Vanessa Renderman
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'Real cowboy' Wrangler Rich brings the West to Region
HOBART — Rich Wontorski doesn’t have much patience for city slickers who don’t listen. → Read More
Celebrate 100 years of parks, 200 years of Indiana
The Indiana General Assembly's recent passage of a resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Indiana State Parks system is the latest spotlight on the agency that has a year → Read More
A toast to public speaking from Calumet Toastmasters
People are more afraid of public speaking than they are of death. It's a "study" comedian Jerry Seinfeld referenced in an oft-quoted bit. → Read More
A tear in their beer: Fans of DC's bid farewell to Lowell honky tonk
LOWELL — A steady line of vehicles — thick with pickup trucks — crept around the perimeter of the gravel parking lot. Tires crackled along, plunking in and out of → Read More
Cheer Fund campaign surpasses $25K goal
The 2015 fundraising campaign wasn't a record-breaking one for a local charity, but enough Region residents opened their wallets to help feed neighbors in need. → Read More
A holy calling: C.P. native settles in as youngest priest in diocese
HAMMOND — Seven years before he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest, the Rev. Jordan Fetcko was working the drive-thru and scrubbing dishes at Taco Bell in Crown Point. → Read More
Old-school fashion: Region apparel store outfits ladies for more than 60 years
LANSING — Not far from a table stocked with old-fashioned plastic rain bonnets and chiffon head scarves sits a cassette tape radio tuned to an FM station playing modern hits → Read More
Entertainers big and small found their way to Northwest Indiana, Chicago in 2015
From homecomings of local performers turned global sensations to big-time acts bringing their show to our corner of the state, 2015 drew a mix of new and old, country and → Read More
Diversity, vision helped shape United Way talks
Jenna Giorgi hadn't thought much about how people with disabilities socialize outside of school or home. It isn't that she didn't care. → Read More
REGION LIFE: Handmade gifting from a non-cheapskate
Sorry in advance. Many of you on my Christmas list are getting a handmade gift this year. → Read More
'The Force' remains strong in the Region
The stormtrooper thumbing through library books, perusing shelves at Target and carrying a box of pastries out of Dunkin Donuts in St. John last week wasn't a marketing ploy sent → Read More
Carmelite home for the holidays
EAST CHICAGO | Adjacent to a room full of child-sized beds effuses a chorus of tiny voices enunciating a slow version of a holiday classic. → Read More
Cheer Fund creeping toward annual $25K goal
With fewer than two weeks to meet its annual goal, the Good Neighbor Christmas Cheer Fund is less than halfway there. → Read More
C.P. bikers turn Claus for a cause
CROWN POINT | In summer, they're bikers. Come winter, they're Mr. and Mrs. Claus. → Read More
Silhouette series shines light on military service
DYER | Against an orange and yellow sky, a line of silhouetted military personnel approach a darkened nose cone. → Read More
Pigging out: Winfield pet pig brings joy to M'ville seniors
MERRILLVILLE | The senior citizens sat in a semi circle Wednesday as a pint-sized pig dressed in a pink and periwinkle sweater with festive snowflake designs trotted from person to → Read More
REGION LIFE: Look around, reasons abound to give thanks
When you live in the Region, you get to make fun of the Region the way families tease each other. But the cities and towns all are worthy of praise. → Read More