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Taste the toast of the town at Sunset Hill Home Brew Competition

May 23, 2019 at 7:15 a.m.

Porter County Parks and Recreation hosts the Inaugural Home Brew Competition May 16 as part of their annual Spring Out to Sunset Festival which launches the park season. Dana Yake,...

Ken Brock, of Chesterton, has spent a lifetime studying bird migration routes and is considered an expert in the field.

Flights of Fancy: Bird watcher becomes expert, draws others in with his passion

May 13, 2019 at 12:21 a.m.

CHESTERTON — When Ken Brock talks about birds, he gets a little animated. Standing before an auditorium full of fellow bird watchers on May 9 at the Indiana Dunes Birding...

Porter County planning director Robert Thompson speaks during Tuesday's Porter County Development Review Committee meeting concerning the proposed industrial hog farm in Morgan Township.

Water requirement new wrinkle in hog farm plan

May 13, 2019 at 12:20 a.m.

A group proposing a controversial hog farm in Morgan Township explained its plan in a public setting Wednesday. To a packed room, members of the Porter County Development Review Committee...

Get a Taste of Valparaiso at annual event

May 23, 2019 at 7:15 a.m.

The 25th annual Taste of Valparaiso comes to the Porter County Expo Center on May 21. The event is organized by the Iota Chapter of Tri Kappa in Valparaiso as...

4th Street show sings the praises of ‘Jane Eyre’

May 23, 2019 at 7:15 a.m.

Step back into Victorian England as "Jane Eyre, A Musical Drama" comes to the 4th Street Theater for its Indiana premiere May 15-31 after a successful run on Broadway some...

Maple City Pub Crawl is the toast of the town

May 23, 2019 at 7:14 a.m.

Make new friends, but keep the old in downtown La Porte on May 9, during the Second Annual Maple City Pub Crawl. Thaddeus Cutler, downtown coordinator for the City of...

Indiana Dunes Birding Festival celebrates our flying friends

May 23, 2019 at 7:14 a.m.

The Great Lakes are a route for migratory route for birds flying back north from their winter homes this spring, and the Indiana Dunes will celebrate the return of these...

Chris Nantz, tattoo artist at Bluebird Tattoo in Portage, prepares to work on a client.

Portage tattoo studio hosts blood drive

May 13, 2019 at 12:15 a.m.

PORTAGE -- A blood drive Saturday at Bluebird Tattoo is intended to spread the word that it's no longer necessary for tattoo recipients to wait 12 months before giving blood....

‘Two By Two’ sets story of Noah to music

May 23, 2019 at 7:14 a.m.

"Two By Two," a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, will be performed by the Valparaiso Theatrical Company May 1-3 and May 8-10, and this humorous musical is sure to...

Indiana Prepper/Survival Expo focuses on preparedness, sustainable living

May 23, 2019 at 7:14 a.m.

If the power went out for several days, would you and your family be ready? How about in the middle of winter? What if you were given a half hour's...

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