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Memorial for Mason Alexander draws crowd
By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com
MEMORIAL
More than a thousand Fishers community members showed up for a March 3 memorial for former Hamilton Southeastern High School student Mason Alexander, 18, who died in a March 1 car accident on Florida Road.
The ceremony was brief but meaningful, with students, parents and supporters slowly filing onto the HSE football field holding balloons and quietly standing as Alexander’s family made their way onto the bleachers near the 50-yard line. At 5:15 p.m., in honor of Alexander’s No. 15 jersey, about 2,000 balloons were released.
A spokesperson for the family said over the loudspeakers that, as the balloons were released, participants were sending their love, memories and prayers to Alexander, whose nickname was “Money Man.”
“May these balloons carry our message of love and remembrance to the sky, just as Mason soars free,” she said. “We miss you, Mason. We love you.”
Before the ceremony, HSE head football coach Mike Kelly said Alexander played for the Royals all four years of his high school career.
“(He was) not the biggest guy, but he had the biggest smile and was just an amazing young man,” Kelly said. “He always brought joy to the room.”
Kelly said it had been a somber Monday for HSE students, particularly Alexander’s former teammates. He said he told students to focus on the “dash” of Alexander’s life — the impact he had. Kelly sent his thoughts to Alexander’s family and his thanks to the community for its support.
“Everyone’s looking for ways that they can help out,” Kelly said. “We greatly appreciate that. And that just speaks to the Fishers community at large — Fishers High School is already doing things to show their support. Though we’re enemies on the field, so to speak, we still understand the value of life and what’s most important, which is those relationships through-
out life. To his family — our heart breaks and we’re there for them. We’ll do whatever we can to help them.”
Alexander had graduated early to start playing this year as a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh. Pitt head football coach Pat Narduzzi said in a statement that the university’s football program was shocked and saddened by Alexander’s death.
“Mason had just enrolled at Pitt in January,” he stated. “Even during that short time, he made a great impression on all of us. Mason was proud and excited to
be a Panther and we felt the same way about having him in our Pitt family. He will always be a Panther to us. The Alexander family and Mason’s many loved ones and friends will be in our prayers.”
HSE Schools Director of School and Community Relations Emily Pace Abbotts said in an email that the district had a crisis response team offering support to students and staff on March 3, and additional support would be available throughout the week. A moment of silence was held at the start of that school day.
More than a thousand Hamilton Southeastern High School students, parents and community members release balloons March 3 in memory of Mason Alexander. (Photo by Leila Kheiry)
Students distribute balloons before a March 3 memorial for Mason Alexander. (Photo courtesy of Southeastern Media Network)
Extravagant
Fishers’ Spyglass neighborhood to get new stoplight at 116th
By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com
TRAFFIC
Following more than an hour of public comment Feb. 25 overwhelmingly opposed to a proposed one-way access road between Spyglass Falls and Spyglass Hills neighborhoods off 116th Street near Cumberland Road, the Fishers Board of Public Works and Safety unanimously rejected that proposal in favor of a new stoplight on 116th Street.
The access road — using an existing footpath from Laurel Falls Lane in Spyglass Falls to Knightsbridge Boulevard in Spyglass Hills — was the recommended option in a report from the city’s Engineering Department. It would have provided Spyglass Falls residents access to a secondary exit onto Cumberland Road. Other options, such as a stoplight or roundabout on 116th Street, were included in the report.
Following the public hearing on the proposal, Mayor Scott Fadness made a motion for the city to explore a new stoplight, prompting applause from those in the audience.
The hearing included comments from 14 representatives of Spyglass Hills. They primarily expressed concern about additional traffic in their neighborhood and the resulting safety issues. Many suggested the city instead install a stoplight at the Spyglass Falls entry point at 116th Street.
Four residents of Spyglass Falls spoke. They also were concerned about traffic safety, especially when turning left onto 116th Street from their neighborhood’s only exit and entry point. That concern first was brought up in 2016 and traffic along that corridor has increased significantly since then, according to the engineer’s report.
Fishers Director of Engineering Hatem Mekky reiterated that a study showed
traffic in that area didn’t currently meet the threshold for a traffic signal. However, Fadness noted, undeveloped land next to Spyglass Falls recently went up for sale.
“There is a good chance that’s going to develop into a more dense use than what’s there today,” he said. “I don’t know what that is — I’m just saying that in Fishers, if land goes up for sale, it tends not to stay in the current form it’s in, but tends to get developed. And as I contemplate more residential development heading into this area, either on the north side of 116th Street or on the south side of 116th Street, it gets me concerned about (the access road solution), because this solution won’t solve for what’s going to happen here in the next probably three to five years.”
Although some speakers had suggested a roundabout, Fadness said that wouldn’t be the best solution for the intersection. He made a motion to initiate a planning process to identify the best location for a new stoplight on 116th Street between Cumberland Road and Hoosier Road, which passed unanimously.
“I can’t guarantee you that a stoplight is going to be there by June of this year,” he said to residents gathered for the meeting. “I think we can work diligently to get something done, not five years, not 10 years down the road, but in the near future. I just want to make sure that we have the data points right, so that when we put the stoplight in, it makes sense and it works for not only the development today, but the development in the future, and I think we can work on that over the coming months.”
The engineering study estimated that a new stoplight would cost the city about $500,000.
The next Board of Public Works and Safety meeting was set for 9 a.m. March 11 at Fishers Municipal Center, 1 Municipal Dr.
Spyglass Falls neighborhood in Fishers has one entry and exit point at 116th Street. (File photo)
Lawrence North earns second girls state basketball title
By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com
The Lawrence North High School girls basketball team had its ups and downs this season, but ended up on top.
SPORTS
Wildcats coach Stephen Thomas said the team’s eight losses were all against top 20 teams.
“We played a very challenging schedule,” Thomas said. “We never blinked. We just took those learning lessons and continued to chop wood. That’s what got us to this point, and we won a state championship and couldn’t be happier. It’s an incredible experience. It gives me goosebumps.”
Junior guard Ke’Adriah “Keke” Butler scored 20 points to lead the Wildcats to a 65-59 victory over Class 4A No. 5 Warsaw (26-2) in the IHSAA Class 4A state championship game March 1 at Gainbridge FIeldhouse in Indianapolis.
The Wildcats had upset 4A No. 1 Lawrence Central 47-42 in the sectional final.
“It’s incredible for Lawrence Central to win it last year and then Lawrence North to win it this year to keep it in the township,” Thomas said. “Our girls deserved this. It means the world to us.”
It was the second state girls basketball championship for the WIldcats (19-8), who also won the Class 4A title in 2020.
The WIldcats built an 18-point lead at 52-34 with 53 seconds left in the third quarter before Warsaw went on a 3-point shooting tear, outscoring Lawrence North 23-8 to close the deficit to 60-57 with 31 seconds left.
Butler’s four free throws in the final 25 seconds helped hold the Tigers off.
Wildcats senior center Jamaya Thomas scored 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting despite being in foul trouble.
“Night in and night out, we had different people in foul trouble,” Stephen Thomas said. “That’s what is special about this group. They’re able to plug and keep things together and weather storms.”
Junior Kalea Bentley scored 12 points and junior teammate Naja Winson had nine points and 14 rebounds.
Stephen Thomas admitted his heart rate was higher during the fourth quarter.
“But you have to stay calm because we’ve been here before and they are looking to you and I’m the source of energy,”
he said. “So, if you don’t waver or don’t blink, the team is going to do the same.”
Jamaya Thomas, who will play for Northern Kentucky next season, said bringing LN its second basketball championship was special,
“I’ve waited for this since I put on the jersey and seen LN play. It just feels really good,” she said.
SENIORS GUIDE ROYAL SUCCESS
Hamilton Southeastern High School girls basketball coach Brian Satterfield knows there is a good reason why his Class 4A No. 1 team finished 27-1. The Royals reached the semistate championship Feb. 22 before losing to Warsaw 67-61.
“The seniors we had this year were unbelievable,” Satterfield said. “They helped bring that bond a team needs to do special things. We watched them understand the needs of different personalities, accept their roles and excel at togetherness to help bring the team and the program even closer. They figured out that when you make sacrifices, everyone has each other’s back and anything is possible.”
Senior Maya Makalusky, who will play for Indiana University next season, averaged a team-high 22.1 points per game. She averaged 26.1 ppg as a junior.
“It was special coaching Maya for four years, but especially leading this group this year,” Satterfield said. “She sacrificed what she was capable of at the offensive end to help this be a more complete team. We saw her game develop to where she played a huge impact on both ends of the floor.”
The Royals return juniors Kennedy Holman (12.2 ppg) and Kayla Stidham (10.5 ppg).
“We are excited that we have a great nucleus to build around for next year after the tremendous year we had this season,” Satterfield said.
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The Lawrence North girls basketball team with its Class 4A State Championship plaque. (Photo courtesy of IHSAA)
A life saver.
Seminar to focus on managing perimenopause
By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com
A Fishers-based physician who specializes in lifestyle medicine has organized a seminar in north Indianapolis for “women of a certain age” who are navigating the symptoms of perimenopause.
WELLNESS
The daylong seminar is set for May 17 at the COHatch Broad Ripple, 6151 Central Ave.
Dr. Nabiha Gill, board certified in physical, obesity and lifestyle medicine, has been in practice for more than 20 years. She said she started exploring lifestyle medicine — managing health through lifestyle changes — during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I really implemented lifestyle medicine strategies to myself and it helped me,” Gill said. “Personally, I was able to really lose a lot of weight, changed my hemoglobin, even changed my cholesterol and overall health.”
That success led to starting her business, Gill Lifestyle, which offers wellness and weight loss programs along with wellness seminars based on lifestyle medicine. The upcoming seminar focuses specifically on people experiencing perimenopause, a time frame when a woman’s body starts to transition toward menopause.
Perimenopause can start as early as the mid-30s and the transition can last many years before menopause, which is when women are no longer fertile. Gill said that although it affects about half the population, perimenopause is not addressed effectively in the traditional health care system.
“So, I wanted to bring all these health experts together who have really wide variety of holistic wellness experience in this area,” she said. “And then have something like a one-day-long seminar, where, when (women) attend the seminar, they get, of course, health care information, but also practical information … what they can do day to day that can help them with all these perimenopausal symptoms.”
Symptoms can include trouble sleeping, hot flashes, brain fog, mood swings, skin and hair changes and weight gain, among many others.
“We have 11 different sessions, and each session has different topics,” Gill said. “So, for example, I will address more like a
lifestyle medicine and anti-aging. I’m more into whole food, plant based. So, I’m going to address how the nutrition side can help people with their anti-aging — their skin, their hair and well-being.”
Other sessions will feature Ayurvedic practitioners who will focus on the traditional Indian system that relies on a natural approach; an expert in gut health and nutrient deficiencies; a harmonic sound immersion experience; and a cooking demonstration.
“All these experts, they have all different kind of different backgrounds,” Gill said. “So, (we’re) bringing a really comprehensive and holistic health approach for perimenopause for women in that age group and giving them practical information that they can use.”
Gill stressed that perimenopause and menopause are normal transitions for women and those going through that transition aren’t sick — they just need help managing symptoms. She herself is in her mid-50s and has firsthand experience with the process.
“It is (a) very beautiful transition,” Gill said. “I really think that as we age, we have more wisdom and more experience and more stability. In my personal journey, I feel like this decade that I have is better than the last, and so on. So, as women, I really feel that we need to embrace that very gracefully. And we need to be comfortable to reach out to ask questions and ask for help.”
For more, visit gilllifestyle.com.
Nabiha Gill of Fishers is organizing a May 17 seminar in Indianapolis for women experiencing perimenopause. (Photo courtesy of Nabiha Gill)
Divers help Fishers place 2nd in state finals
By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com
The Fishers High School boys swimming team experienced some disappointment in the 2024 state finals, finishing third after its 200-yard medley relay was disqualified.
SWIMMING
“That cost us 14 points and we were third by seven,” Fishers coach Joe Keller said. “So, there was some motivation to get back to where we should be.”
Fishers placed second in the team standings with 216 points in the IHSAA boys swimming and diving state finals March 1 at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. Carmel won its 11th consecutive state title with 412.5 points
The Fishers High School swimming and diving team celebrates with its state runner-up trophy. (Photo courtesy of IHSAA)
state were in there, too.”
Oak Hill senior Grant Cates set a state finals record with 655.95 points.
“I plan to break Grant’s record he just set,” said Lawson, who began diving when he was 10 years old. “We just got a new diving coach, Kevin White. Kevin is one of the best coaches I’ve ever heard of.”
“The guys performed at a really high, consistent level,” Keller said. “That was the key. Consistency and the efforts were outstanding all through the meet. I thought we had a great plan coming in the way we managed our relays.”
The Tigers were helped by three divers placing in the top six in the 1-meter diving event with junior Mason Lawson in second place, senior Jacob Schade in fourth and junior Kirby Danglade in sixth.
“We have two diving coaches and those guys showed up,” Keller said. “Having three guys in the top eight in one event is impressive. Not too many teams are doing that here, regardless of the event.”
Lawson is eager for a shot at the state title as a senior.
“Mason was our alternate two years ago at sectional,” Keller said. “Last year, he didn’t get out of sectional because the Hamilton Heights guys that finished 1-2 in
The team broke the school record in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1 minute, 32.49 seconds with a sixth-place finish. The Tigers tied the school record by finishing second in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:23.41.
Fishers senior Jonathan Hines finished second in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:37.55 and third in 500 freestyle in 4:22.54. Hines set the school record in the 500 free in 4:21.52 during the Feb. 28 preliminaries.
“Getting the school record was my main goal,” said Hines, who will swim for Purdue University next season. “I got my personal best in the 200 free final.”
Hines also anchored the 200-yard freestyle relay that placed second and the 400 freestyle relay team that finished eighth,
“He should be a tired boy,” Keller said. “Swimming the 200 and 500 free and 400 free relay and one other relay is the max amount of yardage you can do in this meet. He’s a workhorse.”
Joining Hines on the 200 freestyle relay were seniors Luis Sanchez and Hudson Lee and sophomore Alex Koo.
Koo was sixth in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle.
Hamilton Southeastern senior Jihoon Jung placed fourth in the 200 individual medley and sixth in the 100 butterfly. The Royals finished tied for 10th with Zionsville in the team standings.
Lawrence North High School junior Ke’Adriah “Keke” Butler has emerged as one of the top guards in state this season.
“Keke Butler has been phenomenal for us all season,” Wildcats coach Stephen Thomas said. “I’m blessed to have her again as a senior next season. Her teammates know how to get her in her spots (to score) and she knows how to get her teammates in their spots and they all trust each other. Between Kya Hunt and Butler, I’m biased, but those are the two best in the backcourt in the state. They’ve guarded incredible guards throughout the entire year and they just continue to answer the call.”
Butler scored 20 points and had eight rebounds and two steals in Lawrence North’s 65-59 victory over Warsaw in the IHSAA Class 4A state championship game March 1 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Butler hit all four of her free throws in the final 25 seconds to help seal the victory.
KE’ADRIAH BUTLER
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“We practice them all week, so I knew there was going to be a time when it was going to be a close game and I was going to have to shoot those,” Butler said. “I tuned out the noise and knocked them down one by one.”
They were needed as Lawrence North (19-8) saw an 18-point lead dwindle to three with 31 seconds left.
“They (Warsaw) were here for a reason,”
Lawrence North junior guard
Ke’Adriah “Keke” Butler was the top scorer for the state championship team. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)
Butler said. “We don’t think they are going to give up. We had to figure out what we need to do to get together.”
The Wildcats, who beat Class 4A defending state champion Lawrence Central in the sectional final, had eight losses during the regular season against top 20 teams.
“It means a lot because everyone doubted us and didn’t expect us to be here,” Butler said. “Overall, it feels great to know we worked all season for this and now
we’re getting the rewards. We continued to work hard. We didn’t let any comments bother us and no predictions bother us. We continue to stand tall, continue to work together and get the job done.”
Butler led a balanced scoring attack by averaging 13.9 points per game and 46 percent shooting from the field. She averaged 6.4 ppg as a sophomore.
“Everybody has continued to play their role and do what they are good at,” Butler said. “We have good players all the way down the bench and we knew there would be different players in different situations.”
Butler said she made the most improvement getting to her spot on the floor to shoot.
“I didn’t shoot a lot of mid-range shots (previously), but now I can get to the spot,” she said.
Butler has scholarship offers from Indiana State University, Indiana University Indianapolis, Morehead State University and University of Evansville, among others.
To nominate a high school student for Athlete of the Week, contact mark@ youarecurrent.com.
Local students serve
spent a day at the Statehouse serving as pages through the State Senate Page program.
According to an announcement from State Sen. Kyle Walker (R-Lawrence), the students who served in January were:
• Adrianne Cox, Leo-Cedarville, who attends Leo Junior High School
• Andrew Cox, Leo-Cedarville, who attends Leo Elementary School
• Cecelia Cobb-Dennard, Indianapolis, who attends Fall Creek Valley Middle School
• Luke Jarymowycz Jr., Fishers, who attends Guerin Catholic High School
• Matthew Jarymowycz, Fishers, who attends Saint Louis de Montfort Catholic School
• Kai Maki, Fishers, who attends Oaks Academy Middle School
• Hayden McDonald, Fishers, who attends Riverside Junior High
• Michael Molter, Indianapolis, who attends Saint Simon the Apostle Catholic School
• Katherine Schultheiss, Fishers, who attends Fishers Junior High School Senate pages spend a day at the Statehouse touring the building, observing debates from the Senate floor and interacting with their state senator.
“Being a page provides a first-hand look at the legislative process for young Hoosiers,” Walker stated. “I was happy to welcome local students … and answer their questions about how our government operates.”
Students in grades six through 12 can participate in the page program on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays during the legislative session. Groups can serve on Wednesdays.
For more, visit indianasenaterepublicans.com/page-program.
Crosser Foundation awards grants — The Crosser Family Foundation, a fund of the Hamilton County Community Foundation, has announced $404,676 in grants awarded to 21 local nonprofit organizations. The grants include $7,000 to the Hamilton Southeastern Education Foundation and $17,000 to Conner Prairie Museum. For a full list, visit hamiltoncountycf.org/2025/02/26/crosser-grants-2025.
State Sen. Kyle Walker (R-Lawrence), left, and Fishers Junior High School student Katherine Schultheiss, who was one of nine local students who served as a Senate page at the Statehouse during January. (Photo courtesy of Sen. Kyle Walker’s office)
Fishers task force to explore wellness for seniors
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The City of Fishers announced that it has launched an Aging & Wellness Task Force to evaluate existing services available for seniors in the community and to make recommendations for new programs and initiatives, including a potential facility dedicated to senior services.
The task force is cochaired by Fishers City Councilor Bill Stuart and local physician and Hamilton Southeastern Schools Board of Trustees President Dr. Juanita Albright. It also includes residents and care providers. According to the announcement, the task force will create a community survey and host focus groups to identify service gaps.
“This initiative demonstrates the city’s commitment to supporting its senior population and ensuring that this demographic has the necessary services, programs and resources to attain the highest quality of life within Fishers,” the announcement stated. “This is an exciting opportunity for seniors to share what matters to them and make a direct impact on future programming and infrastructure.”
The potential for a senior-focused facility was brought up during the planning phase for the new Fishers Community Center, set to open this fall.
“Over the past few years, we’ve debuted exciting new quality-of-life amenities for our community, including a world-class event center and art center, new parks and trails, and more,” Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness stated. “As more seniors are selecting Fishers as the place to spend their retirement, it’s important that we understand which amenities and resources can best serve this growing population.”
The task force will kick off this spring with the goal of completing a plan by mid-summer.
Stuart
Albright
Fishers celebrates groundbreaking at White River Park
By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com
Construction at the new White River Park has been ongoing, but weather delayed the official groundbreaking ceremony — originally planned for fall 2024 — until the sunny, albeit windy, afternoon of Feb. 27.
DEVELOPMENT
The crowd gathered for the ceremony included City of Fishers officials and staff, and representatives from construction company Meyer Najem, designers Browning Day and CRG Residential — developer of the adjacent River Place mixed-use development.
Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness acknowledged the challenge of scheduling the groundbreaking ceremony.
“This has been the longest-anticipated groundbreaking in the history of Fishers,” he joked, adding that the city was grateful for the partnership with Chris Reid from CRG, who donated an additional 25 acres for the park, making a total of about 120 acres of new parkland for the city.
“If you’ve never been back here in this
Hamilton Southeastern School District have teamed up to create an experiential learning program.
really pristine environmental area, you’d never believe that you were in the City of Fishers or in a metropolitan area,” Fadness said, “It really is extraordinary. It’s so rugged that when Chris and I first took a tour, Chris got the four-wheeler stuck, if I remember correctly.”
Following the ceremony, Parks Director Marissa Deckert said that after the access road and parking lot are complete, there will be a variety of trails for visitors to explore the natural landscape, along with a kayak launch for boaters to access the White River. She added that the city and
“Every sixth-grader in the district will be coming here and using this as an outdoor classroom, and they’ll be learning directly from their environment and from the White River,” she said.
The new park is expected to open this fall.
From left, Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness, City Councilors John Weingardt and Todd Zimmerman, River Place developer Chris Reid, Councilor Cecilia Coble and Parks Director Marissa Deckert celebrate the official groundbreaking of the new White River Park off 96th Street. (Photos by Leila Kheiry)
Construction has begun on the access road and parking lot for the new White River Park.
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Fishers Event Center offers ‘inclusivity initiatives’
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During Disability Awareness Month in March, the Fishers Event Center announced that the center, opened in November 2024, features inclusivity initiatives for guests with different special needs.
DISABILITY AWARENESS
Fishers Event Center is a KultureCity-certified sensory-inclusive venue. The certification process included training for staff, led by medical and neurodivergent professionals, on how to recognize guests with sensory needs and how to handle a sensory overload situation.
“Empowering communities through inclusion and innovation, Fishers Event Center is aligned with the same visionary spirit at KultureCity and is championing a world where every individual, regardless of ability, is not just accepted but celebrated for their unique contributions to the tapestry of humanity,” stated Uma Srivastava, executive director of KultureCity.
KultureCity sensory bags are available at the center’s guest services center — Sec-
tion 109. Each bag includes noise-canceling headphones, sunglasses, fidget tools, a visual feeling thermometer and a KultureCity VIP lanyard to help the staff easily identify a guest.
A sensory room is located in the guest services center.
A mother’s room, also accessible through the guest services center, provides privacy and convenience for parents. The room is equipped with a TV, baby-changing table, nursing chair and books.
The center also provides a universal changing table, which accommodates individuals of all ages, sizes and levels of mobility, in the second-level family restroom near Section 219.
Other ADA accommodations at the center include ADA parking spaces and ADA dropoff services, ADA seating, elevators for guests with limited mobility, wheelchair assistance, assistive listening systems for people with low hearing and interpretive services. Certified, leashed service animals are welcome at the center, according to the announcement.
For more, visit fisherseventcenter.com/ venue-info/accessibility.
DISPATCH
Assessment forms available electronically — Hamilton County property owners can submit a request to receive their Notice of Assessment of Land and Improvements/ Form 11 electronically. The Assessor’s Office traditionally mails forms in April but will make forms available by email this year. Form 11 details the assessed value of a property, which serves as the starting point for calculating annual property tax payments. Requests for electronic copies are due by end of day March 25 at hamiltoncounty. in.gov/2073/F-11-Email-Notification-Request.
The Fishers Event Center offers accommodations for guests with special needs. (File photo)
HONORING THE CLASSICS
School celebrates Michelangelo’s birthday with replica of Sistine Chapel
By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com
Classical Academy students and educators are celebrating a true classic in March with their own version of the famous Sistine Chapel frescoes by Renaissance artist Michelangelo, on display at the adjacent 91st Street Church. The display also celebrates the artist’s 550th birthday March 6.
The private Christian school is on the border of Fishers and Indianapolis and serves students throughout central Indiana. Dean David Hardesty said that, as a classical and Christian school, part of its mission is to celebrate the greats from history, especially when those greats are connected with Christianity.
“We get to celebrate something great — we get to acknowledge (Michelangelo’s) greatness, and we get to serve the Lord in the process of doing it with all these pictures of the Old Testament,” he said.
Art teacher Daniel Mann and his wife, Samantha, spearheaded the project, which involved 270 small panels that were then connected to create 13 frescoes. Daniel Mann said that each student in the school from pre-K to seniors contributed. On the day of installation, students and volunteers helped fill in any gaps between panels before carefully attaching each large fresco to the wall in a corridor of the church’s basement.
“It was a big project, but it was a cool project,” Mann said. “And the kids like to be a part of something bigger than themselves individually — so they were all excited to do it.”
Some of the students who worked on the project went on a school trip last year to Rome, where they visited the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
Classical Academy senior Teilah McClung was one of those students. She said the trip was memorable and working on the art project brought back many of those memories. McClung said the Sistine Chapel was a “massive” room and crowded with visitors.
“We were just, like, standing, looking up for — we were there for a good 15 minutes,” she said, adding that they weren’t allowed to take photos. “It was really cool. It was so detailed and there was so much
(Below) Senior Hannah Duquaine, top, hangs a panel with help from Samantha Mann (background), art teacher David Mann (right) and administrator Amber Pierre. (Photo courtesy of Johnny McClung)
of it. It was just crazy.”
McClung said her favorite fresco was the “Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants.”
Senior Anna Simmons also went on the trip.
“It was really amazing,” she said. “I think it was really cool, being classically
educated my whole life, to be able to actually see the things that we’ve been learning about my whole life in person.”
Mann was a chaperone on the trip and said it was his first time seeing the frescoes in person.
“That was really something, because
The famous Sistine Chapel in Vatican City was named for Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, who was pope from 1471 to 1484. According to the Vatican Museum website, he had the chapel restored between 1477 and 1480. Various artists were commissioned at that time to paint images on the walls of the chapel, including Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Pietro Perugino.
It wasn’t until the next pope, Julius II della Rovere, that Michelangelo Buonarroti was commissioned in 1508 to paint the ceiling and upper parts of the chapel’s walls. The artist finished in October 1512, creating nine central panels depicting the Stories of Genesis.
studying it — I’ve got an art history minor and a (Bachelor of Fine Arts) major, so I studied this stuff in depth in college,” he said. “I’ve always longed to see this stuff and to be able to do it with students for the first time was amazing.”
Students started working on the art project about a month prior to installing it on Feb. 28. The replica focuses on a selection of the Genesis frescoes, along with the prophets. Some of the panels appear to be sideways, but that’s because they’re on a flat wall rather than a curved ceiling.
Hardesty said the school had additional plans for Michelangelo’s birthday, including decorated cupcakes and framed prints of other famous works by the artist. But the frescoes are the focus of the celebration.
“I’m proud of the adults in here for having made it work and I’m proud of the students for actually doing this,” he said. He added that the school had to get permission from the church to hang the replica on the wall.
“They were like, ‘Weird, but OK — try not to have too many nude bodies,’” he said, laughing.
Although the original does include anatomically correct images, the students’ replica is a G-rated version.
For more about the Classical Academy, visit the-classical-academy.com.
ON THE COVER: Classical Academy students and educators stand with a replica of the Sistine Chapel they created and hung at the East 91st Street Church. (Photo courtesy of Johnny McClung)
THE SISTINE CHAPEL
The iconic image of the Creation of Adam from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel mural is part of a Classical Academy art project in honor of the artist’s 550th birthday. (Photo by Leila Kheiry)
(Above) Classical Academy students Teilah McClung, left, and Anna Simmons finish coloring in panels that make up the school’s replica of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel mural. (Photo by Leila Kheiry)
Black Orchid Barbers continues big growth in small spaces
By Les Morris news@currentinfishers.com
Travis Moore spends a lot of time on the phone talking to real estate brokers marketing commercial spaces in Hamilton County. That’s what happens when you are the owner and founder of a thriving business looking to grow and expand.
EXPANSION
And not just any space will do. Moore’s Black Orchid Barbers has found a niche in small “pocket” spaces of 500 to 1,000 square feet in unorthodox locations, like next to a bar (“Beers and beards,” Moore jokes). He has five locations, four of them located along a north-south spine from downtown Indianapolis’ Mass Ave to Carmel and wants more in high-growth areas like Westfield and Fishers.
Moore is attempting to turn the staid business of haircutting on its head, so to speak. His 19 barbers are employees with a matching 401(k) plan, not booth renters. Moore said that at least five of those employees earned more than $100,000 in 2024. They travel from shop to shop. Turnover
is low for an industry plagued by rapid movement. Moore may spend a lot of time on the phone, but don’t try to make an appointment at Black Orchid on one — online reservations only.
Black Orchid grew revenues by 30 percent in 2024 from the year prior, according to Moore, and is on pace to match that mark so far this year. The latest Black Orchid to open was in December in the
Keystone at the Crossing area, and that store has already seen business above projections.
The 44-year-old Carmel resident is especially bullish on his hometown. The existing location at 820 E. 116th St. was the second shop to open in 2018 after the original opened the year before at 355 Indiana Ave.
“I think I could have two or three locations in Carmel, we’re that busy,” Moore
said. “If a cool opportunity in downtown Carmel popped up, I’d be there in a heartbeat. I think downtown Carmel is definitely underserved.”
Moore has the hair business in his bloodlines. His parents were in the industry and in his early 20s he was employed in Chicago by Kenra, a hair products company headquartered and founded in Indianapolis in 1929. Kenra sold goods to distributors who in turn sold them to retail hair salons. He was transferred back to central Indiana in 2008 — reluctantly.
“At the time, I wanted to stay in Chicago,” he said. “I asked them if I could work remotely, long before that was a thing, and they said ‘no.’”
It’s all worked out quite well for Moore, with no end in sight. Meanwhile he takes calls from real estate brokers and tours spaces — three in Fishers and two in Westfield just in the prior week.
His small shops keep his real estate costs down but can be challenging.
“I’m your worst nightmare because my spatial needs are so small, I’m a waste of time,” he said.
Learn more at blackorchidbarbers.com.
Clients get haircuts at Black Orchid Barbers in Broad Ripple. (Photo courtesy of Travis Moore)
Comfort in a digital world
Commentary by Dr. Hannah Wilson
FRAME OF THE MONTH:
With our world being largely digital these days, we spend more time on devices than ever before. Aside from developmental and behavioral implications, prolonged screen use can have a profound impact on the visual system.
VISION
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Orthopedic provider opens Zionsville location
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Central Indiana Orthopedics recently announced plans to open a Zionsville location this month.
PHYSICIANS
The office — 625 S. Main St. — is the provider’s central Indiana location. The Zionsville office provides on-site casting and X-ray services and specialized care for upper and lower extremities; joint replacement; and sports medicine.
The health care team and their specialties include Dr. Brian L. Badman, shoulder surgery; Dr. Aaron M. Baessler, shoulder and elbow surgery, sports medicine; Dr. Brian E. Camilleri, hip arthroscopy, sports medicine, regenerative medicine, knee replacement; Dr. Jonathan S. Chae, sports medicine, general orthopedics; Dr. Adam W. Lyon, foot and ankle surgery; and Dr. Colin T. Penrose, hip and knee replacement surgery.
“Our team is committed to improving the quality of life for patients, and that includes enhancing convenience,” President
“We
of Central Indiana Orthopedics Dr. Steven Herbst stated. “We look forward to serving more Hoosiers and bringing the exceptional care we’re known for to the Zionsville area.”
Appointments can be scheduled at ciocenter.com/Zionsville or by phone at 800-622-6575.
Besides Zionsville, the provider has offices in Fishers, Anderson, Muncie and Marion, and serves as team physicians for Anderson University.
A lot of holes in this doughnut story
Commentary by Dick Wolfsie
I witnessed a miracle at our church on a recent morning. Unitarians do not, as a rule, believe in miracles, although starting our service on time is about as close as we ever get.
HUMOR
Each Sunday, a select group of congregants (a word few of us ever use) are assigned to bring snacks for the worshippers (another seldomly used word). We often get a wonderful selection of treats, including deviled eggs (the only time we think about the devil) and angel food cake, a term only applied to the children of our members, who we dearly love.
So, what was the miracle? Becky, one of the new members, brought a box of Dunkin’ Munchkins, and three of those tiny morsels were jelly-filled.
So, what in heaven’s name was the miracle? The miracle was that I had been asking for jelly-filled doughnut holes for the past several years at more than five Dunkin’ locations in Indianapolis, but they were never available.
I have a history of loving certain prod-
ucts that the manufacturers stopped making. I was hooked on Hebrew National Light Franks. They were also 100 percent kosher. If they were only 99 percent kosher, they would not be kosher. Yes, that’s the way it works. By the way, I can’t remember now if they were called “lite” or “light,” franks, but I am usually rite about spelling mistakes.
My list of disappointments is endless.
Meijer stopped making its coleslaw at the deli counter. It was the only slaw I enjoyed.
My hopes were shredded. And Kroger stopped making its cucumber/tomato/ onion salad. Then, Marsh stopped making … everything.
I called Hebrew National headquarters. They didn’t have a complaint department. They called it the kvetching hotline. Not a single person had a clue why they stopped making light franks. They do make “reduced fat” franks, but they reduced the fat too much, and I was reduced to not buying them. One woman gave me some double-talk about trying a different product.
“What about our bologna?” she asked. I had already heard enough of her baloney, so I hung up.
Disappointed that Munchkins weren’t
available, I went to each location and asked why they didn’t carry them anymore. Here are the responses I got.
They were not very popular, so we stopped making them.
They were too popular, so we always ran out. That made customers angry.
There was too much labor involved. You know, getting that jelly in the dough. And some of our employees hated needles.
I called Dunkin’ headquarters in Canton, Mass.
The man I talked to injected into the conversation the phrases “Spherical Delight,” “Balls of Heaven” and “Marvelous Morsels.” He told me that there was only one person at Dunkin’ headquarters who knew absolutely everything about these tiny doughnuts. So, next time I’m in the Boston area and want to know more about Munchkins, I’m off to see The Wizard.
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Comedian Shillue benefits from popularity of ‘Gutfeld!’ show
By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com
Tom Shillue understands his good fortune of being a regular on a hit late night show.
Shillue, who appears on “Gutfeld!” on FOX News, will be a special guest on ‘Gutfeld Live ’25’ at 7 p.m. March 15 at the Fishers Event Center. Shillue and fellow comedian Jamie Lissow, a frequent “Gutfeld!” guest, will start the two-hour show with their stand-up routines.
Political satirist Greg Gutfeld, who also is a co-host of “The Five” on FOX News, then joins Shillue on stage.
Shillue, 58, has been in the comedy business since 1991.
“It took me about a decade to get going,” he said. “I did my first TV appearance on Conan O’Brien in 1999. I did a Comedy Central special in 2003.”
Shillue also appeared on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and then “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
“I was also working on Comedy Central (on ‘The Daily Show’) but it didn’t really translate to selling that many (stand-up comedy) tickets, but when I started doing ‘Red Eye’ with Greg, I started getting fans out to the club, who were fans of ‘Red Eye,’” he said. “When I took over ‘Red Eye,’ that was fantastic for the audience, but nothing compares to what ‘Gutfeld!’ has become in the last 18 months or so. I go out to clubs and I sell out and it’s really remarkable. The ‘Gutfeld!’ audience is very loyal.”
Shillue performs on average one weekend a month with solo shows and another weekend with Gutfeld.
“It’s basically a Q&A, but I’m the emcee,” Shillue said. “I’m not as much asking Greg questions as I am guiding him through a series of slides of different things, his colleagues at Fox, his dog. We kind of talk about them in a funny way. It’s personal stories and political stuff, too. He runs through different politicians.
We basically talk about whatever is going on in the world today. Greg likes to keep it loose. It’s the opposite of me with my stand-up. I write it ahead of time and I come out and deliver the jokes and Greg comes out and I have to roll with the punches.”
Shillue keeps his performance schedule light.
“If I’m out there two weekends a month, that is enough for me because I have the Fox News gig,” he said. “Jamie does an amazing number of dates. He’s on the ‘Gutfeld!” show and then he’s out doing the clubs because he makes his living doing the clubs. Since I’m on Fox with Greg all week, I don’t need to be a road warrior.”
Shillue previously did a show three hours a day on Fox News radio for two years. He now regularly appears as a guest or co-host on Fox News radio shows.
‘JERSEY BOYS’
“Jersey Boys” runs through April 13 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards.com.
CIVIC THEATRE
Comedian
Tom Shillue will be a special guest on ‘Gutfeld Live ’25’ at 7 p.m. March 15 at the Fishers Event Center. (Photo courtesy of Fishers Event Center)
“They keep (me) busy,” he said. “They always find me stuff to do at Fox.”
Shillue said his Joe Biden imitation was in frequent demand on “Gutfeld!” the past several years.
But Shillue said live performing is his first love, especially stand-up routines.
“I’m a storyteller,” he said. “I tell longform stories (on solo shows) about my family.”
Shillue no longer does commercials, but still does voiceovers. He wrote a book called “Mean Dads for a Better America,” in which he discusses his childhood, his family and the traditional values he embraces.
“It’s a memoir about growing up in the ’70s in a conservative Irish Catholic town,” said Shillue, who grew up in Norwood, Mass. “It’s funny stories about growing up.”
For more, visit tomshillue.com. For tickets, visit fishersevencenter.com.
Civic Theatre presents “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” from March 14 to 29 at The Tarkington at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit civictheatre.org.
FEINSTEIN’S CABARET
Kevin Cole’s “Have Fingers — Will Travel: My Unbelievable Songbook Journey” is set for March 14, followed by “Dueling Pianos” March 15 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. Both performances are at 7:30 p.m. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.
COMEDY AT THE CAT
St. Pat’s Comedy at The Cat, featuring Dave Dugan, is set for 7:30 p.m. March 14-15 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel. For more, visit thecat.biz.
HANK RUFF AND THE HELLBENDERS
Hank Ruff and the Hellbenders will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 11 in the Live at the Center series at The Tarkington at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Tickets are $10 in person or register for a free livestream at thecenterpresents.org.
‘APPALACHIAN SPRING’
Carmel Symphony Orchestra will present “Appalachian Spring” at 7 p.m. March 16 at the Palladium at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit carmelsymphony.org.
DISPATCH
ATI Lab Series reading set — Actors Theatre of Indiana’s Lab Series returns with “Kannon Gets the Wiggles” at 2 p.m. March 15 at the Carmel Clay Public Library. The show is by Gavin Thomas Drew and Chapman Shields. The music is by Rolin Mains and the lyrics are by Drew and Mains. The show is adapted from the book “Sometimes I Get the Wiggles” by Andee Cooper. For more, visit atistage.org.
Indianapolis Opera celebrates 50th anniversary with gala
By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com
Indianapolis Opera CEO David Starkey jokes that it’s taken 50 years for the organization to plan its 50th anniversary — but such a celebration does take a lot of careful planning, especially in the opera world, where everything is grand and extravagant.
MUSIC
This year’s anniversary season was designed to honor the Indianapolis Opera’s longtime supporters and alumni.
“Those 50 years are all built upon legacy families and there are many of them … that have been around from almost the very beginning,” Starkey said. “And then, as the opera company grew over Its years, it engaged, it hired, it promoted young and established singers that basically created their careers here in Indianapolis and went on to sing literally all over the world … that sung in the major opera houses of Europe and the United States — the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera, Chicago, San Francisco.”
Many of those alumni will return for the Indianapolis Opera’s March 22 gala performance, set for 7:30 p.m. at the Hilbert Circle Theater, 45 Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The gala also will feature the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Starkey said it’s been about two decades since the two organizations partnered on an artistic project.
Indianapolis Opera’s Principal Conductor Alfred Savia will conduct the gala performance. He previously worked with the Indianapolis Symphony and regularly returns as a guest conductor for symphony performances.
“He’s leading up an extravagant array — we’re going to have 15 singers from all over the world that have come up through this opera company (performing) with the Indianapolis symphony, with our opera chorus of nearly 50, in the Hilbert Circle theater, and singing an extravagant gala of opera’s most popular and illustrious selections in a grand and extravagant way,” Starkey said. “This is bigger than any kind of opera concert the city (has) ever had.”
Some of the arias concert attendees will hear include the famous duet from Puccini’s “Tosca,” performed by Angela Brown and Jim Cornelison; selections from Pucci-
ni’s “Madame Butterfly”; and pieces from Wagner’s “Die Walküre.”
“We’re going to have five tenors sing an original version of ‘Nessun dorma,’ the famous tenor aria that was made famous by Luciano Pavarotti,” Starkey said. “You know, there used to be the famous Three Tenors, (Plácido) Domingo, (José) Carreras and Pavarotti? Well, we’re going to up it to five tenors.”
“Nessun dorma” is from Puccini’s opera “Turandot.”
Starkey said he’s humbled by the number of former Indianapolis Opera singers who were willing to return for the gala.
“I had no idea who could say yes and almost every single person has said yes in some form of fashion… that we invited because they were over the moon to come back and celebrate the company that established their career,” he said, adding that longtime former IO Artistic Director Jim Caraher was returning to the podium for the gala. “They’re coming back to celebrate him, too — that’s been a big part of the response, and he deserves it in a massive way.”
The lineup of performers can be viewed online at indyopera.org/50th-anniversarygala-cast.
Audience members can choose to attend just the performance, but organizers also have planned a gala dinner preceding the concert at the neighboring Columbia Club. Tickets for the dinner include premium seats at the concert, valet parking and a post-concert reception drink. Starkey said the dinner will honor many of the IO’s longtime supporters, including some that have been with the organization since its first decade.
For more, visit indyopera.org/50thgala concert.
The Story of Frankie Valli and
Soprano Angela Brown in a 2009 production of “Ariadne.” (Photo courtesy of Denis Ryan Kelly, Jr.)
Pianist to share stories, music
By Mark Ambrogi marK@youarecurrent.com
Kevin Cole has worked with many of the greatest songwriters in Great American Songbook history. So, it’s fitting he will share those stories at Feinstein’s cabaret at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. Feinstein is the founder of the Great American Songbook Foundation.
CONCERT
The seven songwriters are George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, Hugh Martin and Marvin Hamlisch.
Harburg wrote the lyrics to many standards as well as all the songs for the film “The Wizard of Oz,” including “Over the Rainbow.”
“Kevin Cole: Have Fingers — Will Travel” is set for 7:30 p.m. March 14. It is part of the Don Farrell Presents shows at Feinstein’s. Cole had worked with Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founder Farrell on “Forever Plaid” and participated in the ATI Lab Series reading of “Mr. Confidential” in 2022.
Cole and Harburg collaborated on a song that was intended for Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. Harburg died in 1981, and the song never got to either Sinatra or Bennett. Farrell will sing it in the show.
“I was only 18 when I wrote the music,” Cole said. “I’ve sang it in my solo shows, but it will be nice to hear someone else sing it.”
“I had the experience of working with the great songwriters from a very early age,” Cole said. “As I tell the story of each one of the seven songwriters that have influenced my life or career, I play something that either I played for them or collaborated with them, so it’s all integrated together the story and music.”
The only one of the songwriters that Cole, 66, didn’t meet was Gershwin, who died in 1937. However, when Gershwin scholar Edward Jablonski heard Cole play at age 15, he told Cole he played like Gershwin. Jablonski and Cole are both from Bay City, Mich.
For more, visit kevincolemusic.com. For tickets, visit feinsteinshc.com.
Cole
LIFESTYLE
Across 1. Fold in a fabric 6. Part of LGBTQ+ 9. Storage unit
13. Kona Grill offering 14. One-time Hoosier Dome sponsor
15. Tortoise’s rival 16. Mar. 17th honoree
18. Wicked 19. Big ___ Conference
20. Soup bean
22. Zionsville’s Fright Nights mo.
23. Crib or cot 24. Tourist attractions 26. Hawaiian island 29. Cheese Shop choice 32. Manufactured items 34. Fan favorites 38. “___ only money” 39. Indy steak house 41. Word after “mai” or be-
fore “chi”
42. Cosmetician Lauder
44. Butler homecoming gatherings
46. “Jane Eyre” author
48. Indie Coffee Roasters order
49. Gruesome
52. Pigpen
54. Beatle bride
55. Mount McKinley, formerly
58. Swift: “Everything ___ Changed”
61. Fishers HS swimming team relay-race segments
63. Indy hospital, briefly
65. Feud fight?
66. Chicago-to-Westfield dir.
67. West Africa country
68. Nimble
69. Tummy muscles
70. Patronize 39-Across
Down
1. “Hey, over here!”
2. Guitar kin
3. Where to watch some Colts highlights
4. “Eureka!”
5. Deed
6. Smile
7. Depositor’s holding (Abbr.)
8. City known as “The Palm Springs of Washington”
9. “Thar ___ blows!”
10. Mayhem
11. Fever guard Wheeler
12. Shoulder muscles, for short
17. Black out
21. French Foreign ___
23. Pal
25. Atlantic catch
26. Mayberry boy
27. Carmel ___ & Design District
28. Emcee
30. Back of a Geist boat
31. Speck in the ocean
33. Cyberhandle
35. Instead, to a texter
36. Actress Turner
37. Spanish ayes
40. Breakfast cereal
43. Flow’s partner
45. Frosty
47. Black Sea port
49. Influences
50. Slightly ahead
51. IMS owner Penske
53. Bit of color
56. Aviation accident agcy.
57. Keystone and College (Abbr.)
58. Pacers foe
59. “___ and the King of Siam”
60. RBI or ERA, at Victory Field
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