Philip Potempa

Valparaiso City Council members approved an ordinance at their Feb. 26 meeting providing funds up to $50,000 for additional legal representation if needed, as well as $100,000 available for consultation...

The one-and-only humorous Hoosier character actress Marjorie Main ranks as a favorite in our family. Her later-in-life star acclaim came from her plucky, no-nonsense portrayal of bossy, foghorn-voiced Ma Kettle...

Co-directors Scott Lenig and Matt Robinson had an adventurous search throughout Northwest Indiana looking for what they describe as their “holy grail of musical sound effects” to use for their...

The Second City’s 2024 Black Excellence Revue, titled “Black By Popular Demand,” is back for the new year and running through May 25, 2024 with plenty of audience improv surprises....

It’s a fascinating chain-of-events when life finds a way to come full circle for the past to meet the present. While donating blood during a community drive last year before...

Hannah Berner’s new year began with Variety announcing in January she had just inked a deal with Netflix to record her first comedy special. Captured as an hour-long set, it...

It was a few months back when I took note of a black and white movie airing on the Turner Classic Movie channel that my parents were watching after supper....

The Valparaiso City Council passed the first reading of an ordinance allowing a sum of up to $150,000 for the council to secure additional legal representation if needed, in addition...

Perceived indifference by the Valparaiso City Council six months ago is now full support with the unanimous approval vote at the Feb. 12 council meeting for a resolution on community...

Last weekend included a special birthday celebration in the gathering hall at our small farm church in San Pierre. Our family friend and neighbor “Sis” Scutchfield celebrated her 80th birthday...