Sue Ellen Ross

Many people are familiar with downtown Whiting as the home of the popular summer Pierogi Fest. On a recent Saturday, that area again welcomed thousands of visitors — this time...

Organizers of this year’s recent Festival of the Trail breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the sun shining brightly as they set up shop. But they did have...

Cloudy skies on a recent Saturday didn’t deter dozens of people from participating in the 5K walk/run that kicked off the Pink Party at Methodist Hospital Southlake. The occasion was...

Dozens of area residents recently spent a Sunday afternoon leisurely walking through Oak Hill Cemetery. But they weren’t there to visit family members of friends, they were participants in the...

The Peterson family lives a few blocks from Hammond’s newest Fire Station #8, so it was only a short walk to their recent, Fire Prevention Open House in the city’s...

Janie Curtis was in a quandary when it came to landscaping the property she bought in June. The Merrillville resident had never planted flowers, trees or bushes, not to mention...

The gymnasium at Purdue University Northwest recently was filled to capacity, but visitors weren’t there to observe a sporting event. The mission of those dropping in to the Fall Career...

Shouting, loud music and singing usually aren’t commonplace at the East Chicago Public Library (ECPL). But the recent Mexico en la Piel celebration of Mexican culture included all of the...

A picture-perfect Saturday was the backdrop for the 26th annual Paws in the Park at Community Park in Munster. A one-mile walk, 43 vendors and many activities were on the...