This month, in celebration of Black Business Month, Capital B Gary is publishing a series of stories highlighting businesses, business owners, and entrepreneurs in the city. At 12 years old, William “Bill” Coker came home from the barber college with a haircut he hated. Disappointed, he grabbed the clippers his mother kept in the house […]
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How This Gary 4-Year-Old Turned Her Summer Dream Into Thriving Lemonade Stand
This month, in celebration of Black Business Month, Capital B Gary is publishing a series of stories highlighting businesses, business owners, and entrepreneurs in the city. Tabbitha Bogard didn’t realize her connection to the statement, “When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade,” until one cold February day. That’s when her 4-year-old daughter MiKailee Bogard, […]
Posted inCommunity, Events
Gary Air Show Weekend Guide: Free Shuttle, Bar Crawl, and Fighter Jets
As summer slowly comes to a close, a season full of festivals, farmers’ markets, and all-day sun, a community tradition returns this weekend. The Gary Air Show will take place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9–10, at Marquette Park. The event, which is free to the public, is expected to draw thousands of people and will […]
Posted inCommunity, Education
Gary’s Back-to-School Events: Free Supplies and Resources
As summer comes to a close and parents eagerly await the first ring of the school bell, multiple locations around Gary are hosting back-to-school events to alleviate concerns. The Gary School Corp. welcomes staff back on Aug. 1, and students return to school on Aug. 7. “Class is in session, and this lesson is all […]
Posted inCommunity, Housing
Miller Beach Short-Term Rentals Spark Concern Across Gary
On a quiet stretch of North Union Street in Gary’s Miller Beach neighborhood, Jason and Tanya Platt see a retirement dream. The Chicago-based couple, a pastor and his wife, hope to move in full-time eventually. But until then, they want to rent out their beachside home as a short-term rental. Their request, which was recently […]
Posted inCommunity, Sports
6 Hometown Heroes Inducted Into the Gary Sports Hall of Fame
Six Gary sports legends each had their name and likeness immortalized in Gary sports lore Friday at the fourth annual Gary Sports Hall of Fame Ceremony. The list of inductees spanned multiple generations of Gary sports history, from world-renowned track and field stars and coaches like Marce Gonzalez Sr., who graduated from Froebel High School […]
Posted inCommunity, Health
With Food Aid at Risk, Meals on Wheels Steps Up in Gary
Bap, bap ba ba bap – bap bap. Around 1 p.m. on a recent Thursday afternoon, 90-year-old Sophia Vann heard a knock on her front door. Standing on the steps of the longtime Gary resident’s Miller home was a very familiar face: former Gary Mayor Jerome Prince, holding a lunch bag filled with food. This […]
Posted inArts, Community, History
Gary Youth Bring History to Life Through Art in ‘Greatness of Gary’ Project
The smell of pancakes filled J’s Breakfast Club as people crowded in, hoping to grab a bite to eat and catch the commotion unfolding in the back of the restaurant. A crowd of people huddled together around tables, artworks, and snacks on Sunday as Gary native and world-renowed artist PeQue prepared to unveil the monthslong […]
Posted inCommunity, Local Government
Love Your Block Grants Help Gary Residents Rebuild Their Neighborhoods
At 2109 Adams St. in Gary, a small community park is coming back to life not just with flowers and fences, but with purpose. A stage, once overlooked, will soon host spoken word events. A newly paved path leads into the city’s first handicap-accessible community garden, surrounded by a safety fence built with children and […]
Posted inArts, Community, Culture
Gary’s Jackson 5 Mural: It’s Bigger. It’s Better. And It’s Back.
In 2013, when the first Jackson 5 mural was unveiled in downtown Gary, it became one of the most beloved pieces of public art in the city. But over time, it gradually deteriorated and the building was torn down in 2018. Now, over a decade later, the mural has been reborn on Lake Street. Commissioned […]