On Friday, April 24, community leaders, business owners, and residents gathered for the second annual Breakfast with the Mayor, hosted by the Portage Economic Development Corporation (Portage EDC). Over breakfast, coffee, and conversation, community members …
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On Wednesday, April 22, Indiana University (IU) Northwest hosted its signature fundraising event of the year, IU Northwest Presents: An Evening at the Hard Rock on IU Day at the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana. The event supported student scholarships while …
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Jackie Bryce knows ball. Bryce started playing softball at just 8 years old, and it stuck ever since. She played in high school and then went on to play at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne. When she came back home to Crown Point, she became an …
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On Thursday, April 16, Tech Credit Union attended the 23rd Annual Portage Community and Business Night 2026. More than 60 vendors gathered inside the Portage High School fieldhouse as community members moved through the event—stopping at booths …
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They say practice makes perfect, but for local Pilates Instructor Katrina Kuiper, practice makes progress. Pilates is about meeting people where they are in their journey, and that is exactly what Kuiper brings to her practice. Kuiper is a mat and reformer …
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Figuring out who you are and what you want to do can take years. For Ruszkewicz, it wasn’t a matter of what she wanted; it was how she would get there. Ruszkewicz is a nursing student at the University of St. Francis in Crown Point, balancing a demanding …
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What do you get when you add 38 years of teaching and divide it among countless students? The answer is Teri Anderson, a longtime math teacher at Wheeler High School who has spent decades shaping both minds and mindsets in her classroom. Anderson has taught …
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