When starting a fitness journey, many consumers begin with finding a new gym, but 2021 may be different for some. With the COVID-19 pandemic still a concern, many consumers are looking at achieving their fitness goals from home.
Businesses and social media influencers post lavish giveaway prizes such as designer clothes or bags, make-up, gift cards and other hot-ticket items.
Since 2020 has presented many sets of unexpected challenges and hurdles, one shift has been to an ever-increasing digital marketplace with online purchases and payments more common than ever before, and virtual events and virtual pop-up shops becoming the new normal.
The holiday season is a popular time to adopt a new pet into the family, as many tykes dream of a new furry friend under the Christmas tree.
It’s that time of season when I worry I might morph into one of Santa’s elves. I really enjoy the Christmas holidays – the time of year for optimism and good will. I bet some of the best times of your life happened during this joyous season.
The holidays are usually filled with a host of events, from holiday parties to pop-up gift markets and craft shows.
Nearly all can agree that it is time to put 2020 in the rear-view mirror. But we can’t close the books on what we must do to make the new year as healthy and prosperous as possible.
As consumers continue to check items off their shopping lists, BBB encourages them to keep small businesses in mind as the place to shop.
As consumers are checking items off their holiday shopping lists, they may be in search of the hottest “must-have” toys of the season. While children’s toys may seem harmless, scammers can use them as an opportunity to trick parents out of big bucks.
This is the time of year when consumers around the world begin ordering gifts for holiday celebrations.
Some things just don’t sit well with me. I was shopping at one of the big box stores on Nov. 1, and Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” and other holiday tunes were already being played.
We are dealing with a crisis and headed toward a potential catastrophe. This reality has become clear during the last few weeks as our hospitals have reached or exceeded capacity.
To play or not to play winter high school sports and other activity programs – that is the decision being considered by state high school associations, state health and education departments, and state governments.
With holiday shopping moving full steam ahead as we approach Thanksgiving, nearly 60 percent of shoppers say a gift card is at the top of their Christmas wish list, according to the National Retail Federation.
I recently had the pleasure of visiting La Porte for the first time since I was installed as chancellor of Indiana University South Bend. I spoke to a group of leaders and shared the good news about how IU South Bend is serving your community.
With the 2020 holiday shopping season quickly approaching, COVID-19 has us filled with uncertainty on how that shopping will look.
Force should be applied in the apprehension of armed and dangerous fugitives. Impacted communities need your help locating “dangerous fugitives” who are wanted for violating the health standards for clean air, water and soil.
The final week of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month last week touched on the future of internet-connected devices.
When COVID-19 hit in March, never did I imagine that I would be contemplating at the beginning of the next school year whether or not I would send my kid back to school in person, or keep him home to do virtual learning.
We’re working from home, doing more shopping online, video-chatting with friends we haven’t seen since before COVID, and increasingly, we’re even visiting the doctor electronically.
This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, take some time to think through the way your devices are secured at both work and home. If you’re like many Hoosiers, work and home may share the same roof, which makes it even more critical to secure your spaces.
MERRILLVILLE — Robocalls are a familiar nuisance for Americans. Consumer Reports found that in 2019, 70 percent of Americans do not answer the phone if they don’t recognize the caller ID and 62 percent let most calls go to voicemail.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and as we become digital citizens more and more, it’s important to remember the basics of keeping yourself secure online. One of those basics: check your links.
From data breaches to phishing attacks, scammers have a ton of games, cons and schemes they want you to fall for.
You’ve heard the old adage that curiosity killed the cat; well, scammers are counting on it.
Jubilee College, which was located in Peoria, Illinois, became part of La Porte County in 1910.
La PORTE — When I hear that women were “given” the right to vote, it should be followed by how many years it took and all the struggles they went through to fight for that right.
As the pandemic has carved out a new normal for most of us, more people are doing the bulk of their shopping online.
COVID-19 has dramatically changed the way we live. Americans are spending more time in our homes – working and living inside as a way to keep each other safe.
As a lifelong Republican and former county party chairman, I resonated positively to the plans that Donald Trump outlined for his first four years.
Scammers constantly evolve their tactics to make more money, con more people and get away with more of your hard-earned cash.
According to BBB’s most recent investigation, released Wednesday, sweepstakes scammers continue to be a persistent problem. Older adults have been especially hard-hit by these scams, and the BBB is warning of the tactics scammers use to con people out of their money using fake prizes.
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the way consumers approach shopping. Forbes found that online retailers’ year-over-year revenue was up 68 percent in mid-April, and February saw an increase in online shopping typically only seen on Cyber Monday, according to QuantumMetric.
La Porte’s lakes have always been an important part of La Porte’s history – it being known as the City of Lakes. They have served and still do serve many activities.
As more states and municipalities make masks mandatory in public settings, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Better Business Bureau have issued a warning about flyers or cards stating that the owner is exempt from wearing face masks.
The corner at the intersection of I and 10th streets in La Porte is probably best known for the activities that reportedly occurred in the Andrew house.
Believe or not, the kids of yesteryear had plenty of pastimes to occupy their downtime – many had rules which were made up at the time, and the rules changed regularly, depending on the participants.
Never in a million years would I think that my small town would take part in something so big. On June 5, La Porte played host to a protest in response to the death of George Floyd, a Minnesota man whose death sparked national outrage.
Just recently, one of the “regulars” at the Oasis Ballroom in Michigan City passed away – Martha Keserich Vance, known to most as Martha Nash. I thank Patty Nocek of the La Porte County Health Department for sharing Martha’s obituary. Martha sang regularly at the Oasis Ballroom in Michigan C…
This year, Earth Day should have made all governmental officials act for Clean Air. But officials continue to overlook the need for clean air standards.
For a long time I have clipped and pasted in yearly binders the published copy of a photo provided by staff at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum. These are all available at the Museum for visitors to view in the Fern Eddy Schultz Research Library. These do not get a lot of usage …
Ask any middle schooler their feelings about school on a normal day in the middle of the school year, you might hear something like, “I don’t wanna go to school,” or “I’m tired of school; I wanna stay home.” Fast forward to the end of March 2020 in the midst of a global pandemic, and you are…
Although there have been numerous tragedies in La Crosse, there have been good things there too – one was a doctor who cared for its residents for many years. His name was Dr. David Daniel Oak and in 1948 he had practiced medicine in La Crosse for 38 years.
About 40 years ago a successful local realtor by the name of Marjorie Gondeck was in charge of the sale of a building at 809 Franklin St., Michigan City, when she was inspired by her passion and hobby of collecting trinkets and treasures. They found a home in this vacant space and her dreams…
This month my class was assigned to write an essay or poem to honor Black History Month. I chose to write a poem. I also chose to write about more than one person and to honor many civil rights activists in my poem. I liked this project a lot because it gave me a chance to write about my eth…
Indiana became a state in 1816 and Michigan City celebrated its 100th birthday with a Centennial Homecoming on Aug. 21-26, 1916. Continuous vaudeville was offered every day of the event at various “platforms” (locations). A six-episode pageant entitled “The Spirit of the Dunes” was offered o…
I was at somewhat of a loss for what to write for this piece. So I decided to go with a topic that has been the center of more than a few (heated) classroom debates.
During the 2019 holiday season, some were, for the first time, introduced to the Giese Chapel, which has been a holiday favorite since 1947.
Right now in the United States, even after years of fighting to raise awareness, the LGBTQ+ community is still being attacked. It doesn’t even have to be provoked; every day, people who are a part of this community are harassed. Whether it’s because of religion or just an unfair bias, it’s s…
Although La Porte County is generally identified as an “agricultural” county, it has had its share of manufacturing firms. Today, these firms have been replaced with much smaller companies with lesser employees. It is important, however, that we remember how “it was” to understand how “it be…
In a recent conversation with a local state legislator about the need for high-quality early childhood education, I was asked, “What do you want me to do about it?”
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