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Featured Meet Your Neighbor Stories
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...
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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. This Veterans Day, meet a local Fishers veteran who selflessly...
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!