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PLUS: National drink wine day, All Stars weekend, and your weekend preview

Skyler Braun
February 16, 2024

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Good Friday Morning. This is Fishers Digest. The cheat sheet of local news. Because who wants to read the whole textbook? 📚️

🌨️ Today's weather: Snow, with a high near 32°
☀️ Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 27°
☀️ Sunday: Sunny, with a high of 42°

In today’s digest:

May-June
Kilwins coming to Fishers
Weekend Preview
National Wine Day

Congrats to one our premium members Matt Rapp for winning two tickets to this weekend’s All Stars crossover event! 🔥 Thank you for supporting this newsletter.

This issue is 1,573 words, a 5-minute read.

The Digest

When’s the big month?

Looking at the calendar for the year, May and June are looking to be big months for Fishers. May is already classic for us Indiana folk, but here’s what we’re looking forward to:

A brand-new Fishers City Hall and Art Center building will be finished, replacing the previously sinking one. The new building will feature city offices, a theatre, public meeting spaces, and a public art center. The art center will be run by the Indy Art Center
The Fishers library construction should be finished
The Armed Services Commission will be hosting a big Memorial Day celebration. They’ve been planning this since last year
Year 2 of the Geist Waterfront Park
The Indy Mini Marathon
And of course, the Indy 500

🍦Kilwins is coming to Fishers

The second Kilwins in the Indy area (the first is downtown on Mass Ave) will be in Fishers. Franchisees Adam and Kirstyn Kallick will be opening it up at The Yard later this Fall at 11594 Whistle Drive. They’ll be bringing their signature hand-crafted chocolates, hand-paddled fudge, ice cream and more. And yes, there will be an open kitchen to watch them make the fudge.

🏠️ Meet Kelly Dather, Your Friend in Real Estate*

Back in 1992, Kelly Dather found himself talking to a stranger on an airplane ride about where he wanted his family to live. He was kicking around Carmel, but the stranger somehow convinced him to move to small town Fishers instead. That led to him purchasing a property in Spyglass back when 116th was just a 2-lane bumpy road (who else remembers this?).

And thankfully he did. Since getting into real estate, Kelly Dather has grown with his team to top 1.5% in the nation. You’ll be hard pressed to find a team of Fishers residents with more experience than them. Which is a win for you if you’re thinking about buying or selling a home in Fishers. Give Kelly or any of his team members a call or reach them at their website here: The Kelly Dather Real Estate Group | KW Indy Metro Northeast | Fishers, IN | 317-827-2066

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The Happenings

Weekend preview 📆

📍 This weekend is the NBA All Stars Weekend. We covered everything you need in Tuesday’s event section so you don’t get lost with everything going on. Quick link to get tickets here.

Pro tip: text “NBAALLSTAR2024” to 67283, and you can get public safety updates. You will not get any texts after the weekend.

Via: Aaron.creates on Instagram 🔥 This pic doesn’t do the drone footage enough justice

> Even IKEA is getting in on the NBA action. This Saturday, you can decorate beer mugs for free from 10 am to 12. Details here.

> Pottery by You is hosting an adult’s only dirty pottery night, promising “Lots of fun items that only come out once a month that unfortunately we can't show”. Details here.

> Show off your Mario Kart chops at Books and Brews tournament on Saturday from 7 - 9 pm. Calendar here.

> The Kroger on 116th and Olio Road is having a bottle signing with Curtis “50 cent” Jackson today (Friday) from 2-4 pm.

> The Westfield Haunted Underground Railroad Walk promises to take you through some of the haunting legends and folk tales in the area. Happens tonight at 7 pm. Tickets here.

> The Slam Festival will be showing basketball themed shorts all weekend. Hosted at the Living Room Theatres in downtown Indy. (link)

Have some wine

Sunday, February 18th, is National Drink Wine Day. Here’s a few places to celebrate:

Daniel’s Vineyard - the standard when it comes to local wineries. And pro tip - they have a killer pizza.
Urban Vines - a super cool small batch winery in Westfield. If you go on Saturday, they’re holding a Saint Patrick’s Day “Practice Day” 🍀
Peace Water Winery (Fishers) - when you hear live music at The Yard, it’s probably coming from here! They call themselves “Indiana’s Napa Valley”
Spencer Farm Winery - fun historic winery in Noblesville

And if wine isn’t your thing, Sun King Brewery in Fishers is hosting their Galentine’s event Sunday night. Ladies only. Tickets here.

🇺🇲 Monday is President’s Day

This is a federal holiday so expect banks, schools, and maybe even your trash service to be closed.

> If you’re looking for a fun activity to do, Conner Prairie made a list of presidential meals you can make at home!

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Nothing in this section is sponsored. It’s just something you should know.

🧊 Be Bold, Get Cold*

The 25th Anniversary of Indiana's chilliest tradition is tomorrow. Get hyped! The 2024 Polar Plunge is an event put on by the Special Olympics of Indiana. It’s a fundraiser supporting training and competition opportunities athletes all over the state.

Participating is easy — signups are free. They just ask that you fundraise at least $99 either personally or as a team to do the jump into Geist. Following the jump there will be an After Splash Bash with music, food, and more at Wolfies Geist.

Your support would mean the world to them and athletes across the state who depend on this fundraiser to make it happen. Signups are here.

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Rapid Fire Hits

Quick headlines and things to know from all around 🌐

There were no injuries in a house fire on Geist earlier this week. Praying for the family that everything works out for them 🙏 (link)

This is a friendly reminder if you plan on doing and training for the Indy Mini-Marathon, we’re about 3 months away. (link)

The HSE School Board has made a decision on the new superintendent. It’s now just a matter of finalizing their contract. A public hearing will be next Wednesday, February 21st, at 13485 Cumberland Road, Fishers, IN if you want to provide input.

The last time the NBA All Stars was hosted in Indy was 1985. There were a few notable players, but none more than rookie Michael Jordan. (link)

The Fishers basketball team is ranked #1 in IHSAA, and continue to win blowout games (link)

FPD needs your help. They’re investigating a motorcycle crash from last October, but only have some bad photos. The vehicle they’re looking for is a Jeep Patriot. If you know anything, please call or text Lt. Kevin Kobli at 317-595-3300. (link)

Weekly recap

Here’s what readers clicked the most this week 🏆️

More 5g tower right-of-way permits revoked (link)
Household heroes monthly shop class (link)
Flyover of the new event center from a drone POV (link)
Conner Prairie’s Superbowl ad (link)

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