INTERIM PUBLISHER'S LETTER

We are already experiencing unseasonably warm days and the incomparable beautiful evenings that signal early summer. For me, this has always been a season of industrious home improvement projects---this year it’s windows, every single window in the house to be exact---followed by a race to g…

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: What has Northwest Indiana done to attract tourists?

The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority will be 30 years old on July 1. Throughout my tenure as president/CEO of the organization, we have led the region's hospitality industry in a wide array of issues, and I can assure you we have no intention of resting on our laurels now.

PUBLISHER'S LETTER

I follow the same routine each time I start writing this letter: I look at what was going on last year. Golf, the Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox were all in full swing in May last year with dreams of Cup, Pennants and Championship trophies all dancing in my head.

No Florida Gulf Coasts: Top 4 seeds in East Region

WASHINGTON | Yelps of support and echoing applause greeted the voice booming over the loudspeakers Wednesday at the scheduled start of practice for the East Regional's fourth seed: "Coached by Jim Boeheim, please welcome the Syracuse Orange!"

Super Bowl XLVII call brings back many memories

The "call" of Super Bowl XLVII is still being debated on many Internet sports channels bringing up the question of there being "fixes" in not only football, but all sports.

Lansing Scouts assist at Super Bowl party for veterans

Lansing Scouts visited with residents of the Manteno Veterans Home to celebrate the Super Bowl.

Come on, NFL, let's try having Super Bowl Saturday

The Super Bowl should be on a Saturday, not a Sunday. The Monday following the Super Bowl is a very unproductive work day because people are tired from the big game.

Lansing Scouts assist at Super Bowl party for veterans

The Scouts and the families of Troop 276 in Lansing assisted the members of the South Suburban Division of the Marine Corps League to provide a Super Bowl party for the residents of the Manteno Veterans Home. Several Girl Scouts also assisted.

PUBLISHER'S LETTER

I thought I might somehow be feeling nostalgic this year because in January 2012, Julie and I were in Kauai, Paradise for a vacation we had looked forward to for years. And though the trip exceeded our expectations I had almost forgotten about it with the non-stop drama this winter. Everyone…

Catfish Photos

Bill Masterson, Publisher, caught these large catfish specimens at Lake Texoma, near Dallas. Read more about his adventures in his publisher's letter in the next Shore Magazine, due out Feb. 18!

Scouts help out with local Super Bowl party

LANSING | The Scouts and the families of Troop 276 in Lansing assisted the members of the South Suburban Division of the Marine Corps League to provide a Super Bowl party for the residents of the Manteno Veteran's Home. Several Girl Scouts also assisted.

RICH JAMES: Raid was Indiana protecting its own interests

I feel a whole lot safer knowing the Indiana excise police shut down the Super Bowl bets at Spike’s Lakeside Inn in Schererville.

Indiana State Excise police on Sunday citedSpike's with three charges related to more than $200,000 in illegal Super Bowl gambling.

SCHERERVILLE | Indiana State Excise police on Sunday cited Spike's Lakeside Inn with three charges related to more than $200,000 in illegal Super Bowl gambling.

S'ville bar charged with illegal gambling on Super Bowl

SCHERERVILLE | Indiana State Excise police cited a Schererville bar with three charges Sunday related to more than $200,000 in illegal Super Bowl gambling by some 400 people, investigators announced.

Super Bowl keeps local pizzeria busy

MUNSTER | Alicia Keys belted out "The Star-Spangled Banner" through Jake Galik's car radio as he delivered pizzas to a Munster family watching the Super Bowl.

Animal shelters are real winners of 'Puppy Bowl'

There will be a winner and a loser every Super Bowl Sunday. But at the "Puppy Bowl," it's always a win for animal shelters.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Social media event of the year?

Were you planning to sit back and relax while watching Super Bowl XLVII? Think again. There’s a conspiracy afoot to get you to work during the game.

Super Bowl Gridiron 101

An interactive containing a video explainer of football basics.

Super Bowl Interactive

Interactive includes a visual history of Super Bowl tickets; historical information on each game; a video explainer about the sport; a quiz on Super Bowl trivia; charts looking at ad and ticket costs; and TV viewership since 1967.

Thousands of pizzas heading to troops

Ian Clough, left, CEO of DHL Express; Mark Evans, center, of Pizza 4 Patriots; and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, help load boxes Tuesday that will hold thousands of Chicago-style pizzas headed overseas to members of the military in time for Super Bowl Sunday. Pizza 4 Patriots has been sending pie…