⛵Pickleball all the time

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Good Tuesday Morning. This is Fishers Digest. Look up often this month, it’s a planetary parade where Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Saturn will be easily visible. Venus was especially bright this past weekend!

In today’s digest:

• Pickleball 24 hours a day

• ‘24 FPD officer of the year

• Thoughts on Money Snacks

• Curated events

This issue is 1,229 words, a 4-minute read.

The Digest

24 hour pickleball in Fishers opens soon

On Feb 15th, 24/7 Dink will hold their grand opening 🎉 There is no membership here. It’s all pay as you play based on when you go. A 2 am session will be a little cheaper than 6 pm. It also looks like you can pre-buy “DINK Dollars” at discounts.

You will find them at 12520 E 116th St, Fishers, IN 46037

💡 Fun Fact: With this opening, three old Marsh buildings in Fishers that shutdown in 2017 are being used again:

1. The new Kroger Marketplace that just opened up on 116th/Allisonville Road (the old building was demo’d)

2. H/H Fieldhouse, a basketball gym on 96th Street

3. 24/7 Dink, the one on 116th/Brookschool Road

It took 8 years, but cool to see us get here.

2024 FPD Officer of the year 👮‍♀️

Kaitlyn Moss is the 2024 FPD Officer of the Year! She's got an incredible stat line. Her 2024 achievements include:

• 25 arrests

• Recovering six firearms

• Recovery of two stolen vehicles

• And much more

Check out the FPD’s Facebook announcement post and send some love her way for helping make Fishers safe!

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Do you want to stand out when you find the one? Start with your lender. Getting pre-approved before you house-hunt means:

• You now have a competitive edge

• You’ll save yourself from stressful surprises

• You’ll give your local realtor superpowers

For over 20 years, Cori and Amie at Ruoff’s Fishers branch have been helping neighbors like you win big in the home-buying game. Give them a call at 317-439-4495, or visit teamdrudge.com. You should also check out their Drudge Report, where they drop lots of local knowledge bombs.

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Money Snacks 💵 

It’s been one month of Money Snacks - a new series I started that highlights how people and businesses approach money in Hamilton County.

So far, I’ve published three people stories, one business story. You can read, participate, and learn more about the program on my website if this is your first time seeing this!

What do you think? Should I keep publishing them? Do you like reading them? Any improvements to make?

Local Business

101 Beer Craft Kitchen

If you see the sign coming down at The Yard for our local 101 Beer… I mean Craft Kitchen. Don’t worry - they are not going out of business. They’re changing their name.

Here is an excerpt from their announcement yesterday on why?

🥷 The Fishers Community Center will have a ninja course + AquaClimb wall

Fishers Community Center pricing is out in the wild now. You can view the pricing and amenities on their website, and decide if you want to pre-buy when that option opens on Feb 10.

After looking at what you get with a membership, two things stood out as potentially awesome for kids:

1️⃣ A 12 ft AquaClimb wall. Which the company who makes them says is safer than a diving board (and arguably cooler).

2️⃣ A NinjaCross System. If you’ve seen the show American Ninja Warrior, it looks exactly like that over the pool. The only one in central Indiana.

Curated picks 📆 

State of the City 🟢 🔵 

If you’re cool with no lunch being provided, there are still some no-lunch tickets available for this year’s Fishers State of the City luncheon. Features Mayor Fadness, where he will speak on his vision for the city. I would be surprised if there weren’t some cool insights

Tickets.

More events

Stuff happening this week, going into the weekend. Mix of free/paid!

🍸️ Creative Happy Hour - 18 and up at the Fishers library. Meets on the 1st Tuesday of every month to socialize, share ideas or just hang with other artists. Bring something you are currently working on or check out one of our kits. Non-alcoholic beverages and snacks provided. Details

📚 February StoryWalk at Ritchey Woods - Take a family-friendly outdoor reading adventure through the nature preserve. "The Boy Who Loved Everyone" by Jane Porter. Details

💌 Heart Hike - During a short, self-led hike, look for images of hearts that are naturally occurring in nature that the parks department has placed along the walking trails, like a heart-shaped tree trunk, birds forming their wings into a heart shape, and more! Details

🐍 Chinese New Year - Celebrate the Chinese New Year with the Carmel High School National Chinese Honor Society. Event will have activities, food, and more in the Community Room at the Main Library. Details

❄️ Winter on the Prairie - Explore winter activities and exhibits at Conner Prairie daily from 10am. Many events. Details

🎨 First Thursday Night at Children's Museum - Special evening hours and activities starting at 4 pm. Tickets

🏠 Suburban Indy Home Show (Grand Park Sports Campus) – Home improvement experts, design inspo, and Sunday kids’ activities. Tickets

🎭 Peter Sagal at The Palladium - The witty host of NPR's Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me brings his humor and insight to Carmel this Friday at 8 pm. Tickets

🏒 Wizard Night - Join this magical theme night featuring wizard characters, postgame autographs, and a special sock toss (like teddy bear toss, but with socks!) as the Fuel face off against the Mavericks. Tickets

Rapid Fire Hits

Quick headlines and things to know from all around 🌐

The biggest WWE Royal Rumble Crowd ever was right here in Indianapolis this past weekend. Even more than Taylor Swift by about 1,000 (depends on the stats you read) which is wild. Here’s a recap of everything that happened. (Axios)

The Noblesville Event Center will be called “The Arena at Innovation Mile”! It will be an event center sort of like the Fishers Event Center - about half the size, home to basketball, and opting for a parking garage. (TheArena)

IU Health is paying $7M in sponsorship money to Fishers over the next 15 years. (LarryinFishers)

🍀 Indy St Pats has announced this year’s event schedule. The parade, greening of the canal, and shamrock run/walk are all events to check out! (IndyStPats)

Valentine Hearts & PawGrams Fundraiser - Support Hamilton Humane Society with a special Valentine's gift throughout the week. (Humane Society)

Tickets for the Indianapolis Zoo’s summer “Zoobilation” go on sale at 9 am today (Indianapolis Zoo)

Thanks!

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