Rachel Calderone

Indiana University Northwest (IUN) will host its annual Summer Bridge Program this year from August 16 to 20. The program is still open for applicants to get involved before kicking off the 2021-22 school year.  Dr. Kristin Huysken is …

After weeks of either non-stop rain or sweltering heat, Luna Kitchen + Cocktails filled its rooftop bar with hungry customers excited to listen to live music by The Smolens on July 21. “The weather has been more consistent the past few days, so it was a …

On July 22, Franciscan Health Michigan City and The Most Reverend Robert J. McClory, bishop of the Diocese of Gary blessed and dedicated the revitalized campus of the Homer Street Building.  Franciscan Health welcomed …

The Duneland Family YMCA celebrated the grand re-opening of The Forchetti Family YMCA Center for Early Learning on July 15 along with the dedication of the center’s NBA legacy basketball courts. The day’s events began with community members coming …

The Festival of the Lakes began July 13, and the Region’s residents came out in droves for a week of fun at Wolf Lake Memorial Park in Hammond.  People from all over Northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland area made their way out to enjoy fair festivities …

A Region transplant, Darren Newton moved from Springfield, Missouri to Valparaiso and has become a pillar of strength in the community ever since.  Newton was born in Joplin, Missouri., but his parents moved out to California when he was around the age of …