Hammond Polish deli owner to sell food at White Sox game


CATEGORY: Economic Development, News

June 23, 2014 11:59 pm  •  Rob Earnshaw Times Correspondent Pierogis and potato pancakes consumed by Chicago White Sox fans July 1 at U.S. Cellular Field are being made by Hammond’s MJ Polish Deli, which for the third year has been invited back to serve its menu during Polish Heritage Night at the South Side ballpark. MJ’s owner Mariola Magana said White ...

City breaks ground for Buffalo Wild Wings


CATEGORY: City Controller, Mayor's Office, News

June 19, 2014 – Rob Earnshaw City officials broke ground Thursday on what will become a new Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in the Oxbow Landing development at Interstate 80/94 and Kennedy Avenue. “We are excited to see the first of several developments at this site,” said Phil Taillon, executive director of the city’s Department of Planning and Development. Today I …

HAMMOND LIBRARY OFFERS SUMMER READING CHOICES


CATEGORY: Events, Hammond Public Library

Contact: Linda Herrick Swisher, Public Information Coordinator Hammond Public Library 564 State Street Hammond, IN 46320 P: (219) 931-5100, ext. 310 F: (219) 931-3474 Email: swishl@hammond.lib.in.us Web: www.hammond.lib.in.us HAMMOND LIBRARY OFFERS SUMMER READING CHOICES The Hammond Public Library’s Summer Reading Program is in full swing. When it comes to Summer Reading, HPL believes that one size does not fit all. …

State rewards Hammond, Lake Station for best traffic enforcement


CATEGORY: Hammond Police Department, News

14 hours ago  •  Bill Dolan   Several Lake County police departments wrote so many traffic tickets last year the state is putting an $18,000 wager down that they can step up enforcement to an even higher level. The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute has awarded the Hammond Police Department a $10,000 grant and the Lake Station Police Department an $8,000 grant to ...

Mega Passes discount price of Festival of Lakes rides


CATEGORY: Festival of the Lakes Archive

June 15, 2014 12:15 am  •  Times Staff   The Mega Pass, offering unlimited carnival rides for the Festival of the Lakes, is on sale through July 15. The Festival of the Lakes runs July 16 through 20 at Wolf Lake Memorial Park. It features live entertainment, a midway and food concessions. The pass is on sale for $50 only at the ...

Bike/pedestrian bridges changing the game


CATEGORY: News

June 14, 2014 – By Keith Benman Bicycle/pedestrian bridges on a grand scale are popping up across Northwest Indiana, changing the look and feel of a region best known in the past for big industrial plants belching smoke and not so much for healthy living. “These will brand the region in a positive way, showing Northwest Indiana also has a …

HAST graduates its first class and it was worth the wait


CATEGORY: Mayor's Office, News

June 13, 2014 – By Dave Ryan In 2005, the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology was merely a dream of Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. as he convened a task force to explore options and measures that would potentially result in a new learning center for the city. Mayor McDermott assembled representatives from the School City of Hammond, Purdue University …

HAST graduates its first class and it was worth the wait


CATEGORY: Mayor's Office, News

June 13, 2014 12:00 am • By Dave Ryan Times Columnist In 2005, the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology was merely a dream of Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. as he convened a task force to explore options and measures that would potentially result in a new learning center for the city. Mayor McDermott assembled representatives from the School City ...