Austin Bonta

Please read. It’s important. I’m not trying to beat a dead horse here. I’m trying to take time to address a very real problem in our city that is always on my mind. – Every week, people in our city drive their cars past school busses …

Last night I got the chance to talk with the owner of Depot Dog about the very hard decision his family has made to put their restaurant up for sale after taking time to pray and discern on it. They have a strong faith and a deep love for our city and its …

Two years ago, I made a decision to purposely change the way I talk about something when I talk about it. Growing up in Northwest Indiana, I grew up referring to the area of of our state I’m from as “the Region,” as so many other people do …

Portage isn’t perfect, at least not yet, but our city has perfect opportunities for a lot of different businesses looking for a place to expand and entrepreneurs who are seeking a great place to start. Over the past two years, we’ve had many reach …

Throughout the year, we sat down with cancer survivors, military veterans, community change-makers, enthusiastic high schoolers, and more. The residents of Portage make the most powerful impact on the community, and being able to sit down and listen to their …

Early last year, I made a decision to purposely change the way I talk about something when I talk about it. Growing up in Northwest Indiana, I grew up referring to the area of of our state I’m from as “the Region,” as so many other people do …

It’s still been an interesting experience for me to realize how some people don’t know how big Portage is and has been for years. Portage is 25.55 square miles of land, and our city’s total population is 38,513 people. To make some …

It has been interesting for me to realize how many people in Portage don’t know how big Portage is and has been for years. Portage is 25.55 square miles and our city’s population is 38,513. To make some comparisons, Valparaiso is 16.39 square …

On this evening sixty six years ago, somewhere around ten thousand people turned their lights out and went to sleep in an unincorporated area in the northwest corner of Porter County, Indiana. When they woke up the next morning on June 29th, 1959, they were …