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1 month ago | 
youarecurrent.com | Samantha Kupiainen
Carmel Food Truck Nights feature flavors from eight to 10 rotating mobile vendors from 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays through Oct. 17 at Ginther Green, 930 N. Range Line Rd.The event debuted May 9 and was created by husband-wife duo Steven and Olivia Guistolise. They own Stadium on Wheels, a food truck that specializes in ballpark food and offers selections that include foot-long hot dogs, nachos and lemonades.
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1 month ago | 
youarecurrent.com | Samantha Kupiainen
Carmel resident James Thompson has loved space for as long as he can remember. “Before people even thought about space back in the ’40s,” he said. So, his 23-year career as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, which included work with the military space program and a tour with hurricane hunters in Bermuda, was especially fulfilling. In retirement, it inspired him to write and self-publish several books.
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1 month ago | 
youarecurrent.com | Samantha Kupiainen
In August 2022, Kelly Manicke – a nurse practitioner — opened her own practice in Carmel, Elevate Functional Medicine. She’d worked for years as a nurse practitioner, but after experiencing health issues and finding relief through functional medicine, she decided to pursue the career herself. According to the National Institute of Health, functional medicine focuses on underlying causes of ailments, rather than simply treating symptoms.
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1 month ago | 
youarecurrent.com | Samantha Kupiainen
Lilian Salomon, a full-time digital media strategist with Iconic Digital, saw a need for a safe space for women looking for a confidence boost that comes from feeling and looking good. Earlier this year, she and her sister, Angelita Salomon, founded A Lil Bit of Biz, where Lilian is a style coach. “When I started my career and really long before that, I was just figuring it out as I went,” she said.
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1 month ago | 
wilmamag.com | Samantha Kupiainen
Floral concept grows into social space Nestled at 1107 Princess Street and connected to Blossom Bay, a floral design company, is Wilmington’s newest secret garden, Perennial Harbor. The garden oasis and flower-filled watering hole was founded by friends ALLY FAVORY and ASHLEY JOHNSON. Favory is the founder of Blossom Bay, while Johnson is the founder of Foxhound Flower Farm, a small cut flower farm in Wilmington.
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2 months ago | 
youarecurrent.com | Samantha Kupiainen
The City of Carmel will commemorate 30 years as a sister city to Kawachinagano, Japan, through the inaugural Cherry Blossom Festival, set for May 4 in the Japanese garden south of Carmel City Hall. The festival, which runs from 1 to 4 p.m., will feature a variety of traditional Japanese arts, including authentic cuisine and dance. Attendees will have the opportunity to try on a kimono or yukata, a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan.
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2 months ago | 
indyschild.com | Samantha Kupiainen
According to the Indiana Department of Education, there were 16,942 children in foster care in Indiana in 2022. Locally, Resources of Hope is a nonprofit that aims to provide resources for foster kids in Indiana through its programming and outreach initiatives. Within Resources of Hope, seven different programs help support kids in foster care and the families that take care of them, including kinship families.
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2 months ago | 
indyschild.com | Samantha Kupiainen
According to the National Institute of Health, more than 8 million children younger than age 18 live with at least one adult who has a substance use disorder. Locally, Camp Mariposa works with youth that are affected by the substance use disorder of a family member, focusing on addiction prevention through mentorship and its weekend camp, offered six times a year. A Youth Drug Prevention CampCamp Mariposa is run through Aaron’s Place of Overdose Lifeline Inc. and is part of the Eluna Network.
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2 months ago | 
youarecurrent.com | Samantha Kupiainen
Tri Kappa, an Indiana-based philanthropic sorority, will begin selling tickets for its fifth annual Bourbon Raffle fundraiser April 7. The sorority will raffle off 10 bourbons, sponsored by Holly Package Liquor. All proceeds will support Hamilton County residents in a variety of ways, including student scholarships, programs addressing food insecurity and fine arts initiatives. “Scholarships are a big portion of what we use our fundraising for,” said Nanette Foster, president of Tri Kappa Carmel.
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Mar 23, 2025 | 
youarecurrent.com | Samantha Kupiainen
After volunteering to help refugees last summer, 16-year-old Arya Goel of Carmel was inspired to write a book about what she learned from the experience. In February, she self-published “A Student’s Guide to Global Health: The Systems, Foundation, and Equity Needed in Healthcare.” All profits from book sales will be donated to the International Rescue Committee, an organization that provides relief to families living in regions of humanitarian and health care crises.
