Andrea Marvel

Downtown Hammond was brimming with tie-dye and peace signs Saturday during the 14th Beatles Fest. The annual favorite, which has grown from a barroom concert for 50 into a family-friendly event that takes over a city block, followed the first...

Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce celebrated the lifetime achievements of Cal Bellamy and Frank Van Til at A Salute to Education on Wednesday night and unveiled the Legacy Foundation’s progress toward raising $100,000 to support East Chicago and...

The concept of Women United, United Way of Porter County’s nearly year-old program, is quite simple: Unite women. What they’ve discovered in their first year is that this simple concept can make a powerful impact. Women United is an international...

For women in business, there’s a certain beauty in being an entrepreneur. Of course you get to set your own schedule, which can help when caring for children during the summer, but more to the point, you get to set your own everything. Celeste...

Dozens of Porter County Special Olympics athletes joined Lorrie Woycik on stage Sunday at Zao Island to say, “1-2-3 thank you to all these wonderful people,” as she accepted the $100,000 check at the 9th Annual Livin’ It Up music festival....

“If it weren’t for my grandson getting me sick I wouldn’t be here today,” said Jerry Swearington, who is celebrating three years of being cancer-free. Swearington had caught a cold from his oldest grandson, Corbin, while babysitting his...