Jacob and Dustin are joined by Maria Gibbs to reflect on a Saturday in Greenville, South Carolina that sparked a wide-ranging conversation about the future of South Bend.
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Jacob and Dustin are joined by Maria Gibbs, John Garry, and Cynthia Gibbs to reflect on the road to South Carolina and a day in Columbia filled with barbecue, canvassing, and Mayor Pete’s final town hall in the state.
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Today, The United States of Anxiety podcast released a new episode titled, “A Secret Meeting in South Bend,” in which host Kai Wright and reporter Jenny Casas tell the story of Better Homes of South Bend and discuss what it says about inequity in black homeownership now.
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De Nolf’s Barbershop opened in September of 2019 in a formerly vacant storefront on the corner of Michigan and Monroe Streets. Its proprietor, Ethan De Nolf, embodies the story of coming home to live in South Bend on purpose.
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After seven months of filming, Ryan Blaske and Zach Schrank have released Big Enough, Small Enough: South Bend in Transition, a full-length documentary on the city of South Bend. From the opening scene above the Keller Park neighborhood to the close above downtown, it feels like home.
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Eight years ago, South Bend met Pete Buttigieg with the fanfare of a young boy holding a wooden sign on Mishawaka Avenue. Today, he is a candidate for President of the United States. On this final day of his mayoralty, we reflect on the moment.
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On the first weekend of May, thirteen friends traveled to Culver, Indiana to spend three days in the Clemens Vonnegut Jr. House, a 130-year-old summer cottage that has become emblematic of a community’s fight for its soul.
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