Jessica Cohen is a lifelong Portage resident who loves her hometown and has found her dream career in her hometown. "After college, there was nowhere else I wanted to be other than ‘home’. Portage has always been it for me," Cohen said....
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A Portage Life In The Spotlight: Meghan Birger
Meghan Birger is a teacher who has taught for 15 years in multiple schools amongst many experienced and inspirational teachers. “I grew up in Mount Prospect, IL. I made my way to Indiana when I attended Valparaiso University. My 15-year...
Indiana University Northwest art galleries educate the Region on various art Styles
Indiana University Northwest (IU Northwest) has two art galleries in which they plan to use to educate the university and Northwest Indiana communities on contemporary and historical arts. “The mission of the School of the Arts galleries is to...
Veteran Spotlight: Jim Atkinson
Jim Atkinson grew up in a small town near Valparaiso and graduated from Boone Grove High School. He has a wife of 52 years, six children, and eight grandchildren. “I grew up on a small farm just south of Valparaiso where I milked three or four cows...
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Phillip “Phil” Dietrich
Phillip “Phil” Dietrich is a third-grade teacher for Portage Township Corporation, saved and set free with a wife and three kids and a passion for music. “I grew up in Hammond and have been a resident of Chesterton for the past 16...
A Portage Life In The Spotlight: Jewel Hernandez
Jewel Hernandez is a teacher of applied skills at Portage Township School Corporation, a mother of three, and a pet owner. “I am 33 years old. I have three beautiful children, Andrew 11, Henry 6, Judie 3, and three cats, Lola, Lumi, and Luna. I...