Steve Slosarek

About Steve Slosarek

Steve has served as blogger for the Hendricks County Convention and Visitors Bureau since October 2011. He is a veteran communications specialist with experience in writing and editing for newspapers, magazines, websites and books. Nurturing positive achievements is his favorite part of communications.
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Speed over to Pit Stop BBQ for great food, race decor

By on February 28, 2012 in Brownsburg, dining, family, motorsports

After weeks of dining at the same, tired chain restaurants, I had hit a culinary rut. Pit Stop Barbecue and Grill in Brownsburg refueled my gustatory enthusiasm. By the time my stop was over, I left the Hendricks County eatery amazed, entertained, and, yes, satisfyingly full. Pit Stop is the culmination of decades of barbecue [...]

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Gearheads

I diecast and went to heaven at Gearheads

By on February 21, 2012 in attractions, Brownsburg, family, motorsports, shopping

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 [...]

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Plainfield Recreation Center

Plainfield Recreation Center will help you fulfill that resolution while having fun

By on February 14, 2012 in attractions, family, Plainfield, recreation

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 [...]

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Avon Antiques

Avon Antiques provides blasts from the past

By on February 9, 2012 in Avon, history & education, shopping

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 [...]

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McCloud Nature Park bridge

Drop the iPod Touch and get in touch with nature at McCloud

By on February 7, 2012 in attractions, North Salem, recreation

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 [...]

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Monster Mini Golf glows brightly

By on January 26, 2012 in attractions, Avon, family, haunted hendricks county

Creepy coffins, dancing skeletons and ghastly goblins. Grim reapers, toothy jack-o-lanterns and Cujo-inspired dogs. No, it’s not Halloween. It’s just another regular day of spooky fun at Monster Mini Golf in Avon, Ind. The monstrosity of it all is rather amazing and what better time to go than during the cold, dark days of winter. [...]

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Randelli’s Gourmet Pizza features railroad theme, mouthwatering pies

By on January 24, 2012 in Avon, dining, family

Every day, there is a train wreck waiting to happen in Avon, Ind. Only in this case, it’s one of the specialty pizzas offered daily at Randelli’s Gourmet Pizza on U.S. 36. I have never seen a more cleverly named pizza. The pie features every topping available at Randelli’s, except chicken. You want it all? [...]

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Royal Theater reigns supreme

By on January 19, 2012 in attractions, Danville, family, history & education

Sometimes I prefer to watch a movie the old-fashioned way. When that special mood strikes, I set my sights on the Royal Theater in Danville, Ind. Stepping into the Royal is like stepping back in time. This grand old Hendricks County theater, which screened its first film in 1914, exudes character. When I walk under [...]

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Splash Island provides indoor thrills

By on January 13, 2012 in attractions, family, Plainfield, recreation

Eighteen seconds is all it took to discover one of the best indoor winter activities in Hendricks County. Eighteen seconds of pure joy, unadulterated thrills, sudden turns and tummy-tickling fun. Eighteen seconds of giddy shrieking, wide smiling, free-fall sliding and a suspenseful ending. The waterslide at Splash Island Indoor Aquatic Center in Plainfield sure got [...]

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McCloud Nature Center is for the birds and nature lovers

By on January 6, 2012 in attractions, family, North Salem, recreation

National Bird Day was Thursday, and for the first time, I took notice. I owe it all to McCloud Nature Park in North Salem, Indiana. Before my recent visit to this serene nature sanctuary nestled in the gently rolling hills of northwest Hendricks County, the only tweets that I paid attention to were on Twitter. [...]

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