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Good Friday Morning. This is Fishers Digest. The local newsletter that pairs perfectly with some hot coffee and subzero temps.

In today’s digest:

• Devour Indy is back

• 2 hour delay + spring break

• Mid-30s teacher tracking every job

• Beef tallow fries

• Curated events

This issue is 1,098 words, a 4-minute read.

The Digest

Devour Indy is back 🍽️ 

Devour Indy is genuinely the best time to go out and try cool food offerings around Indianapolis. Twice a year participating restaurants will pull out special menus paired with usually great prices.

Here is the full list of restaurants in Fishers to check out:

• 101 Beer Kitchen

• 1933 Lounge by St. Elmo

• ClusterTruck

• Four Day Ray Brewing

• HC Tavern + Kitchen

• JINYA Ramen Bar

• Peterson's Restaurant

• Rize

• Sahm's Restaurant & Flying Horse Pub

• SALT at Geist

• Sangiovese Ristorante

• Slapfish

• The Roost Fishers

• Verde Flavors of Mexico

• Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux

The full WinterFest Devour menus are available here, with nice filters like price sorting, location, type (like happy hour), and more.

Two hour delay for HSES + Spring Break 🏖️ 

“Hamilton Southeastern Schools will operate on a two-hour delay, today, January 21, 2025. Additionally, morning classes for HSE Preschool and the Academy are canceled.”

On school news: I am getting a lot of traffic to my site for Spring Break 2025 dates because I have a 2025-2026 calendar posted.

But, my guess is you are trying to plan this Spring Break. In which case:

• April 4-11(13 if you count Sat/Sun)

You can see the district calendars here.

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Money Snacks - Mid 30s teacher making $75k tracking "every dollar's job" while raising three kids

Money Snacks - People Stories is a new weekly series showing how people in Fishers/Hamilton County approach money. You will see a huge variety of approaches and stories in the coming weeks. Participate.

Salary Growth: When I started teaching, $35,000. My first paycheck was the most amount of money I’ve ever had come my way in a single go. Now it’s about $75k with my masters degree.

Local Hack: Hamilton County is full of Joneses - don't try to keep up with them. Share plates at restaurants, use the trails system, and take advantage of warehouse deals.

Kids & Money: Kids are simply stupid expensive. Everything costs more than when we were DINKs in our 20s. Groceries, electric bills, gas, daycare, healthcare, household goods, subscriptions - can't name a single thing that's cheaper now.

Favorite restaurant: Patachou (they just opened one downtown Fishers!) - it's my go to for any random lunch or breakfast.

Best Money Decision: Reading the Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko. If this entire survey was one question about how to better your finances, my answer would be to read this book. Multiple times.

Full story: Mid 30s teacher making $75k tracking "every dollar's job" while raising three kids

Local Business

🍟 Steak 'n Shake Goes Old School with Beef Tallow

Steak 'n Shake fries are about to get a major upgrade.

All locations are going 100% beef tallow by end of February - the original way french fries were cooked before modern oils took over.

📚️ Some history: Steak n’ Shake is pushing 100 years, founded in 1934. The history of it’s ups and downs are interesting, and this Indy Encyclopedia article is pretty good if you want to get into it a bit.

Afternoon Perk ☕️ 

For the coffee drinkers, The Well has this deal going until January 30th!

🗓️ Mon-Fri 
🕑 2-5pm 
⚡️15% off ALL bar drinks

The Happenings

Curated picks 📆 

⛸️ Ice shows taking over this week

Cirque Du Soleil's First Ice Show at FEC - The famous circus brings "Crystal" to the Fishers Event Center (Jan 23-26), blending their spectacular acrobatics with ice skating for the first time. Shows start at $45.

Disney on Ice: Frozen & Encanto ❄️ Anna, Elsa, and the Madrigal family take over Gainbridge (Jan 22-26) for this mash-up of Disney favorites on ice. Shows start at $20.

Carmel Winter Games 🏅 The Ice at Carter Green hosts their Winter Games (Jan 24-25), featuring local mascots and community heroes competing on ice. Free entry and family-friendly.

Coffee and conversation with Superintendent Mapes

Schoolhouse 7 Cafe (the historic coffee shop) is hosting an informal discussion to learn about the great things happening across the HSE district.

No registration is required – just stop by to hear updates, share your thoughts and ask questions.

Wednesday, from 8-9 am. Details

More events

Stuff happening this weekend, going into next. If it’s interesting, hit the link and see if it fits your schedule. Mix of free/paid!

🥒 Picklr Grand Opening - The Drew Brees pickleball facility will have free open play, beginner demos, exhibition matches by local pickleball pros, tours of the facility, exclusive raffle prizes (like playing against Drew himself). Details

🌽 Carmel Winter Farmers Market - We’re right in the middle of prime winter market times, and this one claims to have the freshest and healthiest food that Indiana has to offer. Details

🎤 Live Music - Hamco Live does a nice job listing out local bands and venues. Details

Coming soon

These events are all happening in the coming weeks. Plan ahead!

🎙️ State of City: Fishers - A two hour luncheon happening this February with Mayor Fadness providing updates and his vision for the city. Tickets

Rapid Fire Hits

Quick headlines and things to know from all around 🌐

This woman is searching for all the lost fight songs of Indiana school. Know one or are someone who does? Let her know (Indiana School Song Project)

Are you from South Bend? I’ve partnered with Nate Spangle to launch a brand new Fishers Digest-type newsletter for the bend. Launching Thursday. Check it out if you want updates from there! (Get South Bend)

The Chipotle Nationals basketball tournament will be held at HSE from April 3-5 (IndyStar)

🥃 Bourbon fans: A local Fishers resident created a cool app for sharing and tracking your bourbon experiences and reviews. It’s really neat! (Current)

CityView, a luxury 55+ community coming to downtown Fishers, will be breaking ground this week. So watch out for construction on Jan 23. (CityView)

LarryinFishers has a cool podcast with the Indy Ignite GM, Mary Kay Huse, which is now 2-0 after last Thursday’s win. (Soundcloud)

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