On Tuesday, the American Planning Association (APA) honored Central Park Plaza in Valparaiso as one of five Great Public Spaces on the organization’s annual Great Places in America list. The Great Neighborhoods, Great Streets, and Great Public...

Valpo Parks Golf is teeing off new season pass options for Forest Park and Creekside golf courses. New for 2017 are combo passes for unlimited golf and cart rental. This incredible offer is only available for purchase from October 4 through December...

The Valpo Parks Tower Park renovation project began this spring with a series of unique leadership gifts. These generous gifts, in conjunction with dedicated public funds, have initially raised $450,000 for construction of the local park’s...

The 38th Annual Valparaiso Popcorn Festival is a wrap, and we were there to catch a bunch of action from the day. Word on the street is that everyone had a great time and while you were busy running in the races, walking in the parade, or just having...

The new 2016-2017 class catalogue for Valpo Parks Discovery Cottage is now available online at valpoparks.org. Discovery Cottage hosts enrichment programs for preschool children ages 1-5 years old. Its unique program is designed to provide a totally...

With the unofficial end of summer and the start of the school year, Valpo Parks has begun the much anticipated renovation of Tower Park this week. It will include the construction of two signature basketball courts previously announced this summer....

The Valparaiso Parks Department has received another lead gift to benefit Tower Park and build a second signature basketball court that will be themed with the Valparaiso High School logo. The Valpo Parks Department and the Valpo Parks Foundation are...

Registration for the Valpo Parks 38th Annual Popcorn Panic on September 10 is open online at RunSignUp.com. The race and walk start at 7:30 a.m. from Central Park Plaza. Individuals, families, co-workers and teams are invited to run the 5-mile course...

Two dozen junior golfers age 12 and under participated in the Creekside Classic For Kids Skills competition on July 21 at Creekside Golf Course and Training Center in Valparaiso. Juniors competed in six skill areas and the winners were: Eight and...

At 8 am on Saturday morning the first wave of dedicated triathletes dove into Rogers-Lakewood’s lake for the final time. The 14th annual Valpo Tri ran its last course this year, which marks the end to a celebrated Valparaiso tradition. Around 240...