Parks

When most people think about a park, they picture a playground full of swings and slides. Encompassing more than a dozen sites, the Lake County Parks and Recreation Department offers playgrounds and so much more.  Including a 100-year-old working...

Valpo Parks has initiated bids for work on the city’s newest and largest park, the Valpo Sports &  Recreation Campus. Bids for Phase I are due in July for work to begin later this summer on the park,  located on the city’s east...

On the morning of Wednesday, June 7, the City of Portage gathered to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Marquette Greenway Trail. The Marquette Trail is one of three in the City of Portage, along with the Prairie Duneland Trail Head and...

Pulaski County Indiana is full of outdoor and indoor attractions. Throughout the summer, the county’s special events make a visit essential. July brings the Northern Indiana Power from the Past and Bo Duke, who is played by John Schneider, will...

First officially observed in 1868, Memorial Day honors the brave men and women that made the ultimate sacrifice while in the line of duty. Today, this somber day of remembrance is held in the last week of May, and for many, it kicks off the summer...

On Saturday, April 22nd at 10:00 a.m., please join Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., Councilman Barry Tyler and other city and school officials for a press conference regarding the re-opening of the basketball courts at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial...

Hessville Park Ball Field was bursting with vibrant eggs, laughter, and excitement on Sunday, April 2 in preparation for the City of Hammond’s 20th Annual Easter Egg Hunt. The event was one of the city’s most egg-cellent Easter Egg Hunts yet, as...

Have you ever noticed IU Northwest’s greenhouse? Time to look up! Maybe it’s due to its third-floor location, or that surrounding windows make it less noticeable, but Indiana University Northwest has a gem of a resource that many people...