The La Porte Hospital Foundation hosted its 19th Annual Holiday at the POPS concert on Saturday night. Proceeds will go to benefit those receiving VNA or hospice services by providing funds to cover certain needs like medications and oxygen. Those...
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Online Networking Brought to Life at December 2013 NWI Tweetup
The December 2013 NWITweetup was held at Zao Island in Valparaiso. The Tweetup was open to anyone, and a variety of business people attended from real estate agents, to graphic designers to software programmers . Guests were invited to bring a...
La Porte Welcomes Santa with Downtown Parade
Santa could not have chosen a more beautiful day to make an appearance in La Porte than on the last Saturday of November. On top of a fire truck, he brought up the rear of a parade of floats that traveled down through downtown La Porte. The parade...
5k Race at Blue Chip Casino Benefits Riley’s Children’s Hospital
Snow flurries blew, but on November 23rd, 2013, the United Way of La Porte County held the first 5K Run, Walk, & Roll - a timed 3.1 mile race organized to directly benefit kids in La Porte County currently receiving treatments at Riley Children's...
Downtown La Porte Displays Holiday Cheer with Window Decorating Competition
Downtown La Porte businesses are taking part in the Holiday Window Competition from November 22- December 20. For the whole month, the community is invited to vote on their favorite window display. Businesses that win the most votes will be awarded...
ARTability Sells and Displays the Art of OE Artists
Framing Concepts Gallery and OE partnered together to create an event, ARTability, where OE clients could display and sell their artwork to the community. The OE participant’s artwork, done in OE art classes led by art instructors, was...
Berman’s Infiniti of Merrillville Holds Grand Opening
Mike Berman and his son Ross Berman recently opened an Infiniti dealership in Merrillville, and officially celebrated the milestone at Wednesday evening’s ribbon-cutting event. Guests at the grand opening included members of the Crossroads Chamber...
2014 Legislative Preview Shows Promise for the Coming Year
On Friday morning, the Duneland Chamber of Commerce and the Northwest Indiana Forum partnered together to present this year’s legislative preview. The event took place at the Forum Auditorium at 9am with networking and followed with a recap of the...
Memorial Opera House Rocks for Turkeys
Life Bridge Christian Church member Jeni Bolton founded 500 Turkeys as a way to help local families put food on the table in times of a struggling economy, and give the community a chance to help their neighbors in need. Saturday night’s Gobble...
Spirit of Women Brings a Wealth of Health Information to Community
Franciscan Alliance’s Spirit of Women program offered a free Little Black Dress health event from 6 to 9 p.m. on November 7 at Sand Creek Country Club in Chesterton, IN. “Just like the classic little black dress, vibrant health is always...