Stories
THE EMPEROR WEARS NO CLOTHES
Amazon’s HQ2 decision serves as a good reminder: they and the other tech giants should not, nay, deserve not come to South Bend.
LACOPO'S PIZZERIA
Lacopo's Pizzeria opened in July of 1989 in a brick storefront on the corner of Lincoln Way West and Ardmore Trail. Two siblings, Frank and Rita, aim to carry on their father's rich tradition of classic pizza by hand.
DREWRY'S BREWERY
Drewry's Brewery is now a pile of bricks on Elwood Avenue. Explore the 151 year old complex in it's last days on the North West side of South Bend.
Podcasts
A CITY OF INNOVATION
Santiago Garces and Brian Donoghue, South Bend’s Chief Innovation Officer and Director of Civic Innovation, join the pod to discuss their paths to South Bend and tell stories about why our city’s name is being spoken around the world.
JUST A KID FROM HANEY STREET
Shawn Henderson, the principal of Riley High School, joins the pod to discuss how a kid from the South East Side became the unlikely principal of his neighborhood school and how that experiences makes him a powerful force for our city’s youth.
SILICON VALLEY TO SOUTH BEND
Robert Ramsey, a relatively new resident of South Bend, joins the pod to discuss his love of Midwestern values, how we get to know a new city, and why South Bend is the ideal place to build a meaningful life.
