OFFBEAT: Priest/author Greeley's funeral slated Wednesday in Beverly

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Gary announces June 1 neighborhood pilot program

GARY | The city of Gary on Thursday formally kicked off its Neighborhood Revitalization Project, an initiative that began, in part, last September with the help of University of Chicago graduate students, the Gary Common Council and community volunteers.

EDITORIAL: Students improving our quality of life

The work of college students to revitalize Gary and Hammond should be applauded.

Gary residents help tally grass-roots revitalization data

University of Chicago student Ling Ge along with Gary Building commissioner Steven Marcus and Jack Eskin from NIRPC, right, do a parcel survey Saturday in Gary.

Gary residents help tally grass-roots revitalization data

University of Chicago student Jocelyn Hare shows Gary resident Carol Smith how her smartphone app works Saturday before heading out to do a parcel survey in Gary.

EDITOR’S LETTER

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Edgewater Systems leader helps organization, youth reach place of growth, change

At first, Danita Johnson Hughes was a bit hesitant to take the lead at Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living in Gary.

The Houses of Hyde Park

Chicago’s Hyde Park has always been something of an urban oasis.

EDITOR’S LETTER

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Read-a-thon to help boy with leukemia

UNION TOWNSHIP | Four days after Colin Mosley's first birthday his family found out he had leukemia. Now 3-1/2 years old, he is having complications from the bone marrow transplant he received in 2010.

Laura Rook as Kyra Hollis and Philip Earl Johnson as Tom Sergeant in David Hare's "Skylight"

Laura Rook as Kyra Hollis and Philip Earl Johnson as Tom Sergeant star in the complicated relationship study explored in David Hare's "Skylight" at Court Theatre in Chicago until Feb. 10, 2013.

OFFBEAT: Court Theatre's 'Skylight' interesting view of complicated relationship

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Creating your own indestructible self

As one of the country’s top physicians, Dr. Alex Lickerman was leading quite a blessed life. He had just turned forty years old, and the future never looked brighter both personally and professionally. He sat down to enjoy a delicious Sunday brunch…and within hours, his world turned upside down.

Probiotics: The good bacteria gains in popularity

We don't often think of bacteria as a good thing, especially in our bodies. Antibacterial soaps fill drugstore shelves, and antibiotics treat countless diseases. But now, a new kind of "good" bacteria is taking up shelf space in the same stores as hand sanitizers.

Area artists set sights on surroundings at Lubeznik Center

Works by two area artists with their easels pointing towards Indiana’s natural surroundings are slated to close out the year at the Area Artists’ Association Gallery at Michigan City’s Lubeznik Center for the Arts.

OFFBEAT: Reader is curious about NBC drama's connection to Lowell

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OFFBEAT: Court's moving, memorable must-see 'Jitney' rides away this weekend

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20 UNDER 40: Tiffany Simpson

Growing up, Tiffany Simpson was always the person people came to for advice. Think Lucy and her psychologist booth from "Charlie Brown.” The licensed psychologist and clinical addictions counselor says she “has been doing this since I was 7.”

20 UNDER 40: Kasandra Tenbarge

Kasandra Tenbarge was propelled further into community involvement when her former Munster home and neighborhood were hit by the 2008 floods.

Hyde Park opens its doors to jazz

While a primary focus for many who attend the Hyde Park Jazz Festival is the music, festival director Kate Dumbleton also sees it as a way for attendees to explore the neighborhood’s rich architectural offerings.