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Good Wednesday Morning. This is Fishers Digest. Where we help plan your social calendar like that one friend you had in high school who always knew where all the parties were.

• Help Carson’s Pickleball Study

• Carmel’s DORA

• Parks to see this summer

• Kevin the Peacock is back?

• Curated events

This issue is 1,377 words, a 4-minute read.

The Digest

Help Carson’s Pickleball Study 🏓 

Meet Carson. An intern and budding researcher at SMARI, a local Fishers-based research firm. He’s completing free research this summer and asked if the Fishers Digest community could help. Pickleball is booming — but how booming is it in Hamilton County?!

If you can spare 3 minutes, your input will power a student’s internship and fuel data for Fishers-based businesses that bring cool things to our community.

Survey snapshot

• Where you play (Holland, Cyntheanne, The Picklr, 24/7 Dink, etc.)

• Why you play

• Basic demographic stuff

Here’s the survey link!

SUN-Soaked Lunch Line 🍎

School’s out, but the cafeteria’s still cooking. Hamilton Southeastern is rolling the lunch trays straight into summer with SUN, the USDA’s free meal program that keeps bellies happy and brains ready for recess-level chaos.

• Who eats? Anyone 18 & under

• Where’s the spread? Cumberland Road Elementary

• When’s chow time? June 2 – 27, Monday–Friday, 11:30 AM–1 PM (closed June 19)

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Local Business

Business Spotlight: Geist Nursery 🪴

Speaking from experience, this place is worth a visit. Tucked just off the 96th Street path, Geist Nursery is the kind of family-run spot where “hidden gem” feels like an understatement. The 5-acre boutique yard bursts with high-quality annuals, veggie starts, trees, shrubs, and all the soil, mulch, and garden bling you didn’t know you needed until you saw it.

And even better? Native Plants Unlimited lives inside the nursery, stocking Indiana-grown perennials, grasses, and trees. A buffet for pollinators and a cheat code for the “plant natives” resolution you promised yourself you’d try this year. Give Geist Nursery a shot if you’ve never been!

Carmel’s new DORA lets you roam Midtown with a drink in hand 🍻 

Carmel Midtown’s newest party trick is just getting warmed up. A new Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) officially flipped the switch last Friday, and the aluminum-cup parade is now a permanent feature from Main Street down to Carmel Drive and across the Monon.

Snag a drink from any of the 13 launch-day spots (Hanami, Savor, 101 Craft Kitchen, Penn & Beech, + .more), pop it in the city-issued silver cup, and roam. Hours are:

• Mon-Thu 5-10 p.m.

• Fri-Sat 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

• Sun 11 a.m.–9 p.m.

👉️ Go here to see what the business decal labels look like, the complete list of restaurants, and many other FAQs you might have about the new program.

Future Forest Alert 🌳

Remember when your science teacher said the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago? Central Indiana Land Trust just did you one better. They planted 16,000 of ’em. Right now, the Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve in Fishers looks like ankle-high sprouts and wishful thinking, but give it a couple of decades and that sleepy 35-acre field will be rocking oak, hickory, and black walnut like it’s 1850 all over again.

Read more about their fight against fast-growing invaders (looking at you, Callery pear).

💡 Pro tip: Nonie Werbe is a part of the Central Indiana Land Trust. It is not a “Fishers park”. This list has all the properties they manage and how to visit them.

For Fishers parks, this handy visual aid highlights the 20+ parks Fishers offers and manages.

Events

Curated picks 📆

Once again, a big line-up this week and weekend with things to do.

🧘 Yoga on the Beach – Geist Waterfront Park – Free summer series of one-hour beachside yoga classes (ages 13+, BYO mat) on select Wed 7 PM & Fri 10 AM, May–Sep; drop-in welcome. Details

🦸 Marvel Trivia Night – Parks Place Pub – Two-hour Marvel showdown on Wed, May 28 where fans battle their superhero smarts for fun and bragging rights. Details Details

🍔 Carmel Food Truck Nights – Ginther Green – Weekly Friday 5–8 PM meet-up featuring Indiana’s favorite food trucks, live music, games, and BYOB picnic vibes—bring blankets/chairs. Details

🎮 Challenge the Librarian! – Fishers Teen Zone – Drop in Saturday (May 31, 1-4 pm) to out-race your librarian in Mario Kart; grades 6-12 compete for small prizes. Details

🚗 Horsepower for Heroes Auto Show – Don Hinds Ford – Car, truck & motorcycle showcase raising funds for veterans’ PTSD/TBI support through Indy 1 Foundation; all makes welcome—register now. Register

🐐 Petting Zoo Pop-Up – Spencer Farm Winery – Joy Journey Farms brings a 3-hour, hands-on petting zoo of gentle animals for family fun, learning, and photo ops; all ages welcome. Details

🌌 Cosmically Koteewi – Strawtown Koteewi Park – Free stargazing nights on May 31 & Jun 28, 7–9 PM, featuring astronomer Doug Balogh’s cosmic talks and telescope viewing for ages 10+. Details

🌿 Plant Stop, Won't Stop ’25 – Broad Ripple Park – Inclusive, all-ages plant fest boasting 90+ vendor market, pet adoption pop-up, DJ sets, and local eats; free entry or $20 VIP early access. Tickets

🛶 Try-It-Free Day: Kayaking & Paddleboarding – Geist Waterfront Park – Free drop-in session for all skill levels to test kayaks and paddleboards on Fri, May 30, 10 AM–7 PM; no registration needed. Details

🥾 Indiana Construction Hike for Hope – Hub & Spoke – 2.5-mile accessible hike rallying the community to combat construction-industry suicide on Sat, May 31, 10 AM; free entry, fundraising encouraged. Register

🍓 You-Pick Strawberry Season – Spencer Farm – Pick your own ripe berries in the fields or grab pre-picked quarts in the market—open daily while the crop lasts. Details

🌱 Indiana Pop-Up Plant Sale – Broad Ripple Park – One-day market featuring hundreds of rare tropical plants and online preorder pick-ups on June 1, 12-5 PM; free entry. Details

🎸 Homegrown Music Concert Series – Bier Brewery Noblesville – Free all-ages Saturday show (May 31, 6-9 pm) spotlighting Indy Annies, The Failers & Middle West—sip craft brews while cheering original Hoosier talent. Tickets

Coming soon ✨ 

Worth putting on your calendar in the coming weeks

🍓 Strawberry Festival – Tuttle Orchards – Family‐friendly celebration with strawberry crafts, storytime, FarmYard rides and games, wagon tours, and fresh berry goodies; free entry, FarmYard $8. Details

Rapid Fire Hits

Quick headlines and things to know from all around 🌐

🦚Kevin the Peacock is making his rounds again in Fishers and on social media. Our blog post from last May explains what you need to know about this roaming friend! (Fishers Digest) and if you want to help track him, here is his Facebook page (Facebook)

Free Tuesday at the NPD Amp kicks off next week! You can catch local and regional cover bands throughout June and July with no ticket or pre-registration required. Just show up and have a good time! (Fishers Parks)

Is Wawa all it’s hyped up to be? Our verdict: Yes! We went over Memorial Day weekend and waited about 30 minutes for food. It was busy, but despite that the food still came out great. Check it out if you get a chance.

Hamilton County really is in a league of its own. The county just turned on a free, map-based “time machine” that stitches every aerial flight from 1936 → 2025 into one slick site. There are all sorts of maps and things to play with here. (Map Viewer)

Colts owner Jim Irsay passed peacefully in his sleep last week. During the 2025 season, Colts players will wear this black jersey patch featuring his signature and trademark smiley face. (Colts)

One of the pilots during the Indy 500 was a 2005 HSE grad. Neat! (Current)

IU announced they’re bringing back the bison as their mascot. “Hoosier the Bison”, coming this fall. Watch the hype trailer they released yesterday. (X/Twitter)

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