"These sculptures remind us where Mishawaka came from, but they also represent where we’re going," said youth council member Ryan McGuire.
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Sunday marks the 70th anniversary of the sinking of the passenger ship Andrea Doria in the Atlantic Ocean. Six of the people who died were heading to South Bend.
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A group of homeowners on Elmwood Avenue on Mishawaka's southern edge are asking the St. Joseph County Council to close off their street with a barrier because cut-through traffic has grown so much in recent years.
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Officials with Notre Dame's Veldman Family Psychology Clinic say they're excited for its potential to boost research while also meeting mental health care needs in the South Bend community.
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The Window had hoped to fully reopen this coming Monday, after a pause to try to stabilize its finances. While it’s raised more than $130,000, the organization says it needs $300,000 to reopen sustainably.
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This Saturday, community volunteers will work with city staff to plant about 100 trees along Oakdale Drive, Southdale Drive and Christian Avenue.
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St. Joseph County Commissioners President Carl Baxmeyer says commissioners are looking for a law firm outside of the county to objectively review whether they should fire economic development director Bill Schalliol and area plan director Shawn Klein, over citizen complaints about their handling of recent development proposals in rural areas.
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