Living in the online and social media world via the Life sites gives one an unusual perspective about the world around you, because you view it through a very active electronic eye. Ultimately it means you see streams and streams of content -...
Saturday morning, over 40 volunteers poured into Neighbor's Place, the new housing facility for low income single women in Valparaiso. They poured their labor and giving natures all over the building and the leaders involved. "We were overwhelmed,"...
During this year's Popcorn Festival, Valpo Boy Scout Troop 920 of the LaSalle Council of Boy Scouts of America was selling steamed corn at the corner of Washington and Lincolnway as a fundraiser. Unfortunately, the $3,500 that they had raised was...
I have known Paul Schreiner since the early days of ValpoLife.com and have never ceased to be inspired by the amount of labor - whether it be mental or physical - that he puts into all the projects he is working on and by the impact they have on his...
Post by Chris Mahlmann. Love summer? Love the weekend? Love coffee? Love your family? Love your dog? Let us know! Take a look below to see what others love today! Melissa Topor Huffman - I love this little face! Heather Curlee Novak -...
Sometimes life grabs you, for better or worse and in small and significant ways, and slaps you upside the head. Sometimes it is a gentle reminder like this sign on Lincolnway at the Family & Youth Services Bureau to always keep your eyes open for...
Thom Holley, owner of Holley's Landscaping in Valparaiso, knew at an early age that hard work paid off, starting in middle school with a push mower mowing individual lawns to earn some spending money. "As a kid, you want to have some money to spend,...
“All is well that ends well,” is the summary that comes to mind after the Porter County Assessor's Office and Porter Regional Hospital reached an agreement on an assessed value of $130 million for the hospital for the tax years of 2013 and 2014....
LeBron James and the Miami Heat may be down 2-1 to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals, but still have their sights set on a third consecutive title this year. With three more wins, James and the Heat will have pulled off what Michael Jordan and...
From the moment he began teaching in the Valparaiso school system, Dr. Ric Frataccia has understood both the responsibility and opportunity of positively impacting our kids. “In Valpo, its a full circle for me coming back to lead the school system...
