Elena Giorgi

Rick Clements is what some may call a jack-of-all-trades. Student. Professor. Dad. Author. Speaker.  Clements grew up in Indianapolis, graduating from Perry Meridian High School before attending Indiana University, where he received a bachelor’s degree …

The son of a United States Navy man, Joe Scida grew up all over the country in varying cities and states based on his dad, John’s, station. With most of his upbringing in Hawaii, Scida graduated from high school in upstate New York. In September of 1981 on …

Brenda Mecchia knows what it’s like to be a Region native through and through. She grew up in Merrillville, graduated from Merrillville High School and is now an employee of the Town of Merrillville. For the past five years, Mecchia has been the …

It’s not common that one can spend their afternoon experiencing a simulated space mission, but the folks at Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana (NWI) can make it a possibility. Lara Bates, the executive director, is the driving force behind …

When two women with a love for baking happened to discuss their passion during a work shift at Starbucks, the pop-up bakery The Baking Beans was born. Loren Huff and Breanna Webb opened their local baking business just two months after that conversation and …

 Bartholomew Funeral Home works to serve and support families through the entire grief process. The process of planning and hosting a loved one’s funeral or memorial service can be daunting and confusing, and there are some aspects that an average person …

The Region is known for hosting folks for what they think will be a season of their life, but they wind up staying a lifetime. The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Valparaiso University, the steel mill industry, and large public education systems draw a …

The golf industry is a field that is stereotypically dominated by men, yet Jill McCoy has cemented herself as a prominent figure in Northwest Indiana’s golf scene. McCoy grew up just outside of West Lafayette in a farming community and began playing golf at …

Family ties run strong for some Region families, with parents and grandparents laying down roots many decades ago. This holds true for Arman Sarkisian, longtime resident and associate at his family’s law firm, Sarkisian Sarkisian & Associates P.C …