Have you ever been to Industrial Revolution? It’s the restaurant of Highway 30 just west Valparaiso University. You know the one I’m talking about: it’s the building that looks like it’s under construction; there are life-like statues of...
Caitlin Vanlaningham
PHS Pep Rally: Loud and Proud
Friday afternoon at Portage High School was busy as students left the school and headed home to start their weekends. Not everyone left, though. In fact, many students went the opposite way of the exits...toward the gym.Why were they all going there?...
An Informative Interview With Congressmen Pete Visclosky
We have had many notable individuals come and visit us at Ideas in Motion Media, but it isn’t often that we get a repeat guest. Congressman Pete Visclosky was at the Ideas in Motion Media headquarters recently and spoke with Chris Mahlmann in an...
Rittenhouse Celebrates First Annual Portage Alzheimer’s Awareness Day
Did you ever think that you would see purple balloons floating in the sky on the first day of Fall? There was a significance to this occurrence, as September 21 is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Day and it is represented by the color purple. The...
A Night to Remember: Hoosier Star
Saturday night was a grand night for singing at La Porte Civic Auditorium. Hoosier Star was taking place there that evening, and the everyone in attendance was ready for some delightful ear candy. The vocalists dressed to impress and performed all...
Premiere of Seven on Ridge Sneak Peek
At the Genesis Center in Gary, Indiana, something special happened on Saturday night. There was a stage complete with sound and lighting, various cameras and recording equipment set in strategic places, and a 10-foot-tall, animatronic ...rooster? If...
St. Mary Medical Center-American Heart Association Walking Path Dedication Means Another Way to be Well
The rain must have known better because it stopped in time for the Dedication Ceremony of the American Heart Association Walking Path that took place on Wednesday morning. The path is located adjacent to the Portage YMCA. It is one of hundreds...
United Way of La Porte County Campaign Kickoff Shows Promise
Seeing something that is meant for good prosper and progress tugs at the heart in a special way, and knowing that this good thing's prosperity and progress will touch and settle on others makes the tug stronger. The promise of hope and good things to...
Mayor Blair Milo Discusses Fitness Fridays at Ped Pedal & Paddle Committee Meeting
A positive energy could be felt throughout the boardroom of the NIRPC building. There was a special guest that day as La Porte Mayor Blair Milo was in attendance and discussing Fitness Fridays, an initiative created to promote health and wellness....
3rd Annual Benefit Run: A Great Ride for a Great Cause
Some things are just meant to be. The weather was good, the riding companions were better and the cause was the best! Conditions were perfect for the Valparaiso Firefighters L1124 3rd Annual Benefit Poker Run that took place at Harley-Davidson of...