REGION COLLEGIANS: Lew Wallace’s Gardner earns GLVC top male honors in track

Lew Wallace grad Robert Gardner was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s men’s Track Athlete of the Year after he guided the University of Indianapolis to its fourth straight conference title.

Shore magazine's guide to great eating and drinking

Shore presents Bite & Sip, our selection of the best of Lake Michigan area restaurants. Are we missing something? You can submit a comment or contact me at shoremagazine@gmail.com.

Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, December 13, 2012

Over the last couple of years, I've noticed a trend when it comes to shopping. More and more, people are turning to local designers and independent artisans to supply them with their coveted items, only this time, they're handmade.---Kathleen Dorsey, Managing Editor.

Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, December 6, 2012

If you don't have seasonal shopping disorder yet, characterized by a gnawing need to buy stuff for yourself as well as everybody else, you may want to visit a professional about your condition.---Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor.

Culture Nut: Magical Ice-Carving Festival in St. Joe in its 9th Year

It’s all about speed this year for the Ninth Annual Magical Ice Carving Festival, February 8-10 in downtown St. Joseph, Michigan. Hopefully not in how fast the ice melts, but in how fast it’s carved, during the festival’s new speed-carving competition.

SET UP YOUR KITCHEN LIKE A PRO: Executive Chef Ryan Thornburg creates his family friendly kitchen

Ryan Thornburg’s kitchen at Bistro on the Boulevard, located on the high bluff overlooking Lake Michigan in downtown St. Joseph, is designed for high-volume professional cooking with an eight-burner gas range, large flat-topped grill, cavernous ovens, vat-sized mixer, warming cabinets and mu…

Costas family opens gourmet burger restaurant

VALPARAISO | If he ever gets tired of being mayor, Jon Costas will have a restaurant empire to oversee as he gets ready to open his second in Valparaiso and third overall.

Pasta dinner to benefit soup kitchen at St. Joseph Church

HAMMOND | A spaghetti-mostaccioli all-you-can-eat dinner fundraiser scheduled for Oct. 6 will benefit the soup kitchen at St. Joseph Church.

No Whiskey Blu tasting tonight, but save the evening at William B.'s

Whiskey Blu event is canceled but never fear there is always William B.'s steakhouse at Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City---Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor, Shore Magazine.

House and Grounds: Irene and Erik Fiskars' home in St. Joseph is unforgettable

Just one step into the huge foyer, with its polished travertine marble flooring and dramatic, floating staircase, is enough to convince anyone that the rest of Irene and Erik Fiskars' home is memorable. The St. Joseph, Michigan, mansion is 11,000 square feet on three levels, with an open fou…

This year’s Southwest Michigan Home Tour offers a look at eclectic, stylish homes

A discarded small plane propeller. A sheet of clear glass. Combining those two items, Kathy Wirtz and her husband Jack Slubowski created not only a cocktail table for their great room but also the style—call it reclaimed industrial chic—for their riverfront home in the Hideaway at Harbor Sho…

Student designers take to the runway to display their unique fashion sense

Chanel may not have named it specifically, but fashion is also on the shore. So much so that Shore named an event after it. The first annual Fashion on the Shore (FOTS), a runway event showcasing the top student designers from the Lake Michigan area, took place May 26. Founder and sponsor of…

Red Arrow Tableware to Chew and Slurp On

Three Oaks Ken Roselli has come up with another Harbor Country sensation, a Red Arrow plate and mug available along their namesake highway.---Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor, Shore Magazine.

Oktoberfest in September for Michigan and Indiana

Excellent microbrews, gourmet food, wine with weeding and new releases from Wyncroft coming up this month.---Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor, Shore Magazine.

Indiana-built cars in the spotlight at Concours d’Elegance

The eighth annual Concours d’Elegance of Southwest Michigan will be held August 4 at Lake Bluff Park in St. Joseph, Michigan. Formerly known as the Krasl Art Center Concours, the field has doubled since the event’s inception, now featuring more than eighty vehicles. The entrants have been in…

Southwest Michigan chef shares her global cooking skills

Growing up in a provincial village north of Hanoi located on the Chinese border, Mylien Tran-Verboom recalls almost every occasion as centered on food.

Mansion or beach cottage—a design puzzle

If the architectural and interior design pieces of Jim and Judy Bibbings’ house were puzzle pieces, fitting them together might be perplexing. But at their Benton Harbor, Michigan, home, the pieces do fit together, and beautifully.

Lest We Forget: Living history events tell the stories of World War II

In June of 1944, when Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, the outcome of this daring World War II strategic battle was in doubt. This June 30th, victory is assured when reenactors splash through the waters of Lake Michigan on to the sands of Tiscornia Beach in St. Joseph. But that…

Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, May 31st

Rave reviews for inaugural Fashion on the Shore event; Opera at the Acorn season opener in Three Oaks this weekend and the excellent students at HAST take over the Towle tomorrow night.---Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor, Shore magazine.

Fashion Show presents local models, new designers

Models and upcoming designers new to the fashion front are gearing up for Fashion on the Shore this Saturday, May 26th at the Heritage Museum and Cultural Center in downtown St. Joseph.