Beyond Pink

Beyond Pink store owner Lorri Zimmer, right, helps customer Kim Langer, of Valparaiso, at the store in Valparaiso. The owner the independent boutique is basking in the comfort of spacious quarters in the artsy confines of Lake Point Plaza.

Beyond Pink

Beyond Pink store owner Lorri Zimmer has recently moved her store to the the Lake Point Plaza in Valparaiso. Beyond Zimmer's trendsetting fashion sense, Beyond Pink is unique as one of a few, independent women's boutiques remaining in the region.

Beyond Pink

Valparaiso resident Nancy Huth looks at colorful tank tops at Beyond Pink at Lake Point Plaza in Valparaiso.

Beyond Pink

Beyond Pink store owner Lorri Zimmer has recently moved her store to the the Lake Point Plaza in Valparaiso. Greater square footage has given Zimmer the room to run with her creative bent. "Buying a pair of jeans should be as easy as ordering a cocktail," she said. That's why one of her firs…

Beyond Pink

Beyond Pink store owner Lorri Zimmer has recently moved her store to the the Lake Point Plaza in Valparaiso. Beyond Pink store owner Lorri Zimmer has recently moved her store to the the Lake Point Plaza in Valparaiso. Beyond Zimmer's trendsetting fashion sense, Beyond Pink is unique as one …

Beyond Pink

Beyond Pink store owner Lorri Zimmer has recently moved her store to the the Lake Point Plaza in Valparaiso. Beyond Zimmer's trendsetting fashion sense, Beyond Pink is unique as one of a few, independent women's boutiques remaining in the region.

Industry officials talk best safety practices, efforts at local conference

Jessica Pergola, BP process safety engineer, speaks Wednesday about process safety management including the dangers of an accidental release of toxic chemicals during the second annual Beyond Safety Conference & Expo at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City.

Industry officials talk best safety practices, efforts at local conference

Jessica Pergola, BP process safety engineer, speaks Wednesday about process safety management during the second annual Beyond Safety Conference & Expo at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City.

Industry officials talk best safety practices, efforts at local conference

Ed Gniadek, BP process safety engineer, briefly talks Wednesday about the 2005 Texas City refinery explosion that killed 15 workers at a BP facility during the second annual Beyond Safety Conference & Expo at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City.

Industry officials talk best safety practices, efforts at local conference

Mike Pelz, director of operations for Comprehensive Care, speaks Wednesday during the lecture, "How Proper Case Management Affects Record-keeping," during the second annual Beyond Safety Conference & Expo at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City.

Industry officials talk best safety practices, efforts at local conference

Participants in the second annual Beyond Safety Conference & Expo listen Wednesday to speaker Mike Pelz, of Comprehensive Care, at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City. Officials from different industries attended the event to discuss safety statistics, initiatives and areas of concerns.

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Inland Marsh at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

The region's national treasure

Chesterton - People pack into the Indiana Dunes State Park in Chesterton during the beginning of the beach season May 25th, 2010.

Broken Wagon Bison Farm

Bud Koeppen, co-owner of Broken Wagon Bison Farm in Union Township, stands by an electrified fence while his bison eat in a pen.

Broken Wagon Bison Farm

Bud Koeppen, co-owner of Broken Wagon Bison Farm in Union Township, opens a gate to let bison into a feeding pen at the farm Thursday. Broken Wagon Bison Farm is one of the sites on the Beyond the Beach Discovery Trail.

West Beach

People walk into West Beach in Portage. While the Dunes are Porter County's biggest draw, county tourism officials have launched a new campaign aimed at getting visitors to explore more of the county. The Beyond the Beach Discovery Trail guide, which spotlights 54 attractions, got an early t…

Christine Livingston

Christine Livingston, niche marketing director for the Porter County Convention, Recreation & Visitor Commission, works in her office at the Dorothy Buell Visitors Center in Chesterton. Livingston is in charge of organizing the Beyond the Beach Discovery Trail, a bid to draw tourists to att…

Calumet Bike Trail

Police have responded to about a dozen car break-in reports at the Calumet Trail this summer, in each instance purses, wallets and electronics were taken from vehicles.