Miller Beach businesses showcased on First Fridays
Miller Beach is experiencing an artistic resurgence and it's using First Friday on Lake Street events as a way to let the public get to know the shops and people...
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Dogs in Dyer trained to ‘block’ PTSD triggers
Kip Geyer is a dog trainer at Landheim Training & Boarding Center in Dyer, but he also serves as sort of an offensive line coach. "We train dogs to sense...
Venue change, big-name act highlight Taste of East Chicago
The Taste of East Chicago has been subtly winding up festival goers for the past 20 years but with a location move and a larger focus on musical entertainment, organizers...
Small Prestivus features literature for the rest of us
Neither Stephen King nor Gillian Flynn will be at Griffith's literary festival this weekend. After all, it's the Small Prestivus. Nevertheless, "The literary community in Northwest Indiana has been on...
Hammond’s Haven House gets makeover, $20,000
A home is supposed to be a haven, a place to escape to after a rough day. But for people experiencing domestic violence, the home can become someplace to escape...
Hammond’s miniature Safety Village may help save lives
Kids are free to roam safely in a village in Hammond on Wednesdays and Fridays this summer by foot, bike or even behind the wheel of a car. Of course,...
Bass Pro Shops gives away fishing poles in effort to get kids outdoors
You can teach children to fish and they will be entertained for a day. But if you give them free fishing equipment, it could lead to a summer spent outdoors....
Marian grad gets Gates Millennium Scholarship
Kyle Walker, who graduated last month from Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, will have his tuition paid for when he attends Stanford University this fall. That's because Walker...
New Schererville restaurant brings taste of Vegas to region
What happens in Las Vegas doesn't always have to stay in Las Vegas, at least according to the owners of a new restaurant in Schererville. Diners at the Vegas Cafe,...
Polish restaurant offers helping of comedy
At Big Frank's Sausage, you can get more than a Maxwell Street Polish. There's nightclub-like entertainment as well. "We started doing some comedy shows in the restaurant," said owner Stan...