The following is information released by the city of Fishers and shared here: Mayor Scott Fadness Appoints Monica Heltz as Public Health Director, Administrator of the Fishers Health Department Mayor Scott Fadness announced his appointment of Monica Heltz, DNP, MPH, APRN…
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Free Fishing Week-end – June 6-7th
When I wrote my previous post on Fishing in Fishers, I didn’t realize that this week-end was Indiana’s free fishing week-end. That means you can fish anywhere in Indiana without a fishing license and without a salmon/trout stamp! Normally you…
Fishing in Fishers
Over the last week more than one person has asked about places to go fishing within Fishers, Indiana. Fishers has a big reservoir and a major river, but those aren’t the easiest to access for fishing for the average resident,…
HSE Schools: A Little Word Caused a Big Discussion
The Hamilton Southeastern Schools school board members discussed the student hand book in their May 27th meeting. While there were a number of topics discussed, there was one that dominated a majority of the discussion and caused the most consternation.…
Food Pantries in Indiana
With many people being out of work, there has been a greater burden put on food pantries and food banks around the country. Within Hamilton County, I’ve heard that food pantries have seen an increase from 20% to 80% over…
City of Fishers Using Loans to Help Local Small Businesses
If you are a small business owner in Fishers and need the help of a loan of up to $15,000 to get through these tough times, then the city’s Start-Up and Recovery Loan program (announced only last week) is now…
Fishers and the Need for More Multi-Tenant Office Space
This article is simply a perspective from the other side. The Fishers government is helping in the building of a lot of office buildings, especially in the downtown area. The question is – is this growth needed. Realistically, as a…
Nickel Plate Trail Asphalt Update
The Fishers section of the Nickel Plate trail is rolling forward. With upwards of $12 million collected in new taxes for the trail, the first phase is getting ready to roll out. In the March update, there was an image…
April 20th Covid-19 Update from Mayor Fadness
At the April 20th City Council meeting, Mayor Fadness presented an update on the status of the City of Fishers in regard to Covid-19 and the city. The following are my notes, and thus a summary, of what the Mayor…
RIP Fishers Pocket Park
A discussion on Facebook prompted me to share one of the images sets from my book, Spot the Difference in Fishers, Indiana: City Parks Edition. The discussion was on the changes to downtown. A couple of old buildings are still…