Jonathan Eddy

Property tax is something every home owner and business owner must face each year. However, in 2005, Indiana recalculated the way property tax was assessed and this resulted in a 250% increase on some long-time home owner’s tax. Many of which, were...

Every Christmas, we can expect certain things to show up that we identify with the season. Snow, Christmas lights, holiday parties, and certain TV shows that show up year after year. Charlie Brown’s Christmas, Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, and of...

Not many people know what it is to be a Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA. Fewer even have heard of the CASA program. But CASA Volunteers serve a vital function in our court system. They represent to the court the needs and interests of...

December is officially here! Christmas is coming up fast, and its time to start shopping for those cute gifts for family and friends. But before all that, there’s still a lot to do in Northwest Indiana. From parades, to concerts to even Santa...

Thanksgiving is this Thursday! Did you get your turkey yet? Thanksgiving is that special time of year when we watch Peanuts reruns on TV as we gorge on turkey, potatoes, greens and pies. When distant family comes to visit and the first fleeting hints...

A little cold and rain couldn’t deter the La Porte community on Saturday afternoon as 25 local breweries and wineries gathered at the La Porte Civic Auditorium for the 3rd Annual La Pour Brew and Wine Fest. Still in its infancy, this festival was...

There are those of us who work for a paycheck and then there are the fortunate few who find their passion in life and do what they love. Twenty-nine years ago, Yvonne Sabocik became one of those people when she followed a hunch and jumped in with...

It’s the weekend before Thanksgiving and now is the time we start looking for deals on turkeys, ham and stuffing, oh my! But surely there’s more than just some extended grocery shopping and recipe research in store for you this weekend? There’s...

There are those of us who work for a paycheck and then there are the fortunate few who find their passion in life and do what they love. Twenty-nine years ago, Yvonne Sabocik became one of those people when she followed a hunch and jumped in with...

What makes a good trainer? Is it his ability to make you do as many burpees as he can inside a minute? Is he like our mom at dinner, hovering over our mental shoulder making sure we eat our broccoli? Or is it something a bit more intangible than...