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rants led to emails connecting Richards to the Tumblr account.

The task force confiscated Richards’ A former Carmel Clay Schools bus driv- phone on Jan. 21, the same day he left er was arrested June 1 and charged with CCS. According to a probable cause child exploitation affidavit, state investigators COURTS and possession of found 26 images of child pornogchild pornography. raphy and child erotica on the Police arrested Terrence phone, as well as conversations Richards, 40, on June 1 after an through the Kik social media app 11-month investigation by the that shared nine more images.

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Richards “admitted to accessing Richards Richards worked as a bus the child pornography on Tumdriver for CCS for two years before reblr blogs and then copying the images signing on Jan. 21 after police alerted and sending them to other Kik users.”

CCS officials of the investigation. Emily Investigators said that Richards also Bauer, CCS director of community regathered images from Tumblr of child lations, said Richards has not been on pornography and that he knew some of school property or performed any duties the people in the images were prepubesfor the district since school officials cent children. became aware of the investigation. She Richards is facing two counts of child said police confirmed that no CCS stuexploitation and one count of possesdents were involved in the case. sion of child pornography, all felonies.

The investigation began with a CyberHe was taken to the Hamilton County Tipline Report from the National Center Jail without incident. He is set to go to for Missing and Exploited Children to the trial on Sept. 14. task force. The social media site Tumblr The Hamilton County Metro Child had informed the agency that a user Exploitation Task Force is comprised of had uploaded 12 images of child pornogdetectives from the Hamilton County raphy, mostly of prepubescent girls in Sherriff’s Office and the Carmel, Fishers either compromised positions or perand Noblesville police departments. Anyforming sexual acts. Information about one with information regarding the case the user, including an email address, is encouraged to contact the task force username and IP address, was sent to at 317-595-3300.

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Registration open in McCordsville Fitness 5k — The 7th annual McCordsville Path to Fitness will be conducted on Aug. 14. All ages can sign up, with ages 13 and under free. There are 5K run/walk and 1-mile run/walk options. If applicants register before July 30 they guarantee themselves a T-shirt, and a medal for 5K runners. Group packages are available. Sponsorship opportunities are still available as well, if interested contact Tonya Galbraith at tgalbraith@mccordsville.org. For more, visit secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=MTYyMDIzNTU1MDc0MDVn0vUnDp4pEVv5 June Solar Webinar — A free webinar is being offered for the Hamilton County Solar Co-op, a nonprofit program. You’ll learn about solar basics for your home, farm, or small business, and how solar protects against rising electricity bills and can increase property values.

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Pickleball coming to Lawrence

By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com The City of Lawrence is seeking bids to construct pickleball courts at Lee Road Park at 6200 Lee Rd. Mayor RECREATION Steve Collier wants construction to begin in the early fall, with eight courts opened and ready for use in early November.

If the courts are well received, eight more could soon follow.

“The sport is growing so quickly that I doubt there will be any problems at all putting in eight additional pickleball courts over there,” Collier said.

Pickleball is a hybrid of tennis and table tennis, with a slower pace that is relatively easy to learn how to play.

“It began appealing to the 55 (and older) generation, but now its popularity has really taken off,” Collier said. “There are full-scale pickleball leagues all throughout Indiana. I think Fishers has 16 pickleball courts already in place, as does Westfield and Noblesville. I envision that the city will eventually have a true round-robin pickleball league going in the next year or two.”

Lawrence is seeking sealed bids to construct the initial eight pickleball courts. Bidders are required to file a bond or certified

Natural Beauty James Abels plays Pickleball at Cyntheanne Park in Fishers. (File Photo)

check covering 10 percent of their overall bid price.

The pickleball courts are part of a larger repurposing of the city’s parks. Baseball fields will be removed from Lee Road Park and new fields will be developed at Community Park at 5301 N. Franklin Rd. Lee Road will then become home to pickleball and a fitness trail and potentially tennis courts.

Bids are due to the Lawrence Government Center by 5:30 p.m. June 30. Bids will then be opened and publicly reviewed during a meeting of the Parks and Recreation Board on June 30 at 5:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room inside the Government Center.

For more, visit cityoflawrence.org/ news/2021/06/02/request-sealed-bids-construction-8-new-pickleball-courts.

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McCordsville seeks Building inspector — The McCordsville Planning and Building Department is looking for a new building inspector. For more, visit files.constantcontact.com/f3ec75ad401/d4aeee8f-903e-4aac8cdf-279848741540.pdf.

Fishers Touch-a-Truck – Fishers will host Touch-a-Truck, a child-centric event where children can explore Fishers’ snowplows, tractors, police cars and firetrucks. It will be June 17 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, 6 Municipal Drive. There will be live demonstrations of some of the equipment at the event as well. For more, visit thisisfishers.com/ touch-a-truck.

McCordsville residents on Anderson Dean’s List — Eight McCordsville residents made the dean’s list at Anderson University for the spring of 2021. To make the dean’s list students had to earn a GPA of 3.5 or

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“This is an exciting time for the students in Hamilton County who will soon have access to new career considerations,” Hamilton County Councilor Steve Nation stated.

Nation and Hamilton County Councilor Ken Alexander encouraged the council to consider funding the initiative.

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By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com Stephen Friedrichs has been selling insurance in Fishers since March 1, but that wasn’t by design. Friedrichs NEW BIZ had formerly worked in the hospitality industry, traveling the U.S. as the director of revenue for Marriott Luxury hotels. But he was laid off from that job in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Less than a year later, the Fishers resident has blazed a new career path by opening his own insurance firm — Friedrichs Agency — in Fishers through Farmers Insurance.

“COVID came and my (hotel business) budgets were just decimated,” Friedrichs said.

The outlook for the third and fourth quarters were bleak as well. He decided to explore other employment opportunities.

“I started going down either a mortgage broker or financial adviser path and actually had two options to move forward with,”

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“That division in Indianapolis is really where a lot of planners get their start, I Megan Shaefer is the City of Fishers would say, in central Indiana,” she said. new director of planning and zoning. She “From there, a lot of people move on to the was formerly doughnut counties.”

GOVERNMENT the assistant Planning road developments, director. overseeing zoning for buildings Schaefer, 28, became interested and parks and notable developin a career in local government ments, such as the Nickel Plate during a college visit to the School pedestrian tunnel that is under of Public and Environmental Affairs construction, are part of Shaefer’s at Indiana University. She was a new responsibilities.

Shaefer senior at Avon High School at the “The thing I get most excited time. about is pedestrian connectivity,” Schaefer “From then on, I think I knew that policy said. “When any new development comes is what I wanted to get into, and it felt in, that’s a top priority for me. Especially like local government was the best way to with this last year, we’ve seen people’s have an impact on the community,” Schaeexcitement over sidewalks grow because fer said. they wanted to get out, and I just think Schaefer took her first step on her cathat the variation in mobility is going to reer path when was a permit technician transform with the Nickel Plate Trail in this for the City of Indianapolis in its code and area. enforcement division. She worked her way “Getting from Point A to Point B won’t up to doing technical reviews on building just be in a vehicle.”

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Project: Admirals Pointe Drive closed Location: Between E 86th Street and Old Stone Road.

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A love story: Tobacco and coffee

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Images of whiskey may accompany one’s thoughts when thinking of enjoying a luxury cigar, but Blend Bar co-owner and President Corey Johnston said the best beverage to enjoy with a cigar is coffee.

“What’s unique about coffee is, it’s available all over the world, and so is tobacco,” Johnston said. “Coffee is still the No. 1 beverage. Coffees from different parts of the world have unique flavor profiles, so we blended our own brand of coffee (with Hubbard & Cravens) from Africa, and we think it pairs best with the cigar. It’s sort of like a wine pairing with cheese. What makes it so delightful is you can have different types of coffee and it hits the palate differently, just like tobacco, just like wine, just like food.”

Blend Bar opened at 3981 E. 82nd St. in Castleton in 2013. In 2017 it was named the best cigar lounge in the world by Cigar Journal. Since then, Johnston has strived to create a luxurious space that lives up to the title.

Despite being a cigar bar, the inside of the building isn’t foggy with smoke. A $300,000 HVAC system circulates the air eight times per hour.

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the furniture and interior design something relaxing and comfortable and approachable,” Johnston said. “A lot of people come in and think it’s going to be a smoky bar, and yes, it’s a lounge that has smoking, but the way the ventilation is, it takes away that.”

Blend Bar also employs the state’s only cigar sommelier, Richard Peyton. His job is to help connect customers with the perfect cigar.

Blend Bar’s cigars are 100 percent tobacco that has been aged five to seven years. Unlike a cigarette, the cigars have no added toxins and take about 2 hours to smoke.

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I started writing Current Publishing’s Behind Bars column almost six years ago, at age 21. I didn’t truly appreciate a balanced cocktail until after years of refining my palette and learning what it means to put the “craft” in craft cocktail.

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Limoncello, a lemon liqueur made from soaking lemon peel in grain alcohol and adding simple syrup, is used as either an aperitif or digestif, in which it can be enjoyed either before or after a meal. It originated in Italy in the early 20th century. Franco said the Italian regions of Naples, Sorento and Amalfi claim bragging rights for creating the alcoholic beverage.

Franco makes 5-gallon batches of limoncello at a time. Although Indiana liquor laws prevent him from selling it by the bottle, an $8 glass of limoncello is still the restaurant’s most popular beverage.

“We make it in-house and peel about 100 lemons, and that’ll give us about 5 gallons,” Franco said. “We go through about 100 gallons monthly. We are always making it. We order lemons three times a week.”

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Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano owner Adson Franco displays the restaurant’s house-made limoncello. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

lemons.

“American lemons are smaller,” Franco said. “Italian lemons are a bit sweeter, and it’s just a cleaner flavor. It’s not as bitter.”

Franco soaks lemon peels in high-quality grain alcohol for two to three weeks. When the peels have absorbed the alcohol, he makes a simple syrup out of boiling water and sugar and filters it through the lemon peel three times. Then, he freezes the golden liquid for 10 hours.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com For the past 25 years, Noble Coffee & Tea has been a cozy place for the community to gather. Co-owner Robyn Wilson began working at the shop in 2009 as a barista for Jim Howard, the original owner, but her memories span further back.

“I grew up here in Noblesville and graduated from Noblesville High School, so everything is very familiar to me – the customers, teachers, people I went to school with,” Wilson said. “For me, it’s important to keep a place that is comfortable and provides everybody a place to go.”

Recently, Wilson was working at the shop when she overheard a customer say that Noble Coffee & Tea was similar to safe spaces in video games.

“I guess in video games there’s safe spaces and a place you go to rest, and I thought that was a really nice thing,” she said.

The shop, at 933 Logan St. in downtown Noblesville, celebrated its silver anniversary in April but had a low-key celebration because of COVID-19 restrictions. Wilson said she’s considering another celebration later

One of Noble Coffee & Tea’s most popular beverage is boba tea, which commonly includes tea and tapioca or fruit-flavored balls called boba. (Photo by Shwa Hall)

this year.

The most popular item on the menu is still filter coffee because it’s roasted next door, but Wilson said boba tea has started to become popular as well. Boba tea originated in Taiwan and usually consists of tea with chewy tapioca balls. Noble Coffee & Tea also offers popping boba, which has a fruit flavor when bitten.

The shop is open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, and 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Wilson said she plans to extend Friday and Saturday hours in the coming weeks. For more, visit noblecoffeeandtea.net.

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Recipe: Steak Gruyere Commentary by Torrie Hudson Ingredients for steak: 16 oz. New York strip steak from Joe’s Butcher Shop, salt and pepper, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon butter, 2 garlic cloves (smashed), 2 sprigs fresh rosemary Ingredients for Gruyere cream sauce: 1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese, 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons flour, 2 garlic cloves(chopped), 1 1/2 cups half and half, salt and pepper, chopped parsley Instructions: Pull steak out of the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to cooking. Pat meat dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper. Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat until smoking hot.

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Juniper on Main, 110 E. Main St., Carmel I will never stop singing praises for Juniper on Main. The owners have gone above and beyond in decorating the Southern/ coastal fare restaurant, and when I dined on the patio in warm weather, it seemed to transport me directly to Charleston or Savannah. Not only is the food delicious, but the quaint patio is a great place to watch the hustle and bustle of downtown Carmel while dining under Edison lights.

3UP, 201 W. Main St., Carmel Perched on top of Anthony’s Chophouse in downtown Carmel, 3UP is a rooftop bar with luxurious touches like a living plant wall and a picturesque view of the Arts & Design District.

1933 Lounge, 9707 District N. Drive, Suite 1120, Fishers One of my favorite parts of 1933 Lounge in

Juniper on Main’s quaint patio is At the Table with Anna’s top spot for outdoor dining in Hamilton County. (File photo)

Fishers, in addition to its 21-and-older policy, is that it has an indoor/outdoor patio if you want a bit of fresh air but don’t want to be fully exposed to the elements.

Field Brewing, 303 E. Main St., Westfield Who doesn’t love gardens and games?

Field Brewing’s front yard is a beautiful garden, and the back patio has a bocce ball court and a green space for kids and adults to enjoy.

Sun King Brewing, 351 Monon Blvd., Carmel Speaking of games, if you’re in the mood for table tennis, an outdoor greenspace, outdoor movies and lounge-style seating in the great outdoors, be sure to check out Carmel’s Midtown Plaza and grab a beer at Sun King while you’re at it.

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City of Lawrence prepares for return of July 4 celebration

By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com Last year, the Fourth of July came and went in Lawrence without a firework bursting in the sky or a single float sweeping along the parade route. But this year, Fourth Fest will return July 4 in Lawrence, helping to begin restoring a general sense of normalcy.

“Last year was the first time I’ve been off on July 4 in 30-some years,” Lawrence Parks and Recreation Director Eric Martin said. “I didn’t know what to do with myself.

But we are back to, we believe, a pretty normal schedule.”

The event will include a five-day carnival, parade, car show, baseball, live music, fish fry and fireworks.

According to city officials, the planning process has seen most everything fall into place as in previous years, with the exception of a date adjustment (from July 3 to July 4) and a change in fireworks operators.

“I’m looking forward to just getting some normalcy back, seeing some of the community faces that we haven’t seen in a year and a half,” Martin said. “The individuals around the parade route, the kids on the carnival rides. Again, just a more natural setting for us.”

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Parade participants will begin to line up at 9 a.m. and will roll out at 10 a.m. It will proceed along the traditional route, leaving Harrison Hill Elementary, 7510 E. 53rd St. and head south on Richard Avenue before turning east on 47th Street, then going north on Franklin Road before concluding underneath the Garrison flag in Community Park, 5301 N. Franklin Rd. “One of the more fun things for me is, as the parade is beginning and the line is forming, I get to go up and down and revisit some of the people that I maybe haven’t seen very much throughout the year,” Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier said. “I’ll get there right at 9 a.m. and walk up and down the parade route.”

Indiana Miss Basketball and 2021 Lawrence North High School graduate Jayla Smith will be the Grand Marshal. She will ride atop a Chevrolet Corvette convertible behind a high school band.

The Fourth Fest carnival will begin June 30 and continue until the evening of July 4.

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From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Lawrence Sunrise Kiwanis Club will host the annual fish fry. The club is new to the fish fry, but a familiar face will still be involved in the frying process.

“Phil Kehrer, who does the famous fish, he’ll be there (assisting the Kiwanis Club),” Collier said.

When the fish fry ends at 3 p.m., food trucks will operate inside Community Park.

ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS

A carnival with games and rides will begin in Community Park on June 30 and continue through July 4. On July 4, options for family centered entertainment expand.

“We will have one of the largest classic car shows in Indiana that will be taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,” Collier said.

A live music stage will be set up in Community Park beginning with mariachi group Sol Jaliscience at 2 p.m., followed by Country Joe Hess at 4 p.m., Studio D at 6 p.m. and Safe at Second at 8 p.m.

A Little League invitational baseball tournament will be played in Community Park

beginning at 11 a.m.

FIREWORKS SHOW

Fireworks will launch from the usual spot, the old pigeon coop building by the soccer fields at Community Park.

Finding a supplier for the fireworks required some searching this year. An embargo between the U.S. and China put some wholesale distributors in a predicament. In 2019, 95 percent of fireworks used in America came from China. The longtime supplier did not have enough to meet Lawrence’s demands.

“We had to look elsewhere and found the Mad Bombers out of LaPorte, Ind.,” Martin said.

Mad Bomber Firework Productions supply many firework shows in the Chicagoland area and previously supplied Fishers.

“For fireworks, we’ll have a big crowd,” Collier said. “It’s hard for me to estimate.

We’ll have probably 10,000 vehicles parked that people will be watching fireworks from.”

Other than Community Park, Martin said the best vantage points will be along 56th street near Post Road. Spectators do not

need to remain in their vehicles to watch the fireworks.

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ON THE COVER: The fireworks at the 2019 Lawrence Fourthfest (Submitted photo)

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Let’s (not) get together

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The rumors are already circulating, and some of us are confident enough to be completely certain that television as we know it is breathing its last breath. Ditto radio, telephone, driving our own cars and newspapers (really, anything that is in print). The rise of new technologies and changes to social norms have long been disruptive forces requiring the end of one medium to make room for others.

On-demand subscription services provide much greater freedom of when and what to consume. And the portability of modern technology makes us think of anything hard-wired as more akin to a dog chained to a tree than to a contemporary mobile lifestyle.

Still, one doesn’t have to be too old to remember the Walt Disney promise of the City of Tomorrow. Taking a break from the long lines and hot weather of family summer vacation, we’d board the PeopleMover from a giant roundabout with the attached cars being propelled along by rubber tires embedded in the track.

There, we’d find a respite from the heat and “learn” a bit about what the future would be. Flying cars? Sure, why not? No crime, hunger or human condition? Plan on it. Utopia? Seems reasonable.

Well, the years have passed and a Disney CEO whose name was not Disney closed the ride and its accompanying optimism for the future. We still don’t have flying cars, perfect humans or Utopia. In fact, as most of us mature into adulthood, we realize that these dreams are either silly, impractical or downright impossible. But what has remained is that people still want to escape the summer sun occasionally when spending the day outside and to imagine a future of wonder and opportunity. If we are sure to adapt, what do we keep and what do we leave behind?

Here’s my current situation: I’m on the second-floor balcony of a South Carolina beach house trying to elude the 17 children/young adults roving the grounds.

And if I’m honest, I’m also hoping to avoid their parents, including — but not limited to — Doo, my beloved spouse of 25 years.

That’s right, friends, it’s our annual family reunion, and four days in, I’m ready to be done.

Don’t get me wrong — I look forward to this trip every summer. Spending a week oceanside enjoying the company of my sisters and brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews, Doo and our kids and my mom, is a wonderful gift. But 28 people between the ages of 7 months to 76, piled on top of each other into a single-kitchen home, becomes overwhelming fairly quickly, especially for an introverted, early-to-bed neat freak like myself. Even an intriguing 1,000-piece oldies TV puzzle and nightly charades can’t offset my need to escape, at least for a short while.

I know I shouldn’t be annoyed by the little things — the discarded Hi-C boxes, the raucous laughter of coeds playing poker at 2 a.m. and the baby paraphernalia literally everywhere. These are simply the inevitable byproducts of large multigenerational get-togethers. But if I step into a melted puddle of Lucky Charms marshmallows one more time, I am going to lose my flipping mind.

Hence the hiding. This balcony has become my relatively quiet, persons-free safe space where I can ponder the universe and the latest “Shadowhunter” book without fear of being roped into a game of Sorry or forced to bear witness to the results of the 15th Kroger run of the morning. Not a bad current situation.

Peace out.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.

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by a Mexican company, Bimbo Bakeries, which sounds like a south-of-the-border There is a new show on the History ChanHooters. In reality, Bimbo is one of the largnel called “The Food That Built America.” Each est food conglomerates in the world. I think episode takes an edible item they make almost everything except frozen HUMOR like pizza, burgers or breakfast tacos and burritos, which they farm out to cereal and presents the history the Chinese. of the cutthroat competition among the food Bimbo and Hostess are now in a legal barons who developed these products. My fa- battle over Thomas’ recipe for nooks and vorite historical reencrannies. Make no actment was when the My mom used to insist English mistake, this has founder of Hershey’s schmear campaign muffins were to be carefully chocolate was firing written all over it. an employee who then pried apart with a fork, so that In the true spirit of threatened to open his English muffins, both both halves revealed their own candy company. sides will be equally celebrated nooks and crannies. represented. The jury “Yeah, good luck with that, Mr. Reese,” Milton – DICK WOLFSIE may have a tough Hershey said. time, so I expect a I’d like to see the split decision. history of the English muffin. My mom used I have learned that the history of the to insist English muffins were to be carecraggy surface was anything but smooth fully pried apart with a fork, so that both scaling. Several notable bumps along the halves revealed their celebrated nooks and way perplexed the inventor, Samuel Bath crannies. Careful toasting produced the legThomas. Some of his early versions were endary crispy texture. disasters, including the Moon Muffin, which As any muffin maven knows, the jagged was all nooks and no crannies. Another earterrain provides a nesting place for butter, ly snafu was naming the muffin after himcream cheese or jam. My father routinely self. No one knew where to put the apostrohacked away at Thomas’ offerings with phe. Thomas’? Thomases’? Thomas’s? a kitchen knife, and when Joan saw the The Bimbo company is always searching half-eaten evidence on Dad’s plate, she’d for ways to increase visibility. I hope they scold him. Arnie would then use the same don’t try to sell their products to fairgoers knife to split an Oreo cookie into two this summer. I love Indiana State Fair food cream-covered halves, a clear violation of the as much as the next guy, and a deep-fried twist-and-detach rule, still operative today.

English muffin doesn’t sound quite Hoosier I don’t know the difference between a enough to me. nook and a cranny. I always figured that

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By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com Fishers resident Julius Taylor, a software engineer by trade, has created a unique side occupation that he NEW BIZ wants to grow. Since March 1, Taylor has been renting out hot tubs through his new company, Indy Hot Tub Rentals.

“It was last winter around November or December, and I heard about a gentleman on the East Coast doing something similar — renting hot tubs,” Taylor said. “He’d been doing it for two years. When I heard it, I thought it was an awesome idea and thought it would work in Indianapolis and the surrounding area.”

Although skeptical about the idea at first, Taylor’s wife, Melissa, eventually warmed up to it. The business is very hands-on for the Taylors. Julius has no employees, but Melissa helps out. When a customer rents a hot tub, it’s either Julius or Melissa that they speak to. When the hot tub is delivered and set up, Julius does the work.

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started, I go over with them how to control the unit and any maintenance steps that are necessary,” Taylor said.

Taylor’s business has seen a steady increase in bookings and a growing inventory.

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WHAT IS A MIDWIFE? A midwife is a trained medical professional who works in partnership with women to provide care, support and advice during pregnancy, labor and birth. A midwife also provides gynecological and well-women care throughout a woman’s life.

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WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ME FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT DURING LABOR? There are lots of different ways midwives can help women cope during labor! Some examples are water immersion, relaxation, hypnosis, positioning, birthing balls, visualization, affirmations, heat/cold, massage, aromatherapy, acupressure and epidurals.

Stephanie Crowell has been a certified nurse midwife for five years. She also is a family nurse practitioner and has several years’ experience working in various ERs. Bethany Monte is a certified midwife in Carmel offering care along the lifespan of a woman. She offers care for teenage girls, preconceptual counseling, birth control counseling, prenatal care, delivery, postpartum care and GYN care.

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In the United States, approximately 8 percent of all childbirths are attended by a midwife. Similar to OB/GYNs, PREGNANCY midwives are trained in a wide range of primary health care services for women like gynecologic care, family planning, care during and after pregnancy and during childbirth.

A certified nurse-midwife is an advanced-practice nurse trained in the care of low-risk women and pregnancies. A midwife cannot perform certain procedures and surgeries (such as a C-section) but works in collaboration with an OB/GYN if the need for the procedure arises. Midwives are advocates for natural childbirth but are still able to utilize medical interventions whenever necessary or desired.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com According to Huse Culinary co-owners Steve and Craig Huse, the secret behind St. Elmo Steak House’s success FOOD is hiring intelligent, hardworking people and rewarding them well.

The philosophy seems to benefit both parties. When Craig Huse recently entered Harry & Izzy’s Northside, he was immediately greeted with an enthusiastic hug from one of the waitstaff.

In an industry that frequently sees turnover, Steve Huse said St. Elmo Steak House and its sister restaurants — Harry & Izzy’s, 1933 Lounge and The HC Tavern + Kitchen — have at least 15 employees who have worked for the company for 20 or more years.

“Part of the reason people come to us is we pay well, and we also have fully benefitted our people who are with us full time,” Steve Huse said. “We also have a family atmosphere and consider our business family as important as our biological family. We have very high standards on the products we buy to transform somebody’s lunch and dinner, and I think they (the staff) appreciate that. They know we aren’t trying to cheat anybody, and that all creates pride for your work.”

The Huses’ practice of treating employees well continued during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though the company’s Hamilton County restaurants closed for 56 days, and its Marion County restaurants closed for 81 days, the owners found a way to provide for their employees.

“We were able to bridge payroll and never shut payroll down,” Craig Huse said.

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Besides that, the Huses and former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning funded 1,200 boxed lunches for local first responders and staff at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. Creating the boxed lunches allowed some Huse Culinary employees to work throughout the shutdown.

“It allowed people to be working again here while we were closed to the public,” Craig Huse said. “We had 15 people or so banging out 1,200 meals a day, which is like an assembly line.”

The meals inspired others to get involved, including the Indianapolis Indians, Bob & Tom and more. In total, 10,000 meals were donated.

The real challenge for employees came when the restaurants reopened and experienced slow business as diners began slowly venturing out again.

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pretty quickly, because downtown was empty, so people who were going downtown were staying close to home,” Craig Huse said. “Downtown is still running at 60 to 65 percent of 2019’s numbers, and (Harry & Izzy’s Northside) hit a number of times the same sales volumes as 2019 and overall is 90 percent where we were pre-pandemic.”

Although gratuities aren’t quite back to where they were pre-pandemic, some of Huse Culinary’s most loyal customers are helping support the waitstaff.

“Some of our regular guests, which we call our patron saints, were tipping outlandish tips, like 100 percent,” Craig Huse said. “We had one donate a bunch of Visa gift cards to supplement our staff.”

The company’s Benevolent Program, which provides grants to employees in need, also awarded $15,000 to employees in need during the pandemic.

For more, visit huseculinary.com.

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Carmel Rising Star competition draws from five countries editorial@youarecurrent.com Rising Star quickly became popular with music and performing arts teachers and brought 130 participants from five nations, including the U.S., Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Turkey and 11 states in the U.S. Among those were 75 participants from Indiana.

First-place finishers in piano and original work from Carmel were: Allison Shen, Amy Luo, Ankita Dey, Ava Luo, Daniel Chen, Ethan Blocher, Ingrid Blocher,Harper Lach, Helena Wang and Liza Folkin. First-place finishers in voice from Carmel were: Abira Adilet-Sultan, Aksana Adilet-Sultan, Aisalkyn Adilet-Sultan, Aksedep Adilet-Sultan, David Jiang and Katerina Folkin.

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Collins said her good friend Terry Woods has musically directed all the concerts.

“He is perfection, and we are extremely fortunate to have him on board,” Collins said. “Greg Wolff on drums and Greg Gegogeine on bass are known as ‘The Gregs.’

They have been with ATI a good long time, seasoned pros. You know when you do a gig with these guys, they have your back.”

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Where’s Amy attends GHDT’s ‘Live’ Where’s Amy attended Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s “Live” June 3 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts at Carmel. The stage lit up with magical performances by the GHDT Company and G2 dancers. The lighting, music and costumes helped bring together another unforgettable show. After the performance, the dancers greeted guests outside, took photos and celebrated.

Be sure to grab your tickets for “Under the Big Top” at The Tarkington coming Aug. 27-28. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org. Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre Company Dancers: Hannah Brown (Carmel), Abigail Lessaris (Greenwood), Chloe Holzman (Fishers), Thomas Mason (Indianapolis), Zoe Maish (Westfield). Adrian Dominguez (Indianapolis), Josie Moody (Noblesville), Olivia Payton (Indianapolis) and Camden Lancaster (Carmel).

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“He would listen to his love songs of the ‘60s or James Taylor or Motown songs,” Farrell said. “He and my mom loved ‘My Girl.’

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The Hamilton Bar & Grille at Chatham Hills Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 1100 Chatham Hills Blvd., Westfield What to get: Seared scallops Price: $32 Anna’s take: Chatham Hills is a beautiful venue with endless opportunities for fun and food. While touring the facility with a guest, I saw the beautiful pool with a swim-up bar, an indoor bowling center and other amenities, as well as two restaurants inside the club. We dined at The Hamilton Bar & Grille. We started with seared ahi tuna ($17), arranged in the shape of a flower, Cajun-rubbed and seared, with honey tataki sauce with rose sugar and wasabi. The sauce was smeared on the plate and had a savory caramel consistency that I dipped my fork in to taste again and again. We also tried the braised beef egg rolls ($16) — crispy bites of braised short rib, mozzarella cheese and creamy horseradish and sweet chili sauce for dipping. For the main event,

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I had seared scallops, which featured four pan-seared jumbo scallops bathed in a red pepper coulis and dotted with pomegranate seeds, topped with refreshing slices of jicama and peppers. For dessert, I tried the tres leches cake ($10), a layered cake with strawberries, a three-milk blend and whipped cream.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Lakefront living in Carmel Commentary by Larry Greene This 1997 home is in Carmel’s Bayhill neighborhood. The new homeowners wanted to update the exterior to enjoy the home’s prime spot on the water.

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