Steven Neville

Valpo Parks and the City of Valparaiso capped off a beautiful Independence Day in the Vale of Paradise with the annual Fourth of July Blast. Residents and visitors from all over Northwest Indiana gathered at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in what was...

Apple pie, lemonade, lazy days on the front porch...hot dog eating contests. There are few things as ingrained in the Americana culture as Nathan’s yearly display of brave competitors willing to go the extra footlong to achieve Independence Day...

Hammond’s Festival of the Lakes (FOTL) is returning July 20-24, and with new headliners across all genres of music, this year’s fest is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever. And if you’re planning on heading down to Wolf Lake Pavilion...

The Fourth of July weekend party in The Region officially kicked off yesterday with the Duneland Chamber of Commerce Fireworks, and if you’re not planning on becoming the next BBQ king or queen this weekend...shame on you, because I set you up for...

It was in Warrior, Alabama where I first discovered my love of BBQ. It wasn’t even the best barbecue (‘cue) I have ever had, but there was something about the nostalgic feel of that small-town restaurant that opened me up to what barbecue was...

For most people there’s four seasons in a year: spring, summer, winter, and fall. As a sport’s fanatic I typically view the world in three seasons: Colts, Pacers, and Reds. But here at Ideas In Motion Media, the seasons are: Football, Summer, and...

The move to Camp LIFE was a promise of a new adventure and a workstyle that matched a lifestyle: free, open, and collaborative. Much like taking on the great outdoors with a group of friends where working together to build a fire, or conquer a trail,...

For the past week my Facebook feed has been flooded with talks of a revolution. A certain political candidate sparked a number of these posts while the unfortunate passing of Muhammad Ali generated conversations on a man who talked of war between the...

The funny part about life are those little moments, I call them “awakenings,” when things become clearer. They usually become clearer after “sleepenings,” as I call them. Sleepenings are those moments in life when you are running in high gear...

The sport of golf is as complex as it is simple. On one hand, golf is one of the more challenging games in the compendium of sports; most people who play are average, few are good, and only a small handful of people who have dedicated themselves to...