I’m a big foodie and every time someone highly recommends a place to me, I add it to my foodie bucket list. Next to it I try to add the name of the person who recommended it so I can give them feedback after I’ve been there. In the case of one local eatery, though, there were too many people who had…
Read MoreThis delicious dining room in Northwest Indiana is an incredible foodie secret in the Hoosier State. Only open one night a week, you'll have trouble getting a reservation, but it is definitely worth the effort! Several years ago I discovered the dining room on the Purdue University Northwest campus…
Read MoreThis is a special year for us at the South Shore CVA, as it's our tenth year displaying the iconic "A Christmas Story" display windows for "A Christmas Story" Comes Home! Six displays have turned into seven, we've added a life-size bronze statue of "Flick" stuck to a flag pole and added a number of…
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As my children get older and are now 11 and 14, I find that it's harder to find family outings that get them really excited. That is until we headed north to the Valparaiso/Merrillville area on a pilgrimage for candy. World's Best Gummies Ask anyone who has stopped at the Albanese Candy Factory and…
Read MoreWe already have a wine trail in Indiana, so I'm thinking we need a beer trail. There are enough microbreweries around the state, that we could spend a few days traveling around, sampling beers, and eating some great pub grub. Assuming you had a designated driver, or a very understanding spouse…
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