Andrea Marvel

When she’s not traveling the world with her friends of 65 years, Nancy “The Brownie Lady” Brown can be found mixing salads at Valpo Velvet. “I work there just for fun,” Brown says of the shop her daughter Cathy and son-in-law Mike own. “I make egg …

The stands were full to the rafters Friday night as the Valparaiso Vikings boys basketball team welcomed the Chesterton Trojans for the big rivalry game of the year. Valpo ultimately took home the win with a final score of 67-39. Fans on both sides cheered …

If a pet is not a cat or a dog, it is considered exotic. Exotics include reptiles that live in tanks, but also furry friends like rabbits and guinea pigs. Dr. Harsy shared her personal and professional expertise on a wide range of exotics at Vale Park Animal …

True to their “luxury living” credo, the Lakes of Valparaiso community kept a packed calendar of resident events as 2018 drew to a close. Beginning in November, residents and staff channeled the spirit of the season with the Hilltop Neighborhood Food …

After a bright-and-early 7:30 weigh in Saturday morning, high school wrestlers from Boone Grove, Crown Point, Hanover Central, Hebron, Kankakee Valley, Lake Central, Lowell, and Wheeler took to the mats at the IHSAA Wrestling Sectionals, hosted by Crown Point …

How do you help young girls develop character, confidence, competence and more in just 10 weeks? Girls on the Run has a proven track record of doing just that. Girls on the Run of Northwest Indiana hit the ground running in 2007 with a team of 15 in Highland …

“You only have one hometown.” For anyone who grew up in Northwest Indiana, these words will ring true at some point in their lives. For Andrew Rowe, they opened his eyes to his true calling. While working with Ideas in Motion Media, Andrew was privy to …

The son of an immigrant beekeeper, born in our nation’s capital and raised on a farm in Northwest Indiana, John Davies grew up in a home without running water or electricity. In the absence of television, John’s vision of life in the Region was enriched …

In her twenties, Gloria Tuohy left the tea rooms and manicured gardens of England for the bustling American Midwest to marry the man she met at Marquette Park Beach. It was a move that lead to the founding of the Indiana Ballet Theatre, but it took a few …

“We get to do it together, so it works!” Becky Jascoviak was describing her relationship with her husband, who she met while she was directing Willy Wonka and he was starring as the title character, and how their mutual passion for theater has assuaged …