Stacey Kellogg

The Lifer vegetable garden at the Life Site office is progressing well, as this budding bean blossom shows. I usually prefer bush beans (which don’t climb) but these climbing pole beans will be just as delicious when the veggies come in. We look...

Ever been to one of those summer festivals that has the fancy misting tents to help keep you cool? Yeah, that’s OK. But how about a 10-foot-tall T-rex and a giant unicorn that squirt water instead? Welcome to Michigan City PRIDE Fest 2019. The...

When Meredith Colias-Pete and Joseph Pete found themselves sitting on a particular blue couch at a family gathering a couple years ago, they kind of knew that they might end up together forever. They may have been in denial a bit, but deep down, I...

Signature events provided nurses at La Porte Hospital with appreciative reprieve, some blissful calm, delicious food, and multiple blessings as staff across the health system celebrated National Nurses’ Week. The hands that reach out with care and...

In what Porter Regional Hospital’s lead nursing educator called “The Oscars of Nursing,” the hospital awarded seven honors to local nurses or aids and recognized dozens of their peer nominees at the organization’s annual National Nurses Week...

When a community comes together to feed hungry children, everybody wins. The Valparaiso Community Schools - with the help of many community partners - initiated the Backpack Program several years ago to help meet the needs of hungry children over the...

Northwest Indiana is filled with big dreamers and eager teams who create and execute the elaborate events and festivals that put the Region on the map. When several events directors from the area gathered recently at the Life Site studio for a...

On any given day, the founding member of a theatre ensemble - a true center-stage storyteller - is just one of the people weaving the thousands of stories produced by the Life Sites into the fabric of the Region. She is a telling example of the...

The Valparaiso Vikings exploded onto the court Wednesday night with a super strong defense that carried them to a solid 49-31 win over the Merrillville Pirates. The Vikings advanced to the semifinals and will play Kankakee Valley on March 1. It was a...