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Good Life Awards returns to cheers and tears at 8th annual ceremony

Good Life Awards returns to cheers and tears at 8th annual ceremony With over 100 attendees filling out the La Porte Civic Auditorium this Thursday, November 30, GreatNews.Life’s Good Life Awards returned in style after a five year hiatus. The awards ceremony honoring the people working tirelessly to keep the...

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GreatNews.Life to honor good people in NWI at eighth annual Good Life Awards

GreatNews.Life to honor good people in NWI at eighth annual Good Life Awards Tickets for the Good Life Awards are on sale now! Click here to purchase! The notion of celebrating the good in Northwest Indiana began almost 15 years ago has lead to the creation the largest library of positive stories, photos, videos, and events...

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Three horrifying haunts from around the Region: A catalog of Northwest Indiana’s ghosts

Three horrifying haunts from around the Region: A catalog of Northwest Indiana’s ghosts Ever since humanity learned we could sit around a fire telling stories, we’ve been talking about ghosts. From Homer’s “Odyssey” to the newest “Insidious” movie, ghosts can be found almost everywhere, and the Region is no exception....

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Good Life Awards: Recognizing the great people in great news

Good Life Awards: Recognizing the great people in great news Behind every piece of great news, there’s an even greater person. When GreatNews.Life (GNL) began, focusing on just the good news happening in the Region was seen as something that couldn’t be sustained, and it wouldn’t have been possible if it...

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Capturing the best moments of Popcorn Festival: 15 years of Great News

Capturing the best moments of Popcorn Festival: 15 years of Great News GreatNews.Life and the City of Valparaiso have grown together over the past 15 years, and that is most clear at Valparaiso Events’ Popcorn Festival. Whether attending the parade, discovering local musicians at the kickoff concerts, or participating...

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U.S. Representative Rudy Yakym combines business mindset with Hoosier hospitality

U.S. Representative Rudy Yakym combines business mindset with Hoosier hospitality United States Representative Rudy Yakym has deep roots within both Indiana and St. Joseph County. His great-grandfather immigrated to Indiana from Eastern Europe on the eve of World War I, ultimately landing in South Bend. Since then, the Yakyms have...

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Beginning your adventures in the Forgotten Realms and beyond: A quickstart guide to ‘Dungeons & Dragons: 5th Edition’

Beginning your adventures in the Forgotten Realms and beyond: A quickstart guide to ‘Dungeons & Dragons: 5th Edition’ Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are a form of collaborative storytelling that have been around since the ‘70s and are still growing in popularity. They afford a level of freedom that more modern innovations like video games have difficulty...

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La Porte’s Deserving Children Shopping Tour brings the community together for the holidays

La Porte’s Deserving Children Shopping Tour brings the community together for the holidays The La Porte community came together for the 52nd annual Deserving Children Shopping Tour on December 6 and 7. The event, hosted by the La Porte County Association of REALTORS (LPCAR), sees children provided with the opportunity to shop for holiday...

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