Philip Potempa

Growing up watching the animated TV holiday specials featuring Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang remains a gift cherished by generations from the

Our 2026 summer is extra special with celebrations marking our county's 250th birthday with community events unfolding throughout Northwest Indiana and around the country, many even before the Fourth of July holiday.

When Keith J. Kremer talked about his three-decade career as a professional carpenter for McCormick Place in Chicago, his fascinating stories spanned more than a lifetime of learning, teaching and building trades.

Comedy playwright Leslie Kimbell, who dreamed up the “Four Old Broads” stage franchise, has her favorite character back and competing in a beauty pageant.

This year took another theater great from us: Chicago south side stage icon John R. Lazzara, 76, died Feb. 19, 2026, at his home in Palm Beach, Florida.

Valparaiso has its own good guy hero and would-be “man from Atlantis” in the guise of podiatrist Dr. Paul Sommer.

Evelyn Tolpa Lisek of Gary celebrated her 100th birthday March 11 with her family and friends.

Two exhibits celebrating the history of women's suffrage in Indiana continue through June 28 at the Gary Public Library and Cultural Center.

The Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra announced this month they have renewed the contract of Music Director and Conductor Kirk Muspratt for three years through May 2029.

The one-year-old Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino, Northwest Indiana's newest neighbor for gaming, hotel hospitality and dining, anchored off