Fishers has been the center of at least three stories covered by Indianapolis area media the past few days.

The first and most disturbing is the the front-page story in the August 15th edition of the Indianapolis Star about a Fall Creek Intermediate School teacher victimized in a case of “revenge porn.”  Reporter Tim Evans published the letter sent to parents of the school from the Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation’s administration.  Evans turned the teacher’s saga into a larger story about the lack of a “revenge porn” criminal statute in Indiana, despite efforts in the General Assembly to enact such a law.  The teacher was not disciplined because she was the apparent victim in the circulation of pictures she never authorized to be released or posted to anyone.  Social media and the Internet clearly have their very ugly side.

Another Fishers-related piece, also contained in the August 15th print edition of the Star, centers on an individual once at the center of a local economic development deal.  Chris Sikich’s piece is about William A. Lindsay, 37, who is now convicted on 12 criminal counts related to securities fraud and theft in a Golden, Colorado case.  Lindsay had proposed to start a firm in Fishers called Vox Lumen which would produce high-tech lighting systems.  Fishers at first offered incentives to the firm until it came to light that Lindsay was facing charges in another state.  The incentives were never provided.

You may have read about the proposed new building along Lantern Road in the Nickel Plate District of downtown Fishers.  Indianapolis Business Journal reporter Lindsay Erdody filed a public records request and picked up some additional details on the project not contained in the city news release issued August 13th.  According to the IBJ story, Fishers is offering land for the building at no cost, will authorize a waiver of fees, and is willing to provide a 10-year real and personal property tax abatement valued at $235,984.  The city would also enter into a six-year lease, paying $25,000 a year for 20 parking spaces.  The Fishers City Council is expected to begin looking at the incentive package at the August 17th meeting.