Portage hopes to expand new downtown with new road
Stone Quarry Lounge is a popular stop in Portage, but Mayor Austin Bonta hopes the road being built to create a new downtown won’t stop there.
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Portage to use $1 million federal grant to market 300 acres
The U.S. Department of Transportation has given Portage a $1 million grant to market a 300-acre site on the city’s far north side.
‘You’re the pioneers’: Portage’s PACE Virtual Academy holds first commencement
Forty-five of 53 graduates from the new PACE Virtual Academy walked onstage at Portage High School Monday to receive their diplomas.
Palos Hills couple dies of carbon monoxide poisoning from generator after storm
After storms in Portage, a Palos Hills couple died when carbon monoxide from a generator filled their camper.
Miller artists paint on large canvases during street art festival
Miller’s arts community in Gary attracted muralists for the Lake Effekt Art Fest, further enhancing the public art on display there.
RDA awards contract to raze Genesis Convention Center, Gordon’s Department Store
The days are numbered for the Genesis Convention Center and parking garage, along with the Gordon’s Department Store and annex nearby.
Two dead in Portage from using generators after storms; weather service still tallying tornadoes
At least 29 tornadoes ripped across Illinois and Northwest Indiana last week, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service.
Mount Baldy reopens to the public after closure
Indiana Dunes National Park reopened Mount Baldy to the public on Monday.
Valparaiso’s new arts fest to debut June 26-28 at Central Park Plaza
Sand + Steel Art Fest, at Central Park Plaza, is a joint venture of Valparaiso Events and Valparaiso Creative Council.
Valparaiso High controversy with Ind. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith resurfaces
A parent told the Valparaiso School Board she hoped to hear more about Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith's appearance as guest speaker at a career fair.