Last weekend, the Hendricks County Convention and Visitors Bureau had a booth at a local bridal show. Several future brides came to our booth with excited anticipation about their upcoming day. Some had many of their plans in place while others were just beginning. Preparing for your wedding can be one of the most exciting, [...]
I diecast and went to heaven at Gearheads
It was the dead of winter, but it felt like the middle of racing season. Every step I took inside Gearheads Auto Racing Store, I was surrounded by cool auto-racing paraphernalia. Thousands upon thousands of diecast cars — stacked low to high in this large, converted house at 10249 E. U.S. 136 between Brownsburg and [...]
New Perillo’s Pizzeria serves up slice of Italy in Hendricks County
My family loves pizza. So when we kept hearing about a new pizza place in North Salem, Ind., we wanted to try it! Perillo’s Pizzeria is located at 5 S. Broadway St. (behind the antique stores). The building dates back to 1890 and was originally a doctor’s office. As you walk in, all your senses [...]
Winter fun at Sodalis Nature Park
Many people don’t even think about going to an outdoor recreation area like Sodalis Nature Park during the winter months, and believe me, I’m as guilty as anyone. But according to Joe Reagin, a naturalist for the Hendricks County Parks Department, people with that preconceived notion might just be missing out. I talked to him [...]
Plainfield Recreation Center will help you fulfill that resolution while having fun
I hate February, despite the presence of the celebrated “love holiday” on the 14th. February is the month that my well-intended New Year’s resolutions bite the dust, which leaves me disgusted with myself. But not this year, not after I discovered the Plainfield Recreation Center. Oh, I knew about the center: This two-story, 113,000-square-foot crown [...]
Brownsburg Challenger Learning Center offers trips to the moon, Mars
Few counties give people the opportunity to fly to the moon or Mars. But then again, Hendricks County is no ordinary place. If you are looking for a distinctive, dare I say, out-of-this-world adventure, you need not look any further than the Brownsburg Challenger Learning Center. One of 52 Challenger Learning Centers worldwide, Brownsburg offers [...]
Avon Antiques provides blasts from the past
I don’t live in the past, but I appreciate history. So, when I heard about a must-see Hendricks County attraction for people like me called Avon Antiques, I had to check it out. You see I believe that our yesteryears are often responsible for setting up the successes of today. Occasionally, things from bygone eras [...]
Drop the iPod Touch and get in touch with nature at McCloud
As I drove to McCloud Nature Park in North Salem, Ind., flat land gave way to gently rolling hills, but that didn’t matter to my 12-year-old son. His nose was stuck in his Apple iPod Touch. Park Naturalist Joe Reagin greeted us at the Nature Center and began to show us around the grounds of [...]
Dawson’s Too turns family favorites into fine dining
When I heard the owners of Dawson’s on Main in Speedway, Ind., were opening a spin-off location in Hendricks County, I couldn’t wait. I covered Speedway as a reporter at the Indianapolis Star and interviewed Chris Hill, one of the owners, quite a few times. I had also heard nothing but rave reviews from Speedway [...]
Hendricks County welcomes Super Bowl visitors by offering dining, entertainment
With so many visitors arriving in Hendricks County for this year’s Super Bowl, I wanted to take time today to say welcome and educate you a bit about our county and about what we have to offer today and Saturday at our Super Celebration Site in the Metropolis Shopping Center. Located just 15 miles west [...]
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