Anna Hanson

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 …

On a Saturday night a month there’s a team waiting to get their chance to play under the low lights of a packed field house. Outside the plastic barriers of a taped-on circular course, 15 women on rollerskates prepare to compete. While some of the women sit …

There are a lot of variety shows around the region, but in Valparaiso there’s more than just a little song and dance. On Friday night Valparaiso High School’s Drama Club hosted their yearly event April Antics, which brings together students to show off …

Not even a little rain can keep a Good Samaritan down. On cold and rainy Saturday morning the Samaritan Counseling Centers, Inc. hosted their Samaritan Skedaddle 5k walk/run in Michigan City. The event brought together participants that bared the weather in …

Valparaiso now has more bald heads walking around than ever before. On a beautiful Saturday afternoon Valparaiso University hosted their 5th Annual St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser to help raise money for children with cancer by asking people to shave their head …