Jessica Campbell

Nothing will get done with one person, it will always take a team the group of Northwest Indiana planners agreed. We discussed all that goes into making the region’s premier events like Piergoi Festival, Lakefront Festival, Festival of the Lakes...

It’s bad when one ultrarunner asks ‘Are you from Indiana?’ and their response to your ‘Yes’ is ‘Oh, that stinks.’ Norm Williams was one of the four local runners battling through the trails of Georgia during the Georgia Death Race this...

This summer take a drive. Head to Whiting for Pierogi Fest, then stop by Hobart for the Lakefront Festival, loop around toward Hammond to catch the RC Pilots Air Show, then relax with a concert in downtown Michigan City. These weekend events take...

It is not enough to go through school with perfect grades anymore. Yes, those A’s look great on paper, but it now as important as ever to be able to tell your future employer, ‘I have experience.’ In 2012, Calumet College of St. Joseph applied...

It started with a book, “The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore.” It was the twins’ love of their 36-foot Chris-Craft boat that inspired Barb Lusco to say, ‘One day, I’m going to have my own 36-foot Chris-Craft boat.’ Combine that with a love...

It has been a long time in the making, but finally that dream is turning into reality. For the last five years the group of passionate, dedicated volunteers of Hannah’s Hope have been working towards the vision of a playground where children of all...

We can call her the playground expert now. Niki Avina of Highland, Indiana has made a hobby of researching, critiquing, and hunting for the best playgrounds. For her children, this means weekend road tripping to parks, playing on the swings, and...

The vision keeps growing. Five years ago the Franciscan Alliance Group opened the Emergency Center in Chesterton. Then, one year ago, the 24-hour Urgent Care Facility was made available and on Thursday afternoon, that vision expanded once more. It...

When Leroy Vega decided to hang up the shoes and not wrestle anymore, he knew he made the right decision. He started a family, started his own business, everything was going well. Yet, something just wasn’t right. “I just didn’t know what to...

2016 was a year of education for both the staff at the Northwest Indiana Breast Care Center at Methodist Hospitals and for patients of the center regarding the breast cancer disease. Jennifer Sanders, Manager of the Northwest Indiana Breast Care...