OFFBEAT: Winners unveiled for 4th annual 'Peeps Show' at VU

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

OFFBEAT: Time for creativity for 4th annual 'Peeps Show' at VU

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

FROM the FARM: Reader looking for Mock Hostess Ho-Ho Cake recipe

Phil Potempa's weekly farm column recipe.

Savor a Satisfying Fresh Fruit Salad

Delicious taste, beautiful colors, packed with healthy nutrients - what’s not to love about fresh fruit?

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Flavorful Green Treats

St. Patrick's Day is the perfect occasion to have fun in the kitchen with the color and flavor of the holiday - vivid green and refreshing peppermint.

Host a Deliciously Fresh Brunch

Meals just taste better when you make them with fresh ingredients. So when you're hosting a brunch, look for recipes that make the most of fresh, seasonal flavors, and ingredients that come from close to home.

Gary is showing proof of new day for city

Gary/Chicago International Airport is spending about $26.5 million to rebuild a rail line from north of the airport to this sugar plant. It will also build a new rail connection and spur to the plant.

New rail line to sugar plant

This rail line crossing Virginia Street will be replaced by a new spur and rehabilitated rail line that travels from north of Gary/Chicago Airport to the Indiana Sugars plant seen in the background. The airport will pay $26.5 million for the rail project as part of its $166 million expansion plan.

Paprika puts a fresh take on the classic lemon bar

If you love lemon bars, you'll love our spicy twist on this classic treat. We gave our bars a deliciously crumbly shortbread crust, then spiked the lemony filling with the earthy flavor of paprika.

'Smitten Kitchen' plum poppyseed muffins

From "The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook" by Deb Perelman

Sugar consumption reaches an all-time high

The consumption of sugary drinks (and that means any beverage with added sugar or artificial sweeteners) should be taken as seriously as a red light meant to halt traffic.

YOUNG VOICES: Keep sugar tasty, deregulated

Can sugar kill you? The answer, sadly, is yes. And just when I'm in the mood for a Snickers bar.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Big Sugar's Valentine's Day surprise

As couples across Indiana, and across the country, celebrate Valentine's Day today by presenting chocolates, candies and other sweets to their sweethearts, we are reminded once again of the sour effect the U.S. sugar program has on businesses and consumers.

Should sugar intake be regulated?

Sugar consumption is driving disease and obesity epidemics in the U.S. and should be regulated like tobacco and alcohol, according to researchers.

Lugar visits Hobart candy business

Scott Albanese, owner of Albanese Candy and Nut Co., center, shows U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar, R-Ind., his Hobart factory during a visit Tuesday. The six-term Republican is touting legislation to end price supports for U.S. sugar through a statewide trek dubbed the "sweet jobs" tour.

Lugar visits Hobart candy business

The Albanese Nut and Candy Co. in Hobart is expanding its manufacturing space to the east of its present location on U.S. 30.

Lugar visits Hobart candy business as part of 'sweet jobs' tour

HOBART | U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar didn't sugarcoat his message Tuesday as he toured a regional candy company on U.S. 30.

Lugar's 'sweet tour' bound for Hobart

HOBART| A region candy maker is preparing to host a visit by U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar in support of his efforts to reform the federal U.S Sugar Program.

The difference between fructose and glucose: It's not all in your mind

Many food activists and public health researchers are ready to pin a substantial portion of blame for the nation's obesity epidemic on the skyrocketing consumption of high-fructose corn syrup, widely used to sweeten processed foods and beverages in the U.S. since the 1980s. But food and beve…