Surprising Benefits from Dancing As everyone knows, dancing is a fun social activity that anyone can enjoy. Did you know that you can significantly increase your overall health by simply dancing both mentally and physically? There are 8 primary benefits to dancing that will make you want to grab the nearest person to you and […]

Gary, Indiana – Earlier today, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson announced the winners of the city’s 2013 Independence Day Parade. The awards ceremony took place at City Hall.First, second, and third place winners were awarded trophies for the best decorated floats, vehicles, walking units, and musical marching units. A trophy was also awarded to the best overall […]

Since his appointment as Gary Youth Services Bureau (YSB) Director this past spring, Patrick Barry has hit the ground running. He is seeking to take the department and activities for Gary youth to another level. Listed below are a host of upcoming activities:   Youth for Change Rally – Saturday, July 27 In March of […]

(Gary, IND.) – With the number of homicides on the rise in Gary,  Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson addressed a letter to Gov. Mike Pence dated July 11, 2013, asking for assistance from the Indiana State Police to increase law enforcement presence in the steel city over a 90-day period. The Governor responded immediately and asked for […]

[Gary, IN] – Recently, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson and Gary Schools Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Pruitt joined U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, other mayors and school superintendents in Washington, DC, to discuss partnership opportunities between cities and the U.S. Department of Education to foster effective approaches to education reform. Participating city leaders are part of a […]

(Gary, July 19, 2013) Leaders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Department of Transportation today joined Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson at the Genesis Convention Center in Gary, Indiana, to announce a new redevelopment initiative to revitalize four city neighborhoods. They are the Horace Mann, Downtown/Emerson, […]

You don’t want to miss this! Get your groove on with KC & JoJo of Jodeci fame performing live at West Side Theater Guild, 9th & Gerry St., 7p.m. Gary’s own Glen Kimble will open the show and will be introduced by Windy City Live’s Val Warner. For ticket information, see flyer below.  

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New Redevelopment Project Today, leaders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Transportation will join Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson to announce a new redevelopment project. Through the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities, EPA, HUD, and DOT, along with other federal and state agencies, will […]

GARY, IN, July 18, 2013– Nathaniel T. Williams, president of the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority today announced the appointment of Carrie J. Hightman, executive vice president and chief legal officer of NiSource Inc., as the new chair of the airport’s ad hoc committee exploring a public-private partnership (P3) to invest in the airport and the […]