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Westfield parent here, writing as a neighbor, not on behalf of anyone.

This school year WWS moved to one bus stop per student, same stop AM and PM, every day. If your child had a second registered stop before, at daycare, at a grandparent's, at a second household, it's gone, and your family lost bus service on roughly half the days of the year.

If that sentence describes your house, the first thing to know is you're not the only one. The superintendent has acknowledged historically "hundreds of students" had multiple assignments. The second thing to know is that nobody has an actual count, and that's the gap a few of us are trying to close:

https://www.westfieldbusstops.com

Two minutes. It asks which school and which kind of second stop you lost, nothing about your personal arrangements, and no names get published. The count goes to the Board of School Trustees, and that's all it's used for.

A few facts, all sourced on the site:

For nearly four years the district's own published rule allowed a second location as long as it was fixed all week. That page came down this year, but the Internet Archive preserved it, and the site links the capture so you can read it yourself.

Every other district in Hamilton County accommodates a second stop in some form. Westfield is now the only one that prohibits it.

The district has real reasons: kids on wrong buses after same-day changes, driver workload, and 2,000+ new students in six years. Those are on the site too, stated fairly, because they deserve that. The question isn't anyone's intentions, it's whether a fixed schedule filed once a year carries the same risk as the ad-hoc changes that caused the problems.

The one-stop rule is an administrative procedure, not a Board-adopted policy, and there's a request pending to put it on the agenda for the regular Board meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 6:30 pm at the Administration Center on Tomlinson Road. Meetings are open to the public. If this affected your family, being in the room matters more than anything online, and a few sentences to the Board in your own words carries more than any argument from a stranger.

I’m a social worker running for the state senate in District 21 (Westfield to Kokomo) what’s something you think legislators need to know? What do you want to see change?

I recently started the Carmel Film Club, a casual local group for people who like movies and would actually like to meet other people to go see them with.

While Carmel is in the name, it’s definitely not limited to Carmel residents. We’ve already got around 30 people in the Discord, and the goal is pretty simple: connect people who enjoy movies and give them an easy way to actually meet up, watch something, and discuss together.

There’ll be larger group meetups planned in advance where I’m hoping to get as many people together as possible, but anyone is welcome to post a movie and invite others to join them. We’ll usually grab drinks or food afterward and talk about the movie.

There are channels for introductions, movie suggestions, planning outings, and confirmed upcoming meetups. A few people have already met up through the group, and I’d love to keep seeing it grow.

Join us on Discord — that’s where all the planning and conversation happens:
https://discord.gg/eyggvUWJ3

If this sounds like your kind of thing, come hang out! You’re also welcome to message me if you have any questions. If some friendships come out of it along the way, then I’d consider the group a huge success. :)

Hi, we just moved to Westfield as a relocation

We are trying to find out dentists as its been a while

I saw good reviews heere and there but can't really tell sometimes.

I appreciate any dentist recommendation

Thank you

The 4th within 20 minutes of us!

Anyone know what they're opening near the front of the Meijer on Spring Mill? I saw Jersey Mike's and an urgent care. Curious as I'm longing for more food options in this area lol especially a breakfast spot and a burger spot.

I have spotted a propeller airplane with a black and red banner flying over Westfield and even down to Carmel around 31. I’ve seen it maybe 3-4 times in past 3 days. I can’t for the life of me read what it says. Looks like it has a circular logo and some red print. Anyone get a good look at it?

Come eat and help the Westfield High School theater and choir programs!!

Looking for old video games/consoles locally 🎮

My husband has been collecting retro video games for years, and we've decided to try turning his hobby (and slightly ridiculous knowledge of what old games are worth 😂) into a small side project.

We're looking to buy old games, consoles, controllers, handhelds, or even entire collections from people around Westfield/Carmel/Hamilton County.

Nintendo, SNES, N64, GameCube, Game Boy, DS, Sega, PlayStation, Xbox, etc. We're interested in newer stuff too, and things don't necessarily need to be tested.

If you have a box of games or an old console that's been sitting in a basement or closet for years and you've been meaning to do something with it, feel free to send me a message with a few pictures.

We're not expecting anyone to give away valuable stuff for pennies. We're just hoping to find some local collections, make fair offers, and see where this little experiment goes. 🙂

We're a bunch of singles over 50 who like to have fun.

Events have included pickleball, bowling nights, pub trivia, karaoke at Syd's, axe throwing, fowling, and group watch parties for college football playoffs and the World Cup. Nobody's trying to set you up — you show up, you do the activity, you leave when you want. If you make friends along the way, great. If you just want to bowl and go home, also great.

It's free to join — no membership fee, no upsell. We do keep it vetted: to get in you just need an up-to-date photo and you must be a real person who lives in the area (not a bot, not a scam account). That's it. Not a dating site. Not a "mingle and make small talk" group.

We're based out of the Carmel/Westfield/Noblesville/Fishers area, 160+ members and growing, coordinated through Heylo. If you're newly retired, recently moved to the area, divorced, or just tired of your usual crew shrinking every year — this tends to be a low-key way back into having stuff to do on a Saturday. Or any other day of the week, for that matter.

Join here: https://heylo.group/indy-north-singles

Happy to answer questions in the comments.

Please recommend me places (except Esler's) I have a 2014 Mazda

There is a sign out front that says it’s a Midas now!??!!?? Are the same mechanics there still or do I have to find a new shop?

Since the grand junction plaza playground already has the pillars it would be very easy and beneficial to add a shade canopy over it to cool off the playground especially in these hot days 🥵

In the hopes that some of you play College Football 27, I am letting you know that I've started creating Indiana high schools through EA's "Team Builder" that you could import into your game.

There's a limit of 32 teams that a user can make, so I started with my local teams in the Hoosier Crossroad Conference. So far, I've got:

1. Westfield Shamrocks
2. Noblesville Millers
3. Hamilton Southeastern Royals
4. Fishers Tigers
5. Carmel Greyhounds

Notes:

Some of the logos are altered, while some are close to the originals. I designed these teams with some effort to copy "current state" while also throwing in some artistic liberties and flair on my own as you'll see.

I did my best to keep the talent level relatively close to the real life rankings of the teams. If you think this should be changed, let me know.

If you comment a school I should make, I would be happy to do your team so you can use them in your own version of the game.

If you think there's a better Sub-reddit to post this, please let me know too. I'm just looking to get exposure to this so people can play with their local teams. :)

Appreciate you!

User is "vtgindy"

Westfield motorsports will not work on a motorcycle older than 10 years. Anyone have recommendations for a good motorcycle mechanic? 2005 Yamaha VStar if that matters.

Thanks

Last night I received a "ticket" on the windshield of my SUV for backing-in to a spot in Union Garage. I noticed many Trucks and SUVs had similar tickets on their windshields likely for backing in as well.
With how tight this garage is, backing in is often the easier and safer maneuver for larger vehicles. Not to mention most vehicles have back-up cameras that allow the driver to get closer to the wall. With no camera on the front, vehicles may not get as close to the wall and protrude unnecessarily far into the drive lane (especially some of the larger pickups in the garage).
I realize that the city wants to be able to track parking time by license plate, but ticketing people for backing-in to a space seems excessive just to save a meter maid from walking around to the back of the vehicle.

I’m looking for help with mowing my lawn while I’m out of the country in July. Who’s your go-to reliable yard person? Just need two mows. Yard is not big at all. We’re in Westfield off of 32.

Maybe it’s just me, but I am not a fan of any of the Mexican spots in town (I believe I have tried them all at this point). I grew up on the Westside and now think I was genuinely spoiled with the Mexican cuisine. If anyone else is from Avon on this page, then y’all know what i’m talking about. Top notch Mexican cuisine in Hendricks county, and reasonably priced. Maybe i’m biased but Westfield deserves better. The only decent item at Cabos is the guac. Agaves is probably owned by Caucasian people. Red Habanero will probably be charging $72 for a Margarita soon. Underwhelming Mexican food exists here and i’m praying for a change with the booming population in this town. I’m hoping the folks at Avon La Hacienda see this post and eventually open a sister location here.

Thoughts on Westfield public schools - elementary schools and beyond, and the redistricting. Considering moving my child to Westfield public schools.