Kimani Krienke

Learning doesn’t stop for anyone – even educators – when they allow themselves to interact with other walks of life. Anna Dimov isn’t afraid to admit her students have helped her along her journey to becoming a better person and educator. She...

Kira Krill’s love for dogs has taken her further than she could’ve ever imagined. Krill touches the lives of people and animals everyday, and in turn her own life has been touched by dogs in Portage and elephants in Thailand. If Krill could bring...

John Tran wants to offer every customer an experience as bubbly and memorable as the handcrafted drinks coming out of his new bubble tea shop. Originally from Nevada, this isn’t Tran’s first experience with owning a Teazentea franchise. He tried...

Most teenagers have to be persuaded to volunteer on the weekend. Olivia Hazzard, a sophomore at Marquette Catholic High School and lifelong Portage resident, gives back because she wants to, not because she has to. Hazzard’s earliest memory of...

On the morning of Saturday, August 17, the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority (CVA) presented the annual Gary Air Show alongside the City of Gary and Gary/Chicago International Airport. Spectators from across the Region laid out blankets...

Connecting with children isn’t rocket science to Jonathan Owens, the program coordinator at the Valparaiso Boys and Girls Club of Greater Northwest Indiana. Owens' perfect formula involves humor, empathy and educating our youth. Created on the...