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Mark Your October Calendar for Carmel’s Guilded Leaf Book & Author Luncheon
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 Foundation Guild. Individual tickets are $60 and corporate tables for ten are $1,000. Moderator for [...]
I’m Listening to You!
It’s easy to be a thief. It’s not to say that how I steal is hard, as YOU make it so easy for people like me. How does it work? Well, picture this scene. I’m sitting in a comfy leather chair with my laptop in a Borders Cafe. It could be a Panera Bread or [...]
Hoosier Half-Dozen
Ah, summer… picnics, pools, parades – and generally time to get in a few family outings. Check out our first 2010 list of a half dozen “hidden” Hoosier hot spots right here at home. They’re out there in the open, but too often, we just drive on by. So take a closer look at each [...]
Earth Day Art Contest
Carmel families enjoyed viewing the Earth Day exhibit at the World’s Smallest Children’s Art Gallery on a drizzly Sunday afternoon. The May 2 Open House featured artwork from the city’s first Earth Hour – Earth Day Art Contest for students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The contest received 123 entries from several Carmel schools: Carmel, [...]
Smile! You’re on a Carmel Traffic Cam
Beginning today, Thursday, February 18, a camera will be placed at various roundabout intersections throughout the City of Carmel to collect traffic data. This new technology is referred to as a Miovision Video Collection Unit (VCU) and will consist of a tripod base and a camera on a mast. Data collected will be used to [...]
Update on the Carmel Concert Hall Construction
The momentum of the Concert Hall construction has continued to evolve at a very quick pace. Currently, there are about 250 workers on site daily constructing the Concert Hall. This includes a second shift of stone masons installing the exterior limestone. One of the most significant changes to the exterior of the building is the [...]
Getting Into the Running Spirit
I don’t always have a plan. Even as I type this, there probably should be an outline, or some notes next to me. There SHOULD be. I have discovered some of the fun of life is not knowing what’s next. Believe me, a couple of weeks in the weather forecasting business will remind you that [...]
Temporary Closures on Westfield Blvd. Expected
In order to install a new water main, it will be necessary to close Westfield Boulevard to through traffic from the north side of 106th Street to the entrance to Central Park (local traffic will be allowed). These closures will be kept as short as possible to minimize disruption to local residents. The City of [...]
Ready or Not: Kindergarten Readiness
March begins the registration process for most Hamilton County kindergarten programs. The decision to send your child with or without a late summer birthday, I’m sure has already crossed your mind. At least it has in mine. I have a daughter, Grace, who will turn 5 on July 26 – pretty close to that September [...]
116th and Keystone interchange open
The 116th Street and Keystone Parkway interchange is now open to traffic. Over the holiday weekend, construction crews worked diligently to remove portions of temporary pavement used for maintaining traffic during construction and have successfully connected the 116th Street bridge over Keystone Parkway. The roundabout interchange, the fourth to open on Keystone Parkway, will allow [...]
American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women
The Creative Escape Pottery & Mosaic owner, Jennifer Snooks, is proud to be part of American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women by organizing a pottery painting project. Volunteers from around Hamilton County, as well as Indianapolis, gladly donated their time to the project to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Volunteer Autumn Gill [...]
Surgery Surprises
I have always been pretty healthy, and my hospital experience has been limited to the labor and delivery of my three kids. I’ve never even had a cavity, let alone major surgery, so when I entered the hospital early on the morning of December 7 to undergo bilateral mastectomies, there were some surprises. My six-hour [...]
Listen to Your Heart
Kevin, 53, had come to Fishers for the day to visit his sister and work on her house. The intense pain he experienced knocked him to the floor. Once the pain subsided, the always-ready EMT-I used his cuff and stethoscope to take his own blood pressure. A Close Call . . . Convinced he was [...]
Traffic Changes at 116th and Keystone
Traffic changes will be taking place during the daytime on Thursday, January 14th (tomorrow) in preparation for the opening of the 116th Street Bridge over Keystone Parkway. North and southbound Keystone Parkway traffic currently using the ramp and Frontage Road system at 116th Street will be moved to the permanent Keystone Parkway travel lanes under [...]
Roundabout Hose Load Invented by Carmel Fire Crew
The Carmel Fire Department (CFD) continues to look at ways to improve a new way to load hose onto the fire truck that is more efficient to load and unload than previous methods. Station 44 B crew experimented with the Cleveland High-Rise Pack, a hose load used in high rise buildings and adapted it for [...]
Main Street and Keystone Parkway Construction Begins Today
Construction activities are set to begin at the intersection of Main Street and Keystone Parkway. Beginning on Monday, December 28, 2009 crews will begin to clear the right of way for the construction of the Main Street and Keystone Parkway interchange. Three existing structures at the intersection will also be removed as part of the [...]
Give the Gift of Dance
Surprise your significant other this holiday season with the gift of dancing. Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation offers many adult dance classes ranging from Dancing As the Stars and obtaining a full body workouts to Exercise Irish Step. Programs are offered to adults’ ages 18+ years old. All programs will take place at The Monon [...]
Holiday Luggage Tip for Travelers
With most airlines charging passengers for checked bags and imposing restrictions for carry-ons, an increasing number of travelers are looking at alternatives for a more convenient, cost-effective way to get their holiday gifts and luggage to its destination. The UPS Store® located at 1959 E. Greyhound Pass in Carmel is helping to ease travelers’ burdens [...]
Central Indiana United Way Supporters Host Reception
There seems to be a new way of giving when it comes to the United Way. The organization known for asking corporations and its employees for annual donations is bringing the campaign home, literally, in an entertaining way. Families such as the Lindseys in Williams Creek offer up their home for an evening of fun [...]
Holidays, and Children of Divorce
Thanksgiving, religious holidays, birthdays, school day cancellations and summer vacations are eagerly anticipated by most children. For children of divorced parents, however, these times are often viewed with feelings of confusion, ambivalence, anger, and abandonment. Unless divorced parents have consciously and lovingly placed their children’s well-being above their own, their innocent children may dread “family” [...]
