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Hello Noblesville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Noblesville's new listening-bar restaurant is changing the downtown vibe
  • What to know before the Colt Collectors show opens in Noblesville
  • Which creative project just won big at Noblesville Creates' Pitch Night?

Also on today's calendar: Little Mania Wrestling: Big Action, Tiny Wrestlers! Noblesville, IN! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 66, low: 44.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Noblesville restaurant 'The Pretender' combines music with food (youarecurrent.com) — A new restaurant and listening bar called The Pretender is drawing big crowds on Noblesville's downtown square, blending analog vinyl sound with food in a restored historic building. Owner Blake Fogelsong hopes the retro-modern spot becomes a cornerstone of Noblesville's growing downtown culture, and the team is still inviting residents to donate unused records to expand the collection.
   

2. Colt to Attend 2026 Colt Collectors Association Convention (theoutdoorwire.com) — Noblesville will host the 2026 Colt Collectors Association All Colt Show and Auction October 1–4, bringing firearm collectors and Colt representatives to town. The public can attend Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday until noon, offering locals a chance to explore historic Colt firearms and meet enthusiasts from across the country.
   

3. 'Avant Guard' takes top honors (readthereporter.com) — Noblesville Creates' first Creative Economy Pitch Night spotlighted local arts ideas, with Eric Thornbury's "Avant Guard" concept for a new performing arts space winning both judges' and audience awards. About 120 people gathered at Conner Prairie as presenters pitched projects to strengthen community, and Noblesville Creates is now seeking local investors to close a roughly $12,000 funding gap for future Pitch Nights.
   

4. Ex-Indiana basketball star Todd Leary sentenced in felony fraud coaching case (indystar.com) — A Hamilton Superior Court judge in Noblesville sentenced former IU basketball player Todd Leary to one year of probation and $5,000 restitution after he admitted defrauding a parent who paid for promised coaching and an AAU team. Court records detail how Leary collected nearly $49,000 over more than a year, while providing limited training and repeatedly assuring the parent he would repay the money.
   

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  • Can I get a few useful suggestions as to where or who could make use of several corded power tools?
    Cleaning out an old tool stand and found I still had these from growing up. TYIA (Nextdoor Rural Noblesville)
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Ok Noblesville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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