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Snapshot: PorchFest draws big crowds in Arts & Design District
The Carmel PorchFest featured more than 70 bands Sept. 20 in the Carmel Arts & Design District. (Photos by Arthur Mansavage)

Free Carmel event to highlight maternal mental health resources
Carmel therapists Brittany Dewbrew-Hale and Leila Mortazavi know the importance of maternal mental health in Indiana. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows roughly 13 percent of Indiana mothers experience postpartum depression symptoms — higher than the national…
‘Food is Medicine’ initiative launches to improve community health through nutrition
A coalition of healthcare, nonprofit, agricultural, and community organizations has launched a six-month Food is Medicine initiative designed to improve health outcomes and increase access to nutritious food for Hamilton...
Noblesville Lions serve up brats at Brewfest
On Saturday, Sept. 12, Lions served bratwurst, hot dogs, and chips at Noblesville Brewfest, which supports the Forest Park Aquatic Center. (ABOVE, from left) Lions Jeff Dick, Gary Hipes, Jen...

Sheltering Wings focuses on connection, prevention during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Sheltering Wings is focusing on connection, healthy relationships and community support as it kicks off Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in October. The Danville-based domestic violence shelter’s 2026 theme, “Stronger Together: Connection Prevents Violence,”…

Snapshot: Ignite offers flood relief help
Front office staff and fans of Fishers-based professional volleyball team Indy Ignite take a a break for a group photo Sept.16 while volunteering with partners SERVE Village, Guardian Angel Restoration and Williams Comfort Air to help with flood relief volunteer efforts in…

Westfield resident to chair 500 Festival board
Westfield resident Roger Harvey of Bose Public Affairs Group is the new chair of the 500 Festival Board of Directors, helping to lead one of Indiana’s largest nonprofits as it celebrates its 70th year. Harvey also will help advance the organization’s mission of celebrating the…

Fishers opens first milk depot for donor human milk
Fishers families now have a local place to donate and pick up donor human milk. The Fishers Health Department and The Milk Bank held a ribbon-cutting Thursday to open the city’s first Milk Depot and Milk Express. The site is at the health department, inside the Fishers Community…

Ghosts & Goblins race to benefit Carmel Education Foundation
The Ghosts & Goblins 1-mile/5K Run/Walk returns Oct. 24 for the 18th year. The race supports the Carmel Education Foundation’s grant and scholarship programs that provide classroom opportunities and resources for students and educators. “This was one of Carmel’s first 5Ks,” CEF…

Fishers’ Passing Game Breaks Out, But Avon Prevails; Zionsville Defeats Hamilton Southeastern
Both Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern faced unbeaten Hoosier Crossroads Conference opponents Friday night, and while neither school came away with a victory, the Tigers showed their most explosive offense of the season. Fishers fell to Avon 36-26 at home, while Hamilton…

Riverview Health opens orthopedic walk-in clinics
Riverview Health has opened orthopedic walk-in clinics in Carmel, Noblesville and Westfield. The clinics, designed to provide timely treatment while helping patients avoid unnecessary emergency room visits, opened Sept. 28 and will operate Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4…

300 Jobs Coming To Greenwood With New Amazon Facility
Amazon will invest $100 million and add 300 high-paying jobs to the Central Indiana area when the tech company opens a new manufacturing facility in Greenwood.