Archive for category: Business

Owner of IndyAsh Aims to Save Indiana’s Trees

Owner of IndyAsh Aims to Save Indiana’s Trees

0 / May 9, 2011 4:57 am

In the fall of 2007, local certified arborist Joshua Taflinger had no idea that his future would involve pesky green bugs. In fact, no one would have predicted that this successful owner of a tree trimming and removal company would [...]

Wedding Stationery Tips

Wedding Stationery Tips

0 / May 5, 2011 5:38 am

The wedding papers you create for your special day are the first tangible item a guest receives and one of the few things about your wedding that your guests can hold in their hands. Express yourself right from the beginning [...]

Second Story Playhouse – Building Sweet Success Through the Creative Arts

Second Story Playhouse – Building Sweet Success Through the Creative Arts

0 / April 25, 2011 1:40 pm

You could say that Carmel’s Second Story Playhouse has a sweet location. It’s conveniently located on North Rangeline Road in the bustling Carmel Arts & Design District on the second floor of a converted house dating from 1872, right above [...]

Sweet Dreams with the Carmel ‘CakeZen’

Sweet Dreams with the Carmel ‘CakeZen’

0 / April 20, 2011 2:57 am

So you want to have your cake and eat it too? Well, of course you do … especially if it is a sugary sweet creation from CakeZen. However, these cakes are more like works of art and you may be [...]

Invest in Your Nest – A Master Bath Makeover

Invest in Your Nest – A Master Bath Makeover

0 / April 16, 2011 11:04 am

Splish, splash, taking a bath has never been such a treat until now in the Davenport home. That’s because the northside couple decided to invest in their nest and remodel their master bath, and they are glad they did! “It [...]

Invest in Your Nest – Spring Windows

Invest in Your Nest – Spring Windows

0 / April 7, 2011 5:34 am

Finally, it is time to throw up the shades and let the sunshine in! Spring is here and among other things, it is time to take a good look at the windows in your home. First, check for any needed [...]

Church Plant Incubator at the Aspen Group

Church Plant Incubator at the Aspen Group

1 / March 26, 2011 12:21 pm

As Carmel sees rapid growth in population we are seeing parallel growth in the number of churches moving into the area. Interestingly, most of these new churches will not build a new building but will meet in a school or [...]

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 [...]

Second Story Playhouse – Building Sweet Success Through the Creative Arts

Second Story Playhouse – Building Sweet Success Through the Creative Arts

0 / March 17, 2011 6:17 am

You could say that Carmel’s Second Story Playhouse has a sweet location. It’s conveniently located at 30 North Rangeline Road in the bustling Carmel Arts & Design District on the second floor of a converted house dating from 1872, right [...]

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, [...]

Reid Duffy Reviews Pizzology – The Place for Pizza

Reid Duffy Reviews Pizzology – The Place for Pizza

0 / February 2, 2011 5:21 am

It would seem our preference for pizza styles, like chili and barbecue, depends on what style we grew up on and became enamored with in the first place. As a cherished child of Chicagoland, that entailed a thin crust cheese [...]

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 [...]

Invest in Your Nest: A Kitchen, Hearth Makeover

Invest in Your Nest: A Kitchen, Hearth Makeover

0 / January 22, 2011 4:51 am

Home is where the hearth is … and that is exactly why the Mellow family set out to warm up their hearth room and kitchen in their Geist home. The hearth room was beautiful with wood floors, earth tone walls [...]

Area Women Gain Philanthropic Education Through Women’s Fund Options Program

Area Women Gain Philanthropic Education Through Women’s Fund Options Program

0 / January 18, 2011 10:33 am

Ten years. Two hundred fifty area women. Donations totaling $450,000 to help women and girls in central Indiana. Now those are some impressive stats. It’s all about women owning their own businesses, learning how they can give back to their [...]

Photographer Turned Parent Coach

Photographer Turned Parent Coach

0 / December 9, 2010 2:55 pm

“Just tilt your chin up a little bit. Perfect.” Click. As Maggie Denari snaps photographs of their children, parents have often asked her about her own children. “Mothers are always eager to talk about the challenges and successes of raising [...]

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 [...]

Nature’s Karma Gives Back In More Ways Than One

Nature’s Karma Gives Back In More Ways Than One

1 / November 12, 2010 5:47 am

The holidays are here and we all know it’s better to give than to receive, so stop in at Nature’s Karma at Clay Terrace Mall and browse until your heart’s content. Locally owned by Melissa Evans and Chris Evanson, Nature’s [...]

A Shared Passion for Helping Creates “A Life Divine”

A Shared Passion for Helping Creates “A Life Divine”

0 / November 10, 2010 5:38 pm

Leah Potter had some simple ambitions when she quit her job in human resources four years ago to stay home with her new baby. She hoped to do all the things that she had been unable to do while occupying [...]

Black Friday Preparations

Black Friday Preparations

0 / October 26, 2010 5:58 am

Black Friday is recognized as one of the busiest and biggest shopping days of the year, next to Christmas Eve and the Saturday before Christmas. Retailers usually have major discounts and ‘doorbusters’ all lined up and consumers have coupons in [...]

Get Stuffed at Carmel Burgers

Get Stuffed at Carmel Burgers

2 / September 20, 2010 6:31 am

The other day I was driving south down the torn-up mess of Hazel Dell Parkway, dodging backhoes and dump trucks, as well as union workers. Dust was flying everywhere and so were my choice words (under my breath, of course), [...]