Anna Hanson

NITCO puts an incredible amount of value and appreciation into their customers – so why not throw a party in their honor? Well, on a beautiful Thursday afternoon, they did. For the 4th Annual Customer Appreciation Day the Northwestern Indiana Telephone …

That’s one day down, and four more to go. On Wednesday night the City of Hammond officially open the gates to Wolf Lake Park for the first day of their weekend and a half festival – the Festival of the Lakes. The five day event brings together the …

The Lightning Bug Music Festival is finally growing out it’s roots. For the second year, the Lightning Bug Music Festival has been flourishing at Valparaiso’s Sunset Hill Park to benefit the Dunes Learning Center. The festival hosts various bluegrass …

For just under a decade fireworks have been set off a little early in Chesterton. For seven years and counting the Duneland Chamber has hosted their fireworks display for thousands of people on the Dunes Lakeshore, a whole three days before the 4th of July …

Witty, humble, and tenacious. Those might be three words to describe former Valpo native and published playwright Julia Weiss. But – like always – there’s a lot more to her than those attributes. I met Julia when she was in Valparaiso for one …

If you search the band The Bottle Rockets on Google the first headline that comes up is a website titled of ‘The Bottle Rockets – The Best Band on the Planet!’. That headline isn’t just a matter of opinion, it’s the band’s official website …

For over 30 years Portage High School has been crowning one student as PHS’ Most Distinguished Woman, and for 2015 it was no different. On Saturday night over 40 girls participated in the program with their hopes of becoming this year’s winner of the DYW …

At 9 am on Mother’s Day most families are spending the morning with their loved ones or starting their days, but on Sunday morning some women and their families were running a 5k. For the second year in a row, Taltree Arboretum and Gardens hosted …

Chips, salsa, guacamole, margaritas and a three mile run. On any other day one of those things doesn’t belong with the other, but on Wednesday at the Extra Mile Fitness Cinco De Mayo Fun Run, they all went perfectly together. The Cinco De Mayo Fun Run is …

After serving seven months overseas in Qatar, Air Force Sergeant Dave Evans is finally home. Wednesday marked his first steps back in his home town of Crown Point, and his family took it up on them to give Evans a full fledged hero’s welcome as he made his …