The Christmas Schooner Sails Into Munster
The heart-warming original musical, The Christmas Schooner, will be sailing into the Theater in the Center in Munster, Indiana until December 20, 2009. The attraction, created by two Chicago theater veterans, tells the story of a brave Michigan shipping captain who sails Christmas trees across Lake Michigan to the German immigrants in Chicago. The musical has [...]

Griffith’s Rock ‘N’ Rail Street Festival Wins Award
Griffith’s Rock ‘N’ Rail street festival, held on August 29, 2009,  has been named “the Indiana Main Street Downtown Special Event of the Year.” The Indiana Main Street program provides assistance regarding economic revitalization and community development in local districts to participating Indiana cities and towns. To learn more about Griffith Indiana, click here You may also visit [...]

Schererville Indiana Golf Course Going Green
The Briar Ridge Country Club, which straddles Schererville and Dyer Indiana, is leaving sections of land alongside its greens unkempt in an effort to be certified as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. They have also boosted the amount of recycling done in an effort to achieve this certification, a level of conservation set for golf courses. The goal of the designation is for golf courses to be seen as valuable green space. The course is also recycling water it uses to wash vehicles, as well as spreading grass clippings in the rough and leaving tall plant life to surround water hazards. Since all the water that flows into local ditches eventually flows into Lake

Patz Market Not Leaving Hebron
In a post the other day, we reported that Patz Market, a fixture in Hebron for 45 years, was closing due to financial difficulties caused by the road construction in town (view that post here). The information was reported by the Post Tribune and was allegedly heard at the Hebron Town Council meeting. A more recent article, which quotes Jeff Patz (the owner), says that he and the market intend to still serve as the local grocer even with the financial difficulties that th

Mortgage Delinquencies Reach A Record High
While it seems like the economy may be recovering, more homeowners than ever are having a difficult time making their payments as mortgage delinquencies reach a record high. About 5 million households, or nearly one of every ten borrowers, were behind in their mortgage payments by at least 30 days. This report looked at the months of July, August, and September of 2009. This high number of delinquencies and the number of potential foreclosures associated with it could certainly put a halt to the increase in home prices. In fact, it could potentially cause prices to decrease and impede any economic rebound that we may see in the near future. According to a post in The