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  • Meet Your Neighbor: Muhammad Munir’s Ramadan Traditions

     This is Fishers sat down with Fishers resident Muhammad Munir, M.D, who talked with us about Ramadan and how he and his family observe the monthlong Muslim holiday. Learn more about the holiday and his family traditions below.  Can you tell us a little about yourself?  I am originally from Pakistan and a graduate of King…

  • Community Innovators: Local Women in Tech

    Fishers is a city of innovators. Home to Launch Fishers, the largest coworking facility in the state; the state-of-the-art Fishers Maker Playground; the restaurant accelerator, Fishers Test Kitchen; and the state’s first Internet of Things Lab, Indiana IoT Lab Fishers, Fishers fully embraces its identity as a smart, vibrant, and entrepreneurial community. Fishers’ reputation in…

  • Meet Your Neighbor: Kelly Hartman

    In honor of Fishers’ celebration of Fishers Disability Awareness Month presented by Old National Bank, we’re featuring community stories related to disability and inclusion throughout the month on the This is Fishers blog. Learn more about the celebration and how you can be an ally for disability inclusion at fishers.in.us/DisabilityAwareness.   To Kelly Hartman, Disability Awareness Month invites all people…

  • National Holocaust Remembrance Day: Thoughts from a Survivor’s Son

    As the son of a survivor of the Holocaust, National Holocaust Remembrance Day offers an opportunity to reflect on the impact the Holocaust had on my father, my family, and on the progress we have made since those dark times.  My father, Marvin Crell, who passed away in December 2020, was a survivor of a concentration camp near his birthplace of Poland.…

  • Meet Your Neighbor: Lunar New Year Celebration

    My childhood memory of making dumplings during Lunar New Year’s Eve in Taiwan has always made me smile! That was the time that five of us worked like an assembling line: my mother created the PERFECT round shape of dumpling wrappers, we three siblings made the dumplings, then my father pan-fried or water-boiled them. We…

  • Meet Your Neighbor: Kwanzaa Celebration

    To our family, Kwanzaa means a celebration of unity and empowerment. The cultural holiday has been celebrated in our family since nearly its inception in 1966. We enjoy the opportunity to reflect on the importance of family, spirituality, and principles that guide us into the new year.  Kwanzaa, which means “first fruits,” is an African American and Pan-African holiday that is based on ideas borrowed from an ancient Swahili seven-day-long festival, which…

  • Meet Your Neighbor: Hanukkah Celebration

    Hanukkah is a festive eight-day celebration that for many people falls during the darkest, coldest season of the year. Also called the Festival of Lights, the holiday brings light, joy, and warmth to our homes and communities as we celebrate with candles, food, family, and friends.  The holiday commemorates the triumph of a band of…

  • Meet Your Neighbor: Michael Cook of Fishers Woodworking

    Meet Your Neighbor: Michael Cook of Fishers Woodworking

    We sat down with Michael Cook, founder and owner of Fishers Woodworking, to talk about his business and what he has in store for Shop Fishers. Fishers Woodworking Shop online at https://fisherswoodworking.com/Michael Cook has lived in Fishers since 2013. It wasn’t until the pandemic, though, that he realized his woodworking hobby could become a successful…

  • Meet Your Neighbor: Bob Wasson of Wasson Nursery

    Meet Your Neighbor: Bob Wasson of Wasson Nursery

    This holiday season, strengthen your sense of camaraderie with our community by getting to know some of Fishers’ local business owners. We spoke with Bob Wasson, co-owner of Wasson Nursery, about growing up with a family business, his relationship with the local community, and his favorite part about Shop Fishers. Wasson Nursery 13279 E. 126th St.Fishers,…

  • Meet Your Neighbor: Veteran Scott Sobczak

    The City of Fishers honors all our local heroes who courageously served our country in the armed forces. To all the servicemembers past and present, thank you for your service, sacrifice, and support.   On September 20, 1975, President General Ford signed a bill amending the Uniform Monday Holiday Act and officially restoring Veterans Day to November 11. In the following years…