Jarred Porter

Sports & Events Editor

Jarred Porter

Jarred Porter is Get Indiana's sports and events editor. He covers Indiana sports, festivals and race weekends, and keeps the site's event guides current by checking parking, gate times and ticket prices against organizer and city sources before each update.
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Colts running back Jonathan Taylor in his No. 28 blue jersey, flexing both arms and yelling in celebration.

Jonathan Taylor Signs 2-Year, $44M Colts Extension

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Tommy McClelland smiles at a podium during his introduction as Purdue's vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics, in front of a Purdue University backdrop.

Purdue Names Tommy McClelland Athletic Director

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Amelia Earhart standing with two men beside a plane lettered Learn to Fly, Purdue University Airport, outside a brick hangar

Purdue Paid for Amelia Earhart's Plane. Now It's Hunting It.

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TradeUp Fest logo, a celebration of the skilled trades, over an aerial view of Innovation Mile in Noblesville

TradeUp Fest: A Free Music Festival Built to Sell Indiana on the Skilled Trades

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A packed amphitheater crowd faces bright stage lights at dusk during an outdoor summer concert in Indiana, hands raised under a pink and blue sky.

Things to Do in Indiana This Week: July 21-28, 2026

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Monshun Sales in a red Indiana Hoosiers number 1 uniform and helmet in front of a graphic that reads COMMITTED.

Indy's Own Stays Home: 5-Star WR Monshun Sales Commits to Indiana Football

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The counter at René's Bakery in Broad Ripple, with glass jars of peanut butter, chocolate chip and chocolate chewy cookies above a case of pastries as bakers work behind it.

René's Bakery: The 400-Square-Foot Broad Ripple Gem With a Cult-Favorite Cinnamon Roll

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A paddler's point-of-view from a teal kayak drifting down a calm, tree-lined Indiana river on a sunny summer day, with water shoes propped on the bow.

5 Underrated Indiana River Float Trips for a Low-Crowd Summer

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The rubberized red-and-green Pfeil Miracle Field at Normain Park in Mishawaka, with a Miracle League of Northern Indiana outfield banner and scoreboard.

Miracle League Complex at Normain Park: Mishawaka's Fully Accessible Ballpark and Playground

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The green storefront and corner entrance of St. Elmo Steak House in downtown Indianapolis, with its Famous Since 1902 sign and a World Famous Shrimp Cocktail window above the door at 127

123 Years of Heat: The Story of St. Elmo Steak House

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A wide sandy beach at Indiana Dunes National Park with Lake Michigan waves on the right and a wooded dune ridge in fall color on the left

Indiana Dunes Is Busier Than Most of the National Parks You Can Name

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A Wawa gas station canopy lit at night, with a red Wawa sign above fuel pumps and stone-faced support columns

Wawa Is Taking Over the Old Gray Brothers Cafeteria Site in Mooresville

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A round reflecting pool set in a lawn at the Garden at Newfields, with clipped hedges, stone steps and a brick garden building behind it under fall foliage

The Most Romantic Botanical Gardens in Indiana

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Aerial view of a packed Ruoff Music Center amphitheater in Noblesville at dusk, ringed by full parking lots during a summer concert.

Things to Do in Indiana This Week: July 14-21, 2026

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Fairgoers ride a swing carnival ride at dusk beside a Fresh Fried Veggies food stand at an Indiana county fair.

Things to Do in Indiana This Week: July 6-12, 2026

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Aerial view of a packed Indiana fairground at dusk, filled with a Ferris wheel, swing rides, and colorful midway tents.

Indiana County Fairs: The Complete Guide

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Fireworks forming the shape of the state of Indiana against a dark night sky, celebrating the Fourth of July.

Things to Do in Indiana This Week: July 1-7, 2026

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A large crowd fills the lawn at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana, watching a summer concert under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Things to Do in Indiana This Week: June 22-28, 2026

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The Bigfoot monster truck outlined in glowing blue neon, jumping over a row of crushed cars at a Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live arena show

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire Roars Into Indianapolis This July

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The Gen Con banner hanging above the gaming floor inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, with hundreds of gamers seated at long rows of tables

Gen Con: Your Complete Guide to Indy's Biggest Gaming Weekend

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