Consumer confidence

Crowds shop at the new Strack & Van Til grocery store in Cedar Lake during the grand opening earlier this month. An air of cautious consumer confidence seems to be settling over Northwest Indiana.

Meat prices grilling shoppers

Their high cost isn’t stopping shoppers from grilling beef and chicken for their Memorial Day holiday events, but they may not be buying all their favorite cuts.

Strack & Van Til opens Cedar Lake store

Radishes are shown at the new Strack & Van Til grocery store in Cedar Lake, which hosted a grand opening Thursday.

Strack & Van Til opens Cedar Lake store

Crowds wait in check-out lines Thursday during the grand opening of the new Strack & Van Til grocery store in Cedar Lake.

Strack & Van til opens Cedar Lake store

Strack and Van Til Dairy Manager Wendy Pfeifer restocks eggs after they all sold in less than an hour of the grocery store's grand opening Thursday in Cedar Lake.

Strack & Van Til opens Cedar Lake store

Carrots are shown at the new Strack % Van Til grocery store in Cedar Lake, which hosted a grand opening Thursday.

Strack & Van Til opens Cedar Lake store

William Sudbury, 2, helps his mom, Emily Sudbury, both of Cedar Lake, shop at the new Strack & Van Til grocery store in Cedar Lake during the grand opening Thursday.

Strack & Van Til opens Cedar Lake store

Customers leave after shopping at the new Strack & Van Til grocery store in Cedar Lake during the grand opening Thursday.

Strack & Van Til opens Cedar Lake store

CEDAR LAKE | After hungering in a food desert for three years, residents of this lakeside community happily converged on the first-of-its-kind Strack & Van Til grocery store Thursday following grand opening ceremonies.

New Ultra opens in Merrillville

MERRILLVILLE | A new Ultra Foods store featuring a unique modern décor with expanded meat, produce and hot food sections opened Tuesday at 6001 Broadway in Merrillville.

Canine program gets a boost

A fresh catch: Innovative seafood recipes and menus inspire flavorful meals

With a 30-plus year career in supermarkets and grocery stores, Anne Hill, of Crown Point, a deli manager for Strack and Van Til, has seen a new wave in customer expectation for seafood needs.

Munster Chamber of Commerce board chairman leads the way

The Munster Chamber of Commerce has announced that Munster resident Don Erminger has been elected as the chairman of the board of the Munster chamber .

Businesses generous with gifts to Boys & Girls Clubs of NWI

Several businesses have recently stepped up with generous gifts to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana.

MillerCoors Holiday Gift to Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana

GARY | For the second year Miller-Coors along with Strack & Van Till has partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana to distribute meals to families in need throughout Lake County. This year MillerCoors generously provided holiday meals for over 800 families across Lak…

Valpo OKs rezoning request for luxury apartments, business park

VALPARAISO | After another two hours of comments Monday from the public opposing the rezoning of 118 acres on Evans Avenue east of Ind. 49, the City Council voted 6-1 to approve the request.

Strack & Van Til makes $77K donation to area food bank

GARY | Strack & Van Til recently donated more the $77,000 to the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, food bank officials said.

CPHS Wrestlers Bag It for the Community

CROWN POINT | The CPHS Wrestling Team participated in a food drive at Strack & Van Til and Walgreens on November 4. They collected over 350 bags of groceries and $840.00 in cash to help stock the shelves at local pantries.

Police on heels of Merrillville bank robbery suspect; car found in Glen Park

MERRILLVILLE | A masked man carjacked a Schererville couple just before 4 p.m. Saturday at a park on 73rd Avenue in Merrillville and robbed a nearby bank, police said.

Lights up, costs down at Strack & Van Til chain

HIGHLAND | The 30-store Strack & Van Til chain's recent upgrade of the lights in its supermarkets to make them more energy efficient will save money as well as the environment.