HAMMOND — Community residents are invited to participate in a friendship program with Purdue University Calumet international students. As part of Purdue Calumet’s ‘Going Global’ initiative, the university’s International Programs Office has initiated a Global Exchange Friendship program. Through the program, Purdue Calumet international students will be matched with American friends, including community members, students, […]

Porter Health Care System welcomes four new physicians to the hospital’s network, Porter Physician Group. New physicians include: Family Medicine Physician Alex Alvarez, M.D. Family Medicine Physician Shane Bush, M.D. ENT Matthew Provenzano, M.D. Family Medicine Physician Annabel Yuen, D.O. Porter Health Care System has two hospital campuses and seven outpatient facilities serving Porter, Lake,

IN THE MOOD celebrates America’s Greatest Generation through the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Erskine Hawkins, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra and other idols of the 1940s. The show’s music arrangements, renditions of the finest music of the Swing Era, costumes and choreography are as authentic as it

SOUTH BEND — Downtown South Bend, Inc has partnered with the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center to bring the Grease Sing-A-Long to the Gridiron this Friday night, August 23, 2013 in downtown South Bend. Costumes are encouraged and Downtown South Bend, Inc will be giving away RedBox movie gift cards to the first fifty people who

Franciscan Medical Specialists will offer help for dealing with the challenges of rheumatoid arthritis during a free program Aug. 26 that will feature celebrity chef Seamus Mullen, who suffers from the affliction. Seamus, known for his Spanish cuisine, will perform a cooking demonstration as an example to help those with rheumatoid arthritis better cope. “Getting

Porter Regional Hospital will open its third CareEXPRESS Urgent Care Center in Portage Hospital on Monday, August 19. Portage Hospital is located at 3630 Willowcreek Road in Portage. With the addition of CareEXPRESS, Porter will be providing patients in the Portage community with even more access to quality medical treatment in a convenient setting. At CareEXPRESS

GARY — As a part of the its “New Day, New Jobs” Initiative, the City of Gary is partnering with Majestic Star Casino and Hotel to host the “Gary First” Career Fair, Aug. 21, 10:00a.m. – 2:00p.m., Genesis Convention Center, 1 Genesis Plaza in downtown Gary. “One of our main focuses continues to be securing

INDIANAPOLIS — Farmers rebounding from the ravaging drought of 2012 are projected to harvest a record amount of corn and a third-highest yield of soybeans nationwide, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Monday (Aug. 12). Indiana farmers are expected to bring in their second-highest bounty of corn. “To say what a difference