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A 1966 advertisement for Banquet Foods frozen “Cookin’ Bags” includes a variety of frozen meat and gravy or sauce options neatly preserved in a heat-and-serve pouch prepared in a bath of boiling water. (Archive Image courtesy of ConAgra Foods)

From the Farm: Creamy ‘a la king’ recipes have an uncertain kitchen history origin

April 4, 2025 at 4:33 p.m.

Growing up, I recall our mom Peggy kept a busy schedule balancing running a household, raising five kids and an active social calendar.

Valparaiso City Council members Jack Pupillo, R-4th, left, and Peter Anderson, R-5th, are seen reacting to a motion to table Ordinance 6 at the March 10, 2025, council meeting and later dialogue that Mayor Jon Costas might consider vetoing the ordinance even if passed. (Philip Potempa/for Post-Tribune)

Mayor Jon Costas: No veto for Valparaiso council’s edited responsible bidding ordinance

April 3, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas announced Tuesday he would sign and approve the city council’s recently passed Ordinance No. 6 outlining responsible bidding practices, despite his public concerns and talk that...

Chicago TV news personality Janet Davies is shown shopping in a country store while traveling in May 2021 in Bostic, North Carolina, following her broadcast retirement from Chicago ABC-7 TV. (Image courtesy of Janet Davies)

Of Notoriety: Chicago ABC TV’s Janet Davies to star in ‘Misery’ at Dunes Theatre

April 2, 2025 at 4:28 p.m.

In September 2022, I lamented missing a one-week performance run that was “not to be missed.”

Actress Leslie Goddard, in her guise as Titanic first-class cabin maid Violet Jessop, provides serving tea service tips to audience members Crista Zivanovic, left to right, Slavka Sucevic and Sanjin Bosnjak with replica china pieces from the famed luxury ship on stage at Theatre in the Center in Munster for her one-woman play run “Violet Jessop-Titanic Survivor.” (Philip Potempa/for Post-Tribune)

From the Farm: Fascination of Titanic tragedy a survivor stage play and recipe recollection

March 28, 2025 at 5:41 p.m.

When the Titanic set sail in 1912, the “onboard storage pantry” had 40,000 eggs. Today, in 2025, we’ve had much murmuring about the price of eggs being as costly as...

Emilie Hunt, D-At-large, left, and Robert Cotton, D-2nd, discusses changes to the responsible bidders ordinance during the March 24, 2025, Valparaiso City Council meeting as Diana Reed, D-1st, seated center, reviews a printed copy of the amendments. Council member Peter Anderson, R-5th, appears via Zoom in the screen above. (Philip Potempa/for Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso mayor considers veto of responsible bidder ordinance passed by council

March 28, 2025 at 11:57 a.m.

Valparaiso’s responsible bidding practices continue as a topic of debate by the Valparaiso City Council and Mayor Jon Costas, with a majority of the Democratic-led council favoring a more restrictive...

Leslie Goddard in the guise of cabin maid Violet Jessop performs her one-woman play “Violet Jessop: Titanic Survivor” at Theatre at the Center in Munster through Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Theatre at the Center)

Of Notoriety: ‘Titanic Survivor’ play in Munster and ‘Anastasia’ rules the stage at VU

March 27, 2025 at 4:32 p.m.

Entertainment news from around the region

Ron Blake, who was a 2017 featured Tedx Talk presenter at Grand Canyon University, is the subject of a new documentary produced by Sinconis Studios released March 22, 2025, detailing the Blake's journey as a survivor of sexual abuse and assault. He is a former Hobart Town Council member. (Image courtesy of Grand Canyon University)

Of Notoriety: Documentary with Indiana roots recognizes April as ‘Sexual Assault Awareness Month’

March 26, 2025 at 4:24 p.m.

Reader Ron Blake sent an email alerting that as April approaches, the month is also recognized as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month.”

Columnist Philip Potempa, right, and his mother Peggy frame singer Dolly Parton during an interview at Dollywood amusement park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in April 2009. (Philip Potempa/provided)

From the Farm: Beef tallow, once an old ingredient, is new again in all forms

March 21, 2025 at 4:56 p.m.

My recent social media feeds have suddenly inundated me with videos, testimonials and advertisements for a sure-fire way to reverse the aging process for skin and reducing wrinkles, especially targeted...

Jaime Cruz strikes a pose reminiscent of actor Laurence Olivier in 1948 as the same film title character for a scene in Teatro La Plaza’s “Hamlet,” which stars a group of young performers all with Down syndrome, now at Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Chicago’s Navy Pier through March 23, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Teatro La Plaza)

Of Notoriety: ‘Hamlet’ by Teatro La Plaza at Navy Pier shines light on Shakespeare and Down syndrome

March 19, 2025 at 3:44 p.m.

While I was in middle school and during my high school years, I dedicated one of my classroom periods each semester to being a student aide in the classrooms for...

The Valparaiso Redevelopment Commission voted Thursday, March 13, 2025, to drop exploration of a data center for land east of Indiana 49 between County Roads 400 North and 500 North that was slated for a sports complex. (Philip Potempa/for Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso Redevelopment Commission terminates data center project option

March 15, 2025 at 12:24 p.m.

The Valparaiso Redevelopment Commission listened to more than an hour of concerns and comments from residents Thursday concerning data centers, following the commission’s unanimous vote to depart from plans to...

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