🌱 Walk New Albany’s hidden trolley-era trail through a protected wildlife sanctuary

Greetings New Albany! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Walk New Albany’s hidden trolley-era trail through a protected wildlife sanctuary
• How a New Albany native’s reporting is reshaping Indiana’s political conversation

Also on today's calendar: We The People of New Albany (Meal) and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunshine, a t-shower; windy, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 60.
• Friday: A few afternoon showers; warm, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• This Indiana Trail Features Remnants of One of the Earliest Electric Railways Hidden Inside a Lush Wildlife Sanctuary (myfamilytravels.com) — New Albany residents can explore the Silver Hills Historical Nature Trail, a free one-mile loop built on the old New Albany Highland Railway beds and tucked into a 16.5‑acre wildlife sanctuary off Spring Street Hill. The trail blends trolley-era history, creekside scenery along Falling Run Creek, and low-key wildlife watching, with interpretive signs, modest parking, and easy access to downtown restaurants, shops, and riverfront spots for a full local day out.
   

• SPJ AWARD: The Indiana Citizen earns statewide journalism honor (indianacitizen.org) — A journalist who grew up in New Albany, Sydney Byerly, has earned a statewide Society of Professional Journalists honor for her accountability reporting with The Indiana Citizen. Her “One Heartbeat Away” project examines how Christian nationalist ideas influence Indiana policy, schools, and governance, placing her work alongside major outlets while spotlighting a hometown reporter’s impact on statewide civic coverage.
   

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📸 Around New Albany

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Albany

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• The Tempest in Bicentennial Park, New Albany, Indiana
  Bicentennial Park, 118 E Spring St, New Albany
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday April 30

• Secondary Art Show
  Cultural Arts Center , 201 E Spring St , New Albany
  5:00 pm

Sunday May 3

• We The People of New Albany (Meal)
  Bicknell Park , 315 Silver St , New Albany
  1:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• Enchanted Mayhem Music Festival
  The Enchanted Forest & Music Hall , 45 W 1st St , New Albany
  2:00 pm
• Enchanted Mayhem 2026
  129 W Main St , New Albany
  2:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• We The People of New Albany (Meal)
  Bicknell Park , 315 Silver St , New Albany
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Board of Public Works Meeting
  Jeffersonville Government Meetings , 500 Quartermaster Court , Jeffersonville
  5:30 am
• Devil’s Cut w/ The Broken View
  Wrong Side 812 , 1005 W Market St , Jeffersonville
  7:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Starlight Falls
  Pinot's Palette , 300 Spring St Suite 1A , Jeffersonville
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• ----SALE! *****SO IND DERBY INSPIRED ART SOCIAL - Mosaic, Paint & Sip
  Preservation Station , 100 Preservation Pl , Jeffersonville
  10:00 am
• SOUTHERN INDIANA DERBY INSPIRED ART SOCIAL - Mosaic & Paint Event
  Preservation Station , 100 Preservation Pl , Jeffersonville
  10:00 am

Monday April 27

• Dare to Care (Mobile Pantry Clarksville)
  2100 Greentree N , Clarksville
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm offering pet care on Rover and I’d love to care for your pet.
  Get $20 off your first booking when you sign up with my link! You can check out my Rover profile at https://www.rover.com/sit/jenhirth. Feel free… (Nextdoor Clark/Floyd)
• MISSING DOG !!!
  PLEASE HELP FIND LAST SEEN AROUND EASTERN BLVD BY THE HOTEL PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY BABY !!! HER NAME IS PEACHES and a sweet baby she isnt dangerous… (Nextdoor Riverside Terrace News)

• Utilities Service, LLC posted a job opening for Relay Technician in New Albany. Apply here.
• TG Missouri posted a job opening for 5 Years Direct Hire Team Member in New Albany. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Albany here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Clarksville

• Dorothy Allen, 93, Georgetown (duboiscountyfreepress.com)

Sellersburg

• Salem 14-year-old victim indentified in fatal weekend shooting; Second teen charged (wbiw.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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