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Party at Lacy Building, Seed Swap, Sneaker Convention, Savor Noblesville and More
Attend an all-ages benefit with live music at The Lacy Building in downtown Noblesville, and find more live music at an array of venues, take in a comedy show, visit the Indianapolis Home Show, take a pony ride, experience a seed swap and a sneak convention and more in our list of 25 things to…
Read MoreKenny Talks Boilermaker Hoops, NFL Draft
It’s such an oft-used phrase, “defense wins championships,” that it’s almost become a sports cliché. But part of Purdue’s downfall in the NCAA basketball tournament a year ago was having a variety of offensive weapons who didn’t always want to guard their man. That is not the problem so far this season for the Boilermakers,…
Read MorePlease Go Away!
My wife is getting ready for our upcoming vacation.. She has already packed and unpacked and packed again. She practices packing because she wants to be sure everything fits in her suitcase. I practice putting on my pants because I want to be sure there will be room for the waistband to expand after I…
Read MoreTry This With Your Credit Card Company . . .
Last week we, as in We The People, hit a financial landmark. We maxed out our credit card. Oh, the uppity ups in the government didn’t call it that. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen explained that the U.S. reached its debt limit, a plain and simple way of saying, well, we maxed out the credit card.…
Read More‘90 NHS Grad is “Dancing Like the Stars’
When Noblesville’s Laura Keith started taking Zumba lessons a couple of years ago, she never dreamt that a few Latin-inspired cardio exercise classes would turn into ballroom dance lessons and an opportunity to compete in “Dancing Like The Stars.” The public performance formatted after “Dancing With the Stars” TV show, which pairs local celebrities —…
Read More“Kitterman International,” the Dairy Queen and the Old Laundromat
We haven’t had a reader column for a while. It’s time to correct that! Going way back to November, my Anonymous Friend commented that the column on Sheridan’s Blackhawk Airport stirred up memories of his four years studying aviation at Noblesville High School with Don Roberts. He recalled that Don used to take his aviation…
Read More4 Trends in EVs Will Change How We Speak in 2023
I finally did it – joined The Grid and installed an electric vehicle charger in my garage. I’m apparently not alone. According to data from Edmunds, U.S. EV market share from January-November 2022 was 5.1% compared to 2.5% for all of 2021. These shares will seem paltry as every automaker launches full lines of EVs…
Read MoreDogs in the Winter
“Aren’t you the cutest dog?” I asked the chubby brindle pit bull mix walking down the sidewalk. Objectively, she was not the cutest dog, I suppose. But there is no such thing as an ugly dog, as we all know. She was wearing a brand-new jacket with colorful pockets and a hood and, to top…
Read MoreRep. Banks Take a Preemptive Swing at Mitch Daniels
In the coming days or weeks, Mitch Daniels will make a decision about whether to return to politics by running for the Senate seat Mike Braun is vacating to seek the open governor seat. After serving as White House budget director, then two terms as Indiana governor followed by a decade at the helm of…
Read MoreMusic, Comedy, Festival of Ice, Winter Farmers Market, More
From live music and comics to the Indianapolis Home Show, a farmers market and Festival of Ice, we share our list of 22 things to do this weekend and beyond: 1. Enjoy live music with Fast Cadillac at 7 p.m. today, Hill and Oaks on Saturday, Jason Salyers on Jan. 27, Craig Thurston on Feb.…
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