The Keeping Up Local Story

Our mission at Keeping Up Local is to make local living effortless and enjoyable by offering a personalized guide to the best events, businesses, and community highlights in your area.
Keeping Up Local is made up of local affiliates that serve as the go-to guide to their cities and communities. Each Keeping Up Local affiliate is managed by a member of your own community, committed to helping you feel connected to where you live.​​
Our local ambassadors help you discover the hidden gems, events, and businesses that make your area truly unique. Let us be your trusted guide to everything local, so you can enjoy a deeper connection to the place you call home.
Where it all began...


In 2019 our founder, Chelsea Kopelman, moved to a new city with her young family. This new area had a reputation of being a fantastic place to build a life, get involved in the community, and raise a family.
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Doing research on her new home, she found lots of different sources that had information about ways to get plugged into the community....but she found herself wishing two things:
1. "I wish all this information from all these different sources was available in one central resource."
2. "I wish I knew someone who could share their personal experiences with me so I know what to expect or how to get involved."
In 2022 she launched the first Keeping Up Local affiliate, Keeping Up In Carmel, with the goal of providing a personalized central resource for the community on the north side of Indianapolis, IN. After a positive response from the community, we launched our second affiliate for the south side Indianapolis communities, Keeping Up In Greenwood.
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We believe that communities in cities and towns nationwide will find value in the centralized resource provided by Keeping Up Local affiliates.
Each affiliate operates as a unique digital media platform managed by a local community member.​​​