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Featured Meet Your Neighbor Stories
City of Service Award Winners: Jamison Vance & Michael Zahm
In honor of National Volunteer Week, Fishers celebrates the dedicated individuals who have donated their time and talent to our community with our 2021 City of Service Awards celebration. Winners were nominated by the community and selected by the Fishers City Council...
Keeping Fishers Beautiful Year-Round: Juan Puente
As our community comes together to celebrate April Sustainability Month with our monthlong Keep Fishers Beautiful celebration, there is a dedicated team that works year-round to keep our community beautiful and vibrant. On any given day, Fishers Department of Public...
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Spring Holiday Celebrations Around Fishers
The snow is melting, flowers are blooming, and the days are getting warmer. It must be spring! Cultures around the globe have different traditions for welcoming the new season, from festivals to parades. We asked Fishers residents to share their most treasured spring...
Meet Your Neighbor: Delisa Watson
THEY SAY ENERGY IS CONTAGIOUS. If true, you should catch Delisa Watson’s positive energy! For the past twelve years, Delisa has woken up at 3:30 a.m. to fill the roles of Store Community Ambassador and Associate Union Steward, as well as serve customers in the Kroger...
Meet Your Neighbor: Maddie Long
In honor of Fishers’ celebration of National Disability Awareness Month, we’re featuring community stories related to disability and inclusion every Wednesday throughout March. Learn more about the celebration and how you can be an ally for disability...
A Glimpse Into the Past: The Kincaid House
When driving down Interstate 69, you’ve probably taken notice of the 19th-century brick farmhouse sticking out amongst the modern landscape of office buildings and bustling retail centers. Though it may appear out of place, this house embodies the rich history of...
International Women’s Day
In honor of International Women’s Day, we asked some of the female small business leaders in our community for one piece of advice they’ve received from a female mentor that they want to share with other women. Here’s what they had to say:Roz Harris Owner, Fit Chicks!...
Meet Your Neighbor: Tisha Nagel
Tisha Nagel, the artist behind Quilty Therapy, recently completed a stunning project based on the colors and design of the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater. Nagel said she took notice of the building in the summer of 2020 after passing by multiple times before....
Taking Time to Enjoy the Little Things
If there’s anything learned from this last year, I think it was to slow down. To smell the roses, to read more books at bedtime, to just enjoy the little things… When we first “shut down” in March 2020, I remember I didn’t think it would last very long, but I took it...
Meet Your Neighbor: Local Musician Marc Williams
Marc Williams, also known as Mr. Kinetik, is the Assistant Principal of Fall Creek Intermediate school by day and a local DJ and musician by night. He has been an educator for over a decade and has been at the HSE school district since August 2015. While being an...
4 Tips for Planning a Cozy Night In
What are the things that come into your mind when you hear the word “cozy night in?” Warmth, blankets, layers, softness, flickering candles, a fireplace, warm drinks, togetherness…. Despite the cold weather and social distancing keeping us home, there are still so...
Community New Year’s Resolutions
In honor of the new year, we asked members of our community for their 2021 resolutions. Here’s what they had to say: "In this very tumultuous time for so many, it is difficult for me to choose just ONE New Year's resolution. I am in a new teaching position this year...
Meet Your Neighbor: The Grinch
He's as cuddly as a cactus and as charming as an eel, but we love him anyway! The Grinch took a break from the Fishers Santa Parade to talk with This is Fishers about some of his local favorites and what he's been up to all year.Q&A NEIGHBORHOOD: “I tend to stay...
Meet Your Neighbor: Holiday Traditions
Whether it is lighting the menorah, decorating sugar cookies, or celebrating the Chinese New Year, we all have our favorite winter traditions—many of which stem from our own childhood and family histories. While the holidays might look a bit different this year and...
Meet Your Neighbor: Breanne Rose
Back in October, Fishers held an apparel design contest for residents to design a logo that Fishers residents would feel proud to wear. The design had to evoke the feeling of hometown pride for all ages and residents, and Breanne Rose did just that with her...
Meet Your Neighbor: Jill Lehman
Jill Lehman is the founder and managing consultant at High Frequency Arts (HFA) located inside the Hub & Spoke building. Her goal of founding High Frequency Arts is simple, she wants Fishers residents and businesses to have more exposure and access to art by...
Meet Your Neighbor: Veteran George Stavropoulos
The City of Fishers honors all our local heroes who courageously served our country in the armed forces. To all the servicemembers past and present, thank you for your service, sacrifice, and support. Meet a local Fishers veteran who selflessly served our...
Fishers Frights: Highland Cemetery
Hamilton County Historian, David Heighway spoke to us about the grave robberies that took place in the early 1900s at Highland Cemetery, formerly known as Beaver Cemetery. After watching, you’ll wonder how many bodies are actually left...
Fishers Frights: Conner Prairie
The Conner House at Conner Prairie is one of the oldest buildings in Fishers, so we decided to visit. We spoke with Kim McCann and she told us stories of possible echoes from the past that can still be heard today.
Fishers Frights: The Ghost of Cheeney Creek
The debate whether ghosts are real or not has gone on for decades. Sometimes, things move without reason or you hear a creak in the middle of the night, but for author Madalyn Kinsey, her ghost wanted to be the main character in her story. Madalyn is the author of...
Fishers Frights: Gallery 116
Gallery 116 used to be the old Fishers Town Hall and before that, the old Manship Farm. Owner Tracy Gritter speaks on spooky encounters her and her employees have experienced. With such a deep-rooted history, was something paranormal left behind?
Meet Your Neighbor: Headless Horseman
If you like adventure and haunted hayrides, you might know me from my namesake Headless Horseman festival at Conner Prairie every October!Q&A NEIGHBORHOOD: West Fishers at Conner Prairie. "In the fall, their autumnal grounds full of brilliant colors of orange,...
Volunteer Spotlight: Mudsock Youth Athletics Coaches
Mudsock Youth Athletics (formerly S.P.O.R.T.S.) is a local, community-based, volunteer-run organization offering several different sports to both boys and girls including Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Cheer, Football, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Rugby, Soccer, Track/XC,...
Department Feature: Fishers Police Department
Protect. Serve. Adapt. These are the goals that the Fishers Police Department (FPD) strives to meet every day as they work to keep our community safe. And, their efforts have not gone unnoticed. Earlier this year, Fishers was ranked #3 in the 20 Safest Cities in...
Fishers’ Nonprofit Volunteer of the Year: Tom Rich
It’s a sunny Tuesday afternoon, and Tom Rich is busy installing new artwork at The Art Gallery at City Hall, a free public art gallery maintained by the local nonprofit organization, Fishers Arts Council. As President of Fishers Arts Council, Rich spends countless...
Department Highlight: Department of Human Resources
While the City of Fishers’ Department of Human Resources (HR) is comprised of only a few staff members, their team is truly made up of the more than 450 employees who work for “Team Fishers.” From recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new employees, to administering...
Getting to Know: The Engineering Department
When people think of city government, they usually think of people such as the Mayor, the Police Department, the Fire Department, and the Department of Public Works (DPW). Some people might not think of engineers working out of City Hall. However, their role is...
Economic Development Department Spotlight
With the rapid growth and development in Fishers over the past several years, the City of Fishers’ Department of Economic Development has been hard at work building and sustaining our smart, vibrant, and entrepreneurial city. The impact of the department’s work can be...
Getting to Know: The Department of Public Works
The City of Fishers Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all municipal assets. The impact of their work is felt throughout the entire community, from the streets, to the parks, to the schools, and beyond. “Citizens might...
Broadening the storyline: Conner Prairie incorporates African American settlement into Prairietown experience
An anchor of the Fishers community and one of the most visited outdoor museums in the country, Conner Prairie is expanding its 1836 Prairietown exhibition to be more inclusive of the 19th century Midwestern experience. Funded by Lilly Endowment's Religion and Cultural...
Age-Friendly Fishers: Fishers supports and welcomes all ages
In 2018, Fishers was the first city in Indiana to be to join AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities, an affiliate of the WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. An Age-Friendly Community supports and values its citizens while actively engaging...
EASY BREATHING
HSE SCHOOLS AWARDED WITH THE 2018 CLEAN AIR AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL AIR FILTRATION ASSOCIATION If you’re not someone who suffers from allergies or other respiratory issues, you may not consciously think about the cleanliness of the air you breathe every day. In 2018,...
Meet Your Neighbor: Amira Ali
Amira Ali is working to bring the diverse communities of Fishers together. Ali is a founding member and vice president of the Fishers Multi-Faith Community for Compassion (FMCC). FMCC is a local nonprofit organization that works to provide opportunities to learn about...
Meet your neighbor: Lisa Knowles
Lisa Knowles is an ambassador for giving back to your community. She’s involved in numerous community organizations and initiatives and believes there’s no better way to learn what’s happening locally than by getting involved. “If there’s something that you’re...
Meet your neighbor: Chris Lingner
Chris Lingner hasn’t lived in Fishers for long, but he’s wasted no time immersing himself in the local community. A Founding Company Member at the Indianapolis Ballet, Lingner moved into The Depot at Nickel Plate with his wife in 2018. Later that year, he became one...
Community Cookbook: Peanut Butter Chicken
This summer, we are on a mission to connect our community, and what better way to do so than through food! We asked residents to share your favorite recipes with us, and you didn’t disappoint!