On Saturday, the Portage Chamber of Commerce held its annual Community Awards Banquet to recognize its outstanding members and others helping to further the city of Portage. The theme of this year’s awards was to distinguish the Chamber’s many...
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La Porte Community Helps Fund Downtown Movie Nights at 2016 La Pour Brewfest
On Saturday, the Business Improvement District Board held its 2nd annual La Pour Beer Festival at the Civic auditorium in La Porte. The festival will help fund the Downtown Movie Nights held in Downtown La Porte as well as other community activities....
Valparaiso Community Schools, Valpo Schools Foundation Honor Valparaiso High School Students at 1st Annual Varsity Academic Awards Ceremony
On Wednesday, Valparaiso Community Schools, Valparaiso High School, and the Valpo Schools Foundation held their first annual Varsity Academic Award ceremony at the Valparaiso High School Gymnasium. The ceremony was attended by around 500 students...
Sand and Suds at Fire and Water’s First BrewsFest
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Michigan City, people came from across the region to Fire and Water beach bar for their first ever BrewsFest. The BrewsFest featured many local breweries such as Burn Em, Evil Czech, Sun King, One Trick Pony,...
Dr. Brent Welcomed Back to Vale Park Animal Hospital
On Saturday, Vale Park Animal Hospital gathered its employees and pet owners in good spirit and with good food to welcome Dr. Brent Lakia back to the hospital and the community. Dr. Brent worked at Vale Park Animal Hospital from 1998 to 2006 while...
Lakeshore PAWS Costume Parade Was a Howling Success
On Saturday, Valparaiso’s Central Park was the scene of a canine extravaganza as Lakeshore PAWS held its first pooch costume parade. Dogs of all sizes and breeds donned their costumes and were paraded through downtown by their equally dressed up...
Chicago Street Theatre Set to Bring in the Halloween Season with “Night of the Living Dead” Production
The Halloween season is a time for frightful sights including vampires, ghouls and other monsters. The Chicago Street Theater is featuring one of the most infamous creatures out there - the zombie - for their fall production of “Night Of The Living...
Night Of The Living Dead Arrives at Chicago Street Theatre
The Halloween season is a time for frightful sights including vampires, ghouls and other monsters. The Chicago Street Theater is featuring one of the most infamous creatures out there, the zombie, for their fall production of “Night Of The Living...
Duneland, Hobart, and Portage Chamber Memberships Learn to “Train their Brains” at Tri-Chamber Educational Seminar
On Thursday, the Hobart Chamber of Commerce, Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce, and Duneland Chamber of Commerce met for a Tri-Chamber Educational Seminar at the Sand Creek Country Club in Chesterton. The seminar was presented by Robb Zbierski, an...
Amazing Autos in Action at the 2016 Southlake Auto Mall Cruise Nights
With summer drawing to an end, car enthusiasts and collectors showed up in droves for the last night of the 2016 Southlake Auto Mall Cruise Nights on Tuesday in Merrillville. The Cruise Nights are held twice a month from May through September and...