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  • Meet Your Neighbor: The Grinch

    He’s as cuddly as a cactus and as charming as an eel, but we love him anyway! For this Meet your Neighbor, The Grinch took a break from the Fishers Santa Parade to talk with This is Fishers about some of his local favorites and what he’s been up to all year. Q&A NEIGHBORHOOD: “I…

  • Meet Your Neighbor: Breanne Rose

    Back in October, Fishers held an apparel design contest for residents to design a logo that Fishers residents would feel proud to wear. The design had to evoke the feeling of hometown pride for all ages and residents, and Breanne Rose did just that with her design. Breanne is an aspiring graphic artist and she…

  • Meet Your Neighbor: Jill Lehman

    Jill Lehman is the founder and managing consultant at High Frequency Arts (HFA) located inside the Hub & Spoke building. Her goal of founding High Frequency Arts is simple, she wants Fishers residents and businesses to have more exposure and access to art by providing a full array of products and services to consume art.…

  • Volunteer Spotlight: Mudsock Youth Athletics Coaches

    Mudsock Youth Athletics (formerly S.P.O.R.T.S.) is a local, community-based, volunteer-run organization offering several different sports to both boys and girls including Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Cheer, Football, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Rugby, Soccer, Track/XC, and Volleyball.  The organization has been serving families for over 30 years in Fishers and surrounding areas as the primary out-of-school recreational opportunities for youth. They rely on a dedicated base of over 2,000…

  • Fishers’ Nonprofit Volunteer of the Year: Tom Rich

    It’s a sunny Tuesday afternoon, and Tom Rich is busy installing new artwork at The Art Gallery at City Hall, a free public art gallery maintained by the local nonprofit organization, Fishers Arts Council. As President of Fishers Arts Council, Rich spends countless hours each week (his wife will tell you it’s close to 40)…

  • Department Highlight: Department of Human Resources

    While the City of Fishers’ Department of Human Resources (HR) is comprised of only a few staff members, their team is truly made up of the more than 450 employees who work for “Team Fishers.” From recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new employees, to administering timecards, organizing employee benefit packages and hosting staff appreciation events, the…

  • Getting to Know: The Engineering Department

    When people think of city government, they usually think of people such as the Mayor, the Police Department, the Fire Department, and the Department of Public Works (DPW). Some people might not think of engineers working out of City Hall. However, their role is integral in managing the quality and efficiency of new and existing…

  • Economic Development Department Spotlight

    With the rapid growth and development in Fishers over the past several years, the City of Fishers’ Department of Economic Development has been hard at work building and sustaining our smart, vibrant, and entrepreneurial city. The impact of the department’s work can be found throughout Fishers, from the businesses we engage with each day to…

  • Broadening the storyline: Conner Prairie incorporates African American settlement into Prairietown experience

    An anchor of the Fishers community and one of the most visited outdoor museums in the country, Conner Prairie is expanding its 1836 Prairietown exhibition to be more inclusive of the 19th century Midwestern experience. Funded by Lilly Endowment’s Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative planning grant, Conner Prairie is creating a religious storyline that will…

  • Age-Friendly Fishers: Fishers supports and welcomes all ages

    In 2018, Fishers was the first city in Indiana to be to join AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities, an affiliate of the WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. An Age-Friendly Community supports and values its citizens while actively engaging residents and addressing their needs. As part of this designation, the City was tasked…