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Race Day parking and camping at Indianapolis Motor Speedway are sold out for the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge almost a month ahead of last year, another indication of a historic crowd anticipated for Sunday, May 24. With phenomenal Race Day ticket sales trending ahead of 2025, when all reserved seating sold out, fans…

The public is invited to a full day of singing and dancing fun at the Indiana Show Choir Championships, presented by Gaylor Electric. The event will be at Noblesville High School on Saturday, March 21. Enjoy award-winning performances by Noblesville, Carmel, Westfield, Ben Davis High School and more! Tickets can be purchased at the door.…

Every March, HSHC hosts Pit Bull Education Month, a campaign that touches every aspect of HSHC’s mission – saving lives, educating communities, and completing families. “Pit Bulls” have faced going on four decades of stigmatization, discrimination, and, in many cases, unthinkable abuse. HSHC’s social media outreach this month will share the facts vs. fiction when…

The Carmel Symphony Orchestra is excited to welcome spring with a fresh program of classical masterworks. CSO’s Nordic Nights, sponsored by Pedcor Companies, will take place Saturday, March 21 at 7 p.m. at the Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts. The symphony will be under the direction of Conductor…

People of all ages make up approximately 4,200 volunteers in the Indiana Region, including members of Gen Z who participate through nearly 20 Red Cross Clubs at universities and high schools across the Indiana Region. Generation after generation – from Gen Z to the Silent Generation – our community has shown that compassion is one…

State Sens. Brain Buchanan (R-Lebanon) and Scott Baldwin (R-Noblesville) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages. Pages spend a day at the Statehouse touring the historic building, observing debates from the Senate floor and interacting with their state senator. Students in grades six through 12 participate in the page…

Josie Liebke from Butler University was one of 28 first-generation Indiana college students who got a boost to their education funds this academic year and re-connected with influential educators who helped along the way after being named “Realizing the Dream” recipients by Independent Colleges of Indiana. These scholarship recipients, one from each of Indiana’s private,…

Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-05) recently introduced a set of bills ahead of the upcoming Farm Bill reauthorization aimed at lowering costs for farmers and consumers, improving equipment safety, and increasing transparency. The Farm Freedom to Repair Act would ensure farmers have the right to repair the digital agricultural equipment they own, helping reduce costly delays…

Demonstrating a continued commitment to transparency, accountability and fiscal stewardship, Mayor Sue Finkam has signed an executive order establishing the Carmel Transportation Committee.  The newly formed committee will review and provide expert commentary on the City of Carmel’s forthcoming Capital Improvement Plan and Program. By integrating resident expertise and legislative oversight, the Committee will ensure that the City’s long-term infrastructure investments…

Photo courtesy The Belfry Theatre and Indy Ghost Light The curtain has gone up on the Belfry Theatre’s production of Vanitiesr, a poignant and humorous exploration of friendship, ambition and growing up. But it’s still on stage through March 15 at The Cat Theatre in Carmel. Performances remaining are 13 at 8:00 p.m. and March…