Briana Petty

The Pfeil Innovation Center has recently worked with the Juvenile Justice Center to facilitate the flow of new ideas in regards to handling juvenile detainees. The mission of the Pfeil Innovation Center is to help transform community organizations...

  Rittenhouse Senior Living in Portage recently hosted a Coffee and Canvas session in which residents got to paint their very own seasonal artwork. Kathy Eckert is the owner of Canvas Escapes which works with clients to customize a painting...

Adam Shoemaker has wanted to be a chef since he was three years old. “I never watched cartoons as a kid, just the cooking channel and food network,” he says. Now a freshman in college, Shoemaker is well on his way. When Adam was in high school he...

Excitement was in the air Friday night at Michigan City High School. The gymnasium was full of fans donning their schools’ respective colors: a crowd of blue and orange. The La Porte Slicers were set to face off with the Michigan City Wolves. First...

I am excited to be a new addition to the Ideas in Motion coverage team. There is something special about covering positive, community news and I am constantly amazed at all good things happening in our communities. We believe these events deserve...

Are you tired of feeling cooped up in the house this winter? Valparaiso’s Tower Park ice skating rink may do the trick! The rink opened this past weekend and will be in operation as long as the cold weather stays. Dan McGuire of the Recreation...

The Visiting Nurses Association of Porter County has been providing medical care to patients of Northwest Indiana for over 40 years. Founded in 1970 by a group of dedicated nurses, the VNA is a local leader in healthcare with services in Porter,...