HAMILTON COUNTY

Fresh Thyme to open Thursday in Fishers, Westfield

Chris Sikich
chris.sikich@indystar.com

Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will open grocery stores Thursday in Fishers and Westfield.

The Westfield store, which has a Carmel address, will open at 14727 Fresh Thyme Market Drive, near the corner of 146th Street and Carey Road.

The Fishers store will open at 11481 E. 116th St., near the intersection with Hoosier Road.

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Each store will host a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6:45 a.m. and the doors will open at 7 a.m., according to a news release. The first 250 shoppers at each grocery will receive a free grocery bag with $50 worth of groceries.

Fresh Thyme officials also will present $5,000 checks to Little Red Door and The Indianapolis Zoo.

The chain plans to open 60 stores by 2019.

Other activities Thursday include story hour at 9 a.m., as well as live music, a hot dog cart, and face painting at 11 a.m. The Westfield location will have a Zumba class at 10:30 and the Fishers location will host one at 1 p.m.

Call Star reporter Chris Sikich at (317) 444-6036. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisSikich and at Facebook/chris.sikich.