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2015 05 29

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Converted from paper version of the Broad Ripple Gazette (v12n11)

Round the Ripple - by Bill Malcolm

posted: May 29, 2015

In the swim and more - Broad Ripple Park This Summer

The Broad Ripple Pool is now open. But hurry and enjoy it, as it closes on August 2, 2015. Call the pool at 327-7333 for details. They are open 11 to 6 weekdays and 12 to 6 on Sundays. Swim lessons and swim team registration is now open. Also at BR Park...

• Touch a Truck is coming June 19th. This is the great event where children can see fire trucks and other equipment. Register your child by calling 327-7161. It's the 20th year of the event and the largest event in the state.

• Summer concerts are here. June 5 features FERRIS while June 19 will be Heather Michelle Chapman.

• Day camp begins June 1st. Contact Broad Ripple Park for additional details.

• For more information, including summer classes, visit their website, www.indy.gov/broadripplepark or call 327-7161

Fire Safety Highlighted at BR Fire Station

Captain Gregg Harris of Fire Station No. 32 in the Ripple highlighted fire safety on a recent Saturday. The station is very active and has a full squad and rescue vehicle. (Captain Harris is pictured behind vehicle door.)

Broad Ripple Fire Station 32

Concerts, food trucks, fishing and more at Holliday Park:

Concerts - Pack a picnic, bring a blanket, and head to Holliday Park for a free evening of family fun. May 28, 2015, will be Cathy Morris (electric violin, jazz) while June 11 features the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. The fun starts at 7 p.m.

Food Truck Thursday - Hate to cook? Holliday Park will host five of Indy's finest food trucks every Thursday from May 28-September 24 from 6 to 9 pm. Bring the family out to enjoy an evening in the park and a great meal. Check Facebook to get updates of which trucks will be there each week. www.facebook.com/IndyHollidayPark

Fireflies at the Campfire - Have a fun family Friday night adventure around the campfire. Fridays: Jun. 5, 2015, will be about fireflies at 7:00 p.m.

Family Learn to Fish Day - on June 7, 2015.

"They'll have to close the store to get me to retire" says MCL veteran

So said Betty Rowland of MCL Cafeteria on Broad Ripple Avenue. Well, they did. And she did. On May 17, 2015, the MCL Cafeteria on BR Avenue near Keystone closed and cashier Betty Rowland retired after 31 years at MCL.

Betty pictured with Jean and Pete Rump

image courtesy of Bill Malcolm

BR Steak House Still Vacant

Bill Ficca and business partners (owner of the North Side Social and numerous other restaurants in BR) was going to re-open the shuttered building (on Westfield at Winthrop next to La Chinita Poblana across from Monon Coffee) as a pan Asian restaurant (with a bar upstairs). The opening was scheduled for October 2014. Well according to Ficca "as of now, things are still on hold".

Hair Salon Closes after 37 Years in the Ripple

Jonathan Skinner (owner of Skinners Hair Salon at 6233 Carrollton next to Hubbard and Cravens) is closing after 37 years in Broad Ripple (at various locations). He had been at this location for 10 years. The shop will become a yoga studio. He is moving to Sola Salon in Castleton while his son Mac and fellow stylist Samantha (who also styles hair at the shop) are moving to Salon Lofts at Keystone at the Crossing. Skinner says he may be back in BR at yet another location.

Skinners

image courtesy of Bill Malcolm

image courtesy of Bill Malcolm

Still more Ripplins

June 13, 2015 - BRVA booth at IndyPride Fest at University Park downtown

June 18, 2015 - "317 Run" in BR. Register at Run317.com

June 28, 2015 - Broad Ripple duck race at Rainbow Bridge (contact BRVA for details)

Bill Malcolm also writes a travel column in The Midwest Eagle and is a reporter for All Aboard Indiana (as a volunteer for both). He advocates for fair and affordable utility rates for a national association based in Washington, D.C. He welcomes reader feedback and story ideas. Send to Bill@BroadRippleGazette.com

bill@broadripplegazette.com

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