Articles By: Tom Britt

Jumping Up and Down in Fishers

Jumping Up and Down in Fishers

0 December 14, 2011 6:19 am

A new Fishers franchise has customers jumping up and down. Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park just off of 121st and Cumberland Road (10080 E. 121st Street, Suite 182) in Fishers just opened a 25,000 ft2 facility boasting 16,000 ft2 of [...]

Corner Vise is the Perfect Gallery & Frame Shop!

Corner Vise is the Perfect Gallery & Frame Shop!

0 December 5, 2011 11:51 am

Nestled in the charming town of Zionsville, renowned for its quaint brick street and Victorian charm, you will find a successful framing and art operation that has been in place for over 30 years. In 1986, Barbara Jennings was working [...]

City, CHS Students, and DAO Hold Free Electronics Recycling Event  Nov. 12

City, CHS Students, and DAO Hold Free Electronics Recycling Event Nov. 12

0 November 7, 2011 12:41 pm

Carmel Utilities, Carmel High School students, and DAO Recycling, have teamed to hold a major electronics and large item recycling event to celebrate America Recycles Day. The event will run from 8 A.M. to 3 P.M. Saturday, November 12, 2011 [...]

Dealing with Dyslexia

Dealing with Dyslexia

0 September 22, 2011 9:12 am

When Wendy Blaylock’s son Nick was 9 or 10, she noticed he was having some issues in school. He kept asking his teachers to repeat things and often said, “I don’t understand what you’re asking.” As several years rolled by, [...]

First Annual Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council 5K “Starts Strong”

First Annual Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council 5K “Starts Strong”

0 August 24, 2011 8:10 am

The Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council’s (CMYC) first annual Carmel Youth Fitness Run/Walk: 5K START STRONG took place on August 13 at Northview Church’s Carmel Campus. With the theme “Start Strong,” the event’s goal was to motivate Carmel youth to start [...]

Hitting the Air Waves

Hitting the Air Waves

0 July 18, 2011 6:39 am

TownePost.com and WZPL 99.5 FM Form Media Partnership, Tom Britt Debuts on the Smiley Morning Show That six-page, black and white photocopied Geist Community Newsletter that started just over seven years ago is now expanding into the Indianapolis radio airwaves. [...]

Carmel Schools Name Jim Streisel ‘Teacher of the Year’

Carmel Schools Name Jim Streisel ‘Teacher of the Year’

0 May 9, 2011 2:00 pm

In a surprise ceremony on May 4, Jim Streisel, Carmel High School (CHS) journalism teacher and HiLite newspaper advisor, was announced as the 2011 Stephen A. Backer Teacher of the Year. Carmel Clay Schools Superintendent, Dr. Jeff Swensson, Susan Backer, [...]

CHS Students Receive Recognition, Proclamation from City of Carmel

CHS Students Receive Recognition, Proclamation from City of Carmel

0 April 20, 2011 2:25 am

Carmel High School Net Literacy Student Volunteers were honored at a special presentation by Mayor Jim Brainard; in recognition of the contribution that they are making in Carmel and throughout the state of Indiana. Mayor Jim Brainard presented the Carmel [...]

Spring Open House at L’Evento on April 9

Spring Open House at L’Evento on April 9

0 March 24, 2011 3:11 am

L’Evento Event Resource Boutique is hosting a Spring Open House at their location in downtown Carmel’s Arts & Design District on Saturday, April 9, 2011. The Open House will take place during the area’s monthly gallery walk, occurring that evening [...]

Newly launched CMYC seeks to improve the community for youth

Newly launched CMYC seeks to improve the community for youth

0 March 21, 2011 4:18 pm

Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard today announced the launch of the Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council (CMYC), created to identify and address issues youths face today and to encourage greater teen involvement in the community. The concept of the CMYC originated from [...]

Enter Primrose Schools’ Family Dance-off Video Competition

Enter Primrose Schools’ Family Dance-off Video Competition

0 February 3, 2011 12:13 pm

Primrose Schools, The Leader in Educational Child Care, is stepping up its fight against childhood obesity with its second annual Family Dance-off, benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Primrose Schools invites families across the country to submit their 30-second dance videos [...]

Arts & Design District Businesses Host Valentine Scavenger Hunt

Arts & Design District Businesses Host Valentine Scavenger Hunt

0 January 24, 2011 4:05 pm

Several businesses in the Arts & Design District of Carmel will host “Searching for Romance in the District,” a scavenger hunt, on Saturday, February 12, 2011, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The hunt will take place during the area’s traditional Valentine Gallery [...]

Working Green, Saving Green at Carmel Clay Schools

Working Green, Saving Green at Carmel Clay Schools

0 November 4, 2010 5:44 am

Some folks seek attention and recognition for a job well done. Others do their work quietly and diligently, day after day, without any fanfare, yet make a huge contribution to our community. Two men who work for Carmel Clay Schools [...]

First of 60 Computers Donated to Carmel Clay Students

First of 60 Computers Donated to Carmel Clay Students

0 October 29, 2010 5:16 pm

Through a partnership between Bright House Networks and Net Literacy , The Carmel High School Net Literacy chapter will repurpose and donate the first of 60 computers for K-12 students in the Carmel Clay school district on free assisted lunches [...]

Recording pairs Michael Feinstein, Carmel Symphony Orchestra

Recording pairs Michael Feinstein, Carmel Symphony Orchestra

0 September 1, 2010 4:24 pm

Michael Feinstein and the Carmel Symphony Orchestra joined forces over two days to record a collection of American standards. The album will be released later this year in anticipation of the Palladium concert hall’s grand opening. Proceeds from sales of [...]

Mark Your October Calendar for Carmel’s Guilded Leaf Book & Author Luncheon

Mark Your October Calendar for Carmel’s Guilded Leaf Book & Author Luncheon

1 August 30, 2010 6:03 am

Carmel’s Guilded Leaf Book & Author Luncheon will be held on Thursday, October 28 at the Ritz Charles, 12156 North Meridian Street in Carmel. This event is the signature fundraising event for the Carmel Clay Public Library hosted by the [...]

Convergence Happening at Carmel

Convergence Happening at Carmel

0 August 30, 2010 5:55 am

When I’m out talking to people about the latest scoop around Carmel, one compliment I hear often is how far we’ve come with the atCarmel.com properties. What started out as a clunky website has turned into a print, Internet and [...]

Indianapolis City Ballet Announces New Master Classes

Indianapolis City Ballet Announces New Master Classes

0 August 30, 2010 5:17 am

The Indianapolis City Ballet announces its second season of Master Classes today and revealed a prestigious roster of teachers that will give ballet technique classes in some of the Indianapolis dance schools. Classes begin in September throughout the city, including [...]

Zimbe! A Magical Musical Production Premiers in Carmel

Zimbe! A Magical Musical Production Premiers in Carmel

0 August 24, 2010 1:03 pm

To sing is to produce musical tones with the voice. When all the elements of creating a song are joined together in celebration, the result is nothing less than powerful. The Carmel Repertory Theatre has outdone itself in bringing the [...]

New Virtual Stock Club Launches

New Virtual Stock Club Launches

0 August 12, 2010 12:00 pm

Think you can beat the stock market? Have a fantasy football or baseball team? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, we have a new game for you. Fishers-based Samex Capital and atCarmel.com have partnered to bring you [...]