When Jay White graduated from Portage High School, Pat Benetar’s smash hit “Hit Me with your Best Shot” was climbing atop the Billboard Hot 100. A lot has changed since 1981, but White is still doing what he loves. White serves as the Portage...
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A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Jay White
A GOOD News Facebook PSA: Check the Box
Hey, Steve here, and we got a problem. It’s not with you or me, it’s a connecting me to you issue caused by Facebook’s idea of what you want to see on your News Feed (Home Page). I don’t know about you, but I am wondering why Facebook thinks...
Read More#1StudentNWI: Portage Student Takes on Spain
Back in February, Kai Watkins was given the chance to spend six weeks studying in Spain in the summer. After much anxiety and nerves, Watkins decided to make the trip. Although he has studied Spanish for his entire high school career, Watkins was...
Read MorePierogi Festival: From the Eyes of a First-Timer
Perogi Fest, where have you been all my life? I have lived in NWI for 20 years and this year was my first time attending the Pierogi Festival of Whiting, IN. I had been living under a rock this whole time, I know. I guess I just never got around to...
Read More10 Fun Things to Do this Weekend in Northwest Indiana: August 4 – 6, 2016
Spend the first weekend in August out at a fun event you've never been to before. There are a ton of great things happening in Northwest Indiana each weekend and this weekend was no exception. As always, you can make sure your events are on the NWI...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Matt Plawecki
Matt Plawecki has always loved soccer. He played on the pitch in middle school, in high school and in college. But now, his favorite sport has offered him a new adventure. Plawecki will take over as the Portage varsity girl’s soccer coach this...
Read MoreLinks of the Week: Yahoo!, Floating Tunnels, and Getting Pumped for Team USA Hoops
The Olympics are just around the corner. You can take your swimming, your gymnastics, and your 100-meter dash. I’m psyched to watch Team USA basketball beat everyone by 100 points every game. I have no idea why I like watching the Team USA so much....
Read MoreDeep Cuts: Let’s Get Weird
Odds are that as you're reading this I'm stumbling down a crowded street in search of a 30-something-year-old man dressed like a dumpling and wearing a giant chef’s hat. And I'm doing it for work. Ever since I moved here I've always noted how I...
Read MoreCharbonneau: Northwest Indiana is Rich with Opportunities to Serve Nonprofits
Northwest Indiana is rich in many ways. We have a tremendous resource in Lake Michigan, we have a great cultural landscape filled with music, art, and theatre. We have an active population that takes advantage of the trails and roads to stay active...
Read MoreIUN Allowed Me to Start LIFE without Worry
Becoming an adult is not easy, plain and simple. Those last few years of high school are terrifying, and you are required to make many decisions that are going to affect the rest of your life at such a young, vulnerable age. Like many, when I was...
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