GARY — More than 40 people took a three-hour excursion Sunday through Marquette Park, a historic beach-side park in the Miller-Gary area. While the ...
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Dunes
\"Shifting Sands on the Path to Sustainability\" Documentary
The new documentary Shifting Sands on the Path to Sustainability can be viewed at the following times and locations:
- April 22, 9 p.m., premiere broadcast on Lakeshore Public Television
- April 23, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore\'s Douglas Center, 110 N. Lake St., Gary
- April 24, 2 p.m., Dorothy Buell Visitor\'s Center of the IDNL, 1215 N. Ind. 49, Chesterton
- May 7, 10 a.m., Field Museum\'s Simpson Theater, Chicago
- May 16, Valparaiso Chain of Lakes Group will hold a public screening at the Porter County Administration Center.
Lee Botts is hoping people will gain a better understanding and appreciation of the Indiana Dunes when they tune in to the premiere of the new documen...
Economy
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A new art gallery is coming to Gary’s Miller Beach neighborhood, which has been undergoing a resurgence and where four new businesses have opened th...
Education
Check out this video to see what Bead Town is all about! Coming soon to the Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts.
Entertainment
Back by popular demand – 25 booths filled with all kinds of goodness: art, crafts, food, music. Join us in our Corner Cafe and listen to some live music while you shop for a Father’s Day gift or that perfect gift just for you!
Friday June 10 5-9pm and Saturday June 11 3-8pm
Miller Beach Arts & Creative District is a volunteer-based organization in
Miller Beach, Gary, Indiana. MBACD created Made...
Environmental Education
Good luck to the CHS Speech & Debate Team tonight! They will discuss their vision for the next 50 years for the national park. It\'s at 7pm at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Center.
Environmental Recreation
Good news for local cyclists!
South Shore riders will be able to bring their bikes on board at high platform stations beginning April 2....
Healthcare
Medicaid expansion helping to cover thousands in NWI
Nashanta Robinson, an office manager from Gary, had been paying about a third of her salary for her and her husband, Earl, to have health insurance....
History
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\"Gary Streetlights,\" a project to bring citizens together to design, build and position lights in Borman and Reed parks kicks off under the guidance...
Miller Spotlight
The Miller Spotlight Project will receive the Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association’s 2016 Outstanding Public Outreach Award. Congratulations!
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Two projects in Gary this week will receive awards from the Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association. The Miller Spotlight Project will re...
Music
Back by popular demand – 25 booths filled with all kinds of goodness: art, crafts, food, music. Join us in our Corner Cafe and listen to some live music while you shop for a Father’s Day gift or that perfect gift just for you!
Friday June 10 5-9pm and Saturday June 11 3-8pm
Miller Beach Arts & Creative District is a volunteer-based organization in
Miller Beach, Gary, Indiana. MBACD created Made...
Shopping
Check out the new juice bar and wellness store in Gary! Welcome Vibrations and owner Rebecca Raspberry! http://m.nwitimes.com/business/juice-bar-and-health-food-store-opens-in-gary/article_38c978cf-c2b4-5df2-ad47-6ab4196b0dd6.html?mobile_touch=true
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Volunteering
Overview of the new Griffith Community Initiative
For more than a year, wheelchair-bound Linda Goddard of Griffith couldn\'t get out of her house without the help of two people and a lot of time, maki...
Youth
Gary youth singer songwriter nominated for Chicago Music Award
Gary resident Kerry James Rodgers Jr. has suffered from a speech impediment his whole life, but found his voice as a singer-songwriter after his mothe...
