Family

Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA) will host a Virtual Family Day program in conjunction with their new exhibit, Fake Real, on Saturday, December 5th from 1:00 to 2:00 PM central. Grab a free art supply kit and join Education Director Hannah...

The holidays are around the corner and the City of Whiting is ready to spread some cheer. After a long year that put intense pressure on small businesses around the country due to COVID-19, Whiting hopes to make this holiday season a joyful one for...

The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority “unwrapped” the annual “A Christmas Story” Comes Home Exhibit on November 14, 2020 at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond. The exhibit will run through January 3, 2021. The exhibit is free...

Due to rising COVID cases in Northwest Indiana, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana’s 5K Arctic Dash Race Committee has cancelled the organization’s 5K run this year. A statement released by the committee thanked those who planned...

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. has announced that the 2020 Tree Lighting Ceremony to kick off the Holiday season will be held on Friday, November 27 at 6:00 p.m. in front of Hammond City Hall, 5925 Calumet Avenue.  There will be a special...

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the Hammond Holiday Parade Committee invite you to attend the 2020 Hammond Holiday Parade on Saturday, Dec. 5th beginning at 10:00am. The parade starts at Gavit High School, 1670 – 175th Street, heads east to...

For the past 20 years, holiday lights on the Lights of Life trees outside Community Hospital in Munster have been illuminated and serve as a reminder of the journey of hope that goes along with a cancer diagnosis. This year, the lights shine on...

It was a spooky fun time as the City of Hobart held its first Halloween Golf Cart Parade. Kicking off Halloween festivities, approximately 150 decorated golf carts were led by the Hobart Police Department and hearses from the Northwest Indiana...

Through the collaborative efforts of the City of Hammond Special Events Team, the police department, and representatives from the mayor’s office, the City of Hammond was able to host the Drive Through Trunk and Treat outside the Hammond Sportsplex...

Kossinai Watson knows exactly where he was when he caught COVID-19.   “I was at a family barbecue,” Watson said. “It was my family barbecue, something I always go to. But someone there brought someone else. Turns out that...