Monique Maldonado’s accomplishments over the years are nothing short of incredible. As a wife, a mother of two, a beauty pageant winner, an author, a Latin dancer and instructor, and a blogger, the East Chicago native has a laundry list of...
Read MoreBrennen Kelly
A Michiana Life in the Spotlight: Shelley Becker
It’s not too often that you find a job that makes you feel like you're living your dream, but for Shelley Becker, that’s exactly how she feels as director at LoveWay, an equine-assisted service organization. Though she has always had a heart...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Joe Reed
It’s no secret that technology dominates nearly every aspect of our lives. From phones being seemingly glued to our hands to the rise of artificial intelligence altering how we perform daily tasks, there are many out there who simply want to be one...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Andrea Puente
For Andrea Puente, being the Director of Marketing & Sales at Belvedere Senior Housing feels like a true full-circle moment. Growing up close to her grandmother, whom she calls Mama, the East Chicago native cultivated a special relationship that...
Read MorePurdue University Northwest celebrates the first-gen student experience
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) kicked off a week of on-campus activities celebrating its first-generation students with First-Gen College Student Celebrations on Nov. 4 at its Hammond and Westville campuses. The events, hosted by PNW’s TRIO and...
Read MoreHobart’s Halloween in the Park kicks off Halloweekend in style
Halloweekend continued in style on Saturday, October 26 at Hobart’s Lakefront Park during its annual Halloween in the Park event. On a picturesque, sunny fall day, hundreds of families came out to enjoy a plethora of different activities throughout...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Virgil Frey
If you’ve ever taken a drive around Hobart, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Blastcamp Paintball & Airsoft. Located on Nike Missile Site C-47, which was used as a safe space for air defense in the Chicagoland area during the Cold War, the...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Anthony Hudson
Anthony Hudson is a man of many talents. As a proud council member of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), a social media specialist at Indiana University Northwest (IUN), a YouTuber/podcaster and a new media journalist at...
Read More