With its hand-produced delicious gourmet popcorn and fudge, the Opportunity Enterprises’ Simply Amazing Market Holiday Open House was the place to buy holiday treats on Saturday morning from 9-3. Every purchase of a Simply Amazing Market item would...
Erica Wirsing
Online Networking Brought to Life at December 2013 NWI Tweetup
The December 2013 NWITweetup was held at Zao Island in Valparaiso. The Tweetup was open to anyone, and a variety of business people attended from real estate agents, to graphic designers to software programmers . Guests were invited to bring a...
Families Celebrate Completion of 12-Week “Fight Club”
On Sunday November 24th, members of Fight Club, a disciplinary and leadership improvement group for men, and their families gathered at the Nazarene Church in Valparaiso to celebrate the end of their 12-week journey. Fight Club is an organization for...
Valparaiso Celebrates Completion of New 5-Points Roundabout with Tree Lighting
At 4:30 on Sunday evening, the Mayor Jon Costas gathered with members of the community to light the 20 foot evergreen tree in the middle of the city’s new roundabout on Calumet Avenue. The tree will grow to be 60 feet tall and bring beauty to the...
5k Race at Blue Chip Casino Benefits Riley’s Children’s Hospital
Snow flurries blew, but on November 23rd, 2013, the United Way of La Porte County held the first 5K Run, Walk, & Roll - a timed 3.1 mile race organized to directly benefit kids in La Porte County currently receiving treatments at Riley Children's...
ARTability Sells and Displays the Art of OE Artists
Framing Concepts Gallery and OE partnered together to create an event, ARTability, where OE clients could display and sell their artwork to the community. The OE participant’s artwork, done in OE art classes led by art instructors, was...
Berman’s Infiniti of Merrillville Holds Grand Opening
Mike Berman and his son Ross Berman recently opened an Infiniti dealership in Merrillville, and officially celebrated the milestone at Wednesday evening’s ribbon-cutting event. Guests at the grand opening included members of the Crossroads Chamber...
Urschel Laboratories Honors William E. Urschel with $3 Million Gift to Valpo
Residents of Valpo have witnessed the downtown area growing into a place for the community to gather in the past few years. Mayor John Costas's view of the downtown Central Park Plaza as a gathering place for the city will continue as the Urschel...
2014 Legislative Preview Shows Promise for the Coming Year
On Friday morning, the Duneland Chamber of Commerce and the Northwest Indiana Forum partnered together to present this year’s legislative preview. The event took place at the Forum Auditorium at 9am with networking and followed with a recap of the...
IU Northwest Celebrates Student Scholarships and Campus Supporters
On Thursday evening, donors, friends, and alumni of IU Northwest came together in the school’s annual celebration of student scholarships at the Avalon Manor in Hobart. Scholarship recipients and donors celebrated the significance of philanthropy...