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Rejected Auto Dealership Billboards

By Chris Zervos / September 14, 2022

  “McLovin.” “Save Ferris.” “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” A rash of movie nostalgia themed highway billboards plugging local auto dealerships seems to have swept over NorthWest Indiana in the past few months. But advertising isn’t something that just happens effortlessly. For every billboard you see, someone in a local advertising agency had to … Read more

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A classic automobile for sale on display at the intersection of Lincoln and 10th. The home behind its modern colors pair with its black finish for an attractive sight as one turns left heading to the lake.

A Glimpse of Spring in Hobart’s Downtown

By Chris Zervos / April 23, 2022

The gloom and clouds of April showed the first signs of surrendering to warmer weather this week and Hobart’s downtown was a great place to enjoy it.                         Christopher Zervos is a local photographer and writer. He was dishonorably discharged from the Boy Scouts … Read more

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IN PURSUIT

By Mike Krzyston / March 3, 2022

After a runner-up season in 2020 and a 4th place finish in 2021, the Crown Point High School Bulldogs have a perfect storm brewing for their 2022 wrestling season. Led by phenom Jesse Mendez, looking to become only the tenth wrestler in Indiana history to win 4 state championships, IN PURSUIT follows the Bulldogs historic … Read more

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