The Women’s Foundation of Indiana recently hosted and facilitated a Women’s Listening Circle. The event brought together local women business owners and community leaders to share their experiences, discuss challenges, and build connections. Among those in attendance was Shavouya Terry, owner of Legacy Living Training Center. Terry’s efforts to expand access to healthcare training and […]
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Environmental Group Threatens to Sue U.S. Steel
A local environmental group is threatening to sue U.S. Steel for allegedly violating federal environmental laws in connection with the Gary Works renovations. On Tuesday, Gary Advocates for Responsible Development sent a notice of intent to sue to Gary Works’ parent company, alleging it violated fundamental Clean Air Act requirements. The notice states that the […]
Posted inBusiness, Community, Extreme Weather
How Gary Businesses Kept the Community Going Without Power
For James Hendricks, owner of Koney King and Cut Time Barbershop, two businesses in the Midtown area of Gary, Aug. 11 began like a typical business day. He opened both businesses and welcomed clients and customers. But within hours, the weather would take a turn and bring one of the worst days that Gary has […]
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A Free IUN Program Helps Entrepreneurs Turn Their Dreams Into Reality
When Natè Billingsley got the idea for a dumping business, she wanted to do two things: help clean up her hometown and find work for formerly incarcerated individuals. “What I was finding is when they come home, they can’t find steady employment, and if they do have steady employment, the salary isn’t ‘cutting the mustard’ […]
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Residents Demand Cleaner Future for Steel in Northwest Indiana
More than 100 residents gathered Thursday evening at the Gary Public Library to discuss the future of one of Northwest Indiana’s most important industries: steel. The town hall, titled “Our Mill, Our Future,” brought together residents, advocates, and elected officials concerned about the future of U.S. Steel’s Gary Works and whether the region will receive […]
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How One Gary Restaurant Preserved a Century of Chili, Community, and Tradition
The gospel music hums overhead while the fryer crackles behind the counter. Customers drift in and out of the narrow diner on Broadway, a place that seems stuck in time. At one end of the grill, Elisha Evans flips hamburgers with one hand while dropping fries into hot oil with the other. A few stools […]
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Biscuits and Breaking Barriers: How J’s Breakfast Club Brings People Together
This story originally published Oct. 31, 2025 The restaurant was still. Midday light slipped through the windows of J’s Breakfast Club on 26th Avenue and Broadway Avenue. In the back office, Joslyn Kelly sat at her desk, as the soft rustle of her staff moving in and out of the kitchen carried through the restaurant. […]
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Council Passes City Budget, Hits Pause on Sewer Rate Hike
Gary’s 2026 budget is slightly smaller than last year’s, but it shifts more money into key departments and adds new workers as part of a broader reorganization of city services. The $65.5 million general fund, the city’s primary fund for day-to-day operations, is down about $725,000 from 2025, yet income, public safety, and infrastructure funds […]
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‘Just The Beginning’: Gary Breaks Ground on $60 Million FedEx Distribution Center
Less than six months after announcing its arrival during his State of the City address, Mayor Eddie Melton christened what will become Gary’s new FedEx distribution center. Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony at 1 Buffington Harbor, which took place even as crews were at work on the 317,000-square foot facility, was attended by officials from every level […]
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Fears Swirl in Gary as Post Suggests Only Walgreens Could Be Closing
When a Facebook video suggested that Gary’s only Walgreens pharmacy might be closing, alarm spread quickly in the comments. Residents fretted about where they would fill prescriptions if the store at West 25th Avenue and Grant Street disappeared. Capital B Gary reached out to the chain’s parent company, Walgreens Boots Alliance, about the rumor, and […]
