Annual career fair in Highland draws hundreds of job seekers
When Detra Anderson moved to Gary from Texas last year, she began hunting for a job in business administration. The hunt is still on. "I've tried many ways to find...
Home > Reviews
All Stories
Annual festival at Wolf Lake focuses on the environment — and fun
Those attending this year's 15th annual Wetlands, Wind & Water festival at Wolf Lake found many ways to enjoy the great outdoors. Free to the public, the two-day festival is...
Scouts decorate graves of veterans with solar-powered flags
A common sight this past Memorial Day found hundreds of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts decorating the graves of military service veterans throughout the area. At Oak Hill Cemetery, more...
Gary dance group Kruciial Kreatiionz heads for national competition
Membership in the Kruciial Kreatiionz dance group offers many benefits, according to members. There's patience, teamwork, endurance — the list goes on. During a recent rehearsal at the former Douglas...
Students learn about early Indiana history during voyageur re-enactment
Taking advantage of the voyageur rendezvous event in Hobart, students recently got a hands-on lesson in Indiana history, specifically the 18th-century fur trade era. Re-enactors, dressed as characters from early...
Senior citizens show they know how to have fun
It was the middle of the day in the middle of the week, but more than 100 senior citizens were dressed up and partying at the Wicker Park Social Center...
Girls Scouts dig into Community Garden project
Mercedes Burgos is teaching her daughter Celestina Diaz, 11, that raising your own vegetables can be fun and delicious. In addition to tending the large backyard garden with her family,...
Child-safety-seat inspections can help reassure parents
When Gordana Rzharev bought a car seat for her infant daughter, Anna, she was puzzled about how to use it. "I read the instruction manual, but it wasn't really clear,"...
Popularity of Wild Ones’ native plant sale growing
Customers lined up early and were ready to purchase, sturdy cardboard boxes in hand. The occasion was the annual Native Plant Sale at Gibson Woods, and the hundreds of customers...
Railroad enthusiasts gather in Griffith for swap meet
Jack Larimer of Calumet City, Ill., considers himself a die-hard "railroader" of many decades. Not only did he retire from the (former) Penn Central Railroad in Chicago after 30 years...