Once a month, NWIndianaLife.com plans on profiling a city or town in Lake, Porter or La Porte County as part of the "City in the Spotlight" series. Beginning with St. John, we would like to focus on all positive aspects of these communities, the...
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Fourth Annual Ugly Sweater Social A Hit At Shoreline
The annual Ugly Sweater Social organized by the NWI Leaders, a young professional group, becomes more popular every year. That was evident Friday night as about 60 took part in the networking event at the Shoreline Brewery in Michigan City. Charlie...
Horizon Bank Hosts Michigan City Area Chamber’s Holiday Party
Members and supporters of the Michigan City Area Chamber of Commerce continued the positive momentum the city has seen recently by taking advantage of a great networking opportunity at “Home for the Holidays,” the annual Chamber holiday party...
Horizon Bank Will Open Facility at Michigan City High School
Beginning on January 22, 2014, students at Michigan City High School will have the opportunity to work for Horizon Bank, who will open a banking services facility at the school. Bank officials presented a proposal for a memorandum of understanding to...
Chesterton Lacrosse Growing “Leaps And Bounds”
A growing interest in Lacrosse, both nationally and locally, has the Chesterton Lacrosse program booming. And while the numbers are up for the league that will enter its third year in the spring of 2014, league founder Mark Kezy says additional...
PNC Basketball An Exciting Watch in 2013-14
Being a defensive force is something the Purdue University North Central men’s basketball team prides itself on. “We want to be a identified as a team that works hard on the defensive side of the floor,” Head Coach Matt Bush said. “So far...
PNC Easily Beats IIT, 93-47
Marcus Heard had 19 points, 17 rebounds and eight steals (all game highs) to pace the Purdue North Central men's basketball team, which lead coast to coast in a 93-47 drubbing of visiting Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Friday night at the...
EDCMC Introduces Clarence Hulse
A new era in economic development in Michigan City officially got underway Wednesday night as Clarence Hulse was introduced as the new executive director of the Economic Development Corporation of Michigan City, Indiana during a welcome...
Valpo Rotary Club Honors Veterans
Veterans of World War II, the Korean Conflict, Vietnam War, Gulf War and present day wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were all honored during the 15th annual Veterans Day Program hosted by the Valparaiso Rotary Club Monday at Strongbow Inn. The...
Business Professionals Honored at E-Day Luncheon
It was was a sweet time for attendees of the 22nd annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards luncheon held Wednesday (E-Day) at the Star Plaza in Merrillville. Past award winners and members of a number of small businesses, banks and organizations...