Hot summer nights bring back memories of cruising with your car in your hometown, talking to friends old and new, swapping stories, and soaking up the setting sun. That tradition continues this summer with the Currie Motors Ford of Valpo "Cruising...
Thank you every single one who shared something good with me this Sunday when I asked some friends to "Tell me something good," and for these many years giving us something positive to report on, share and celebrate. There are so many challenges we...
Some places just have *it*. When you go in to Blackbird Café – whether you’re going for a scone and Blackbird Blend in the morning, a soup or salad for lunch, a veggie burger for dinner, or even just a coffee while you plug away at a project...
The subject of "things to do in Valparaiso for teenagers" was an active one this week, and being the positive news place for Valpo, we want to gather all of your suggestions for Things for Teenagers to do in Valparaiso. We encouraged readers to share...
7 years ago, I brought a couple of brave young souls into an office above my garage at our home to join me on a mission to celebrate good news in Valparaiso with ValpoLife. The space was small, the plan was brief, the pace was manic. The temperature...
Musicians, like all the rest of us, come and go. They leave the world a better or, at least, a different place through their work, the way they made us feel, lessons they taught us, or moments they were a part of. The difference with musicians,...
Our team has had a front row seat to the complete transformation of Napoleon Street in downtown Valparaiso over the past few months, and have enjoyed getting to know many of the guys working on every aspect of the job and the hard work they put into...
Steel is the skeletal structure of many buildings. It is necessary for the building to stay upright and stable, but it isn’t often seen as it’s covered by drywall. Much like American industry, steel is tough, and it gets stronger when the heat is...
8 Years of Life. Our 8 Year Old Life: A Story of Perseverance and Positivity We launched ValpoLife.com eight years ago as a grand plan you could probably fit on the back of a business card. It was just three employees and I, there above my garage,...
Maybe it is the turn of the year, when many think about ways of the past they would like to leave behind, and when the optimism present at the beginning of what-is-next causes you to think of the unlimited upside of the potential for positive change....
