Plus, Indy's All-Star Tyrese Haliburton.
 
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Culture

Our readers’ local love stories
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Love stories can be heard all around Indy. | Graphic by 6AM City
For Valentine’s Day 2024, we made a map of local places where our readers have made memories. We asked for your help compiling everything from proposals to making friends. You did not disappoint.

Explore these local love stories by clicking on the hearts in the map below. Here are just a few local love stories that you shared with us:
  • “My husband and I met as interns at The Children’s Museum in 2017! We were interning for different departments but always found each other in the intern work room. He always made me smile. At the internship party at the end of the summer, we kissed for the very first time (the liquid courage helped a bit). Both heading back to Purdue to finish our senior year, we started dating and never stopped. We just got married this past July and even invited a few of our former intern classmates!” — Natalie + Nate P.
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A screenshot of a Proxi Map representing local love stories around Indianapolis.

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  • “My husband and I met six years ago at Square Cat Vinyl. He was playing a show there with his band. The previous week I had been sick, so I jumped at the opportunity to go out when my best friend invited me. We had a great time and enjoyed the band so much! I was immediately smitten with him after talking to him at the merch table. After some creeping on his social media, I followed him on Instagram that night. Later in the week he asked if anyone wanted to take him out for Valentine’s Day in an Instagram poll. I was the only lady to reply “Mmm yassss” and the rest is history...” — Anonymous reader
  • “Al and I met in 2018 at November Project - a free fitness community that meets at 6 a.m. Wednesdays at the War Memorial. Love is the ultimate workout!” — Teresa H.
Now we’re really feeling the love.
More Indy love stories
 
Events

Wednesday, Feb. 14
  • Blind Date with a Book | Wednesday, Feb. 14 | 12 p.m. | Carmel Clay Public Library, 425 E. Main St., Carmel | Free | Visit the special displays to pick out a surprise book — then after reading at least 50 pages, fill out the enclosed bookmark and return it to the library for a chance to win a $25 Java House gift card.
Thursday, Feb. 15
  • 17th Annual All-Star Gospel Celebration | Thursday, Feb. 15 | 7 p.m. | Walker Theatre, 617 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis | $55+ | Kick off NBA All-Star Weekend with an unforgettable celebration, featuring Grammy award-winning artist Dante Bowe.
Friday, Feb. 16
  • SLAM Film Festival | Friday, Feb. 16-Sunday, Feb. 18 | Times vary | Living Room Theaters, 745 E. 9th St., Ste. 810, Indianapolis | $15 | Fifteen basketball-themed films will play across three days, plus a special discussion with Paul George after the screening of “Amongst the Trees”.
  • Indy Library Store Book Sale | Friday, Feb. 16-Tuesday, Feb. 20 | Times vary | Library Services Center, 2450 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis | Cost of purchase | You can buy used and like-new books at discount prices with proceeds supporting library programs.
Saturday, Feb. 17
  • Indy Winter Farmers Market | Saturday, Feb. 17 | 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | The AMP at 16 Tech, 1220 Waterway Blvd., Indianapolis | Free | Shop from 60+ vendors, including local farmers, food producers, and artisans.
  • GeoFest | Saturday, Feb. 17-Sunday, Feb. 18 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Indiana State Museum, 650 W. Washington St., Indianapolis | Museum admission | This annual program features three days of rock, mineral, and fossil vendors, plus hands-on activities and community partner displays for visitors to enjoy.
Sunday, Feb. 18
  • R&B Ain’t Dead Day Party | Sunday, Feb. 18 | 1 p.m. | The Vogue Theatre, 6259 N. College Ave., Indianapolis | $45-$100 | Dance along to R&B hits of the 80s, 90s, and today all afternoon long at this special edition day party hosted by Tank.
Events calendar here
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News Notes
Community
  • The city is expecting 100,000+ people downtown for the NBA All-Star events — and to address safety concerns, city officials are planning to introduce a “mass communication tool.” By texting the words “NBAALLSTAR2024” to 67283, you can get public safety updates. The messages will expire after the weekend concludes. (WTHR)
Sports
  • The NBA confirmed yesterday that former Colts quarterback Peyton Manning won’t be part of the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, as originally planned. The NBA didn’t provide any additional details about Manning’s exit from the role. (IBJ)
Opening
  • Tropical Smoothie Cafe, one of the fastest growing franchises in the country, is opening a new Indianapolis location in the Clearwater Springs shopping plaza (5025 E. 82nd Street, Ste. 1100) on Saturday, Feb. 24. It will offer special discounts March 8-10.
Travel
  • More than 100 private jets are expected to fly into IND this weekend for NBA All-Star Game-related festivities. Officials don’t have an estimate of how many commercial flights will land + unlike for the Super Bowl in 2012, the NBA event hasn’t prompted airlines to add more flights. (IBJ)
Real Estate
  • A study conducted by real estate experts at Agent Advice analyzed the latest Zillow data and found that Indiana is the easiest state to sell a home — with 29 days being the average number of days between the start and finish of a sale.
Edu
  • City Life Wheels program is allowing kids to get their hands dirty and learn basic automotive skills. Every Tuesday night on Indy’s near east side, students ages 12 to 19 learn how to change tires and oil, plus gain confidence and life skills from adult mentors. Register a student for the program. (WRTV)
Job
  • We’re hiring a Sales Executive to identify and secure new advertising partnerships and grow existing client relationships in Indianapolis. This exec will lead prospecting initiatives, maintain a full and active client pipeline, and prepare and deliver sales presentations — all while earning a competitive salary with unlimited sick and vacation time. Learn more + apply.
Holiday
  • There’s still time to send Valentine’s Day flowers. Pick up a bouquet from Fridas Flowers at Tomorrow Bookstore (882 Mass Ave.) from 4 to 7 p.m., or shop same-day delivery bouquets on 1-800-Flowers.*
Home
  • If you spent your whole Sunday reorganizing your closet, here’s another spring cleaning suggestion: Move your credit card debt. This card offers 0% interest on a balance transfer until mid-2025. That’s over a whole year to pay off your balance, sans interest. Plus, you’ll earn 2% cash back on purchases.*
Sports

🏀 Indy’s All-Star

Tyrese Haliburton emerges as the Pacers’ most influential player
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Tyrese Haliburton was named a starter for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game in Indy. | Photo by @chanduprem.arw
If you weren’t familiar with Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, you are now.

From the JW Marriott to the Indiana Convention Center to Lucas Oil Stadium to Gainbridge Fieldhouse — the star basketball player’s face is plastered all over the city for NBA All-Star Weekend.

So, it comes as no surprise to us that Haliburton is the most influential player on the Pacers roster this season. Of the team, he has the most followers on social media at more than 718,000.

Of course, that’s not the most impressive thing about him. Here are some of his slam dunk facts:
  • He’s averaged 3.1 three-pointers per game this season.
  • His most points in a game was 44 against the Heat on Thursday, Nov. 30.
  • For the ongoing 2023-24 NBA season, Haliburton is slated to earn $5,808,435 — making him the ninth-highest-paid player on the Pacers roster.
  • He became the 15th player in NBA history to average 20+ points and 10+ assists for an entire season.
  • Tyrese just reached 4,000 career points during Monday’s game against the Hornets.
Want to go behind the scenes of his rise to stardom and his transition from Sacramento to Indiana? Check out the fourth episode of Pass the Rock Season 2 now streaming on the NBA app.
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