Around Towne with KJ + Tom

Tom Britt hosts long-time Geist realtor Dick Richwine in the Towne Post Studios to talk about his storied career in real estate, how he got started in the early 70's selling properties in the Geist area for the Shorewood Corporation, selling waterfront homes in Masthead - Feather Cove 1 - Beamreach, some local celebrities he's helped over the years, and his retirement plan.

Hosts KJ McGlinn and Tom Britt talk about the progress of the Nickel Plate Trail tunnel that goes underneath 116th St. in downtown Fishers after Tom's "dusty boots" tour, Rodney Kuhl brings a new "scientific" painting company to Hamilton County called Spray-Net, and Tony Kwaitowski - owner of Ale-Emporium Fishers - talks about his 3-month remodel and grand re-opening next Monday at 11 am.

Host Tom Britt talks with Geist Lake Conservancy District president Cory Peter about the progress of their second petition drive.

Tom Britt interviews KJ + Kitsie of Paranormal X Roads LIVE from the Indy Style greenroom, then talks to Lindsey Cannon with the American Diabetes Association about this Saturday's "Step Out Walk to End Diabetes", and ends with Elizabeth Anderson, President of the Indy SurviveOars Dragonboat Racing Team talking about boats buzzing their boats on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday mornings. 

KJ + Tom Britt talk to the owner of the Ale Emporium Fishers location, Tony Kwiatkowski, about their upcoming renovations and expansion into the old Classic Cleaners. The restaurant will close on Monday, August 9th and reopen in late September after adding 2,100 square feet of space - expanding their family dining area, enlarging the kitchen, remodeling the entire restaurant, and creating a carry-out entrance.

KJ recaps the PopCon weekend she had last week, Paranormal X Road show debuts this Saturday night on My NDY 23, Henry Lee Summer performs tonight at the Nickel Plate Amphitheater at 7:00 pm, July 24th's Blackberry Festival in Fortville already sold out, Scott Spillman with the Mud Sock Youth Athletics joined us to talk about their new "Free Play Boxes" coming to a Fishers park near you in August, Tom recaps his tour of the Maker Playground with Sarah Sandquist and Nick "what's his name", and Tom reminisces about the 18 year anniversary of atGeist.com and how he got off on the wrong foot with the United States Postal Service.

KJ and Tom are both recovering from a flurry of Independence Day "fests" and now look to outdoor concerts to entertain locals, including the Nauti Yachtis tonight at the Nickel Plate Amphitheater, Billy Joel vs. Elton John at Conner Prairie this Friday and Saturday (tribute bands of course), Henry Lee Summer coming next week, and Pop Con coming to the Indianapolis Convention Center this weekend. Special guest this week was Dr. Trond Seland of Seland Chiropractic and Living Well Center here in Fishers talking about their new Nauticus Laser Therapy and Wellness Center which treats Peripheral Neuropathy without drugs or surgery, red light therapy for weight loss and mood enhancement, and doctor supervised weight loss.

Big announcement about the Geist "Blast on the Bridge" fireworks show back "on" with no bridge closure, QB Darla Hall talks us through first world obstacles, Aprill Shelburne and Jake Reardon-Mcsoley talk about the SparkFishers 5K on Wednesday night, Spin Doctors concert cancelled by the band, Broad Ripple Magazine launches local music promotion in partnership with Klipsch.

In this episode, QB Darla motivates us to choose our friends wisely in front of the Fishers Police Department, recap of the live interview Tom Britt conducted with the City of Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness and Director of Engineering Jason Taylor at the site of the new Nickel Plate Trail tunnel going under 116th St., talk with Judy Byron about the new Fort Ben Cultural Campus which celebrates a grand opening this weekend, Geist + Fishers realtor Allen Williams talks about how he found real estate after being a firefighter in 1993 - he also talked about this crazy housing market and two listings he's featuring that are over $2 million each. KJ got a surprise package from Glamerica, who also got a ringing endorsement from Back to the Future star Lea Thompson.

Special guests include QB Darla with our Indy 500-themed "motivational minute", Scott Buchner + Suzanne Peterson with a new membership-based nail salon opening off of Michigan Road called Prose Nails, KJ tries to convince Tom to adopt a cat using scientific logic/reasoning, it's national "Adopt a Cat" month and Megan Davis with the Hamilton County Humane Society talks about their $10 special this month, the official kick-off to summer is the St. Simon Festival and Steve Powell joined us from the "big tent" to talk about the concert line up, and Tom talks about his interview with Colts quarterback Carson Wentz where he asked him about his twin Prince Harry.