Fishers Magazine

1 week ago | townepost.com | Christy Heitger-Ewing

To Paris Powell, Muncie feels like home. He was born and raised in the town before moving to Anderson when he was 13 years old. He later relocated to Port Charlotte, Florida. In July 2023, however, Powell returned to Indiana to attend a Back to Muncie Festival, which is celebrated citywide by all cultures. Sadly, following the celebration, there was a mass shooting in the area of South Hackley and Willard Street that resulted in multiple injuries and one death.

1 week ago | townepost.com | Christy Heitger-Ewing

Muncie native Eric Van Matre has been immersed in fitness his entire life. A three-sport athlete in cross-country, basketball and baseball, he was two days shy of signing a contract to play minor league baseball when he blew out his elbow throwing a football with friends. He hadn’t properly warmed up. That injury led him to pursue a master’s degree in sports performance from Ball State University.

1 week ago | townepost.com | Christy Heitger-Ewing

When Kristen McConnell was a little girl, her grandmother lived in a house along the town’s main thoroughfare. It had a screened-in front porch that became the neighborhood’s de facto gathering spot. When people walked by, they’d stop to say hello and maybe even sit on the swing to chat for a bit. “That welcoming ‘front porch feel’ was what we wanted for this YMCA,” said McConnell, vice president of mission advancement at the YMCA of Muncie.

1 month ago | townepost.com | Melissa Gibson

When Andy Stone would have friends over for dinner or game night, it wasn’t uncommon for guests to ask him where he bought a specific lamp or where he found that beautiful rug. They loved the décor in Stone’s home, and his lifelong passion for finding the perfect thing for his home gave him an idea. “I wanted to create a store that felt like a home. I really had a vision of what it could be and wanted to create an experience for customers,” Stone said.

1 month ago | townepost.com | Melissa Gibson

Header image by Robert JonesIf you’ve ever stayed in an Airbnb or VRBO rental, you’ve likely spent several minutes figuring out the lights — which switch goes to which room or lighting source. In homes with open floor plans, it’s not uncommon to see four or five switches to control three connecting rooms. In the past, we’d break out the masking tape and mark which switch worked for what, right? Tom Cox and his son, Chris, have an alternative for this.