Microgrants Now Available to Start Your Neighborhood Walking Group
Fishers, IN · October 6, 2026
Step outside early and you will feel that crisp October bite before clear skies warm the afternoon. If your evening has an open hour, 3D printers are spinning up at the maker space tonight.
The Lead
The City of Fishers is putting municipal funds directly behind neighborhood strolls this fall. Through a newly launched Neighborhood Walking Grant program under the city’s Culture of Health initiative, local homeowners associations and neighborhood groups can claim a $200 microgrant to start or expand a regular community walking club.
The dollars are intentionally flexible: organizers can spend the money on high-visibility walking gear, hydration, healthy snacks, or meetup supplies, and the city provides custom yard signs to rally participants. Only 10 microgrants are available across the city on a first-come, one-per-neighborhood basis. Parks officials see the initiative as an effortless way to transform casual evening walks into durable neighborhood bonds and healthier routines.
Applications remain open through October 30, with city recreation staff announcing the ten recipient neighborhoods by mid-November.
Local Pulse
HSE Golfer Sophie Roberts Named Miss Golf Schools The senior earned Indiana's premier prep golf honor after guiding the Royals to three consecutive state top-four team finishes.
Daytime Paving Starts Along Allisonville Road Friday Roads Crews begin daytime surface milling on outside lanes Friday morning, reducing traffic to single lanes and shifting turn access.
AgriPark Reopens Midweek Following Fall Festival Parks Families can visit farm fields Wednesday and Thursday before grounds close again for sold-out weekend community campouts.
Today's Outlook
- High 70°F · Low 42°F — Clear
- Grab a morning jacket before stepping out into crisp air and bright sunshine.
What's On Around Town
Today
Golden Hour Social Club Fishers Community Center (11400 Johnson Way), 1:15–2:15 PM Casual social hour and connection time for local older adults.
3D Making: 3D Printing Fishers Maker Playground (8100 E 106th St Ste. 150), 5:00–7:00 PM Learn model slicing, machine operation, and design basics firsthand.
Tomorrow
Free Yoga Wednesdays Flat Fork Creek Park (16141 E 101st St), 8:30–9:30 AM · Free
Couch to 5K Clinic Fishers Community Center (11400 Johnson Way), 6:00–7:00 PM
Thursday
Together Today Fishers Community Center (11400 Johnson Way), 9:00 AM–1:30 PM
Headless Horseman Festival Conner Prairie (13400 Allisonville Rd), 5:00–10:00 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- Salathiel Fisher’s 12 Acres
- In June 1872, North Carolina transplant Salathiel Fisher divided precisely 12 acres along the railroad tracks into the original town plat for Fishers Switch. Fisher died just 17 months later, leaving behind a crossroads that outgrew his parcel ten-thousand-fold.
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