Gatherings

Real Life Church Gets Kids School-Ready with Back to School Fair

Real Life Church Gets Kids School-Ready with Back to School Fair On the final summer Sunday, the last day of the weekend before Portage Township Schools resume for a new year, Real Life Community Church invited families out to their Family Fun Fair to with ways to prepare for the upcoming school year. The event...

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Ideas in Motion Media Celebrates the Region at 5th Annual Good Life Awards, Honors Community Organizations with #GoodLifePitch

Ideas in Motion Media Celebrates the Region at 5th Annual Good Life Awards, Honors Community Organizations with #GoodLifePitch On Thursday, Ideas in Motion Media held the 5th Annual Good Life Awards at the Blue Chip Casino to much fanfare and excitement from local non-profits, supporting sponsors and those who have helped propel the positive news websites and social media...

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200 Years Along the South Shore Exhibit Opens August 29, 2016

200 Years Along the South Shore Exhibit Opens August 29, 2016 Two-hundred years of history will be on display at the Indiana Welcome Center from Aug 29 to Oct 2 in celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial. The South Shore CVA has partnered with a number of historical societies to tell the stories of the people,...

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Lake County Fair Celebrates their 164th Year

Lake County Fair Celebrates their 164th Year The Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point has already begun the transformation for the 164th Annual Lake County Fair. The Fair begins August 5 and continues to August 14. Gates open at 9:00 a.m. daily, with free admission Monday through Thursday...

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Calling All Car Enthusiasts for the 2016 South Shore Car Show

Calling All Car Enthusiasts for the 2016 South Shore Car Show The South Shore Regional Car Show will be held at Fair Oaks Farms on August 4 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The event is open to the public and visitors are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item or make a $2 donation to the Food Bank of...

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2016 Portage Chamber Progressive Dinner Registration and Sponsorship Now Open

2016 Portage Chamber Progressive Dinner Registration and Sponsorship Now Open Travel with us, Talk with others & Taste great food. Sponsorships Available Host Country - $1,000 *Industry Exclusive *Only 2 Available Business logo will be on glass/bag provided to each guest 2 tickets to the Progressive Dinner, Recognition in...

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2016 Whiting Pierogi Fest Was Wacky, Weird, and Whole-Heartedly Whiting

2016 Whiting Pierogi Fest Was Wacky, Weird, and Whole-Heartedly Whiting Pierogi Fest returned to the City of Whiting, and while the rain tried to put a damper on the annual celebration of the wild, weird, and whole-heartedly Whiting festival, the spirit of the people in attendance did not let that happen. We spent the...

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Pierogi Fest Goes High Tech Offering New App

Pierogi Fest Goes High Tech Offering New App In an attempt to show that Pierogi Fest can master technology, or to demonstrate that it cannot, organizers of this year’s Pierogi Fest (Downtown Whiting- July 29-31st) have released its first ever App, which is downloadable from most sources...

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