GARY – Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson joined the board of directors of The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority has dedicated the new $11.6 million Airport Road overpass in honor of World War II Tuskegee Airman Quentin P. Smith, long-time Gary leader, educator and recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal. The Quentin P. Smith Tuskegee Airman Memorial

Porter-Starke Services Foundation will host its 4th Annual Living Health, Balance & Hope Symposium and Breakfast with Dan Gediman, Executive Producer of the popular NPR radio series “This I Believe” on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 8:00am at Valparaiso University’s Harre Union located at 1509 Chapel Drive in Valparaiso, Indiana. Using the inspirational power of

HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority has released its 2013-14 visitors’ map. The map features various festivals, attractions, restaurants, shopping, accommodations, parks and visitor services. The map’s cover image is a photograph taken by South Shore tourist Scott Keithley during the 2012 Summer Fun Along the South Shore photo contest. Keithley and

MERRILLVILLE – James Muhammad, the Peabody Award-winning director of radio services for West Virginia Public Broadcasting, will become President and CEO of Lakeshore Public Media, the umbrella organization for Lakeshore Public Television and 89.1 FM, The Lakeshore. “James is a well-rounded leader with experience in public media, programming and community outreach,” said Bonita Neff, board

Chef Driven Afternoon in Countryside Setting, Sunday, Sept.1 Check, Please! and Maytag® brand are gearing up for their second annual Farm to Table Fest with tickets going on sale May 31, just two days after the highly-anticipated announcement of the new host for the show. Check, Please! is turning the tables on traditional food festivals by

INDIANAPOLIS — After a two-and-a-half hour delay due to rain, the first day of qualifying started at 1:30pm.  I had a chance to visit the Media Center, enjoy a meal—compliments of the Speedway— and get my bearings on where I will be on race-day. Starting out in the pits, the first to qualify was out, but soon

Follow me this week to get comments from drivers, including behind-the-scenes interviews, my perspective and more about the business of motor sports.  I will be posting here, on Facebook and Twitter starting today. — Glee Renick-May