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LaSalle Grill closing its doors after 30 years in South Bend
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — A cornerstone of South Bend’s dining scene is saying goodbye. LaSalle Grill closed their doors on Wednesday after serving the community for more than 3 decades. For many people in the community, LaSalle Grill was more than a restaurant. It was a community...
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Mac & Cheese Festival coming to Four Winds Field in South Bend
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Life is “gouda” when there’s mac and cheese, and there will soon be plenty of it at the home of the South Bend Cubs!. Four Winds Field will host Indiana’s Mac & Cheese Festival on May 23. The event is produced...
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The retro Indiana diner known for its award-winning chili
Step into a place that feels like you slipped into a vintage postcard from the 1950s. South Side Soda Shop in Goshen, Indiana, feels classic from the moment you walk in. The old soda fountain still stands as it did decades ago. You can almost hear jukebox music playing while...
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Photograhy by Al Disbro on display beginning March 4 in Warsaw
WARSAW — Artwork by photographer Al Disbro will be featured beginning March 4 at the Kosciusko County Historical Society. The exhibit, “We the People,” celebrates the faces and stories of Kosciusko County captured through the lens of Disbro, according to a news release from the Kosciusko County Historical Society.
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New restaurant coming to Eddy Street Commons
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Osteria Amici is set to open a location on Eddy Street in South Bend, according to signage posted on fencing outside the space that previously housed an Urban Outfitters. A sign at the site indicates the restaurant is “opening soon,” though no official opening date...
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LaSalle Grill to close after nearly 35 years
Just weeks after the closure of Tippecanoe place, another longitme downtown restaurant is closing its doors. LaSalle Grill on West Colfax Avenue for nearly 35 years is closing. The South Bend Tribune reports Wednesday was the restaurant’s final day in business. Owner Mark McDonnell opened LaSalle Grill back in 1991....
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Osteria Amici expanding from Elkhart to South Bend
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LaSalle Grill set to close permanently on Wednesday
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The LaSalle Grill in South Bend confirmed they will be closing permanently on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Built in 1868, it first opened as the St. Joseph Hotel—making it the oldest surviving commercial building in the city. Since 1991, LaSalle Grill has carried on the tradition...
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Brian Byrn, artist, library advocate, steps away after 40-plus years of leading Elkhart’s art museum
As Brian Byrn sorts through 44 years of memories and wisdom earned in downtown Elkhart, his superpower shines through. He is an artist, after all. His recent retirement from the Midwest Museum of American Art just marks the beginning of new creative explorations. Byrn, the museum’s director and longtime curator, has been in this position before.
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Around The Bend: Fiddler's Hearth
Walking into Fiddler’s Hearth, you can’t help but feel at home. This traditional Celtic pub in the heart of downtown South Bend transports you to another place in the coziest way. Miss-matched, well-loved tables and chairs line the walls and the space is filled with aromas of comfort food, pours of Guiness, and at times, traditional Irish music.
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Chupp Serves More Than Food
MILFORD — A mother of six, Karen Chupp was more than accustomed to cooking for a lot of kids. When she became Milford School’s cafeteria manager in 2013, she went from six to 300 – and despite that challenge, she said, it is the best job she’s ever had.
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Diners And Dives: Boiled To Perfection, Lake City Bagels
WARSAW – There’s a new scent in the air just north of the Warsaw Walmart. In a little shopping center behind Nissan at 2616 N. Shelden St., Lake City Bagels has been quietly serving up some of the most authentic bagels in Kosciusko County for about five months now. On a recent Friday morning, I gathered some fellow diners to squeeze around three pushed-together tables and find out what the buzz was about.
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Concordia Choir performs at Mishawaka Catholic church
MISHAWAKA — The Concordia Choir of Moorhead, Minnesota, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 2, at St. Joseph Catholic Church , 220 W. Fourth St. The performance is part of the choir's 2026 national tour, according to a press release. The tour includes 17 performances across Indiana, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, D.C., New York, Vermont and Massachusetts. Tickets are $40-free for students plus fees and can be purchased at ConcordiaCollege.edu/Choir or at the door, according to the release. Award-winning choir The program will feature a selection of choral works from the baroque to contemporary eras. Composers include J.S. Bach, John Rutter, Lucy Walker, Susan LaBarr, Cedric Dent and René Clausen. Since its founding in 1920, the 68-voice choir has toured nationally and internationally, performing in major U.S. concert halls such as Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. In 2022, the choir toured Italy, including a performance at St. Peter’s Basilica, and performed throughout Norway and Sweden in 2025. National recognition In 2024, CollegeRank.net named The Concordia Choir one of the top 10 most impressive college choirs in the country. The choir is led by Michael Culloton, a 1998 Concordia College graduate and associate professor of
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LaSalle Grill closing after nearly 35 years in downtown South Bend
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Four griddles and a dream: Full of Crepe finds its sweet spot in St. Joe
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Momentum: The people and companies shaping what’s next, a weekly series that explores new ventures, founder support, and the resources powering entrepreneurship and small businesses across seven counties in Southwest Michigan. This project is sponsored by Southwest Michigan First. All photos are taken by Mike Wenninger unless noted.