American jazz composer and performer Ramsey Lewis will headline the 26th annual Valparaiso University Jazz Festival, taking place April 11-16 at the Harre Union. Jazz Fest is the Midwest’s largest non-competitive jazz event. Tia Fuller,…
by Carl Kurek With this October marking the 10th year of the war in Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom, the subject rarely makes headlines anymore. As a result, the fact veterans of America’s most recent wars…
by Carl Kurek So what do high school students do on Friday nights nowadays? Go see a movie? Support their home team at a sporting event? Just hang out? Well, all of the above are…
by Mike Siroky Gamba Ristorante in Merrillville is not your every day dining experience. But neither is it an overly fancy place.And, in the end it is your father’s restaurant. Especially if your father is…
by Mike Siroky When “Dancing with the Stars” returns as the highest-rated TV show this month, many viewers nationwide will once again focus on the intricate joys and some of the drama of non-dancers taking…
by Casey Rees Looking for a quiet evening out with the family that will fill you up but will not break your bank? Try Val’s Famous Pizza and Grinders in Chesterton. A staple restaurant in town…
On March 12, the Hobart Family YMCA is encouraging all children and parents in Hobart to come to the Y for a play date and commit to being active every day. It is all part…
by Carl Kurek Bono, Lance Armstrong, the Terminator – all are famous for their shades. But sunglasses are not made specifically for Irish rock stars, professional bicyclists and human-looking cyborgs, yet these three individuals –…
In 2006, Berny Martin founded the Midwest Fashion Week, to create a solid foundation from which new and established fashion designers, photographers, models, and stylists could develop their talent and their lines. Heading into its…
Indiana Ballet Theatre will perform one of its favorite ballets throughout the Northwest Indiana Region, bringing opportunity and culture to hundreds of students who will perform and thousands of families as audience members. Ballet Outreach…
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