The Postscript by Carrie Classon

“Tourist Town” My husband, Peter, and I are staying in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, which is, according to a lot of folks, a tourist town. Sometimes, the person saying this means it is not a place they would want to spend time. This puzzles me. I’m not sure why a town known for meatpacking…

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City Of Carmel Announces Spring/Summer 2023 Construction Highlights

The City of Carmel’s Engineering Department provides updates and highlights to the following projects occurring around the City: MONON GREENWAY North of Smoky Row: The bridge was placed on March 7 and is scheduled to be open for the Carmel Marathon on Saturday, April 8 and then completed soon after. North of 116th Street: Weather…

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NFD Responds To Residence Fires At 168 & 169 Tippecanoe Drive

All photos courtesy of Noblesville Fire Department Shortly after 3:00pm on Saturday, March 18, 2023, a resident of 168 Tippecanoe Dr. was alerted to smoke coming from her home by a neighbor. The homeowner was able to safely exit the house and call 911. She ran next door to alert her neighbors at 169 Tippecanoe…

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Max McKinney

1925 –Wednesday, March 15 2023 Max McKinney, 97, of Indianapolis, went to be with the Lord March 15, 2023. He was born in 1925 on a farm in Pickard, Indiana to Giles and Zelda McKinney. Max was a graduate of Butler University after serving in the Army Air Corps and spent his career in construction…

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Spyro Gyra Set For Aug. 12 At The Palladium

Long-running jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra will highlight the inaugural Carmel Jazz Fest weekend with an Aug. 12 performance at the Palladium. Known for original instrumental pieces spiced with R&B, Latin and world music elements, Spyro Gyra emerged during the 1970s fusion wave and never let up, releasing 35 albums, playing more than 10,000 shows…

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Carmel Southeast District Town Hall

City Councilor Adam Aasen will host a town hall meeting for the Southeast District in Carmel at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held indoors at Wilfong Pavilion, which is the building at Founders Park, located at 116th Street and Hazel Dell Parkway.…

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Fishers Announces Plans For Revitalizing Allisonville Road Corridor

The City of Fishers announced the findings from the Allisonville Road Corridor Study and its plan for revitalizing the heavily-traveled corridor in west Fishers. Plans are underway to implement road and walkability improvements, boost greenspace, and encourage new development along the corridor. As part of the plan, Kroger will relocate from the west side of…

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A Transgender Bill Time Out

In March 2022, Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a transgender athletics bill that quite possibly could end his political career. In his veto letter, Holcomb said that the legislation was a “solution” for a problem that didn’t exist in Indiana. “It implies that the goals of consistency and fairness in competitive female sports are not currently…

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2023 Mazda CX-30 Compact Crossover Is Easy To Recommend

All photos courtesy of Mazda and Casey Williams It’s not often that I get to spend time in an auto that I both recommended to a close friend and that I would own myself, but the 2023 Mazda CX-30 fits that bill.  About a year ago, my friend’s old Chevy Impala, with nearly 200,000 miles…

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