Gatherings

On Thursday, December 5, McColly Real Estate welcomed its real estate brokers, affiliated companies and friends to celebrate the start of the holiday season. The annual celebration took place at Innsbrook Country Club in Merrillville. The party...

The Valparaiso community is starting to get into the spirit of Christmas. Students at Valparaiso University swarmed the Harre Student Union for the college’s annual Tree Lighting and Holiday Festival. Taylor Smith, admission counselor at Valparaiso...

There’s a nip in the air — unless there isn’t, because Indiana weather avoids predictability —, holiday parties are just around the bend, and the school semester is entering into final-exam season. Gifts need to be bought, merry needs to be...

Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 6 The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s Four Winds® Casinos are pleased to announce that multi-talented comedian, actor, singer and writer, Rodney Carrington will perform at Four Winds New Buffalo’s Silver...

Stone Soup Promotions hosted its 16th annual Turkey Stampede at Elkhart Health & Aquatics on Thursday, November 28, featuring 10K, 5K, and one-mile races. The cherished Thanksgiving tradition drew thousands of participants eager to support Faith...

Santa Claus made a grand entrance on Saturday, November 30, at Crown Point’s annual Santa Parade, a cherished holiday tradition that brought families together from across the region. Santa arrived at Pointe Plaza, 1900 N. Main St., by helicopter,...

With Thanksgiving behind us, Christmas lights and holiday decorations of all kinds are beginning to enshroud homes and businesses around the Region. The City of Hammond got in on the fun on Friday, November 29, as it welcomed the community to its...

It was an action-packed race to the finish line Thanksgiving morning as hundreds of runners laced up their shoes and braced the cold for Porter-Starke’s annual 5K Turkey Trot race.  The Turkey Trot is a holiday staple event in the Valparaiso...

Hundreds gather downtown Crown Point on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, for the City's annual tree lighting on the east side of the historic Lake County Courthouse. The 2024 Tree Lighting will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29.  The City of Crown Point is...

Valparaiso’s second annual Pink Friday event, held the Friday before Thanksgiving, marked another milestone in the city’s celebration of small businesses. Introduced to the area by Kasey Hoag, owner of Six Cypress Boutique, the event has quickly...