HAMMOND and WESTVILLE – Former FBI Director James Comey, whose Amazon and New York Times best-selling book releases tomorrow, opens the Purdue University Northwest Sinai Forum speakers series at 4 p.m. Sept. 9 in the Stardust Event Center at Blue Chip Casino, Hotel & Spa in Michigan City, Indiana. Appointed to the post of director […]

Adam Savage, original co-host and executive producer of the television hit “Mythbusters,” will be a keynote speaker during Idea Week, a large regional event that will celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship in South Bend and Elkhart. The University of Notre Dame, along with the city of South Bend, the city of Elkhart and various community organizations […]

WESTVILLE – The Purdue University Northwest’s Center for Early Learning will host its 12th Annual Early Childhood Conference from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, April 21 in the James B. Dworkin Student Services and Activities Complex on the Westville Campus. This year’s conference examines executive function in preschool children, referring to the neurocognitive skills […]

Lakeshore Public Media, provider of the Region’s local PBS and NPR stations – Lakeshore PBS and Lakeshore Public Radio 89.1 FM – announced Carl Kurek as the organization’s new membership manager. He will lead Lakeshore’s efforts to increase membership retention while strengthening their efforts to acquire new members. Kurek has a passion for community advocacy […]

United Way of Porter County announced this year’s Spirit Awards winners at their Annual Community Celebration at The Spa Event Center in Porter. The Spirit Awards is an initiative to honor and recognize everyday passionate, courageous and self-sacrificing volunteers serving their community. Individuals are nominated by the public to be considered for the award. “These […]

MISHAWAKA – Franciscan Alliance will intensify its efforts in Indiana to combat Hepatitis C, which has seen a tripling of cases nationwide in the last five years, through recent receipt of a $365,266 grant that will expand screening programs. The Franciscan Health Foundation, on behalf of Franciscan Alliance, was awarded the funds, which originally were presented […]

With weather amnesty programs ending in late March, the efforts of Downtown South Bend, Inc. over the winter will mean seven less former homeless citizens will not be on the streets, but in their new homes. “It’s a small start, but a major step,” said DTSB Outreach Specialist Chris Anderson. “Building relationships and trust is […]

MICHIGAN CITY – CarolAnn Brown, Curator of Exhibitions at Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA), recently announced her resignation to pursue independent artistic projects. Ms. Brown served as LCA’s curator for 12 years. During her tenure she mounted exhibitions that explored intriguing themes such as relationships between humans and animals in “The Hunt, The Prey The […]