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Outdoor Drinking Zones Under Consideration
(Michigan City, IN) - Allowing people to leave a bar or restaurant with alcoholic beverages and walk with their drinks to places like Washington Park beach is under consideration in Michigan City. Supporters feel the proposal would help promote tourism by enhancing the experience for visitors here especially during the summer.
Financial Shot in Arm for New Housing Construction
(Michigan City, IN) - Millions of dollars are coming to Michigan City to help with new housing construction. Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch said the $4.6 million state grant will be used for constructing sewer lines on undeveloped land so future new housing developments can start going up as soon as possible. The grant was awarded by the Indiana Finance Authority.
Splash Park to Close for Powerboat Race
(Michigan City, IN) - The Oasis Splash Park at Washington Park will be closed during the upcoming powerboat races in Michigan City. The popular water feature will be closed August 3rd and 4th when the annual Great Lakes Great Prix will dominate the activity at the lakefront park. Oasis Splash...
Big Splash Today for LakeFest
(La Porte, IN) - The annual LakeFest in La Porte will kick-off today with a big splash at Fox Park. Park Department Superintendent Mark Schreiber said there will be fitness classes from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. along with a contest to see who can hit a floatable golf ball the longest distance over Clear Lake.
Oasis Splash Park to close for Great Lakes Grand Prix
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. -- Michigan City Parks and Recreation announced Oasis Splash Park will be closed on Saturday, August 3, and Sunday, August 4, due to the Great Lakes Grand Prix event at Washington Park. Parks and Rec officials say the park will resume normal hours on Monday, August 5.
LakeFest Committee announces parking,road closures for this weekend’s festivities
Information regarding road closures and parking availability has been announced as the City of La Porte gears up for its fourth annual LakeFest this weekend, according to Park Superintendent Mark Schreiber. This Friday, July 26, through Sunday, July 28, a wide array of activities will be held at La Porte’s...
Residents of Pemboke Pines condo community stunned by evacuation notice
PEMBROKE PINES - Hundreds of residents at the Heron Pond condominium complex in Pembroke Pines are stunned after being informed that they have a month to leave their homes. This comes after engineers deemed all 19 buildings in the complex unsafe. Danger. Unsafe. Violation. Those are just some of the words on signs posted on every unit's door at the complex at 8400 SW 1st Street. "Today they came and they said you have to go," said Kemely. She and her mother have lived there for two years. Kemely said she was sleeping Wednesday morning when she heard a commotion...
Franciscan Health opens new office in La Porte
Franciscan Health opened an office in La Porte that serves orthopedic patients, and provides WorkingWell and HEALTHeACCESS locations. The post Franciscan Health opens new office in La Porte appeared first on Northwest Indiana Business Magazine.
Regionally Speaking: Meet the Mayor La Porte with La Porte Mayor Tom Dermody
For the first time, Lakeshore Public Media is getting an up-close look at municipal government leaders across the Region with our new series Meet The Mayor. Regionally Speaking host Dee Dotson recently visited La Porte to speak to Mayor Tom Dermody. La Porte, is surrounded by lakes, a walkable historic...
Land Preservation Group and Developer Shake Hands
(Lakeside, MI) - Victory has been claimed, at least for now, in a nearly one year effort to stop new housing from going up at Lakeside Woods. Developer Curtis McDonald, who owns the 16 acre undeveloped parcel containing wetlands, has tentatively agreed to sell the land to the group, Lakeside Neighbors Against Development (LNAD).
Special meeting on Chikaming School property rezoning set for July 31
HARBERT — The Chikaming Township Board during its July 11 regular meeting tabled taking action on rezoning the former Chikaming Elementary School property at 13742 Three Oaks Road from R-2 Rural Estate to R-3 Multiple Family. The applicant, Three Harbert LLC, has proposed renovating the existing structure and creating...
Arts Commission invests in Lubeznik Center for the Arts to strengthen Michigan City through arts and creativity
Yesterday, the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) announced it has awarded $18,215 to Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA) through the Arts Organization Support grant program. During its June 14 Quarterly Business Meeting, the Commission approved funding recommendations for the Arts Project Support and Arts Organization Support grant programs. Between the two grant programs, 338 organizations in 77 Indiana counties are receiving funding.
A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Brynn Kleist
Life often takes us down unexpected paths. This is true for Brynn Kleist, who began a journey to become a forensic scientist but ended up becoming an educator for at-risk and non-traditional students. Growing up in La Porte, Kleist spent her freshman and sophomore years at La Porte High School...
Valparaiso residents divided over frat houses in their neighborhood
Efforts to gradually push Valparaiso University's fraternity houses onto campus continue to get a mixed reaction. A proposed amendment to the city's unified development ordinance would no longer allow fraternity and sorority houses in "residential transition" zones, instead restricting them to "campus" zones. City Planning Director Beth Shrader says the...
Valpo seeks residents' input for active transportation plan
The city of Valparaiso wants to know what residents think about walking and bicycling in the city. The city has launched a pair of online surveys as part of its active transportation plan. One asks how walkable residents think Valpo is, how often they walk and why — along with...
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