Crown Point unveils Mobile Sensory Hub
The City of Crown Point opened the doors of its brand new Mobile Sensory Hub for the first time during The Taste of Crown Point, offering a climate-controlled 300-square-foot mobile...
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Buyers of the former Cedar Lake monastery work to restore grottos, history
Scott and Cheryl Filler have made many discoveries as they delved into restoring the 61-acre former Lourdes Franciscan Friary in Cedar Lake since purchasing the property in January 2024.
Cedar Lake man wins World Champion of ribs title
As 50 mph winds whipped through the Texas Motor Speedway, Brian and Ann Neale kept their eye on the prize: The perfect barbecue. Dust battered their faces while they toiled...
‘Ghost hunters’ of the future: NWI Paracon 2025 continues momentum
From long-empty jail cells to a restored 1940’s theater, Indiana’s ghost stories came alive with the second annual NWI Paracon in Cedar Lake.
Hot diggity dog! Wienermobile rolls through region, spreading whistles, cheer wherever it goes
It’s not every day a 27-foot-long hot dog zips down U.S. 41, but when it does, it spreads a special kind of joy, said “hotdogger” Bridget “BBQ” Berens.
Region residents join nationwide demonstrations on eve of Trump speech in Congress
The historic Crown Point Courthouse saw one of several demonstrations organized across 50 states ahead of President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress Tuesday evening.
Crown Point’s 1886 Church declared unsafe, halting sale, renovations
As the sale was closing on one of Crown Point’s oldest standing churches, plans were halted when the Crown Point Board of Works deemed the structure an unsafe building.
Crown Point woman works across the globe for Peace Corps
For 25-year-old Adrell Mable, life has taken some interesting turns. Currently, her career has led her to Albania, where she has served for the last year as a Peace Corps...
Former Crown Point sanctuary seeks saving grace, new life
When the 138-year-old church and schoolhouse was publicized for sale, John Heidbreder didn't know what to expect. “We’ve been getting very interesting responses as a result of this,” Heidbreder, of...
Solidarity felt with union strikers from past; Hammond memorial remembers those killed, injured in 1919 strike
On Sept. 9, 1919, four men were killed and 64 were injured after police and security guards fired shots into a striking crowd where Columbia Avenue and Highland Street intersect...