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Even in the worst of times when the world feels like Barry McGuire’s Eve of Destruction, there is still a peaceful hum that coconut telegraphs along the palm trees and out to the horizons down here in Southwest Florida. As Amos Lee would sing,...

Each week we will be bringing you 10 fun things to do in Northwest Indiana over the weekend, so you are never without something to do! This weekend an end of the world run, brunch and donut decorating with Santa, winter wonderland, a swing concert,...

Having an opinion, speaking your mind, telling it like it is...whatever you want to call it, at PortageLife it's all good news. There have been so many positive things that people have shared with us this past year, and rightly so because a lot of...

At a time when our community’s children should be looking ahead to snow angels, holiday vacations or a visit from Santa Claus, the recent tragedy in Connecticut has many of us looking back. While the holiday television classics, “Frosty the...

No question comes to me more commonly than “How do you stay so positive?” Those that know me well are keenly aware that Mr. Positive sure has more than a few moments of Captain Cynical and times where I fall prey to the “bitch first and ask...

Everything came full circle for Jenny Orsburn when she took her position as the Superintendent of the Portage Parks and Recreation Department. Orsburn, who has a business degree and a background in biology, started her career at the age of 15 working...

Porter Regional Hospital has been voted by its employees “The Best Place to Work.” If you have ever visited Porter Regional Hospital, no doubt, you were greeted with a smile or a friendly hello from one of the volunteers; received a friendly...

Each week we will be bringing you 10 fun things to do in Northwest Indiana over the weekend, so you are never without something to do! This weekend a basketball game, a 5k run, Christmas pageant concert, Nutcracker performance, holiday bazaar, dog...

When John Arredondo attended Portage High School, he instantly fell in love with the school and decided that he wanted to spend the rest of his life there. He had such great teachers that he decided he wanted to go into education. “I was in...

Judge Julia Jent has asked me several times to attend her Veterans Court at the Porter County Annex in Portage. What an unbelievable experience to share with others. Upon arrival at 9 am, I really did not know what to expect. The friendly guards...