Anna Ortiz

Vampires, Minions, unicorns, Trolls and monsters took over Downtown Chesterton Friday evening to kick off the Halloween festivities. The annual Duneland Chamber of Commerce Trick or Treat Downtown drew around a thousand attendees for an evening,...

Where else can a person mini-golf among zombies with their coworkers or battle head-to-head in an intense game of laser tag? Zao Island, located at 1050 Horse Prairie Avenue in Valparaiso, turned the Team Life Party outing for the Ideas in Motion...

Crown Point's Bright Future Following “Part One,” where Crown Point Mayor David Uran and Ideas in Motion Media Founder Chris Mahlmann cruised through the city’s Downtown Square, Main Street and Broadway, “Part Two” focuses on some exciting...

As 7-year-old Jose’s hands searched for the right notes on the piano, Judith Neville watched in eager anticipation. For him, she said executing the melody “Yankee Doodle,” Jose’s latest accomplishment, is as important to him as a Beethoven...

With fire juggling, roving packs of clowns, and oddities encased in jars, the rain and lightening only added to the eerie carnival that blanketed Whiting's downtown like an otherworldly fog on Saturday for Wickedly Whiting. The normally small-town...

Crown Point is known as the “Hub of Lake County” and that certainly showed as our latest “Life in the Streets” video featuring Crown Point was so packed, it needed two parts! Mayor David Uran hosted Ideas in Motion Media Founder Chris...

For the first time, Crown Point’s beloved fall tradition, Oktoberfest, partnered with NWI Food Truck Fest to provide a variety of cuisines that were making their first debut in downtown Crown Point. Oktoberfest, known for its showcasing of Crown...

Pink balloons swayed in the autumn sun as dozens of women, men and children formed an enthusiastic parade of pink, spreading Breast Cancer awareness for this very special occasion. Click Here For More Photos! The party gathered Saturday morning at...

When visitors walk through Amhurst Asylum, they see dilapidated padded cells crawling with demented inhabitants, and dangling corpses shrouded in spider webs. Shrieks and cackles echo in the darkness while wild eyes leer through boarded walls....

Nearly 300 high school students from 12 local schools poured through Purdue University Northwest’s campus on Friday morning to get a taste of college life and delve into the ever-advancing world of engineering. The seminar, hosted by Purdue...