EDITORIAL: Erase barrier to progress at state line

Environmentalists from throughout Northwest Indiana and the southeast suburbs, and even a bit beyond, gathered Tuesday and Wednesday at Marquette Park in Gary to make connections across the Indiana-Illinois state line. They left with a resolve to continue that process.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Grand Calumet River getting grand cleanup

In the mid-1990s I was working for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Staff members there informed me they envisioned a long-term project to assess the environmental conditions of the Grand Calumet River from the state line to the Marquette Park lagoons and to restore the Gr…

OFFBEAT: Lorna Luft's Judy Garland doc event cancelled, Asner still on the mend

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OFFBEAT: Reader not happy with actor Ed Asner's politics

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OFFBEAT: Ed Asner here for one-man show about FDR

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Federal grant to fund green stormwater management project at Marquette Park

GARY | A diverse group of partners gathered Tuesday to announce a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop green stormwater management practices in Marquette Park.

Gov. Daniels takes final road trip in campaign RV

INDIANAPOLIS | With barely three weeks left in office, Gov. Mitch Daniels returned Wednesday to where it all began -- the 30-foot recreational vehicle he traveled in while campaigning across Indiana for 16 months in 2003-04 and again in 2008.

Historic preservationist tells history of area parks in new book

In the 1830s, Chicago, though still a village, had aspirations not only to become a city, but one with glorious parks as well.

Marquette Park to open doors for grand opening Dec. 13

GARY | The City of Gary and Park Department invite the public to an official grand opening of Marquette Park Pavilion, one of our newest community development projects. Festivities will be held on Thursday December 13, 2012 at Marquette Park Pavilion 1 North Grand Boulevard Gary, Indiana beg…

Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, July 26th

The coming weeks will be busy -- from Pierogi Fest in downtown Whiting to a wine tasting at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo to Water Street Glassworks' Twilight in the Garden fundraiser. --Karin Saltanovitz, managing editor, Shore magazine

Lifeguarded beaches along Lake Michigan are hit-or-miss

Lake Michigan's waters can be wicked. Calm one moment and deadly the next.

Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, July 12th

My picks for a weekend of great choices are the 51st Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff (Ami Reese seeking Shore's Best Booth); Acorn in Three Oaks for Bunny Fisher's performance; and Chair Karin Crane shows off Miller Beach gardens Saturday and Sunday. --Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Edito…

Gary's South Shore Air Show coming to Marquette Park

GARY | Gary's South Shore Air Show will run Friday through July 8 at Marquette Park.

Gary preparing for air show amid bustling lakefront construction

This year's South Shore Air Show will be like no other, leaving Gary to prepare for the confusion that it could create.

Groundbreaking celebrates next phase of Marquette Park construction

GARY | Today, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson joined City of Gary officials, representatives from the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA), the Lakefront East Advisory Board, and the Marquette Park Project Team to "break ground" in a special ceremony marking the beginning of the…

Groundbreaking Celebrates Next Phase of Marquette Park Construction

GARY | Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson will join City of Gary officials, representatives from the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA), the Lakefront East Advisory Board, and the Marquette Park Project Team to "break ground" in a special ceremony on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 markin…