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‘Cans 4 Kids’ Food Drive to Benefit Local Food Pantries on Halloween Night
Halloween night will mean a little more to 15-year-old Jason Highley at Geist this year. After watching a television program one evening, Jason decided that instead of trick-or-treating for candy this year, he was going to trick-or-treat for canned goods for the new food pantry within the Fall Creek Township offices. “I just thought it [...]
Carmel Library Hosting Patron Appreciation Week
The current Carmel Clay Public Library building turned 10 years old on May 2 of this year. To commemorate the occasion, the library hosted a daylong celebration that included a carnival, a childrens entertainer, and an art sale. To wrap up our 10th Anniversary year, the library will be hosting Patron Appreciation Week November 9–15. [...]
Free Green Money for Carmel Youth
The Carmel Green Teen Micro-Grant Program is offering $10,000 in $250, $500, and $1000 grants to fund 22 youth-led volunteer green projects in Carmel or Clay Township. Fall applications are due October 15, 2009. Sample projects include: planting trees (to reduce CO2) purchasing and distributing rain barrels, recycling containers, or compost bins (to discourage the [...]
Early Readers Club Launches in Hamilton County
Carmel families with kids up to 6 years of age can now enroll their kids in United Way of Central Indiana’s Early Readers Club. Club members will receive 12 high-quality children’s books each year for $20 a child. The books will be mailed quarterly in packs of three to children’s homes. Anyone who enrolls by [...]
Fall Color Brings Community Together on the Monon Trail
As mild fall weather approaches, many of us in Carmel will be dusting off our bicycles, rollerblades, and running shoes and exploring the Monon Trail. With 5.2 miles of trail in Carmel and 16.7 total miles of trail, the Monon Trail offers ample opportunity for Carmel residents to get out and move through the city. [...]
Need a Ride? Take the Hamilton County Express Bus
If you are a Hamilton County resident, you can take advantage of a little known public tranportation service that picks you up at your home and delivers you to any address located within Hamilton County. The Hamilton County Express (HCE) operates Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 7:00 [...]
Second Saturdays to Debut in the Carmel Arts & Design District
Come discover the unique atmosphere that is the Carmel Arts & Design District in the heart of Carmel by checking out the inaugural Second Saturday on October 10, 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. This family friendly day will feature entertainers and performing artists on the main stage, located in the National City Bank parking lot at [...]
Dog Day Afternoon
About 12 years ago my boyfriend (now husband) told me he had found the perfect birthday gift for me, and asked me to go see the gift. I was completely shocked when we walked into a local pet store, but just moments later I found myself falling completely in love with the big brown eyes [...]
Carmel Resident Claims Final Wild Card Spot for Indianapolis Tennis Championships
Carmel resident Rajeev Ram today accepted the final wild card into the 2009 Indianapolis Tennis Championships presented by Lilly. Ram became the first lucky loser this season to win an ATP World Tour title when he defeated No. 3 seed Sam Querrey 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-3 in the final of the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis [...]
Tips for Higher Home Resale Values
Whether it’s an entry-level home or a lakefront estate, no home is immune to the impact of foreclosures. By law, when a home sells and the new owners are applying for a mortgage, appraisers must use recent foreclosed home sale prices in our neighborhood to help determine the value of the home. While we can’t [...]
Carmel Area Bloggers Wanted
Post your local news stories and photos to atCarmel.com, and if we publish you in the “Carmel Community Newsletter,” you receive up to $50 in cash or local restaurant gift certificates! Here is how it works: 1. You must have a registered account with atGeist.net (the social networking site) and the stories and photos must [...]
Six Hot Hoosier Getaways
by Elizabeth Granger – We see them daily, those slick ads touting getaway places in Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, even Florida. Yes, they’re all winners. But so are spots right here in Indiana with something to satisfy the little ones, teens, adults … I’ve gone alone, with my husband, with kids, and each one’s a charm. [...]
