Kayla Belec

Since 1925, La Porte has been home to one of the most charming and singular community theater groups in Northwest Indiana: the La Porte Little Theatre Club. In its 95th consecutive season, Little Theatre Club is more vivacious than ever. Region performers …

As the first day of fall approaches, we mark the passing of summer with ritual. We push our summer clothes to the backs of our closets, we make last-hurrah trips to the lakeshore, we begin sealing up warm-weather amenities like pools. Humans aren’t the only …

Kevin Nuppnau still has memories of running in Valparaiso’s famed Lit’l Kernel Puff Race with his brothers when he was just a little kid, followed by the Popcorn Panic as a teenager. Life dealt him one of those rare, full-circle moments when he watched …

Spirits, dreams, and close to 400 guests soared through the air last Thursday evening, held aloft by the efforts of scientists, engineers, and mathematicians of the past, present, and future, supported by the generosity of individuals and companies across the …

When Will Edmonds accepted a position working in the warehouse at Indiana Beverage when he was just 17 years old, he didn’t anticipate finding the company in which he wanted to invest the rest of his career. Now, 23 years later, Edmonds is more passionate …

Born, raised, and rooted in Northwest Indiana, Matt Scheuer is setting his home turf alight in his role as Area Sales Manager for Purdue Federal. Balancing Lake and La Porte counties is a challenge suited to a Region native like himself, and he’s more than …

With the increasing regularity of relationships maintained over virtual means of communication, it’s become second nature to go about one’s day in a cocoon. While the accessibility a smartphone creates is convenient, it also makes it entirely too easy to …