🌱 Robotic Arm Assists Surgeons + Ringling Bros. Parade Film

Good morning, Indianapolis! Like many of you, the Patch team is taking some time off to enjoy the holidays, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of this slight pause in our schedule, and I will be back on Monday with the next edition of the Indianapolis Daily! Now, here's everything happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy; breezy, mild. High: 55 Low: 54.

Here are the top three stories in Indianapolis today:

1. A group of orthopedic surgeons in Indianapolis have brought in a robotic arm to assist in knee replacement surgeries. While the Stryker-Mako robotic arm assisted surgery system is in use, it’s also collecting data to improve future surgeries. Over 600,000 people undergo knee replacement surgery every year in the United States. (WTTV CBS4Indy)
2. Nine apartments were destroyed after a fire broke out on Thursday morning on the west side of Indianapolis. Speedway, Indianapolis, and Wayne Township firefighters responded to the fire shortly before 2 a.m. in the 400 block of Big Hill Circle, near 10th Street and North Lynhurst Drive. There were no injuries and investigators have not shared how the fire started. (WTHR)
3. A 1902 movie that was made in Indianapolis is one of this year’s class of 25 films added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Titled “Ringling Bros. Parade Film,” this film was released by the Selig Polyscope Company in July 1902, and is the 11th oldest movie in the National Film Registry. The 3-minute film shows a Ringling Bros. circus parade in downtown Indy and features elephants, camels, and caged lions traveling south on Capitol Avenue past the Indiana Statehouse, and traveling east on West Washington Street past the future home of the Indiana Repertory Theatre. (Indianapolis Business Journal)

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Today in Indianapolis:

• Magic Of Lights At Ruoff Music Center (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Wintertime is a peak season for blooms in Indianapolis Zoo's Deserts Dome, especially for many aloe species! While the Hilbert Conservatory is currently closed, you can still enjoy beauty, warmth, and all the colorful flowers, with more on the way soon. (Facebook)
• Want to work hands-on in changing the lives of animals? Apply today to join the Indianapolis Animal Care Services team as a Senior Animal Care Technician! In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day care of animals in the building. (Facebook)
• Take a journey through a winter wonderland during your visit to Celebration Crossing at the Indiana State Museum. Explore Santa's Front Yard and the Reindeer Barn, plus so much more.(Facebook)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.