Community
Schools, events, and day-to-day life in the Region.
Portage Harvest Festival fills Founders Square on Sept. 26
City parks department hosts a free Saturday of live music, food trucks, beer garden, artisan vendors, and kids’ activities at Founders Square — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Farmed to Fork Weekend expands SNAP match for La Porte County markets
Michigan City and La Porte Farmed & Forged markets paired chef demos and kids’ Chef Cash with a storm-recovery SNAP boost — $20 in EBT stretching to $80 — backed by a Healthcare Foundation of La Porte grant.
Marquette Greenway hits about 65% complete with $30M still to raise
NIRPC’s Mitch Barloga says 10 miles are under construction toward next spring, but Portage’s Burns Ditch bridge, west Gary bridges, and Indiana Dunes National Park segments remain the hardest — and costliest — gaps.
Gary’s Tolleston Opportunity Campus opens YMCA hub on old school site
Crossroads YMCA, Boys & Girls Club, and Methodist Hospitals’ $47 million campus begins membership signup now, with the new building set for public use in late September.
Dyer’s Central Park Commons becomes first South Shore TDD-financed project
RDA deal sends Transit Development District tax growth to Dyer’s mixed-use build near the Munster/Dyer station — grocery, hotel, townhomes, and senior housing on about 70 acres.
Play for Jake Foundation gives La Porte schools $26,000 for AEDs
The gift will buy or replace automated external defibrillators. Health Foundation of La Porte also lists LPCSC among 2026 AED grantees.