Darlene McCarty Cohn

As a Composition instructor, I always encouraged my students to avoid the word “Good.” Like “great,” “nice,” and “stuff,” I believed that “good,” just wasn’t descriptive enough. It was too vague. It didn’t carry enough meaning. And …

I’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who supported the Kids’ Art Power for Pets fundraiser at Blackbird Café last week. As you may know, this event was organized by my 7-year-old daughter Rosa to benefit Lakeshore PAWS, an animal rescue …

Rosa Cohn, a second-grade student at Thomas Jefferson Elementary, decided she wanted to do something to help animals. Her idea: raise money for Lakeshore PAWS by soliciting original artworks by children, displaying them in Blackbird Café, selling them at a …

Experience the unique excitement of the “hooligan’s game played by gentlemen” when the NWI Exiles Rugby Football Club takes on the Northwest Woodsmen team this Saturday, May 5, 2012. Game time is 1 p.m., at the Hobart Rugby Pitch.

Valparaiso Community Festivals and Events has selected Valparaiso artist Melissa Washburn’s design as the 1st Place Winner of their 2012 Popcorn Festival Poster Contest. Washburn’s design will be featured on the official posters, T-shirts and buttons for …

The crowd at County Line Orchard’s annual Beatles at the Barn fundraiser might have been pleased to help raise more than $10,000 for the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, but most of them were there for the music. XRock 103.9 DJ Tom Lounges MC’ed the event …

The crowd at County Line Orchard’s annual Beatles at the Barn fundraiser might have been pleased to help raise more than $10,000 for the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, but most of them were there for the music. XRock 103.9 DJ Tom Lounges MC’ed the event …

Gowns fluttering, holding their caps against the wind, members of Purdue University North Central’s 2012 graduating class joined Chancellor James B. Dworkin in front of the iconic “Running Arch” sculpture for their annual class photograph.  John …

Gowns fluttering, holding their caps against the wind, members of Purdue University North Central’s 2012 graduating class joined Chancellor James B. Dworkin in front of the iconic “Running Arch” sculpture for their annual class photograph.  John …

Hundreds of eager children and their parents turned out for breakfast with the Easter Bunny and an Easter egg hunt at Woodland Park, sponsored by The Portage Kiwanis Club, the Portage Parks and Recreation Department, and the Real Life Community Church. While …