Joseph S. Pete
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Purdue University Northwest Hammond celebrates MLK's legacy with speaker, community conversation
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Purdue University Northwest Hammond celebrates MLK's legacy with speaker, community conversation
PNW Hammond celebrated the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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about 4 hours ago
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Region to observe MLK Day with variety of events and activities
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Region to observe MLK Day with variety of events and activities
Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed throughout the Region Monday with marches, ceremonies and service activities.
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about 4 hours ago
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A social influencer chef with nearly a million followers on YouTube is getting closer to opening an Italian restaurant at a high-profile spot in the Region.
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Business Ins and Outs: Sushi place, Round the Clock, Honey Jam, Jimmy John's, Dunkin' and Tsunami Express opening
Business Ins and Outs: Sushi place, Round the Clock, Honey Jam, Jimmy John's, Dunkin' and Tsunami Express opening
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about 17 hours ago
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Bistro on the Greens, run by a veteran Chicago restauranteur, will soon open a new Back Nine Social lunch concept.
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Business Ins and Outs: Sushi place, Round the Clock, Honey Jam, Jimmy John's, Dunkin' and Tsunami Express opening
Business Ins and Outs: Sushi place, Round the Clock, Honey Jam, Jimmy John's, Dunkin' and Tsunami Express opening
https://nwitimes.com/news/state-regional/business/article_6cc3bd9f-d75a-4fb3-8ede-e192174abea6.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
about 19 hours ago
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This Texans-Patriots game
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Restaurants, drive-ins, concert halls and other favorite places from the past are featured in a new book, “Lost Treasures of Indiana."
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'Lost Treasures of Indiana' features favorite places of the past
Restaurants, drive-ins, concert halls and other favorite places from the past are featured in a new book, “Lost Treasures of Indiana,” by Joseph S. Pete.
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about 22 hours ago
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Normal Block Entertainment is adding a vintage arcade with games like Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, and Galaga.
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Business Ins and Outs: Sushi place, Round the Clock, Honey Jam, Jimmy John's, Dunkin' and Tsunami Express opening
Business Ins and Outs: Sushi place, Round the Clock, Honey Jam, Jimmy John's, Dunkin' and Tsunami Express opening
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about 23 hours ago
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A fine dining restaurant is shuttering after 28 years.
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Business Ins and Outs: Sushi place, Round the Clock, Honey Jam, Jimmy John's, Dunkin' and Tsunami Express opening
Business Ins and Outs: Sushi place, Round the Clock, Honey Jam, Jimmy John's, Dunkin' and Tsunami Express opening
https://nwitimes.com/news/state-regional/business/article_6cc3bd9f-d75a-4fb3-8ede-e192174abea6.html
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BP focuses on competitiveness, cost efficiency, workforce optimization in contract talks
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BP focuses on competitiveness, cost efficiency, workforce optimization in contract talks
BP said it focusing on competitiveness, cost efficiency and workforce optimization in contract talks at the Whiting Refinery, the largest in the Midwest.
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1 day ago
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What's That Building? Ernie Pyle Hall was hub of student journalism
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What's That Building? Ernie Pyle Hall was hub of student journalism
Ernie Pyle Hall, a two-story limestone building emblazoned with Gothic script, sits a short walk away from the Indiana Memorial Union. It was long the center of student journalism at
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1 day ago
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Business Ins and Outs: Back Nine Social, Parisi’s Italian Kitchen, Culver's and expanded Normal Block Entertainment opening; Portofino Grill closing
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Business Ins and Outs: Sushi place, Round the Clock, Honey Jam, Jimmy John's, Dunkin' and Tsunami Express opening
Business Ins and Outs: Sushi place, Round the Clock, Honey Jam, Jimmy John's, Dunkin' and Tsunami Express opening
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The story behind 'Dead Man's Wire' film is true Indianapolis history
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The story behind 'Dead Man's Wire' film is true Indianapolis history
Here's the cast of "Dead Man's Wire" and how the film differs from the true story of Tony Kiritsis' 1977 kidnapping of Richard Hall.
https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/movies/2026/01/15/the-true-story-behind-dead-mans-wire-is-infamous-indianapolis-history/88106222007/
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Indianapolis Symphony records IU fight song before big game. Listen here
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Indianapolis Symphony records IU fight song before big game. Listen here
To celebrate the IU football team and its own ties to the Jacobs School of Music, the Indianapolis Symphony recorded "Indiana, Our Indiana."
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Nautical Bowl is no more.
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Business Ins and Outs: Sushi place, Round the Clock, Honey Jam, Jimmy John's, Dunkin' and Tsunami Express opening
Business Ins and Outs: Sushi place, Round the Clock, Honey Jam, Jimmy John's, Dunkin' and Tsunami Express opening
https://nwitimes.com/news/state-regional/business/article_a4edbd9b-5fe1-433b-89a7-314de22a0b78.html
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"Gary Works is rising again, with a major blast furnace reline and upgrades that strengthen one of the backbones of American manufacturing," U.S. Steel's CEO said.
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Steel CEOs credit tariffs with shrinking import market share from 30% to 16%: 'Gary Works is rising again'
U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs CEO credited tariffs with shrinking the import market share from 25% to 30% to 16%, bolstering domestic steel production and investment in Northwest Indiana steel mills...
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1 day ago
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I got a chance to talk about my new book, IU football's improbable rise and how I got a chance to cover them one year for the Arbutus yearbook on WAVE in Louisville.
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Author Joseph S. Pete highlights his new book “Lost Treasures of Indiana”
Dawne Gee welcomes Author Joseph S. Pete to WAVE Country to highlight his new book "Lost Treasures of Indiana"
https://www.wave3.com/2026/01/15/author-joseph-s-pete-highlights-his-new-book-lost-treasures-indiana/
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"We have a few leads. We're hoping at least one will pan out for us."
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Lake County Historical Society almost out of courthouse, looking for new home
The Lake County Historical Society is looking for a new home after being forced out of its longtime home in the Old Lake County Courthouse in downtown Crown Point.
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2 days ago
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Lake County Historical Society almost out of courthouse, looking for new home
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Lake County Historical Society almost out of courthouse, looking for new home
The Lake County Historical Society is looking for a new home after being forced out of its longtime home in the Old Lake County Courthouse in downtown Crown Point.
https://nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/article_9760210e-35ed-46d7-8bbe-bedc2dd2e9a4.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=user-share
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Close friends face off as Indiana and Miami defensive coordinators meet for CFP title
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2 days ago
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Arlington Heights mayor warns Bears will go to Northwest Indiana without mega projects bill
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Arlington Heights mayor warns Bears will go to Northwest Indiana without mega projects bill
Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia warned Illinois state legislators the Chicago Bears might hop the state line to Northwest Indiana if they do not pass incentives.
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2 days ago
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Gary Bears 2.0: Steel City pitches 3 sites for new stadium
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Gary Bears 2.0: Steel City pitches 3 sites for new stadium
Gary is proposing potential Bears stadium sites just off Interstate 80/94 by the Hard Rock Casino, in Buffington Harbor on Lake Michigan and in Miller Beach next to the Indiana
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2 days ago
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PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs
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PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs
“PBS News Weekend,” the companion to the weekday “NewsHour” program, has signed off, eliminated due to federal funding cuts to public broadcasting.
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2 days ago
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LaPorte girls basketball coach Adam Neace is a cowboy, and his herd is moving the right direction
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LaPorte girls basketball coach Adam Neace is a cowboy, and his herd is moving the right direction
Adam Neace's cowboy persona isn't some shtick. It's real, and it's the catalyst to the early stages of rectifying the reputation and respect of LaPorte's girls basketball program.
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2 days ago
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National Book Award finalist Bonnie Jo Campbell blurbed the new Lingering Island book I have an essay in.
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Lingering Inland
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Gary ELevated Coalition proposes new trail through city's midtown
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Gary ELevated Coalition proposes new trail through city's midtown
The Gary ELevated Coalition met for the first time to discuss the proposal of a 3.8 mile bike and pedestrian trail that will run through the heart of the city.
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2 days ago
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Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia warned Illinois state legislators the Chicago Bears might hop the state line to Northwest Indiana if they do not pass incentives to the team to move to his community, after Indiana began putting together its own incentive package.
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Arlington Heights mayor warns Bears will go to Northwest Indiana without mega projects bill
Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia warned Illinois state legislators the Chicago Bears might hop the state line to Northwest Indiana if they do not pass incentives.
https://nwitimes.com/news/local/article_7082b5df-625a-42ee-b4ad-8fe3f109eb57.html
3 days ago
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Gary is pitching two lakefront sites and one just off the Borman Expressway.
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Gary Bears 2.0: Steel City pitches 3 sites for new stadium
Gary is proposing potential Bears stadium sites just off Interstate 80/94 by the Hard Rock Casino, in Buffington Harbor on Lake Michigan and in Miller Beach next to the Indiana
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3 days ago
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Your commute just got more expensive.
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Chicago Skyway toll jumps to $8.10
The Chicago Skyway toll jumped 30 cents for passenger vehicles at the beginning of the year.
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3 days ago
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Midnight, midnight, midnight! Last chance to submit for a Watchdog Award. Don't be plagued by the needling sting of regret.
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Watchdog Award for Public Interest Journalism - Chicago Headline Club
Sponsored by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, each year the Chicago Headline Club’s Watchdog Award presents a cash prize to Chicago-area journalists for enterprising journalism that defends and pro...
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3 days ago
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In the words of Aesop Rock, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money. Submit now while there's still time.
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Announcing: A-Mark Prize for Investigative Editing and Reporting
Announcing: A-Mark Prize for Investigative Editing and Reporting
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Don't miss your chance to submit to the Chicago Headline Club's Watchdog Award. There's no fee to enter, and you can win cash.
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Lake Michigan! Live!
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Folks, “Moses and the Doctor” has finally arrived.
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Arlington Heights mayor warns Bears will go to Northwest Indiana without mega projects bill
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Arlington Heights mayor warns Bears will go to Northwest Indiana without mega projects bill
Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia warned Illinois state legislators the Chicago Bears might hop the state line to Northwest Indiana if they do not pass incentives.
https://nwitimes.com/news/local/article_7082b5df-625a-42ee-b4ad-8fe3f109eb57.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
3 days ago
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Thank you so much for WAVE in Louisville for having me on to talk about my book Lost Treasures of Indiana and IU football's improbable underdog story.
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Author Joseph S. Pete highlights his new book “Lost Treasures of Indiana”
Dawne Gee welcomes Author Joseph S. Pete to WAVE Country to highlight his new book "Lost Treasures of Indiana"
https://www.wave3.com/2026/01/15/author-joseph-s-pete-highlights-his-new-book-lost-treasures-indiana/
3 days ago
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Chesterton High School student suspended after speaking out against racism, student alleges
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Chesterton High School student suspended after speaking out against racism, student alleges
An Indiana 15-year-old was suspended for two days after speaking out against racism, he alleges.
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3 days ago
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An Illinois man who filed to run as a Republican candidate in Northwest Indiana's 1st Congressional District using a nickname associated with Nazi Germany may have a hard time remaining on the ballot for the May 5 primary election.
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Republicans eager to say Auf Wiedersehen to 'Sieg Heil' candidate
Republicans will try to remove from the ballot an Illinois man who filed as a GOP congressional candidate in Northwest Indiana with the Nazi-era nickname "Sieg Heil."
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3 days ago
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated that excess steelmaking capacity will increase to 721 million tons by 2027, while the United States made about 83 million tons of steel last year.
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Steel CEOs credit tariffs with shrinking import market share from 30% to 16%: 'Gary Works is rising again'
U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs CEO credited tariffs with shrinking the import market share from 25% to 30% to 16%, bolstering domestic steel production and investment in Northwest Indiana steel mills...
https://nwitimes.com/news/local/business/article_737a18d3-9e9e-488d-ba5c-351c2023cf8f.html#tracking-source=mp-homepage
3 days ago
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BP is proposing hundreds of job cuts at the BP Whiting Refinery.
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BP proposes hundreds of job cuts at Whiting Refinery USW says would 'gut the union'
BP proposed eliminating over 200 union jobs in operations, maintenance and environmental safety, as well as stripping away workplace protections and making other workplace changes USW says would "gut ...
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4 days ago
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Indiana Hospital Association names Franciscan chief operating officer its new board chair
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Indiana Hospital Association names Franciscan chief operating officer its new board chair
The Indiana Hospital named Franciscan Alliance's chief operating officer its new board chair.
https://nwitimes.com/news/local/article_560fd329-f91a-4b84-9aec-766b9ba6132e.html
4 days ago
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Steel CEOs credit tariffs with shrinking import market share from 30% to 16%: 'Gary Works is rising again'
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Steel CEOs credit tariffs with shrinking import market share from 30% to 16%: 'Gary Works is rising again'
U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs CEO credited tariffs with shrinking the import market share from 25% to 30% to 16%, bolstering domestic steel production and investment in Northwest Indiana steel mills...
https://nwitimes.com/news/local/business/article_737a18d3-9e9e-488d-ba5c-351c2023cf8f.html
4 days ago
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This is being postponed to a future date to be determined. Agreed to a proposed date and time a long time ago and just realized the conflict.
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Chicago Skyway toll jumps to $8.10
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Chicago Skyway toll jumps to $8.10
The Chicago Skyway toll jumped 30 cents for passenger vehicles at the beginning of the year.
https://nwitimes.com/news/local/article_c688a7f5-bbda-4e26-b870-3247cc8c2c80.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
4 days ago
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Preliminary Bears stadium legislation filed at Indiana Senate
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Preliminary Bears stadium legislation filed at Indiana Senate
Senate Bill 27 would establish a Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority and equip it with the powers needed to finance and construct a National Football League stadium.
https://nwitimes.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_9b29a4ea-3d59-4358-a30a-d789df657a09.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
4 days ago
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Cedarhurst of Crown Point senior living community open
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Cedarhurst of Crown Point senior living community open
The Cedarhurst of Crown Point senior living community just opened.
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4 days ago
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Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato
5 days ago
I finally got around to putting together my Jane Austen lego last night.
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The Young Ones will return for Avengers: Doomsday.
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I'll be on WAVE3 in Louisville to talk about my Lost Treasures of Indiana book in a few minutes.
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About 20 underground bands will perform at the Anti-Variety Show in Hobart.
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Anti-Variety Show returning to Northwest Indiana
The Anti-Variety Show is returning to Northwest Indiana after a half-decade's hiatus, featuring 20 underground bands.
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