Valparaiso Resident Wins the 33rd Annual Popcorn Festival Poster Contest!

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Valparaiso, IN. 5-10-2011 - Valparaiso Community Festivals & Events (VCFE) held a contest last month for local artists to create the poster for the 33rd Annual Popcorn Festival. Valparaiso resident, Robyn Werberig, was selected as the winner of this year’s contest. Robyn has enjoyed the … [Read more...]

2011 Fan Fest Celebrates Ten Years in Northwest Indiana

Gary SouthShore RailCats Fan Fest 2011

Merrillville, IN. - For the third consecutive winter, throngs of Gary SouthShore RailCats fans flocked to the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville from all over Northwest Indiana for Fan Fest, a fun-filled day of baseball despite the cold and snow outside which featured current and former players and … [Read more...]

Blenda Rodriguez of the Harlem Globetrotters talks to NWIMe.com

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Northwest Indiana is going to be exploding with true basketball entertainment tomorrow night at the Crown Point High School Gymnasium and the Me Gang will be right there with you! . The original, world famous Harlem Globetrotters are set to take the floor at the Crown Point High School … [Read more...]

Martial Arts in Northwest Indiana is on Tap!

Class in session at Achievement Martial Arts

Martial Arts is a sport that has been around for a while but has grown in popularity over the last few years. Kickboxing, Karate, Taekwondo, Jiu Jitsu and Self Defense classes and instruction is now in the spotlight for kids as well as adults. Different people attend classes for different reasons … [Read more...]

1st Annual NWIMe.com Holiday Spirit Award Goes to Westchester Lanes

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It is always nice to see a business or people that give it their all to show true Holiday spirit, and with that said... NWIMe.com is proud to present our 1st annual Holiday Spirit Award to a bowling alley located in Chesterton Indiana called Westchester Lanes. Evelyn and Tony Ello run this … [Read more...]

Deep River Waterpark Winter Wonderland

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Ice Skating Begins in Northwest Indiana! 2010 was a banner year for Deep River Waterpark.  Being selected as the third best public waterpark in the nation was great in terms of national recognition and a summer full of beautiful weather made this season perfect.  Coupled with a slate of … [Read more...]

Gary Air Show Fills Lakefront With The Sound Of Thunder

USAF Thunderbirds - Gary Indiana Air Show 2010

As always, the 2010 Gary South Shore Air Show was an excellent event to everyone to see! The show was on Saturday July 10th and Sunday, July 11th, and thanks to the folks at the South Shore Convention & Visitors Authority, the Me Team was able to get a birds eye view so that our viewers … [Read more...]

The Me Team Visits Deep River Waterpark

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The NWIMe.com Team takes a trip to Deep River Waterpark in Merrillville Indiana. The weather was excellent in Northwest Indiana, and the Deep River Waterpark was filled with people as our team stopped by for a visit. The park is filled with lots of different rides and amenities as well as places … [Read more...]

The Empire Strikes US Steel Yard!

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It was a very eventful evening once again at the US Steel Yard! Star Wars came to life at the RailCats game on Tuesday, July 7th and the Me Team was there to see it! Peter Mayhew, aka Chewbacca, was there signing autographs for the fans. Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Emperor Palpatine, Lord Darth … [Read more...]

A Visit to BellaBoo’s Play and Discovery Center

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The NWIMe.com team visited BellaBoo’s Play and Discovery Center in Lake Station Indiana. BellaBoo’s is a newer addition to the Lake County Parks Department which opened it’s doors to the public in September, 2009. We were delighted to see this state of the art facility in Northwest … [Read more...]