etc. You can always check the White River’s conditions for use before you go!
Context: The White River is known for being filthy. It’s the safest + cleanest it’s been since humans started dumping sewage and industrial waste in it. Which is great that’s stopped, but researchers say it will likely never be safe for things like swimming.
If you want to help keep it clean, Conner Prairie with the White River Alliance is hosting a cleanup this Sunday, September 15th. The event is free and an opportunity to paddle around in a canoe for a good cause! Details here.
Rapid Fire Hits
Quick headlines and things to know from all around 🌐
Fishers is looking to build another library. You can take the community survey here to give them your thoughts on what you want to see built! (HEPL)
Last night, the 2025 budget for the city was shown to City Council. Here is a link to the Fishers 2025 budget presentation, which has all the info you need to know! (Fishers Gov)
Here is an interesting Reddit thread covering “favorite Indy fun facts” (Reddit)
🏇 It is now year 11 of the Colts going winless in their season opener. Oof (Colts)
But on a positive note, anyone buying a drink at a Colts game this year will receive a reusable cup. The hope is that people will take their souvenir home rather than throw it away, and help the initiative to reduce our carbon footprint at Lucas Oil Stadium by 50%. (WTHR)
Construction This Week
Big thing is to know the road closures for this weekend’s Geist Half Marathon. This Facebook post has all the details you should need!
This list is what is happening this week:
Active construction for sidewalks will be at 126th/Southeastern Pkwy. The roundabout will still be open!
NB lane of SR37 will be down to one lane to allow for the construction of the deep storm sewer
Sidewalk work is being done in Sweet Briar North neighborhood this week
On September 18, phase 2 of the Florida Road construction will be done. Here is what that will look like.
View the full construction report for the week here.
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