With fire juggling, roving packs of clowns, and oddities encased in jars, the rain and lightening only added to the eerie carnival that blanketed Whiting's downtown like an otherworldly fog on Saturday for Wickedly Whiting. The normally small-town...
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A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Patrick Wilkins
With less than five years in between, Patrick Wilkins found himself going from behind the desk to the front of the classroom at Portage High School. Wilkins, who graduated from Portage High School in 1999, is the current mathematics instructional...
Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center at Methodist Hospitals Celebrates Five Years of Survivors with Pink Party
Pink balloons swayed in the autumn sun as dozens of women, men and children formed an enthusiastic parade of pink, spreading Breast Cancer awareness for this very special occasion. Click Here For More Photos! The party gathered Saturday morning at...
Amhurst Asylum: Bringing the Fear Every Year
When visitors walk through Amhurst Asylum, they see dilapidated padded cells crawling with demented inhabitants, and dangling corpses shrouded in spider webs. Shrieks and cackles echo in the darkness while wild eyes leer through boarded walls....
Rittenhouse Village Neighbors Live It Up at Block Party
A block party brought out the best in Rittenhouse Village at Portage Friday morning. CJ Richard, director of facility operations, said there are about 36 residents who call the village their home. Events like the annual block party, complete with...
Indiana Beverage Tests the Strength of Hoosiers with National Beer Stein Hoisting Competition
Arm shaking, face scrunched up, teeth gritted. While holding a brew is usually casual faire, Samuel Adam’s Stein Hoisting Competition takes it to another level, and Indiana Beverage is bringing the tradition to bars across Northwest Indiana. Click...
South Shore CVA Honors Outstanding Service Employees at Annual R.O.S.E./R.I.S.E. Awards Celebration
Stories of helping those who are disabled, giving money to coworkers in need, and coming to the aid of the elderly were among the many anecdotes about regular people throughout The Region going above and beyond the call of duty in their place of...
6th Annual NIPSCO Luminary Awards Celebrate 150 Years, Community Leaders
NIPSCO celebrated 105 years of lighting up Northwest Indiana on Thursday evening by honoring the bright minds that illuminate their communities throughout the region. For its sixth year, NIPSCO’s Luminary Awards recognized community leaders for...
Calumet College of St. Joseph Welcomes Bears Hall of Famer Dan Hampton to Crimson & Grey Night
Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Dan Hampton’s life was forever changed by his time playing football in college. So Saturday night, he joined Calumet College of St. Joseph on Saturday evening to help keep the tradition alive for the region’s...