RDA spreading news about $10 million seed money for projects
AJ Bytnar is making the rounds to tell communities along the South Shore Line about money available for transit-oriented development.
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Transit, roundabouts likely for Portage’s wish list after public input
The comprehensive plan being drafted for Portage is likely to include roundabouts and public transit after a public input session.
Marquette Greenway about 65% complete but toughest sections remain
The Marquette Greenway is getting closer to completion, but the sections that remain are the hardest ones.
47th annual Popcorn Festival draws firefighter, fairies and floats
The 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks inspired Chesterton firefighter Marc Mihalik to walk in full gear for the 5K Popcorn Panic.
Portage remembers 9/11: ‘Something larger than our disagreements was under attack’
Mayor Austin Bonta and Assistant Police Chief Ted Uzelac urged attendees to remember what Sept. 12, 2001, was like as well.
Volunteers aid post-storm Chesterton Cemetery cleanup
Chesterton Cemetery Manager Chery Bachman can’t even begin to put a dollar value on the volunteer efforts to remove tree debris from the Aug. 11 derecho. “It’s priceless,” she said.
Portage doesn’t want land saved for future park
Developer Mel Gore set aside two acres for a park in his Cardinal Crossing subdivision 20 years ago, but the city doesn’t want it. Gore, who owns the land, plans...
‘Everybody knew him’: Northwest Indiana arts icon Larry Brechner dies
Longtime Northwest Indiana arts icon Larry Brechner, 71, died Thursday morning at his home, which he affectionately called Brechwood.
Lowell is region’s capital for 107th annual Labor Day parade
For Bob Leonhardt, Lowell’s Labor Day Parade is a family affair. All but one of his sons were there, either in the parade or beside him.
‘The best part of my job’: Boeing workers give school supplies to 150 kids at Boys & Girls Club
Bernice Billups was trying to explain what she gets out of handing out free school supplies when a young girl came up to her to say thanks.