One of the most wonderful things about living here in northwest Indiana is the many and varied ways that local businesses find to connect with and provide enjoyment to the community they serve. The First Friday in the Chapel series is a long-standing...
Phil Taillon, Executive Director of Planning and Development for City of Hammond, sits at one end of a long wooden conference table in his third floor office. “Man, how about those Cubs, huh?” he asks. “Amazing!” A lifelong Hammond resident,...
Fire and ice, two things that usually don’t mix very well, seemed to get along just fine at the annual Valparaiso Parks Foundation's Party in the Park, with ice sculptures and live fire drumming as just part of the evening’s activities to kick...
On the third floor of Hammond’s City Hall is the office of Economic Development. The floors are hard and shiny, and the hardwood and glass panel door opens to a small office. There is a coffee maker, and an empty whiteboard. Photos of children line...
Valparaiso residents traveling along the north end of their fair city may have heard some rather strange sounds, or noticed some peculiar sights along Calumet Avenue this weekend, as the friendly, inviting halls and rooms of the Valparaiso YMCA were...
Hundreds of region residents this weekend made their way to the Radisson Star Plaza in Merrillville for the third annual BrOOfest, a party thrown by the Hobart Chamber of Commerce. As anyone who’s taken more than a moment to research the local...
Whiting, long known as the “Little City by the Lake,” on Friday proved that little does not mean insignificant, as they threw a major celebration for an ambitious facility which will no doubt bring the little town some big attention, as local...
Dozens of golfers came from across the tri-state area on the last day of September, gathering at the Briar Leaf Golf Club in La Porte to play a round of golf and raise some money for the Friendship Botanic Gardens in the process. Click here for more...
Mornings are a little different at the Larson household since their daughter Skyler was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes over four years ago. Mom Danielle counts the carbs for Skyler. Dad Robert pulls a Dexcom CGM – a small device that monitors...
On a bright and clear September 11th morning, dozens of motorcyclists from around Northwest Indiana and neighboring states gathered in the parking lot of Harley-Davidson of Valparaiso for the 4th annual Northwest Indiana Automobile Trade Association...
