Advances in medical technology improve outcomes, and careers, too. by Bob Kronemyer Whether it’s electromagnetic guidance to detect lung cancer or robotic-assisted surgery for removing a gallbladder, the region’s health care centers are committed to offering their patients the newest in clinically proven diagnostics and treatment. High-tech options are also fueling select job growth within […]
CHICAGO – Executive Director Walter Stearns announced he will launch a subscription series at the Mercury Theater including four full productions, which will transform the Mercury into the largest producer of musicals in the city of Chicago, employing almost 100 theater professionals. Plans are to produce Rogers and Hammerstein’s “A Grand Night for Singing,” which
LAPORTE – Tickets for the 18th annual LaPorte Hospital Foundation’s Holiday at the POPS are on sale. The concert is Saturday, Dec. 8 at the LaPorte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St. Doors open at 6 p.m.; the concert begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children, 12 and younger. Proceeds
MUNSTER – Back by popular demand, the critically acclaimed Jim Post returns to the Theatre at the Center, where he delighted audiences last holiday season with his show, “Mark Twain and the Laughing River.” The musical docu-drama “Galena Rose: How Whiskey Won the West” will run Thursday, Dec. 27 through Sunday, Dec. 30 at 1040
LAPORTE – Tickets for the 18th annual La Porte Hospital Foundation Holiday at the POPS are on sale. The philanthropic concert event kicks off the holiday season at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at the La Porte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St. Balcony tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children, 12 and under.
How can we enhance it, and what happens if we don’t? by Leigh Morris I’ve been exploring the changing nature of the interaction between the public and private sectors at the community and regional levels, and I’ve come to four conclusions: Effective interaction between the public sector and the private sector has never been more
HAMMOND – SportsIndiana.org has received a facelift. The new site is more user-friendly and includes features such as an interactive community map, individual community sports venue pages, membership information and information on the sports tourism business in Northwest Indiana. “This new website greatly simplifies the process of applying for and submitting grant requests for the
NIPSCO is officially 100, but its history goes back much further. by Rick A. Richards There aren’t a lot of businesses that make it to 100 years. A century of anything is a milestone worth celebrating, and so it is for Northern Indiana Public Service Co., which on Aug. 2 marked the 100th anniversary of
SOUTH BEND – The Morris Performing Arts Center has announced that tickets for “Wicked” will go on sale to the public starting Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, although purchases for groups of 20 or more are available now. Sixteen performances are scheduled for the Morris stage from May 9 to 19. Tickets are available at the
MUNSTER – Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, has announced its 2013 season. The Chicago area premiere of Ken Ludwig’s “The Fox on the Fairway,” a comedy about two rival country clubs, tees off the season Feb. 14 through March 23. Another Chicago area premiere, “What a Glorious Feeling,” a dance musical about Gene
