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MONTHLY With the New Year it is common to look back at the past, measure where we are in the present and think about our future. It is with that in mind that we decided to produce this special issue of our magazine.

Many of the stories are intended to illuminate how far Carmel has come in the past twenty years and also provide a brief peep into the future. During that time, Carmel has gone from a nondescript small Indianapolis suburb to a player recognized for its quality of life on a world stage. This month we try to see where we are, how we got there and where we go from here. We hope you enjoy this special issue.

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A Look Back at the Last Twenty Years Twenty Years under the Stewardship of One Mayor

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The Evolution of a Chamber

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Cultivating the Culture of the City

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Not So Simple Furniture: Simply Amish offers style-forward, higher-end quality products

If you’ve passed by the Simply Amish store in Castleton and thought Amish furniture is not your style, you really should go inside and see for yourself. The minute you walk in the door, you will be surprised at the variety of style, and your perceptions will change completely.

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imply Amish is the brainchild of Kevin Kauffman who, in 1979, along with his four brothers, started working in his father’s newly-opened woodworking shop in Illinois. Raised Amish himself, Kauffman spent 10 years building furniture. Then in 1989, at the age of just 20, Kauffman and his uncle decided to start a company that builds and distributes Amish handmade furniture all over the country.

Today, that company is Simply Amish, and it distributes to around 400 stores in 49 states and another 25 stores in Canada.

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of them licensed, and the sixth is the store at 5612 Castleton Corner in Castleton, owned and operated by Kauffman, president of Simply Amish.

While having a retail store in the Indianapolis area since 1995 and at the current Castleton location for 10 years, Kauffman says the main part of the business is the manufacturing and distribution of furniture. There are 50 craftsman shops in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois that build heirloom pieces of furniture by hand exclusively for Simply Amish. Most of the shops are owned by Amish or people with Amish backgrounds. In fact, many are relatives of Kauffman’s, including his father and 4 brothers who own shops that build furniture for Simply Amish. Everything is locally made in the Midwest.

Kauffman, who also designs many of the pieces, says not all Amish furniture is created equal. Simply Amish, however, has high standards and is much better made than other furniture. “Once people buy Simply Amish furniture, they typically become fans of it and don’t want to go anywhere else. Even though it’s not inexpensive, it’s not that much more expensive than other nice furniture that you’re looking at,” he says. Kauffman believes in using high-quality materials. “We always use the best materials that we can get our hands on, even if it’s a little more expensive,” he says, explaining that drawer slides are a perfect example. “We could buy a cheaper version from China that would cost us about a quarter of the price of these, but we know that these will last a lifetime. We offer a lifetime warranty on our furniture,” he says.

“We decided 15 years ago that we put so much effort into making sure that this furniture will last a lifetime, why not just warranty it for a lifetime?”

All craftsman shops that build for Simply Amish agree to build to their standards, and all agree to use the same quality of wood, same drawer slides, same pulls, same finishing material and same steps in finishing, something that Kauffman describes as critical. Whereas

the quality may be the same, the style and variety are unlimited. “Amish is not a certain style. We have all kinds of designs. We’re not limited by design, and we can build almost anything,” he says.

Recognizing that Amish has a certain style perception, Kauffman emphasizes that Simply Amish is not what people think. “We’re a very style-forward, upscale, higher-end, quality product.

It comes down to style. We’re quality, and we have lots of different styles,” he says. “Design is a very important thing to us. For a lot of our competition, price is the most important thing. They’re trying to make it as cheap as they can, and they sacrifice design in order to get to that.” Simply Amish has seven different catalogs, each reflecting its own different style, including Modern Farmhouse, Traditional, Arts and Crafts, Transitional and a more contemporary line called 200 North. The store itself is divided into style categories, and you can see the vast array of choices upon entering.

Most of the furniture is made on demand and can be ordered in any type of wood, color, size or fabric with literally 100 different wood choices and 1,000 fabric choices. “Here you can knock yourself out and be as creative as you want to be, but we also have a very experienced staff that has been with us many, many years that will help you get through that custom end of things,”

says Kauffman. The wait time is usually eight to 10 weeks.

But if you don’t want to wait, you don’t have to. If you find something on the floor that you like, you are able to purchase it. Simply Amish keeps 100 different pieces of inventory in what is called their “Express” program. Besides being able to customize furniture pieces in the Simply Amish lineup to suit specific needs, space and tastes, you can also have something designed and created just for you, something you are not going to find at other furniture stores.

Whether it’s a unique piece or a special order, all pieces go through quality control and receive a silver label on the back. The label includes the name of the person that the piece was made for and the signature of the craftsman, making it truly an heirloom. Every piece of furniture at Simply Amish has been created by a true craftsman and are all bench-made.

Kauffman says for the quality, Simply Amish furniture is a great value and is the best furniture around. “I’d put our furniture up against anybody in this town,” he says.

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Rose Senior Living, a new concept in retirement living, has chosen Carmel as the next location for its ground-breaking product. Rose Senior Living-Carmel will open a beautiful and innovative new facility at 1285 Fairfax Manor Drive (located just off Old Meridian & Main Street) in spring 2018. Offering exceptional independent and assisted living, and memory care, this community has not only amazingly appointed apartments but a service-rich offering of programs and amenities.

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ose Senior Living has designed this community to create an environment that engages and encourages active living. This will prove true both within and without, as the building is strategically located in a new urban-concept neighborhood with intergenerational apartments and condos, new hotels and restaurants, and a lake and park setting just steps from the community. It is also conveniently situated near downtown Carmel’s Arts & Design District (with its expanding number of shops and restaurants), and is a mile from the famous Monon Trail.

Within this exquisite, facility residents will find a layout that allows privacy while also encouraging social interaction. Rose Senior Living offers a full array of amenities and programs, including: a fitness center; an on-site salon; and, a studio theater appropriate for cinema as well as worship and educational presentations. In addition, there’s a bistro with indoor and outdoor seating, a rooftop garden and party room, and several clubrooms, meeting and social areas for residents and guests. A robust schedule of activities will keep residents engaged, interacting and social. Stephanie O’Sullivan, sales and marketing director, describes the atmosphere that Rose Senior Living intends to create as, “...a community within the Carmel community, with a full array of services, entertainment, and educational offerings.”

“And, it’s our apartments that set us apart. They each feature designer finishes and contemporary touches,” continues O’Sullivan. Both the independent and

assisted living units have full kitchens with major appliances, quartz and cultured marble countertops and ample storage and closet space, (memory care also features the same finishes). Independent floor plans vary from one- and two-bedroom to two- bedroom with a den - all with a patio or balcony, and select apartments with fireplaces.

The star-feature of the community will be the signature dining provided by Unidine, a national leader in culinary services. Unidine and Rose Senior Living are committed to the exclusive use of fresh ingredients and from-scratch cooking. So, all soups, sauces and salad dressings will be made by-hand and rolls, muffins and cookies will be baked in-house. Local and organic produce will be sourced and used as often as possible.

The Rose Senior Living strategy is to provide an exceptional living experience at the best value. Unlike other high-end senior living communities, Rose requires no

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In addition to a variety of floor plans, Rose Senior Living offers an impressive menu of health and supportive services... depending on each resident’s specific needs. With licensed staff on-site 24/7, all residents can receive help when it is desired or required. And, Rose is the only local provider that includes 28 hours of services for assisted living residents in their monthly rent. And, all memory care services, programs, meals, and rent, are included in one monthly price.

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A Look Back at the Last 20 Years Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Submitted

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s we turn the page on 2017 and look at what’s to come in 2018, we decided to produce a unique issue this month and dedicate a portion of the magazine to a retrospective collection of stories and happenings that have contributed to building

the world-renowned community that Carmel is today. We reviewed areas that were just as important to the community in 1997-98 (schools, local government, business community and the culture of living in Carmel) as they are to residents and businesses today. We spoke with a promi-

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POPULATION BY DECADE (PER U.S. CENSUS)

• 2000 – 37,733 • 2010 – 79,191 • 2017 – 86,946 *Estimated census

nent, local, multi-generational family who has multiple businesses in the city and discussed what it is about Carmel that entices succeeding generations to come back “home” and raise their children here above any other neighboring communities.

Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard

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• Britain’s Princess Diana was tragically

• Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize

killed in an automobile accident

for work on climate change

• The first “Harry Potter” book

• Apple unveils the iPhone

hit the shelves

• The final “Harry Potter” book is published

• Hong Kong was returned to China

• The presidential elections heat up

after years as a British Crown colony

between then-candidates John McCain

• Tiger Woods won the Masters

and Barack Obama

Golf Tournament • Pathfinder sent back images of Mars

2017 • Britain’s Queen Elizabeth becomes the first British monarch to reign 65 years and counting • A total solar eclipse occurred over the continental U.S.; the last one to cast a shadow over the U.S. was 38 years ago • Scientists discover a new human organ;

• The U.S. housing bubble bursts when,

the mesentery connects the intestines to

year on year, home prices drop up to

the abdominal cavity Airbus launched a

15% in areas of the country, causing unprecedented numbers of foreclosures

flying car prototype • Hollywood icons passed away; Debbie Reynolds one day after

Main Street prior to redevelopment

daughter Carrie Fisher

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and other community leaders have shared their stories from the past two decades and their visions of the future in this special feature segment as well. We hope you enjoy a brief trip down memory lane and that it evokes a sense of pride for the community and the city that we call home.

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Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Submitted and JJ Kaplan

Over the past two decades, the city of Carmel, under the leadership of Mayor Jim Brainard, has grown from a rather typical north suburban car-centric city to a worldrenowned city known for its infrastructure, development and redevelopment, arts and entertainment, diverse culture and, of course, roundabouts. Most cities would take a few centuries to achieve the milestones that Carmel has in 20 years. The city has become a model for modern urban planning around the world.

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e took a brief look at some of the city’s greatest achievements and most dramatic changes to the landscape over the last 20 years with Mayor Brainard. We also speculated on what the future may hold for the city

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Since Mayor Brainard took office in 1996, several improvements to the city’s infrastructure, the development of the outlier areas and redevelopment of the inner core have been started and completed, and new projects are in process as the city continues to grow and evolve.

In the summer of 1997, public discussion of City Center began during a time when Indiana suburbs were developing strip centers, regional malls and market-driven subdivisions with minimal entry points that prohibit expedient entry and exit for the various public safety agencies. The mayor had another vision, and the City took steps toward creating a downtown redevelopment and “urban place-making” initiative. The significant construction in the redevelopment areas has earned national and international accolades.

To the west of downtown Carmel, Brenwick Development and a group of selected, high-end custom homebuilders began building an architectural marvel known as the Village of WestClay. The developers broke ground on the then 686-acre Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) in 1999 and introduced a whole new concept of neighborhood planning and living to Indiana with its Broad Street Home Show in July 2000.

Carmel adopted the City Center Redevelopment Area Plan in 1998. The plan was for City Center to become a focal point and gathering place for residents and tourists. In February 2000, the Redevelopment Commission entered into a project agreement with AMLI Residential Properties for what was the first CRC mixed-use development project in the Arts & Design District (312 market rate apartments). In June 2001, the construction of the first commercial building (Kestner Building) in City Center commenced. The construction of the Monon Greenway is completed.

In 2002, the former Kroger grocery store was demolished, and the Ryland Townhomes and former Shapiro’s Deli complex construction began. In 2003, Pedcor Headquarters in City Center began construction and was completed in 2004. Also in 2004, the groundbreaking for the Carmel Clay Veterans Memorial Plaza began.

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the bid for City Center and broke ground in 2006. The construction of the Palladium, The Tarkington and The Studio Theater began in 2007. Construction on the Lurie building began in the Arts & Design District. In the same year, Mayor Brainard won the primary election with 59 percent of the vote. The changes within and around the city were causing buzz all over the county and throughout central Indiana.

Throughout the years of the recession, the city, like the rest of the nation, felt the financial impact. However, while construction in the commercial sector slowed, it did not come to a screeching halt. The projects that were slated to begin were delayed, but the projects that were underway continued throughout the peak of the nation’s worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. According to the IU study, between the years 2004 and 2014, 565 building permits had been issued.

Carmel had big projects going on during the recession. There was approximately $250 million of construction at a time when nothing else was going on. The City continued to invest during that period, and those investments are paying off.

In 2009, construction began on Sophia Square, a mixed-use building in the Arts & Design District with 202 residential units, an underground parking garage and over 45,000 sq. ft. of ground floor retail space. The Indiana Design Center opened in 2010 and is home to businesses such as Blue Moon Café and Holder Mattress Company.

With much pomp and circumstance, the Palladium opened its doors in January 2011, followed by The Tarkington and The Studio Theater in August of the same year. The venues continue to draw international, national and local talent for its patrons and provide numerous outreach programs for youth throughout central Indiana.

In the spring of 2011, Brainard won the primary election with 62 percent of the vote. He would go on to win the 2015 primary with 63 percent of the vote.

“We had several projects going in 1997,” Brainard recalled. “Some of our first projects in our administration were focused

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on redoing the streets in what is now the Arts & Design District. We rebuilt, starting with 1st Avenue N.W., almost all of the streets in that area. We added curbs and sidewalks. There hadn’t been sidewalks built since the early 1900s. We installed period street lights and put frames around the signage to create a special look. The City was in the process of starting to buy, through the Redevelopment Commission, the 88 acres which became the City Center. We were doing the initial master planning of that area for a new downtown for Carmel, knowing that the old town area wasn’t large enough to be a downtown for our geographic area.”

The mayor also mentioned that during 1997, the City decided to connect and widen Pennsylvania Street from 103rd to 131st Streets. That bond has been paid off. One of the biggest projects that year was the construction of Hazel Dell Parkway.

“In 1997, we were in negotiations for Central Park, were expanding Meadowlark Park and getting ready to start on West Park, trying to build that supply of park land,” Brainard said. “We were starting to work on the Monon Trail and were acquiring 246 parcels [when we got] involved in a class action suit between the landowners and CSX Transport over who got the City’s money. We had to close into escrows because we didn’t know who was going to win that class action suit. The landowners were arguing and eventually prevailed in almost all cases that these were reversionary deeds which were reverted back to the parcel in which they had been separated back in the 1860s when the train line was active. It was very difficult to acquire all of those parcels in Carmel at that time.”

Brainard continued, “We engaged in a tough discussion with the community about why Clay Township, all of it in the school system area, ought to be a part of the city of Carmel,” he said. “I had suggested, though it was very controversial, that the township combine with the city. At that time, Indiana law didn’t allow for a vote to do that. We had to do it by annexation. Today, the law does allow for a vote.

I had suggested that the legislature reform

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that law, and eventually former Governor Mitch Daniels got that changed.”

Brainard explained that in 1997, there were a lot of unincorporated “holes” throughout parts of Carmel, and it made for inefficient delivery of services. “A blue car would go to the house on a street, and a brown sheriff’s car would go to the house next door,” Brainard explained. “A part of a street would be paved by the County, and the next half of a mile would be paved by the City. It made no sense at all. That’s one of the reasons why our tax rates have declined is because we’ve become much more efficient as a result of the earlier annexations. These improvements were important to the tax base that we built over the next decade and a half.”

Brainard continued, “When Brenwick was looking at developing the land that is now the Village of WestClay, the City had zoning jurisdiction over the area, but it wasn’t in charge of the streets at that

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time. I remember asking George Sweet [Brenwick Development] if they would consider doing a new urbanism community. George was known for quality building and developments. The project was turned down twice by the planning commission and then unanimously approved by the city council. In 1999, Mr. Jesse Cox and his wife Beulah donated their land that lies to the south of WestClay to the Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department. It is what people know and enjoy as Coxhall Gardens.”

What many people may not know about Coxhall Gardens is that the two 90-foot twin bell towers that stand to the east and west of the gardens are the only two like-towers that stand on the same site anywhere in the world. They are interconnected with fiber to play simultaneously and can be played manually or electronically. One tower houses the commemorative bell that was cast on site during a ceremony where attendees were able to take home miniature commemorative bells.

When asked what moments he felt shifted the trajectory of the city in a positive and forward motion towards becoming what Carmel is today, Brainard replied with his key moments.

“The Monon Trail, the roads and infrastructure including the roundabouts, maintaining low taxes and a good tax climate, our City Center and Arts & Design District, in addition to our great schools and library, are some of the amenities and projects that I am most proud of.

All of our cultural amenities too as it’s unusual for a suburb to have what we do.

We have more diversity, and as a result, more corporate headquarters are locating here because they know that all of their employees will enjoy living here.”

Looking off into the future, Brainard said with conviction that he believes there will be some type of center core transportation system in Carmel in the upcoming years. Perhaps a streetcar system of some kind will make it easier for people to cut back to one car if they want to.

“I believe that in 20 years, we will have autonomous cars, and as a result, they

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will be able to drop you off at the door and then go park themselves,” Brainard predicted. “I also think we’ll see the land along U.S. 31, all of the existing big parking lots, developed, and the parking will be underground. The parking lots will become little villages around the high-rise and big office buildings with pocket parks and plazas in the dense areas. I would hope that we see some sort of transportation connection aside from cars with the city of Indianapolis in 20 years.”

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Once upon a time, there was a motel located west of U.S. 31 known as the Carmel Motel. For residents of Carmel who lived in the city during the late 1990s, the motel was nothing more than suburban blight, but in the 1950s, it was actually a nice property and pit stop for travelers.

“On August 8, 1997, we raided the Carmel Motel,” Brainard said. “It was a Friday evening. We went after work when they least expected. We arrived with half a dozen government agencies, including a Vice officer who was on loan to us from thenMayor Steve Goldsmith. She had experience with Vice operations in Detroit and had been working with us for several weeks to shut the motel down. We were going after the motel for several violations, including child labor violations, gambling and drug violations, not to mention two murders that occurred onsite within a few months of each other. The motel had become, in essence, a tenement apartment building.

The pool was green and mucky. People had put metal down on the floor where they would build fires to keep warm when the owner would shut off heat to the rooms.”

Brainard concluded, “The owner appealed to the court system and asked for an injunction to stay open, but once Judge Nation saw the photos, the appeal was denied. The owner followed the law and demolished the building as he was instructed to do by the City of Carmel. The property became part of the Clay Terrace development a few years later.”

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or the last 17 years, the Carmel Chamber of Commerce has been under the stewardship of its president, Mo Merhoff.

Merhoff became president in 2000 after the retirement of the late Nancy Blondin. Blondin retired in 2000 after serving as the chamber director since 1986.

Blondin’s name is honored through the OneZone Nancy Blondin scholarship, which awards $1,000 a year for four years to children of business owners who are members of the organization.

The award was established after her retirement in 2000.

The organization recognized the need to involve and develop its young professional members, so in 2006, the Carmel Chamber Young Professionals Group, Arrows, was founded. The young professionals group continues to be run by a committee of YP chamber members and is dedicated to connecting YPs under 40 through social networking, professional

development, volunteerism and educational events. The group is now known as the OneZone Young Professionals Group after the merger of the Carmel and Fishers Chambers of Commerce.

Recognizing that commerce doesn’t stop at municipal borders, the boards of directors and members of the Carmel and Fishers Chambers of Commerce voted in February 2015 to merge. The new organization, formed to more efficiently and better promote the business interests of our members, is called OneZone. The organization has approximately 1,300

members and is a significant presence and business advocate in an ever-changing marketplace.

OneZone is a strong advocate for it members in both communities, though it has maintained its respective committees that focus on each city of origin’s specific needs and issues. For instance, the Carmel Advocacy Council’s purpose is to develop OneZone’s annual policy agenda for Carmel issues and to make recommendations to the board of directors on issues brought by members and those that develop throughout the year requiring the organization’s response. OneZone focuses on priorities and issues at the local, state and even federal level that impact local businesses – issues such as education, economic development, mass transit, regional cooperation, workforce development, healthcare and several other topics.

We asked Merhoff how she and the board members plan to maintain relevancy going forward in the 21st century as

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Former Carmel Chamber of Commerce headquarters in downtown Carmel.

1999 Carmel Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors: Back row: Jeff Worrell, Mike Chittenden, Don Ginder Front row: Diana Schmid, Bill Redman

Left to Right: Lisa Wirthwein, Mo Merhoff, Joshua Carr, and Katie Smardo who were part of the former ARROWS.

well as what some of the achievements are that she is most proud of throughout her tenure with OneZone.

“One thing that our members are telling us is they want our community to have a bigger voice,” Merhoff said. “When you have a chamber the size that we are, what is wrong with Carmel, Fishers, Hamilton County being a louder voice locally, county-wide and certainly at the Statehouse? Business voice matters because when you show me a thriving city that is strong and vibrant, there’s a strong and vibrant business community within that city. They go hand-in-hand.”

Merhoff emphasized that OneZone continues striving to find ways to ensure that the communities that they serve, Carmel and Fishers, are the best places to build businesses, and the organization will continue to advocate for zoning ordinances to make it easier for businesses. She also spoke about current trends and what businesses are looking for in the modern era as opposed to 20 years ago.

“Tomorrow’s business doesn’t want the high-rise and concrete,” she explained.

“They want amenities. They want walkability. They want similar amenities to the ones they have in their residences. That’s one of the reasons why Midtown is so popular, and it’s where businesses want to be.”

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Merhoff spoke about the success of the Meridian Street Corridor along U.S. 31 in Carmel between 96th and 146th Streets.

Originally when the U.S. Highway 31 Overlay project was studied and approved in the early 2000s, it grew to become the economic engine for the business community in Carmel.

“To this day, the second largest number of office employees in the state lies on U.S. 31 between 96th and 146th Streets.

This has been an economic engine that has served Carmel very well. If we want to maintain that marvelous business corridor, we are going to have to change it because business corridors around the country are drying up. Perhaps in another 10-15 years, someone may want to have a condo on the top floor of those high-rise buildings. It would be attractive, especially if there is a restaurant within walking distance. That is just an example of the city’s ability to think forward on the next trend. Lee Fisher, senior advisor for CEOs for Cities, said at our luncheon, ‘You need the speed to skate where the puck is going.’ Carmel has been pretty good about figuring out where the puck is going and getting there.

“Carmel has forged ahead with things that have proven to be on the leading edge of what people are after. I think that’s one of the strengths. Businesses want to be where they have the environment to thrive, and that means the ability to show employees all of the things they can do here. Creating places not just for people but for businesses and realizing that what they want for their businesses is evolving.

One of our major stakeholders said when we told him that we were merging, ‘You can make bold change from divisions – desperation or aspiration.’ In OneZone’s case, merging and becoming a stronger voice was one of the best things that we’ve ever done and the right thing to do for businesses.”

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The Lazzara family has been part of the Carmel community for more than 35 years, long before Mayor Brainard took office in 1996. The family has made a lasting mark on the community and continues to invest and support the development and redevelopment projects as the years unfold. Now the community is awaiting the completion of the latest building project, Monon & Main, a mixed-use development that will feature an upscale steakhouse, office and retail space, townhomes and a pocket park. Chuck Lazzara, co-owner of Ritz Charles, and his son, Anthony Lazzara, owner of Anthony’s Chophouse and 3UP, announced their newest venture in 2016.

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et’s take a quick look back at the Lazzara’s history in Carmel. Chuck and his wife, Lynn, opened the Ritz Charles located on Meridian Street in 1985. Over the years, the event venue has hosted countless upscale events for families, schools, corporations, civic leaders and nonprofits. The Ritz Charles employs 174 people, full and part-time, 15 of which are approaching their 20th anniversary with the company. Last month, Chuck was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by OneZone for all of his accomplishments and contributions over his career in Carmel.

Chuck’s eldest brother, Tom, has been a realtor in the city for almost 40 years and, over the years, was purchasing properties on and around Main Street and the Monon Trail. Chuck purchased the lots from Tom that are now the Monon & Main development.

Lynn’s brother, Matt Frey, is the owner

of Bub’s Burgers & Ice Cream that opened along the Monon in 2003, across from the new Monon & Main site. Chuck’s youngest brother, Joe, is the owner of Joe’s Butcher Shop and Fish Market that opened in 2006, and Joe’s Next Door opened in 2016, also located on Main Street within a few short steps of Monon & Main.

Now the Lazzaras are constructing their latest project, a 12,000-sq. ft. steakhouse and seafood restaurant, Anthony’s Chophouse and 3UP, as part of their Monon & Main development. The development will also include townhomes for sale along the Monon Trail, a public plaza and office and retail space. The grand opening of the restaurant and rooftop bar is projected for late spring 2018.

Reflecting back over the last decades, Chuck shared his story as well as his insights for the future of Carmel. “We were already ingrained in the future of Carmel back in the late 1980s-90s,” Chuck said. “My business was taking off, and the

vision that we had ourselves during that time actually mirrored with the Mayor’s [Brainard] vision back in 1997. We were pretty much on the same path. We also knew that our investments in the city were going to go a lot further than just the Ritz Charles on Meridian Street.”

Chuck and his wife, Lynn, were the only game in town for several years as the premier event venue in Carmel. By 1997, there were additional venues in the area and options for people to choose from. The Lazzaras were already ahead of the pack, adapting to the changing environment and growing city.

A chapel was built as part of the facilities for the Ritz Charles in 2005, and the Pavilion was added in 2007. Since then, the Lazzaras have continued to upgrade their facility and services to keep up with changing trends.

“We’ve stayed our path, but we keep moving forward, always looking for other opportunities,” Chuck said. “Our vision

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combined with the Mayor’s vision. We saw the developments of Midtown and City Center coming together and being implemented. Our goal when we were buying that square city block downtown along the Monon initially was an investment and not as much as a development.

“It became clear after 2010 that we wanted to build more of a family legacy that we could pass on to our children and to their children. Originally, we were looking at putting a restaurant in the middle of the lot and some parking and a park. It was the Mayor’s vision that made us leap to the next level. It became more than just a restaurant but a grand entrance into the Midtown/City Center project. It will be more than just a restaurant and another business.”

Chuck’s son, Anthony (Tony), spoke about some of the measures that were mindfully taken to ensure that the development would be pleasing to his customers as well as people passing by along the Monon and Main Street.

“We thought a lot about what we could do that would be good for the city, the people that live here as well as what was going to work best for the restaurant and the entire block,” Tony said. “The restaurant is going to be set back 45-feet from the new Monon Boulevard that is being put in, and we raised the patio level of the restaurant three feet, so people will be above the Monon Plaza, which will provide more intimacy and seclusion. The view looking out from the restaurant will be of the heart of downtown Carmel and not a view of being pushed up against other buildings and the Monon. The Monon Plaza will give people an open area to enjoy.”

Chuck added, “We designed the plaza and park with the intent that the citizens were going to benefit not only with the restaurant and the amenities that we are including but the additional parking, the garage, the townhomes along the Monon and the plaza. People will still be able to use the plaza for civic-oriented events. We worked hard at making that happen.”

When asked why he thought so many young people are moving to Carmel or back to it, Tony shared his observations.

“Honestly, I’ve talked with a lot of people and friends who think that Carmel is expensive to live in,” Tony shared. “The cost of living here is actually reasonable.

Once people buy in and understand what the City is doing for its population, the lifestyles that it is creating, people begin to get it. “The City provides a safe

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environment with all of our public safety agencies, great schools and lots of options for schooling. The health care in this area is some of the best in the country. People realize that this is one of the best places to be in the country, and the community supports its businesses, small businesses, like Bub’s and Joe’s.”

No worries, Tony. The community is looking forward to supporting you and your endeavors as well.

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ike Rome, the culture of Carmel wasn’t created in a day. Over the decades, the city and its leadership have continued to support existing cultural elements and create additional amenities for the community to enjoy.

The development of The Center for the Performing Arts and Center Green have provided the opportunity to host popular markets and special events like a historic event held for the United States Conference of Mayors in June 2016. Mayors representing cities from all over the nation congregated for a fun-filled evening that began at The Center and concluded on Main Street with several Carmel residents in attendance.

This winter, the Center Green, located between the Palladium and The Tarkington/The Studio Theater has

become home to the Carmel Christkindlmarkt and Ice at Center Green, both new attractions that debuted this winter.

The Center Green is also home to the Carmel Farmers Market and is a popular Saturday social event during the market months. The Carmel Farmers Market was founded in 1998 and is one of the largest in the state with vendors who sell their Indiana-grown and/ or produced edible products.

The market, which is managed by an all-volunteer committee, is held each Saturday morning from mid-May through the first weekend of October.

Neighboring the Center Green, The Palladium, The Tarkington and The Studio Theater are more than just architectural marvels. They are destinations for concert-goers and enthusiasts of the arts.

The Center hosts a variety of entertainers from around the globe. It is also home to some

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CULTIVATING THE CULTURE IN THE CI TY of the area’s finest performers and hosts a variety of educational and outreach programs for youth from all over the state of Indiana. For example, The Songbook Academy® is a summer music intensive for young singers who have an interest in the American Songbook. Students who love the music of classic Broadway shows, jazz and popular music have the life-changing opportunity to work with music industry professionals, award-winning singers and performers and educators from the top University music

and theater programs in the country.

Recently, Actors Theatre of Indiana (ATI) announced its new program, Theatre Immersion Experience 2018. This program is designed for students who are dedicated, passionate and creative and wanting to grow their theater skills in a unique “hands-on” way.

ATI is a professional, notfor-profit theater organization of local and national artists dedicated to excellence in theatre production for a diverse patron base in Carmel and central Indiana. ATI enriches

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the culture of the community and uses theater as a tool for educational engagement. ATI calls The Studio Theater its home. Construction began on The Tarkington and The Studio Theater, along with the Palladium, in 2007, and they opened in 2011. Other resident companies of the Center include the Carmel Symphony

Orchestra, Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Central Indiana Dance Ensemble, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre and Indiana Wind Symphony.

The development of the Center has made the programs of these institutions possible and is a vital part of the thriving arts culture in Carmel.

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Museum exhibitions, technical support and research programs and may have inched Feinstein’s dream of a Carmel-based museum a bit closer to reaching fruition.

“It’s been a dream come true to see the growth of this organization, which was not possible without the affiliation with the City of Carmel,” Feinstein emphasized. “It never would’ve happened otherwise. It is the lifeblood of the community that gives us the support, in every sense of that word, to grow our mission. Our focus over the next couple of years is to build a museum, which, step-by-step, is becoming more of a reality. We are so excited to see how that is coming to fruition.

“The Great American Songbook Museum will be a destination both physically and virtually for the city. It will change the complexion of the community even more in a positive way. Just as Cleveland has the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Nashville has the Country Music Hall of Fame, I think that it is going to be very significant for the city to have the Songbook Museum located in Carmel. I say that from the response that I have received from people around the country and the world. They are so excited for the eventual creation and opening of the Great American Songbook Museum.”

Along with the board of directors, the Center’s CEO and President Jeff McDermott is in the process of creating a new strategic plan that will likely be implemented by the end of this year’s first quarter. The new plan comes as the original five-year plan has wrapped up. McDermott, who accepted the position after performing the duties as interim CEO in

The Arts in Carmel Spotlight Artistic Director Michael Feinstein, the multi-platinum selling, five-time GRAMMY-nominated entertainer dubbed "The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook," is considered one of the premier interpreters of American Popular Song. More than a mere performer, he is nationally recognized for his commitment to the American Popular Song, both celebrating its art and preserving its legacy for the next generation. In addition to serving as Artistic Director, Feinstein performs frequently at the Center for

the Performing Arts and assists with programming. He signed on in 2009.

In a previous interview that we had with Feinstein, he shared his sentiments about the eventual creation of The Great American Songbook Museum in Carmel, a future goal for the Great American Songbook Foundation. The Great American Songbook Foundation joined locations throughout the world as a cultural affiliate of the GRAMMY Museum, based in Los Angeles, in 2017. The affiliation gives the nonprofit access to GRAMMY

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2017, announced he and the board would begin working on the development of a new strategic plan towards the end of last year. He stressed he felt it was important for the permanent CEO to be part of that development because he or she would’ve needed to put their mark on it. Once the unanimous decision was made to hire McDermott as the permanent CEO, plans to move forward on developing a new strategic plan were officially underway.

McDermott did not want to prejudge what the new strategic plan is going to look like in fine detail but did emphasize the outreach and educational programs are going to be a significant part of the plan. One area that McDermott mentioned as being improved over the last year is the promotion of the Center’s resident companies.

“Fostering the relationships with our resident companies has been really important and has created a great feel on campus,” McDermott said.

“I certainly don’t take credit for that. That’s a credit to the entire staff and to the resident companies. We’ve got such momentum right now, and while we’re a young organization, we’ve matured a lot. We’re hitting the stride right now, and I think that everybody within this organization, the boards, the staff and hopefully within the community believes that the best is absolutely yet to come.”

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Education has always been a vital part of the Carmel community, and the Carmel Clay Schools (CCS) administration has been mindful to stay ahead of the district’s growth over the decades in order to best serve its student body and faculty. Carmel Clay Schools Co-Interim Superintendents Dr. Amy Dudley and Roger McMichael spoke with us about the growth and changes within the school district over the last 20 years and some issues that the administration and board are preparing for now for future generations of students.

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cMichael gave an overview of the construction projects that began with a major renovation of Carmel High School (CHS) beginning in 1994 and concluded with the construction of the last new elementary school, West Clay Elementary, in 2006.

In 1995, the ninth-grade freshman students had been moved from the junior highs (where they had been for years) to the high school, and in 2005, the CHS Freshman Center was completed, adding another 182,000 square feet to the overall high school complex. The Carmel High School building currently sits on 55 acres of land and comprises 22 acres of enclosed space.

“When I was hired in 1994, the high school was literally divided in half,” he said. “The west side was not connected to the east side of the building.

There had been a major community uprising over the construction of the high school, and the project had been shut down. That was a big controversy of course. On the west side of the high school, roughly where the cafeteria is, the wall had been bricked up, and there were pipes sticking out, going to nowhere.

And from the inside, you could go up a set of stairs and run into a brick wall.

As students, you had to go outside to get to the other side of the campus.”

McMichael shared that

eventually the committee was reconstituted, new board members were elected, a new plan was approved and construction on the CHS resumed.

CHS was under construction for nearly 10 years in some form.

“Part of the reconfiguration was putting the ninth grade in CHS,” McMichael explained. “The ninth grade was in the two junior highs. Prior to the renovations on CHS, the natatorium had not existed. It is worth noting that the state championship swim teams were winning championships long before they had this beautiful natatorium. Prior to, they were swimming in a concrete pond that couldn’t host meets because it wasn’t a regulation pool. Having these facilities doesn’t make the athletes swim faster necessarily. They still have to get up at 4 a.m. and practice every morning.”

CCS built its ninth elementary school, Prairie Trace, in 1998. The district had approximately 7,000-8,000 students and was growing. Two years later, CCS built Towne Meadow Elementary. The district was building a school about every couple of years and renovating existing schools. In 2004, CCS built its third middle school, Creekside Middle School. The two former junior high schools, Carmel Junior High and Carmel Clay Junior High, had undergone name changes in the mid-‘90s, according

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Carmel Clay Schools Spotlight: The Carmel High School Athletic Department More than two decades of excellence have been recorded, and of the 19 varsity IHSAA sports offered at Carmel High School (CHS), all of them have captured either a state championship, a state runner-up title or both. The CHS athletics department serves 62 teams, 98 coaches and over 1,100 student-athletes. Carmel residents have no doubt heard or read about the girls swimming and diving program and the dynasty they have created as undefeated state champions over not one, not two, but three decades.

Carmel High School Athletics Director Jim Inskeep shared with us a brief overview of the growth of the department over the last 20 years. Inskeep, a CHS graduate, became the athletics director in 2001, making him the sixth director of that department of CHS. “A big change for CHS was when the freshman students moved to the high school in the 1995-96 school year,” Inskeep said. “You can’t just snap your fingers and have everything fall into

to McMichael, and became Carmel Middle and Clay Middle Schools. The last new school building, West Clay Elementary, opened in 2006.

“As we approached 2004, our enrollment was growing 300-500 students per year,” McMichael stated. “We built the Freshman Center in 2004, and at that point, we had a high school with 1 million square feet that will accommodate 5,500 students.

We are growing into that space, but we are not at capacity. It has taken years to march towards the current 5,000 student enrollment figure.”

According to McMichael, the district completed a 20-year demographic study, which indicates the enrollment that peaked in 2012 at the elementary level would

place. It was a major transition for the students and faculty, but it was a good move for the community. When the Freshman Center opened in 2005, it was another big moment for our high school as well as for our athletic programs as well.”

Inskeep mentioned that CHS is a charter member of the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference (MIC) that was formed in 1996.

“The MIC really mirrors the last 20plus years for the athletic department,” he said. “It’s been a great way of measuring all of the athletic programs against the biggest schools in the state. We’ve also seen a tremendous rise in competition in addition to the rise of the schools within Hamilton County. Westfield is a perfect example with the growth that they have experienced in just the last 10 years. The growth of the schools in our county has brought some awesome competition for us. Overall, there has been a lot of change if you look at all of the

level out and eventually slightly decrease.

“There is a definite anticipation of a declining enrollment at some point,” McMichael affirmed. “The demographic study suggests that by 2026, we’ll be down to approximately 15,200 from 16,000 students.”

Meanwhile, the administrators and school board will continue to focus on providing excellent curriculum and programs as the years move forward.

With the support of the Carmel community, CCS has managed to pass its last two referenda that have helped to fill the shortfalls created by the current state funding formula. With the passing of these referenda, CCS has been able to maintain the level of education that

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IHSAA sports in the last 10-15 years, but central Indiana is absolutely the heart of competition in the state.”

INFO BOX: • The Carmel Athletics Department was recognized in the May 16, 2005, Sports Illustrated feature article on America’s Top 25 High School Athletic Programs.

• Carmel was ranked #10 nationally and #1 in the state of Indiana. The rankings were based on overall success in the last decade, including state championships and student-athletes earning college scholarships.

• Carmel High School was honored in the Redbook article, “America’s Best Schools,” for “successful programs in a variety of sports for both boys and girls, commitment to academic excellence for their student-athletes and for a record of winning games at the district and state level.”

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Carmel residents have grown accustomed to over the decades.

“One of the things that we learned about our first referendum eight years ago was that we needed to do a better job of educating our community,” Dudley observed. “The people that have children in the schools are very supportive. We have great parental support. We weren’t doing a good enough job of educating people who don’t have children in the schools and don’t necessarily have connections to the schools.”

Dudley explained that they started an expedition program to garner support from people who don’t necessarily have ties to the schools. These folks were brought in to discuss the referendum and then went out into the community where they could talk knowledgeably with their friends and neighbors and

answer questions.

“Having a high performing school district helps with property values, which allows people to get much more value for their house,” Dudley emphasized. “Businesses want to come to Carmel because their employees want their families to attend our high performing schools. As a district, we have to make sure that we continue to provide opportunities for our students, K-12, and are constantly reinventing ourselves. As good as we are, things change, and we have to grow with those changes. Our students are changing from being just consumers of knowledge to creators of knowledge, and that is where our focus is moving. In the next decades, we have to make sure that our students are adaptable and are being innovative and creative for the jobs that they will have that don’t even exist yet.”

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“We built the Freshman Center in 2004, and at that point, we had a high school with 1 million square feet that will accommodate 5,500 students. We are growing into that space, but we are not at capacity. It has taken years to march towards the current 5,000 student enrollment figure.”

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Live,Work and Play in Carmel Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Rollfast Gran Fondo, photos by Eric Meyer and Submitted

The City of Carmel has built many attractions and amenities for residents, employees and visitors to enjoy over the decades. Several local organizations have also developed and grown a variety of annual events and festivals, such as CarmelFest and the Carmel International Arts Festival, over the last 20 years. Festivals and special events have helped to build community pride and boost tourism throughout the city. In addition to the events, the expansion of the parks and Monon Trail through Carmel are valued amenities to the people who live, work and play in the city. Carmel has more than 500 acres of parkland. Wide open spaces and exceptional amenities make the Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation facilities a destination of their own.

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he Monon Greenway inspired development and redevelopment throughout the city. In 1999, a 10-mile segment of the Monon Greenway in Indianapolis was completed, while a 5.2-mile segment in Carmel was opened between 2001-2002.

Additional attractions for residents and visitors to Carmel include the Monon Community Center, a water park and mega-fitness center that opened in Central Park in 2007. The center also has an adjoining building connected by an elevated walkway over the Monon Trail where the Carmel Clay Parks Department offices are located.

Today, Carmel is recognized as a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly City by the League of American Bicyclists. In addition to the Monon Greenway, many of Carmel’s streets offer bike paths, and the City has worked hard to incorporate trails and paths in many of the new developments.

In 2008, the City unveiled the Carmel Access Bikeways, a network of bike routes and loops to be implemented on the city’s existing local streets and multiuse paths.

With commuters, recreational riders and families in mind, this system has been designed to identify existing streets and multiuse paths which will best serve to move cyclists around Carmel.

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Live,Work and Play in Carmel Carmel City Center hosted the first annual Rollfast Gran Fondo, one of the top-rated cycling events in the U.S., in 2015.

Rollfast is a bicycle competition for everyone. There are 25-mile, 65- mile and 100mile options. The event is presented by Rollfast, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to enhancing wellness by promoting bicycling as a means to good mental and physical health and producing events that also create opportunities for the youth of Indiana.

Carmel City Councilman Bruce Kimball moved to Carmel in the 1990s and has been on the frontlines of developing the city’s bicycle culture and using his position to advocate bicycle safety and awareness. “I’ve seen a dramatic change in the local bike culture,” Kimball observed. “When the farmers market was at City Hall, we’d see 10-15 bikes show up for the market.

Today, we see 200-600 bikes show up on a Saturday at Center Green for the market. That metamorphosis didn’t just happen. It happened because we are building a city that is designed for people to walk, to drive and to bike, and we did that by building ‘smart streets’ that are designed for all of the above.”

The Carmel Arts & Design District was designed to promote small businesses and local artisans. The district includes the award-winning Carmel Clay Public Library that opened at its current location in 1999 and a collection of art

galleries, boutiques, cafes, spas, restaurants and many other businesses. Lifelike sculptures by John Seward Johnson II, “The Norman Rockwell of American Sculpture”, depict life in the city throughout the streets of the district.

Today, several annual events and festivals are held in the district. Carmel Artomobilia, an annual celebration of automobile ingenuity and craftsmanship, has become the local area’s premier auto display that incorporates the local art galleries and artists into its program.

John Leonard, co-founder of Artomobilia, and his team continue to raise the bar each year while putting Carmel, Indiana, on the map for auto enthusiasts from all over the nation.

The district also hosts Art of Wine, Porchfest, Mooncake Festival and several more events throughout the year.

Festival Spotlight Carmel City Councilman Jeff Worrell, a past chair of CarmelFest and long-time committee member, is also a member of the Rotary Club of Carmel. The club puts on the annual Fourth of July extravaganza in collaboration with the City and its street and safety departments. Worrell has seen the festival go from a local happening to a major regional attraction over the last two decades.

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going to the ‘lake’ and wanted to stay in Carmel for July 4th,” Worrell said. “Over the years, we’ve had to expand our footprint in order to deal with the growing crowds. With the growth, [CarmelFest] continues to feel like a small town, patriotic celebration that has not lost sight of why we all gather on July 4th every year. It is not just a festival; it is a celebration of our country’s heritage.”

Worrell credits the countless dedicated volunteers from within Rotary and several other local service organizations and city employees for their dedication to putting on such a remarkable event.

“The [CarmelFest] footprint is expanding in a positive way,” he said.

“We will be using more of our open and public spaces. We will be utilizing Center Green and the newer public spaces that are becoming available. It will create a larger venue and will offer a variety of attractions in addition to the North Zone entertainment, Kids Zone, CarmelFest Parade and other existing attractions that everyone can enjoy at CarmelFest.”

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