Articles By: janevanosdol

Eleanor Rozella’s: My Happy Place

Eleanor Rozella’s: My Happy Place

0 November 23, 2011 7:49 am

Cindy Grove, owner of Eleanor Rozella’s gift shop in Noblesville, refers to herself as the “third sister” to her two employees, sisters Tammy Daubenspeck and Tina Dell. Their camaraderie sets the tone for the fun-loving experience that is Eleanor Rozella’s [...]

Young Entrepreneurs Bring Energy to Noblesville

Young Entrepreneurs Bring Energy to Noblesville

0 November 10, 2011 5:31 am

Noblesville is blessed with a town square and merchants that draw in visitors from around the county. But as beautiful a city as Noblesville is, what completes the draw for those who live in the area is the small-town community [...]

The Rep Settles Into Its Best Role Yet

The Rep Settles Into Its Best Role Yet

0 May 18, 2011 2:54 am

After 20 years of wandering, the Carmel Repertory Theatre finally has a permanent home. “We’ve always been a gypsy organization,” said Larry Creviston, chairman of the board of trustees. Although their offices have been permanently located in the heart of [...]

Grow Your Business With Rainmakers

Grow Your Business With Rainmakers

0 February 27, 2011 9:50 pm

If you’re a small business owner who wants to grow your business, the key is in your social skills, believes Tony Scelzo, founder and CEO of Rainmakers, a small-business networking organization. Rainmakers has grown exponentially since it started in 2002, [...]

Leading Lady: Carmel’s Director of Community Relations Nancy Heck

Leading Lady: Carmel’s Director of Community Relations Nancy Heck

0 January 27, 2011 5:05 pm

Being around Nancy Heck is a bit like being in the center of a whirlwind. Her phone rings. Her cell phone buzzes. Mayor Brainard pops into her office. She fields requests from the media and attends a meeting for the [...]

Hobby Lobby Crafts a New Location

Hobby Lobby Crafts a New Location

0 November 18, 2010 6:11 am

For those crafters living in north Carmel and Westfield, the trek to a favorite store has recently become a little shorter. Hobby Lobby moved from its 116th Street and Keystone location this past August to the recently vacated Ashley Furniture [...]

Silent Auction and Dinner to Benefit Pancreatic Cancer

Silent Auction and Dinner to Benefit Pancreatic Cancer

0 October 11, 2010 5:33 am

Two families, two diagnoses, two deaths. The disease? Pancreatic cancer. Although separated by 15 years, the cancer journeys of two Carmel families have been eerily similar. As a newlywed in 1991, Jennifer Jordan Pickett watched her mother, Joyce Fox Jordan, [...]

Guilded Leaf Book & Author Luncheon to Benefit Children’s Literacy

Guilded Leaf Book & Author Luncheon to Benefit Children’s Literacy

0 September 15, 2010 11:40 am

The Guilded Leaf’s 6th Annual Book & Author Luncheon is generating quite a bit of excitement in the heart of the luncheon moderator, Andy Murphy. After all, the event melds two of her passions in life: writing and literacy. Andy, [...]

Vermicomposting: A Wiggly Solution to Waste

1 July 30, 2010 5:56 am

Unless you’re a fisherman, the subject of worms probably doesn’t cross your radar too frequently—except for the times you’re trying to avoid smooshing the little critters on your driveway after a rainstorm. Fishers resident Keith O’Dell sees worms, specifically red [...]

Hamilton County Marketplace Comes to Town

Hamilton County Marketplace Comes to Town

0 January 16, 2010 3:31 pm

At first glance the packed parking lot at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds reminded me of the happy-go-lucky warm days of the summer county fair. Only on this day there was a dusting of snow, people were bundled in winter [...]

An Eventful Carmel Business

An Eventful Carmel Business

3 December 23, 2009 10:59 am

Anyone who has ever planned a big event knows it doesn’t just happen. Just ask Jeff Graves, President of Vision Event Management in Carmel, Indiana. After 16 years in the promotions, advertising and marketing business, Graves will tell you that [...]

Carmel Gets Into the Christmas Spirit

Carmel Gets Into the Christmas Spirit

4 December 1, 2009 6:16 am

Surely, Scrooge is nowhere to be found in the vicinity of Carmel and Geist this year. After receiving a number of responses to my request about how people give back at Christmas on atCarmel.net, I was overwhelmed by the goodwill [...]

Flying High at Indy Exec Airport

Flying High at Indy Exec Airport

3 October 15, 2009 4:26 am

While Hamilton County certainly has its share of jewelry stores, one of its brightest gems won’t be found in a velvet-lined case, but nestled in a setting of farm fields just over the line in Boone County: Indianapolis Executive Airport. [...]

The Daycare, Preschool Dilemma

The Daycare, Preschool Dilemma

1 September 22, 2009 12:33 pm

Child care: what’s a parent to do? Is the daycare center down the block the place for you or should you choose the preschool at your church? Is the center licensed or is it registered, and what’s the difference between [...]