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PuccinisPizzaPasta.com Summer traditions will look different in parks By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Summer won’t be quite the same in Carmel this year. The COVID-19 pandemPANDEMIC ic that brought regular life to a halt in March didn’t spare Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation, but glimpses of normalcy are set to return soon. The Waterpark expects Klitzing to open — late — for the season June 14, but the hundreds of lounge chairs surrounding the water features will be gone. The Monon Community Center is set to reopen May 24, but visits are open to members only and must be scheduled in advance. Summer camps are set to launch June 1, but capacity is slashed and all field trips have been canceled.
CCPR released its reopening plan on May 7. It aligns with the state’s reopening schedule presented May 1 by Gov. Eric Holcomb. Doctors, county health officials and other experts reviewed CCPR’s plan and presented feedback. “Things are going to look different for the foreseeable future with reduced capacity,” CCPR Director Michael Klitzing said. “There are things you’re not going to be able to do this summer, and as much as we’d like to provide those opportunities, all the guidance is saying we need to wait.” See details of CCPR’s reopening plan at carmelclayparks.com. Playgrounds and splash pads Carmel parks have remained open throughout the pandemic, but playgrounds and restrooms have not. Both are expected to reopen May 24, along with the regularly scheduled opening of splash pads. The skate park and dog park also are ex-
pected to open May 24. Midtown Plaza and the portion of the Monon Trail between Main Street and Gradle Drive remain closed and do not have a reopening date planned. Monon Community Center The Monon Community Center is scheduled to reopen at a significantly reduced capacity May 24, the same day the state is expected to enter Stage 3 of its reopening plan. Initially, the facility will only be open to members, and they must make a reservation in advance. Fitness equipment has been spread throughout the building, including on the walking track, which will not be open for walking or running during the first phase of reopening. A reduced schedule of group fitness classes will be offered in the gymnasium rather than the traditional classroom space to promote physical distancing. See PARKS on page 5
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PARKS continued from page 3 Employees will be grouped into crews that will remain separate from each other at all times. “If we lose a crew (because of a COVID-19 infection), we haven’t impacted the entire staff that helps us run the community center,” Klitzing said. The center’s reservation system also will allow MCC staff to know who is in the building at all times, which will make contact tracing When The Waterpark reopens, it will limit capacity to 650 guests easier if someone associated at a time. (File photo) with the facility contracts “We’re really focused on minimizing conCOVID-19. tact between people,” Klitzing said. “That Summer camps way if someone does come down with CCPR is awaiting official guidance from COVID-19, it’s confined within a small group.” the Centers for Disease Control and PrevenThe Waterpark tion, but Klitzing said he is fairly confident The Waterpark is scheduled to reopen summer camps will begin June 1, their norJune 14, when Indiana is set to enter Stage mal launch date. 4 of its reopening plan. State guidelines With school facilities ordered closed allow waterparks to open at 50 percent through at least June 30, CCPR has lost the capacity, but Klitzing said the Carmel facility use of Carmel’s three public middle schools will operate at levels much lower than that. as camp space. So instead of serving 720 “When you’ve got a facility like The Watercampers per day, CCPR will have space for park, you think of it as being busy,” Klitzing 300. Klitzing said CCPR developed fixed criteria said. “We’re purposely trying to make it less busy, which is counter to what we instincto determine which campers will get the tively want to do, but it’s what we need to spots. Priority is given to Carmel residents, those who had signed up for multiple weeks do given the current circumstances.” Legally, The Waterpark’s capacity is apof camp and children of medical workers proximately 2,100 people, but several years and first responders. ago CCPR set its own limit of 1,200 people to “Our preference would be to serve evreduce crowding and improve the customer eryone, but when you’re dealing with a significant reduction in capacity, we’ve tried experience. When The Waterpark reopens, it will limit capacity to 650 guests at a time. to create as equitable a system as can be “We’re spreading people out so there’s applied as possible,” Klitzing said. less people in The Waterpark at any given CCPR sent a survey to parents of children time,” Klitzing said. “That number is relevant registered for camps to gauge interest in for us, because that’s approximately the light of the pandemic. number of people we need to break even for “For every parent who is uncomfortable the day.” with (sending a child to camp), there are Deck chairs will be removed because probably one or two parents — if not more — CCPR does not have the capacity to clean interested in getting their kids out in a safe each chair between guests. Instead, guests manner. I still expect our demand is going may bring their own chairs into the park. to exceed our capacity,” Klitzing said, addThe lazy river will not be open when The ing that those wanting to cancel their camp Waterpark reopens for the same reason. reservation will get a full refund. CCPR does not have the capability to clean Instead of offering multiple themed each tube between users. camps, this year all camps will focus on Most of the restrictions, such as reduced open-air activities and being outdoors. All capacity and the lazy river closure, are field trips, including to CCPR’s waterpark, expected to be lifted when Indiana reaches have been canceled. Stage 5 of its reopening plan, currently Camps will be limited to 30 children in set for July 4. Klitzing said The Waterpark each group, and they will not intermingle capacity may remain at 650 at that time to with each other. Staff members will remain promote physical distancing. with the same groups of children.
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Market forces, high standards increased hotel costs By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel City Council’s finance committee met May 12, 13 and 14 to review the factors that led to Hotel CITY NEWS Carmichael costing 46 percent more than estimated. The council approved $40 million for the project, a 122-room boutique hotel in Marriott’s Autograph Collection, in 2017, but in January the city revealed that the final cost will be closer to $58 million. The hotel, a public private partnership between the City of Carmel and developer Pedcor, is under construction in Carmel City Center. It was set to open in early May, but that has been delayed until at least Aug. 1 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Explaining a low estimate At the May 12 meeting, the committee reviewed the cost estimate process. Carmel Redevelopment Commission Director Henry Mestetsky said the CRC was in a tough spot in 2017 attempting to determine how much to spend to consult professionals to refine the estimate before knowing if the controversial project would be approved by the city council. “We can get a better judgment of what something costs if you want us to spend 10 times more than what the CRC spent toward something like this,” Mestetsky said. “What if the CRC spent $400,000 to guess at something like this and then the council voted it down?” Mestetsky, who became CRC director after the council approved the hotel funding, said the CRC used two primary consultants to create the estimate: Coury Hospitality, which specializes in hospitality management, and Shiel Sexton, the hotel’s construction manager. Kevin Hunt, president and chief operating officer of Shiel Sexton, said his company was asked to come up with an estimate for construction costs using little more than the number of rooms and square footage of the hotel. He said they used the company’s recently completed Ironworks Hotel project as a baseline. After the council approved the $28.5 million construction estimate, Mestetsky and the CRC’s consultants said several factors led to construction costs increasing, such as a trade war with China, tariffs and labor shortages.
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LOWERING HEALTHCARE COSTS He will stop special interest handouts and exorbitant charges by healthcare providers. The healthcare industry makes political donations of $250 million per year for special interest laws resulting in higher drug costs and charges for procedures in excess of 20 times what Medicare pays.
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Mestetsky said the cost of the hotel increased 10 to 15 percent when Mayor Jim Brainard directed the project to be publicly bid to increase transparency. Public bidding is more expensive because the process requires bidders to be bonded. Paul Coury, chief executive officer of Coury Hospitality, said another factor that may have added to the cost increase is that Marriott officials set higher standards for Hotel Carmichael than some of the other hotels in the Autograph collection. “The bar had to be somewhat higher than an average Autograph for Marriott to even approve this site,” Coury said. “We had a lot of pushback from Marriott, because they didn’t think Carmel was a size of city that could handle an Autograph.” He said Marriott wanted Hotel Carmichael to be “one of the top Autographs,” but he said it is difficult to quantify how much the higher standards affected the final cost. Striving to be among the best contributed to an increase in the building’s footprint. “We looked at an average room. It didn’t feel special, so I said, ‘Can we kick this wall out so we can get a sofa in the room?’” Coury said. “That may have added 7,000 square feet, but it was important to the design and the ultimate room value.” ‘This is something unique’ The May 13 discussion explored the bidding process that determined the final price. Hunt of Shiel Sexton told the committee approximately 35 to 40 percent of the cost increase can be attributed to uncontrollable market conditions. He said the remaining increase occurred as details for the project fell into place. Those details, such as exterior finishes and See HOTEL on page 12
He will eliminate wasteful spending and tax breaks that benefit the richest 5% of Americans. Increase rates on capital gains to the same rates paid on wages, so the 400 richest people no longer pay rates lower than the middle class, thereby avoiding another financial crisis and bankrupting our children.
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE, NOW He will get rid of $40 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry and invest the savings in clean energy technology research. Climate change is impacting our health, agriculture and security by causing increases in respiratory and infectious diseases, droughts and national disasters. We must ensure a safe and healthy future for our children.
REDUCING MINDLESS DEATHS BY FIREARMS He supports the International Association of Chiefs of Police approach to firearm safety. Requiring universal background checks for all gun purchases and stopping production of semi automatic assault weapons is a common sense approach to protecting our children, innocent citizens, and the 2nd amendment.
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State announces study findings on coronavirus prevalence By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com
The analysis also showed 44.8 percent of people infected with the virus reported no symptoms. The study also found non-white Preliminary results from the first phase and Hispanic residents contracted the virus of a scientific study show about 2.8 percent more prevalently than white residents. of the state’s popuIndiana State Health CommisPANDEMIC lation is estimated sioner Dr. Kristina Box said the high to have COVID-19 or percentage of asymptomatic carrihave previously had it. ers underscores the importance of In April, the Indiana State Dept. of mask use in public, indoor spaces Health announced it would collabto reduce the spread of the virus. orate with the Fairbanks School of Participants who reported living Public Health at IUPUI to conduct a with someone who was COVID-19 Holcomb scientific study to help determine positive were 12 times more likely the spread of the new coronavirus. to be infected with the disease. For the first phase of the study, researchProfessor Nir Menachemi, lead scientist ers tested 4,611 Hoosiers between April 25 on the study and Fairbanks Endowed Chair and May 1 for viral infections and antibodies in the Indiana University Richard M. Fairof the virus, which causes the disease banks School of Public Health at IUPUI, said COVID-19. More than 3,600 residents were the likelihood of residents infecting others randomly selected, and an additional 900 in their own home suggests the state’s volunteers were recruited through outreach stay-at-home order was effective at slowing to the African American and Hispanic comthe spread of the virus, constricting it to munities to more accurately represent state households. demographics, according to the ISDH. “It’s important to stress that the vast “Ideally, you know, we would like to majority of people in Indiana have not been test every single Hoosier,” Paul Halverson, infected and represent the minimum pool founding dean of the Fairbanks School of of still susceptible individuals,” Menachemi Public Health, said during a May 13 virtual said during the press briefing. “Therefore, press briefing. “But the next-best thing as we slowly phase back and reopen the to doing that is random-sample testing, a economy, we need to be extra vigilant with scientific approach that allows us to confiany and all safety precautions so that we dently assess how COVID-19 has spread in do not lose the ground that we gained by Indiana without really having to test everyhunkering down.” one, which is just not feasible.” The next phases of testing are planned Researchers determined 1.7 percent of for early June, October and April 2021. participants tested positive for the virus Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said the state and an additional 1.1 percent tested positive would be battling the virus “for the long for virus antibodies during the last week haul.” of April. The study estimated the statewide “We were hunkered down, and it paid population prevalence of the virus is 2.8 off,” Holcomb said during the briefing. “And percent — approximately 186,000 Hoosiers — now we are in a stage where we have to as of May 1. continue to be mindful, understand that The state’s testing registered more than that vaccine or that treatment is down the 19,000 cumulative cases as of May 1, sugroad, long haul. We are not going to wait for gesting only about 1 out of every 10 true herd immunity. Long haul, way down the infections were identified by tests focused road, we have a long way to go. If I walked on symptomatic or high-risk residents. away from this study with anything in my Moreover, findings suggest 0.58 percent head it’s that this is a long road ahead. of infected residents have died from the “We are in a good spot right now because disease, a figure almost six times more we have been vigilant, and this ought to deadly than the seasonal flu, which has an reinforce that what you’ve done to date is infection-fatality rate of 0.1, according to the working, but what we don’t want to do is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. say, ‘There. We’re done.’”
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Project: Lowe’s Way extension, including a new roundabout and connection to Keystone Parkway. A full closure is planned. Location: Range Line Road at U.S. 31 CONSTRUCTION Expected completion: July
Project: New roundabout Location: Carmel Drive and Pennsylvania Street Expected completion: June 30 Project: Installation of raised pedestrian crosswalks Location: Range Line Road and Carmel Drive Expected completion: A full closure is expected through May 22, with three additional weeks of lane restrictions planned. Project: New roundabout Location: 96th Street and Haverstick Road Expected completion: By Aug. 1
WESTFIELD Project: Westfield Boulevard connector Location: The extension will connect the roundabout at Ind. 32 and Shamrock Boulevard with David Brown Drive. Construction has moved to the south side of Park Street. Expected completion: End of 2020 Project: Monon Trail bridge Location: Monon Trail closed near Ind. 32.
Expected completion: The project has been extended to last through spring Project: Grand Junction Plaza Location: The parking lot west of Union Street and south of Main Street Expected completion: The gravel parking lot on the east end of Park Street is permanently closed as the Grand Junction Plaza is moving into the construction phase. Parking is available on the west end of Park Street. Project: Natalie Wheeler Trail Location: On Union Street between Mill and Jersey streets. Expected completion: Closed during construction of the Grand Junction Plaza, estimated completion in 2021.
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Many polling locations change — Approximately 88,000 voters in Hamilton County will have a new polling location for the primary election June 2. The new sites are spread throughout the county and include area churches, neighborhood clubhouses and school buildings. Bright yellow postcards have been mailed out to notify voters of their new voting locations. If you do not receive a yellow card in the mail or want to check your polling location, go to indianavoters.com, hamiltoncounty.in.gov, youarecurrent.com/vote or call the election office at 317-776-8476.
County COVID-19 deaths — On May 12, Hamilton County released cumulative COVID-19 deaths by ZIP code. They are 3 deaths in 46031, 31 in 46032, 2 in 46033, 1 in 46040, 4 in 46060, 7 in 46062 and 5 in 46074. Deaths by nursing home facility are 13 at Carmel Health & Living, 7 at The Stratford, 5 at Brookdale Carmel, 4 at Harbour Manor, 2 at Heritage Woods and 1 at Maple Park. ZIP codes and facilities in Fishers are not included, because the city recently created its own health department.
HCLA applications due — Applications for the Hamilton County Leadership Academy Class of 2021 will be accepted through May 31. The 10-month program aims to connect servant leaders with their communities. Participants are selected on experience, leadership potential and desire to serve the community. A COVID-19 contingency plan is in place for the Class of 2021. Learn more and apply at hcla. net/programs/application.
Virtual Memorial Day ceremony — The City of Carmel will hold a virtual Memorial Day ceremony at 9 a.m. May 22. Retired Army Col. Mike Getchell will be the guest speaker. Music will be provided by several local groups and organizations. Watch the ceremony at facebook.com/ CityofCarmel.
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College graduation — Carmel residents Lea Washington and Haley Urbanowski have graduated Summa Cum Laude from Berklee College of music in Boston. Berklee held its virtual commencement ceremony and concert the second weekend in May.
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The Carmel Clay Public Library considers the former Marsh building on 116th Street as an ideal temporary location. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)
Range Line Rd. He said this site is less ideal because of its smaller parking lot. Swanay said he hopes a decision can be made soon. “We have a little bit of time, because we’re still looking at fall construction,” he said. The library’s $40 million renovation project includes more space for programs, the addition of a parking garage and several other upgrades. The duration of the project will depend on whether a temporary library location can be found. The Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer is scheduled to review the special permit request at 4:30 p.m. May 26. The virtual meeting may be viewed through the city’s website at carmel.in.gov.
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To our readers: As the local economy begins to reopen on the heels of what many consider to be the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, some businesses in our area have decided to tell their stories. In their own words, they talk to you about The Comeback and what it entails for them and for you. While it could be a long road back for many, they are doing what must be done to ensure employees’ and customers’ safety on every level. Please consider patronizing them and all of Current Publishing’s other advertisers.
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Brainard said the city may have to dip into its reserve accounts but he doesn’t expect it to happen. Although the budget may see a decrease from the food, beverage and hotel tax, property tax collections have exceeded last year’s total. “We are watching it very carefully,” Brainard said. “We want to continue to spend money on projects the city council believes important to the community because that provides jobs to people and puts money into the economy. The diversity of our business is really good for Carmel.” Hamilton County cities, including Carmel, don’t have individual unemployment number breakdowns. In Hamilton County, data was provided from March 21 to April 18. During the week ending March 21, unemployment numbers were 2,247, a 3,985 percent increase from the same week in 2019. During the week ending March 28, the figure was 3,554, a 6,868 percent increase. During the week ending April 4, the total was 3,756, a 4,120 percent increase. For the week ending April 11, the number was 3,618, a 6,478 percent increase. And for the week ending April 18, the figure was 2,548, a 3,343 percent increase. Total unemployment claims by Hamilton County residents for the first quarter of 2020 were 7,296. Claims made by employers in the county were 5,995. The top occupational groups filing for unemployment included those in the food service industry, office and administrative support, management, sales, construction, transportation, arts, sports and education, among other occupations.
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A raised crosswalk is being installed at Range Line Road and Carmel Drive. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)
Raised crosswalks could become more common By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The City of Carmel is spending $203,000 to install raised pedestrian crosswalks surrounding a roundabout CITY NEWS built four years ago. The project at Range Line Road and Carmel Drive has the intersection fully shut down through at least May 22 with partial closures planned for several weeks after that. It is part of a project updating the streetscape along Range Line Road. Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said similar pedestrian crossings installed elsewhere on Range Line Road indicated they would be a good fit at the intersection. Raised crosswalks are expected to be included with any future roundabouts on Range Line Road. The city does not have plans to retrofit any other roundabouts with them at this time. “We’ve built more roundabouts than anyone in the country, and we don’t have a lot of other cities to look to when we learn from things we do or could’ve done better,” Brainard said. “As we started to put raised crosswalks in other places on Range Line Road, we realized it was so much easier for the pedestrians to cross.” Carmel spokesperson Dan McFeely said it’s unclear how much it would have cost to install the pedestrian crossings when the intersection was converted to a roundabout in 2016. He said raised crosswalks were not included when bidding out the project and that construction costs have changed since
then. “We have seen an increase in construction costs since the original crosswalks along Range Line Road were installed,” McFeely said. “This is due to the quantity of construction work that is available to contractors due to an increase in both state and other municipal construction funding and the amount of private development work that is readily available at this time.” The intersection is near redevelopment projects expected to soon bring more pedestrian traffic to the area. The Proscenium mixed-use development, set to open later this year, is at the intersection’s northwest corner, and The Corner mixed-use development is planned on the southwest corner of Range Line Road and 116th Street. The Range Line Road and 116th Street signalized intersection is scheduled to be converted to a roundabout in 2021. Brainard said crosswalks at stoplights can give pedestrians a false sense of safety and that the city is constantly gathering data to make intersection crossings safer for pedestrians at intersections. “Especially in double-lane roundabouts, it’s sometimes difficult to get traffic to slow to the 15 to 18 miles per hour that it should slow to,” Brainard said. “Raised crosswalks help do that. Safety in roundabouts is all about speed. That’s why we’ve virtually eliminated fatalities at our intersections.” Brainard said the COVID-19 pandemic is a good time to do the crosswalk project because fewer cars are on the roads.
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STEM Team award — Carmel High School senior Iris Yan is one of four winners of the 2020 Governor’s STEM Team award. Yan won in the science category and will receive a $1,000 scholarship. She earned perfect scores on the SAT chemistry, physics and math exams and ACT science and math exams. She was chosen to attend the MIT Research Science Institute in 2019 and was a two-time honoree in the United States National Chemistry Olympiad Exam in 2018 and 2019, making her one of the top 20 student chemists in the nation. She plans to attend Harvard University in the fall.
Read to Feed — The Carmel Read to Feed program features local celebrities reading poetry, classic children’s novels and excerpts from literature while raising awareness and financial contributions to the Carmel Youth Assistance Program’s summer meals program. Watch the videos on the Carmel Read to Feed Instagram page. Donations can be made at Bidpal.net/ CarmelReadToFeed.
CarDon Conditioning – CarDon & Associates is helping its community residents — and seniors at large — stay active and engaged from the comfort of their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. CarDon’s new video exercise program, CarDon Conditioning, stretches the brain and body. Every Monday, a Mindful Monday video will share motivation and meditation. On Fit Fridays, viewers will be guided through a seated exercise class. Learn more and view the program at cardon.us/cardon-conditioning.
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CarmelFest will be a smaller celebration this year. Organizers have canPANDEMIC celed the annual Independence Day parade and CarmelFest Has Talent competition, which takes place on both days of the July 3-4 festival. “While we regret having to make these difficult decisions, we feel it is in the best interest of our patrons and festival participants to place their safety as our first priority,” CarmelFest Chairman James Bednarski said. The fireworks show is still set for 9:45 p.m. July 4. CarmelFest organizers expect to release information in the coming weeks on where and how the show can be seen. The planning committee is expected to decide the fate of other aspects of the festival in the coming weeks. The festival held in Civic Square typically includes a chil-
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The War Memorial for Hamilton County Fallen Heroes in Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville will be reRESTORATION stored beginning this week. The project was bid for $46,000 and is expected to take six weeks. Air Force veteran Bill Doss said the restoration will include pouring a new foundation and walkway, replacing the tops of the urns and cleaning stones and remounting them on the new foundation. “The memorial is for Hamilton County, and it has the fallen names of soldiers who fought for World War II, the Vietnam War and the Korean War,” said Doss, the webmaster for the Hamilton County Veterans Corp. “When I met with Mark Heirbrandt, the county commissioner, at the end of last year, we talked about the fact that the stones were crumbling and the base was crumbling.” The memorial lists the names of 82 World War II fallen veterans and a combined 17 from the Korean and Vietnam
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wars. Two names are still to be added from the Vietnam War. The memorial was built in 1952. In the future, Doss wants to add the names of fallen Hamilton County soldiers who fought in World War I and the Persian Gulf War. Two stones will be added, one with 30 names from World War I and one with eight names from the Persian Gulf War. The Hamilton County Veterans Corp. is fundraising for the two new stones. To contribute, email webmaster@hamiltoncountyveterans. com or mail a donation to Hamilton County Veterans, P.O. Box 503, Noblesville, IN, 46061.
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Some Carmel restaurants reopen dining rooms, others wait a bit longer By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com As a member of the Carmel City Council and a restaurant owner, Adam Aasen knows the challenges all restaurants have faced during the coronavirus COVER STORY pandemic. On March 16, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb ordered restaurants to halt dine-in service to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but they were allowed to reopen in most of the state May 11 at 50 percent capacity. Many restaurants reopened May 11, but several others decided to wait a bit longer, with some not reopening at all. Aasen is co-owner of Donatello’s Italian Restaurant in Carmel, which reopened May 11. “We are eager to get back, but we want to do it smartly,” said Aasen, whose restaurant offers dinner hours for now. “Reopening our economy is not like flipping on a light switch. It’s got to be done slowly and it’s got to be done strategically.” Aasen said Donatello’s will not only follow the governor’s reopening guidelines but will go beyond to keep employees and customers safe. “We’ll be reducing our capacity even beyond 50 percent,” he said. “Tables will be spread out at least 6 feet, probably more. Silverware that is usually out on the table won’t be brought out until you are seated. There will be hand sanitizer when you come in and on the table.” State guidelines discourage gatherings in common areas, such as waiting for a table, so Aasen recommends reservations. Donatello’s private room, used for private parties, is being used for extra dining space to spread guests out even farther. For those still uncomfortable dining in a restaurant, Donatello’s still offers carryout. Aasen said restaurants will have a tough time for the next several months. “We have to rebuild consumer confidence so people feel safe going out again,” Aasen said. “Then we may see people with less money. Some people are making just as much money as they were, so they are
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unaffected. But many Americans have lost Stacked Pickle owner Gary Brackett, a one-sixth of their income. Even if they own former Indianapolis Colts linebacker, ana business, many businesses have seen nounced May 6 all 10 Stacked Pickle sports decreased revenue during this time. If bar restaurants, including in Carmel, have people have less money, that means they closed permanently because of the financial aren’t able to go out to eat as much. On top fallout from the pandemic. of that, we are seeing prices going up with Brackett did not respond to a request for the supply chain comment. “It’s a heck of lot more challenging being disrupted. Other restauCertain meat than I think some folks give it credit rants plan to reprices went realopen their dining for, so we’re hungry to get back in ly high with prorooms, but not cessing plants right away. Rob there again. But with the limitations closing. There Hoersdig, direcon seating and limitations on revenue tor of operations were shortages there making for Carmel’s Matt in general, I don’t see any reason to prices go up. That the Miller’s Taveither means ern and six Ohio sprint toward partial sales. We are higher prices said going to do it methodically and safely. ” restaurants, when you order the company is – Rob Hoersdig, director of operations at a restaurant, targeting an earat Matt the Miller’s Tavern or restaurants ly June reopening make less money because now they are for the Carmel restaurant for limited dining paying more for ingredients.” and carryout services. Aasen said the next six months to a year “We are not going to reopen any of our will be crucial for the long-term success of stores until we feel fully comfortable meetmany local and national restaurants. ing and exceeding all the requirements we Some have already determined it will be have for safety,” Hoersdig said. “It’s a heck too hard to be profitable in the pandemic of lot more challenging than I think some environment. folks give it credit for, so we’re hungry to
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get back in there again. But with the limitations on seating and limitations on revenue in general, I don’t see any reason to sprint toward partial sales. We are going to do it methodically and safely. We’ll keep our fingers crossed there are no setbacks.” Hoersdig said the Carmel restaurant offered carryout for the first week after dining rooms were closed. “Those revenue numbers spoke pretty loudly, so we decided to learn more about how this process was going to go and focus on when we have the opportunity to have folks in the buildings,” Hoersdig said. Kevin Paul, owner of Danny Boy Beer Works and Brockway Pub in Carmel, reopened his restaurants May 11. Both restaurants have outdoor seating. “There is no bar service, and hopefully we can get back to normal fairly soon,” Paul said. Both of Paul’s Carmel restaurants have offered takeout with food and packaged beer and wine service. He described takeout sales as miserable but said some of the regular customers at both places have been buying. “It’s been worth it for that reason, and I wanted to make sure I could keep my managers employed,” he said. Brockway is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. Danny Boy is open for dinner every day and for lunch Thursdays through Sundays. Danny Boy has room for 100 people at 50 percent seating inside. “We have a huge patio, so that is 60 or 70 folks even if we spread out,” Paul said. “Brockway has room for 30 or 40 people outside.” Anthony’s Chophouse owner Anthony Lazzara reopened his restaurant May 14 with updated menus. “The reason we are waiting is to not only retrain staff and teach the new menus, but also to see how the beginning of the week goes and public reaction,” Lazzara said before reopening. Muldoon’s announced it planned to delay its opening to May 18. “While we really miss all of you, we need to make sure we are navigating the inside dining re-opening in the safest and most effective way possible,” it announced on social media. “We would like to take the extra time and see how this next week goes before we dive in. We hope you all understand. The safety of our staff and our customers are more important to us than the sales.” Citing minimizing risks for staff and customers, Dooley O’Toole’s has decided not to reopen yet but will continue curbside carryout.
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Commentary by Terry Anker Fifty is the new 40. Orange is the new black. Thick is the new thin. We’ve all heard some variation of the claim that what was once the standard has been effectively and immediately replaced by a new and improved model. Coke was to be New Coke. That attempt at modifying the syrupy concoction proved so unpopular that it was ultimately retracted by the soft drink giant. Still, they revisited the wisdom of claiming the king to be dead when they worked to nudge Diet Coke with Coke Zero. Sure, things change. The child becomes the parent. And the student becomes the master. But are we all too eager to claim the transition complete before the assumption is tested by the most grueling of standards — time? Axioms develop slowly. Well, they should. We humans have flourished for eons precisely because we are adroit at determining safe and practiced patterns and staying within them. Every child can tell you why a little pig shouldn’t build his house out of straw or twigs but only of bricks! It is a dangerous world. More than one big, bad blowhard will do their best to knock the house down. So today, we are told of “new” normals. That everything has changed. That we will never be the same. Perhaps. These times test the foundations of our nation and its institutions. But are we humans really that different? Are we evolved? Or do we still long for power over others? Do we still seek protection for our own and advantage for our tribe? Do we still laugh, love and obsess? Is our sense of self-awareness only temporary, as it has proven to be with so many crises before? In the long scope of history, when is a “new” normal determined to be the new normal?
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Curse of the 2020 Mother’s Day quarantine Commentary by Danielle Wilson Quarantine has messed me up so badly that I completely forgot to prepare for Mother’s Day. A rookie mistake that HUMOR resulted in an epic fail where I was forced to spend MD with my family in the house during questionable weather, without even an inkling of how I would enjoy it. Because let’s be real. Partners and children are generally unreliable when it comes to planning magical moments. I learned long ago that if I wanted to have at least a shot at a good Mother’s Day, I had to clearly articulate my expectations, have several back-up itineraries and establish the ability to call a redo should the proverbial or actual schtick hit the fan (which reminds me, if you’re a mom of little ones, fuggedaboutit. When your world includes diapers, naptime and/or sippy cups, MD is a game-time decision, at best. You can’t control projectile vomiting, night terrors, potty accidents,
surprise rashes or neediness, so best to table your hopes and dreams and give it another five years before you attempt a real Mother’s Day celebration. Sorry). Usually, I plan an eight-hour all-about-me extravaganza that includes, but is not limited to, brunch with the peeps, consignment shopping and movie theater popcorn, but stupid coronavirus has robbed me of those guilty pleasures. And because this year’s MD was cold and windy rather than warm and sunny, sunbathing with a rum punch was also not feasible. I guess the rum punch part was, but why bother? I didn’t even take off my pajamas! This Mother’s Day, more than any other, I really needed a solid plan. Curse you, quarantine! Peace out.
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Editor, As I write this letter, Hamilton County has 956 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 84 people have died of the virus. I am fairly certain that many of us who are housebound have been thinking about our advance directives and endof-life health care decisions. Advance directives are necessary if we cannot speak for ourselves. They require appointing a health care proxy to help medical providers honor our wishes for our care at the end of life, and they require thoughtful discussions about what we want and do not want ahead of the unforeseen. By taking charge of our end-of-life care wishes now, fewer doctors and loved ones will be forced to make heart-wrenching, life-and-deathdecisions, not knowing what we want. Sadly, 33 million Americans have lost their jobs in these eight weeks since the pandemic began. As a result, many individuals cannot afford the cost of a professional to assist them in end-of-life planning. There are some free resources that can help. Compassion and Choices, a nonprofit end-of-care advocacy organization, has a free online COVID-19 toolkit at CompassionAndChoices.org as well as online webinars at CompassionAndChoices.org/webinarseries. Margo McAlear, Carmel
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Nation has experience the safety of the citizens throughout the Editor, It is with great pleasure that I write to county, and I have known him to work around the clock at whatever it took to get you supporting Steven Nation for Hamilton the job done. County Council. I have Steve has always On the council, Steve known Steve for more than looked out for the will bring the experience 40 years with my 34 years of serving on the Carmel needed to help build and safety of the citizens Fire Dept. and 13 years as throughout the county, maintain an effective police and fire training center Clay Township trustee. and I have known and will bring the underDuring the time he served him to work around standing and care needed as Hamilton County prosthe clock at whatever to implement an effective ecutor and Superior Court judge, it has always been countywide mental health it took to get program for both juveniles easy to see how Steve has the job done. and adults. I am confident served the county with in his ability to work with others to make persistence, passion and dedication. these projects a reality, and I look forward I am confident in his ability to work well to Hamilton County’s assured improvements on the county council, especially after his with him on the council. tremendous success as county prosecutor Please vote for Steven Nation for county and judge. His approach to every scenario while serving in the county’s justice system council on June 2 to keep Hamilton County a safe place to live, work and raise a family. was to help all people succeed and provide Doug Callahan, Carmel an avenue for them to reach their highest potential. Steve has always looked out for
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succeeding in separating herself from a Editor, pack of 14 other mostly undistinguished Hamilton County has an opportunity to candidates. Of those 14, only Mark Small elect an NRA-approved Tea Party Trumpubmakes any sense when lican to Congress this fall. Victoria Spartz is discussing the issues facVictoria Spartz is making a ing this nation in 2020. brazen attempt to buy the making a brazen If you believe her ads, nomination, bombarding attempt to buy the Victoria Spartz would be us with TV ads designed to frighten and alarm regular nomination, bom- voting against every piece people. Victoria Spartz is legislation designed to barding us with TV of not the person Hamilton help Hoosiers avoid the twin calamities of the County needs representing ads designed to virus and the our interests in Congress. frighten and alarm COVID-19 impending collapse of the A glance at her camregular people. American economy. She paign finance disclosure form is revealing. She has portrays herself as a rug“raised,” as of this writing, $759,705 for her ged individualist, haranguing people to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, even campaign, as follows: • $7,800 from corporate contributions. those folks who don’t have bootstraps upon which to pull. • $1,900, by deduction, from individuals. • $750,000 from a personal loan to her In her favor, she has promised to limit her campaign. service to three terms in the House (this, I Her grassroots support, at this time, is suspect, is before running for the U.S. Senate). In any case, it would be three terms virtually non-existent. Yet, she is all over too many. Thoughtful Republicans should TV, fearmongering about socialists and not support Victoria Spartz in 2020. left-wing liberals, bragging about her support from the NRA, cuddling up to a failing, Bruce Allen, Carmel disgraceful President Trump and apparently
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The World Health Organization and the American Nurses Association designated 2020 the Year of the Nurse, HEALTH CARE and nurses have never been more critically important to the health care industry. This year, these usually unsung caregivers are being widely recognized as health care heroes. We have seen countless nurses leave their homes to bravely face the greatest global health care challenge of our time. We are grateful for and humbled by the unwavering dedication to patient care displayed daily by nurses nationwide as they lead with their fellow caregivers at the front line of this pandemic. It is no surprise that Gallup named nursing as the most trusted profession for the 18th consecutive year. At a time when many patients are alone and isolated from their families, nurses have gone beyond clinical care with simple acts of compassion to brighten long days of solitude and show patients how much they matter. Across Ascension St. Vincent hospitals, we’ve seen nurses sing to their patients, play games with patients in isolation from the other side of their glass room door and help patients and families find new and safe ways to connect through windows,
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Tech quickly measures temperatures in large groups By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Intelligent Systems supplies the perfect technology for times of pandemic. “It’s a thermal-based PANDEMIC camera system combined with a black body device that gives a way to calibrate the image sensors against the background,” said Stephe Blansette, Intelligent Systems founder and president. “There is a lot of technology coming Blansette out right now that isn’t a two-pieced thermal scanner, so it’s not nearly as accurate as this product is (measuring body temperature). The product is .3 degree celsius accurate. It’s able to analyze up to 5,000 people per hour coming through the image screen.” Blansette said the system understands the geometry of the face and focuses on the forehead, the largest flat surface on the face. It works whether the person is wearing a mask or not. The engineering and integration company, which started in 2004, is near the Westfield-Carmel border at the intersection NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION Docket No. PZ-2020-00038 DP/ADLS: KinderCare Learning Center – US 421 Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Plan Commission meeting on June 16, 2020 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd Flr., 1 Civic Sq., Carmel, Indiana 46032 will hold a Virtual Public Hearing upon a Development Plan Amendment and ADLS Amendment application for: Proposed KinderCare Learning Center at the SW corner of Weston Pointe Blvd and N Michigan Rd. situated on a 1.33 acre parcel. The development will include the approximately 12, 500 sq foot day care center and outdoor play areas. The property address is: 10910 N Michigan Rd, Carmel, IN 46077. The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2020-00038. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: 17-13-06-00-031.000 The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laser Fiche. This will be a virtual meeting based at Carmel City Hall. It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via the City’s website or on Carmel TV. However, a limited number of persons (no more than 10) shall be permitted to enter City Hall and watch the meeting on screens in the Council Chamber. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak administrative assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov. Petitioner name: 814 Development – Jon Szutarski (representative)
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Blansette, who said he also would work with city and county governments if there is interest in the system, said the technology is fairly new in the United States. “I believe we’re the first to deploy it here in Indiana,” he said. “We’ve had good success with it so far.”
Blansette said he didn’t want to go into detail about his company’s clients, but IU Health has already publicized it is using the company’s system. Manufacturing companies are other potential clients. Businesses can use the system to determine who should be at work, according to the company policy’s on temperatures. Blansette said the best way to use it is to have someone monitor the screens so they can act quickly on any high risk. Blansette said large event venues are potential clients for the technology to be used at entry points. “You can’t just manually scan people one at a time,” he said. “This technology allows you to move a high number of people with a high degree of accuracy through the entry.” The average system price starts at approximately $23,000, depending on the features. “It also does facial recognition,” Blansette said. “If you have an employe who has made a threat, we can put that image into a database, and the camera will recognize them any time they walk into a building as long as there is a camera in that area.” For more, visit isehome.com.
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Civic Theatre’s 2020-21 season centers on overcoming challenges By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Civic Theatre’s 2020-21 season will bring something old, something new and something unused. PERFORMANCES “Bringing in the titles we were not able to produce from last season and adding ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ and ‘The Color Purple’ gives us a season that really speaks to overcoming challenges,” Civic Theatre Executive Artistic Director Michael J. Lasley said. “Even in the darkness, there is light and eventually redemption, even when circumstances are dire. We hope it’s prophetic for our own story as well.” The recently announced season includes two shows, “Matilda the Musical” and “A Few Good Men,” from the 2019-20 season that were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. “A Few Good Men” was set to open March 13, but three hours before the curtain was supposed to open at The Tarkington, it was announced Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts would close because of the state’s gathering limitations. “Matilda” was supposed to open April 24. Lasley said he hopes most of the cast for both shows can return. “I think it’s inevitable that a few people won’t be able to return,” he said. “But for the most part, we believe we’ll get the majority to return. Peoples’ lives change and conflicts arise, but we look forward to making roles in ‘A Few Good Men’ and ‘Matilda’ available to everyone that missed the opportunity to perform last season. “Some of our young performers in ‘Matilda the Musical’ are going to grow, that is certain. But we’ve assured them that there is a place for them in the show if their schedules allow.” “Matilda the Musical’” will open the season Oct. 2 and run through Oct. 17. “Elf the Musical’ will return for the second consecutive season from Dec. 4-26 — for good reason. “‘Elf’ outperformed our next-best holiday production, ‘Joseph and the Amazing Tech-
“Elf the Musical” will return to Civic Theatre for a second consecutive season. (Submitted photo)
nicolor Dreamcoat,’ (2012) by nearly 30 percent in total sales,” Lasley said. “And it had an average capacity of 98 percent of seats sold. There is no doubt that its popularity is unprecedented, and that is a big driver for the return of the show. “We also think it’s a perfect fit with the holiday atmosphere at the theater and surrounding areas.” The 2021 portion of the schedule follows with “The Diary of Anne Frank,” Feb. 5-20; “A Few Good Men,” March 12-28; and “The Color Purple,” April 30 to May 15. “This is our first production of ‘The Color Purple,’” Lasley said, “We are excited to make this performance opportunity to our African American performers and to make this amazing and uplifting story available to our audiences.” The Jr. Civic Musical will be “Frozen Jr.” in June 2021, and the Young Artists
Program’s performance will be “Saturday Night Fever” in July 2021. Both shows were scheduled for this summer before being postponed. “It is our hope that we can present the entirety of our announced season to our loyal patrons as well as new audiences,” Lasley said. “However, we will continue to monitor the ever-changing landscape caused by the global pandemic. We will pursue and adjust our plans for the season while always being guided by the health and safety of our employees, volunteers and patrons.” Lasley said he hopes that social distancing will be reduced by October but that Civic Theatre is working on contingency plans in the event it is still in place. “So much changes so fast during this difficult time that we’re trying to stay flexible and creative,” he said.
CSO’s schedule has emphasis on women By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com When the Carmel Symphony Orchestra takes the Palladium stage, Music Director Janna Hymes is certain of one MUSIC thing. “We’re going to be bursting with happiness,” she said. “It’s been quite difficult not to finish this season. While we’ve been making videos connecting with our audience and all of our supporters, it’s been quite difficult physically to have some energy when we aren’t in the same room making music together.” Hymes announced the 2020-21 “Hope Renewed” schedule May 9 on the CSO Facebook page. The performances are usually held at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. “It’s our 45th anniversary. When I program the season, there is an emphasis on women, so we have wonderful women composers and women soloists we’re bringing in this season,” Hymes said. “It’s going to be interesting and I think eye-opening because some of these women really are the voice of classical and orchestral music, so I think that is going to be really fun for our audience to hear.” The Masterworks Series begins Oct. 10 with “Hope Renewed” featuring Gioachino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville Overture,” and pieces by Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Mozart. The Masterworks schedule continues on the following dates: Nov. 14, Brahms Requiem; Jan. 9, 2021, Edgar Meyer in Concert; Feb. 13, A Taste of Europe; and March 13, Musical Tales. Dance Kaleidoscope will join CSO for Musical Tales. “The Brahms Requiem will feature Rick Sowers leading the choir, and Rick is retiring from Anderson University at the end of the (2020-21) school year,” Hymes said. “The orchestra has been collaborating with him way before I joined, so that is going to be an exciting collaboration. So, we hope school is in session so the students can prepare like normal. There is a lot of waitand-see here. We hope we will be performing in the hall like normal.”
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ATI to begin 2020-21 season with Patsy Cline tribute By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Cynthia Collins figures the Actors Theatre of Indiana’s 2020-21 season has the right combination. THEATER “It’s just the right amount of humor and thought-provoking material,” said Collins, an ATI co-founder with Judy Fitzgerald and Don Farrell. The season, which was announced on ATI’s Facebook page May 12, opens with “Always … Patsy Cline” from Sept. 4 to 27, which ATI presented in 2013. The ATI shows are typically held in The Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Fitzgerald will reprise her role as Cline and Collins as Louise Seger, a devoted fan. “In general, a remount is a bit easier if the same cast returns, which it is,” Collins said. “It just happens to be on the heels of the pandemic. We picked to remount the show because of its popularity the last time we presented it. It’s a small-cast show with a big presence. Patsy Cline was a huge talent and this show packs a wallop with all her hits.” Farrell said the show was selected in part because it is a smaller show to keep costs low. “It is added fortuitous that it will help us ease into our season with the pandemic going on,” he said.
In addition, ATI will present “Lombardi” and “The Big Bang” for the first time. “Lombardi” is a play based on the life of the late Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, which had its Broadway debut in October 2010. Collins said ATI has wanted to present the six-person play for a few years. It runs from Oct. 30 to Nov. 22. “We have shows on the back burner every season,” Collins said. “Just like Patsy Cline, Vince Lombardi was a huge presence. We hope the play will appeal to people across the board, younger and older, athletes and artists.” Collins and Farrell described “The Big Bang” as hilarious and a perfect show for the third slot. The comedy runs from Jan. 29 to Feb. 21, 2021. “‘The Big Bang’ is a hysterical hit that ran off Broadway and will tickle the funny bone of any theater lover with this zany, off-thewall musical comedy,” Farrell said. “If our patrons loved our past productions of ‘The 39 Steps’ or ‘Murder for Two,’ they will love ‘The Big Bang.’” “Damn Yankees” had been slated to close the 2019-20 season with a four-week run, starting April 24, before the pandemic closed the Center for the Performing Arts. It again is scheduled to close the season from April 30 to May 23, 2021. The entire cast has been invited back. Fitzgerald plays Meg Boyd and Farrell is cast as Mr. Applegate. For more, visit atistage.org.
DISPATCHES Center for the Performing Arts postpones 2020 Gala — The Center for the Performing Arts is postponing its 10th Anniversary Gala, its largest annual fundraising event, in response to ongoing public health concerns. The gala, originally scheduled for Sept. 12 at the Palladium, has been rescheduled for Sept 17, 2021. The annual event, which last year netted more than $300,000 to support the Center’s artistic and educational programming, typically includes a dinner, auction, presentations, performances and receptions. The previously scheduled headliner, a cappella ensemble Straight No Chaser, has been booked again to perform on the new date. For more, visit TheCenterPresents.org/Gala. For reservations, email Gala@TheCenterPresents.org or call 317-819-3534.
Red Barn Summer Theatre cancels season — For the first time in 47 years, the stage of the Red Barn Summer Theatre in Frankfort will be empty during the summer. The board of directors of On-Stage Foundation announced May 11 the Red Barn has canceled the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For questions about donations or ticket orders, email boxoffice@redbarntheatre.net or leave a message at 765-659-1657. Zionsville concert series canceled — The Zionsville Cultural District’s board of directors has canceled its 2020 concert season scheduled for June and July at Lions Park and for August at Lincoln Park due to concern for the health and safety of musicians and concert attendees.
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Natural State Provisions’ Mac Patty is a hearty, delicious meal. The restaurant has not yet reopened. Here, the sandwich is pictured with a brownie, collard greens and a stout. (Photo by Anna Skinner)
Address: 9713 District North Dr., Suite 1210, Fishers What to get: Mac Patty Price: $11 Anna’s take: Note that Natural State Provisions has not reopened since closing during the pandemic, but Fishers District recently reopened, and if Natural State Provisions doesn’t reopen soon, there are other options within the Fishers Test Kitchen to place orders. However, if Natural State Provisions does reopen, I highly encourage you to patronize the restaurant. It offers high-quality Southern comfort food, and the Mac Patty was extremely good. It’s a 6
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alike inside than they are different. Connor attended Indianapolis Public Schools for kindergarten after the move from New A first song release holds personal York. She then started first grade at Westmeaning for Westfield Middle School field’s Oak Trace Elementary. eighth-grader Keegan “‘Dark Eyes’ is a symbol of our MUSIC Connor. light inside and for equality,” Con“Ever since I can renor said. “Every kid has something member, I’ve been singing, dancto offer. They are special and have ing and writing songs to express their own gifts and talents. For myself,” she said. “I grew up in instance, young kids just look for New York City, attending a school someone to play with them. They with kids of various ethnicities. don’t pay attention to what they Connor When we moved to the Midwest, I look like. We’re alike more than we began to notice kids with blue eyes were are different, and it doesn’t matter where getting comments on how gorgeous their we live, we all have hopes and dreams. eyes were, and no one seemed to mention “Eyes are one of the first things you my dark eyes. Being a very social kid, I notice about someone, but there’s more wanted to stand out, but I didn’t feel like to people than what comes to the eye.” I did. That’s how my song, ‘Dark Eyes,’ Connor started writing the song two started blossoming into my message for years ago, forming the lyrics and tune in equality and friendship.” her head. The song, which was scheduled to be For more, visit music.apple.com/us/ released on iTunes May 16, is meant to album/dark-eyes-single/1509504099. encourage others that everyone is more
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