Carmel Clay Schools and Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation are no longer partnering for future use of the former Orchard Park Elementary School building. However, that doesn't mean the legal battle between the school district and coming-soon charter school has ended. Michael Klitzing, director of Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation, told the Carmel City Council on Monday that the partnership between the district and parks is no longer happening.

The Jones family opened Boba Cafe on 12 S. Harrison Street a couple weeks ago. Pictured here are Ashley and Jeremy Jones (mom and dad), and their kids Luca Kinker and Emery Jones. It was Emery's idea to open a boba tea shop. It was their daughter's idea to open Boba Cafe. But Ashley and Jeremy Jones thought it was a good one.

Snakeroot Botanicals opened in Fishers this spring. (Photo courtesy of Laura Johns) Snakeroot Botanicals, a garden and herbal center with an environmentally conscious mission to educate customers on its products, recently expanded to Fishers. Snakeroot Botanicals, which now has two locations, specializes in gardening and herbal products.

INDIANAPOLIS — Fun fact about Erika Steele, co-owner of Just Love Coffee Cafe in Carmel: She worked for NASA in Houston for 20 years before returning to her home state of Indiana. There’s a cool story behind the Just Love Coffee franchise, too. The company was started by a couple who wanted to adopt a child from Ethiopia, then realized how expensive it was.

The Culinary students with the judges of Shopping Cart Wars. Judge Dom Tardy. The winners of the Shopping Cart Wars with the judges. The Culinary students with the judges of Shopping Cart Wars. Judge Dom Tardy. The winners of the Shopping Cart Wars with the judges. The New Castle Career Center Culinary Arts Program held a new competition this year: Seven teams competed in Shopping Cart Wars.

The Durbin Dogs are packing up and moving to Deer Creek Elementary very soon. Come and walk the halls, reconnect, share your favorite memories and enjoy tasty treats from local food trucks during a drop-in style open house event. This special open house is open to all Durbin Elementary families and educators.