Samantha Marino

Maryann Siniawski is a not one, not two, but a three-time cancer survivor. She was  first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 at 41 years old. The cancer came back  again in 2003 and after genetic testing showed she carries the BRCA2 …

Summer can be a jam-packed, fast-paced, time of year where it feels like you’re running out of time.  However, in Winamac, life moves a bit slower one weekend out of the year. On Thursday July 17, Northern Indiana Power From the Past, Inc. kicked off …

Elizabeth Bessert remembers her childhood a bit differently than most. When Bessert was 3 years old, she, as many other children might, fell off a slide. However, unlike many other children, the pain persisted for three years. On October 10, 1997, at just 6 …

Featured image taken by Emily Baginski. Coloring outside the lines has never looked so good for Suzanne Teesdale, an art teacher at Timothy Ball Elementary School. She inspires creativity in her students by encouraging them to be makers and doers – and to …

On Thursday, June 12, the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) board and various community members gathered to share some exciting updates about the future of the Region. RDA President and CEO Sherri Ziller presented their updated strategic …

For Cherilene “Cheri” Diggins of South Bend, the phrase “You can’t reach for the stars until you reach up” is more than just a catchy slogan — it’s her way of life. A proud mother, Christian, wife, and grandmother, Diggins has spent the past 26 …

“Everybody wants a village, nobody wants to be a villager” is a phrase that’s been tossed around quite a bit lately. However, for Madison Ward, the partnerships and programming specialist at the Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Indiana Corridor in …

Oui oui, it’s true: you don’t need to go all the way to Paris for an authentic sweet treat. Mandy Krause, the owner of Love and Macs, has brought the magic and beauty of a French patisserie to the heart of South Bend. Krause started Love and Macs …