Archive for December 2025
12-05-25
Looking at History of Old Oaken Bucket Game, Part 3
The 100th Old Oaken Bucket game will likely be a memorable one for the second-ranked Indiana Hoosiers, who could wrap up an undefeated regular season with a victory Friday night at Ross-Ade Stadium. Like this season’s edition, often the Old Oaken Bucket game has been a one-sided rivalry with one school enduring a tough season.…
Read More3 Honored with Excellence Award
Three people from Hamilton County – one from Noblesville and two from Fishers – were recently honored byAmerican Senior Communities. Each year the company honors one outstanding team member from each of its 101 Indiana communities with the prestigious Quest for Excellence Award. Now celebrating its 25th year, the tradition continued as honorees, their guests,…
Read MoreHAND Launches Year-End Campaign to Help
Hamilton County Area Neighborhood Development recently announced the launch of One Door Away, a year-end campaign raising awareness about the growing need for stable, attainable housing options in Hamilton, Boone and Tipton counties. Across Central Indiana, rising housing costs continue to outpace wages, creating challenges for workers, seniors and families striving to remain in the…
Read MoreDon’t Forget, Shoveling Snow Can Be Deadly
Walking in a winter wonderland may sound serene and peaceful, however, shoveling your sidewalks to take that walk could quickly change delightful to deadly. According to the American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, research shows that the exertion of shoveling snow may lead to an…
Read MoreWhat Do You Want? The Times Still Asking
A couple of weeks ago, I asked the following question in this column: Do you want more? Do you want less? Or do you want less AND more? Still sounds like a trick question — but it’s not. I was (and still am) asking about The Times, a newspaper that has been serving Noblesville and…
Read MoreSanta’s Special Mailboxes in Carmel
The magic of the holidays officially arrived in Carmel last week, and to help families prepare for the season, the City of Carmel has installed four custom-made mailboxes across town, offering a direct, express delivery service straight to Santa and his elves at the North Pole. Children are encouraged to write their letters, include a…
Read MoreCarmel’s Christkindlmarkt Third in U.S.
When it comes to America’s favorite Christmas markets, the third most popular in the U.S. can be found right here in Hamilton County – Carmel’s Christkindlmarkt. Chicago’s Christkindlmarket takes the top spot, pulling in an average of 44,445 searches a month – almost three times the interest of any other Christmas market in the country.…
Read MoreFishers Event Center Marks Amazing First Year
The Fishers Event Center is celebrating a milestone first year following its opening on Nov. 22, 2024. In a whirlwind inaugural year, the ultra-modern, 7,500-seat venue established itself as a key player in the region’s entertainment landscape hosting big name shows and sporting events (Alabama, Cirque du Soleil, comedians Jeff Foxworthy and Leanne Morgan, country…
Read MoreBranna: All Hail to the Holidays!
It’s a wrap! (well, almost). We made it to our final month of 2025. The turkey’s not even cold and we seamlessly survived the “Twelve-Month Tease,” also known as “Black Friday.” Analogous to the green flag waving at the Indy 500, department store doors fling open early the day after Thanksgiving, and as declared at yet another race-to-the-finish: “And…
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