Juan Constantino is the executive director of La Casa de Amistad in South Bend, Indiana. For the inaugural Studebaker Talks, he shared his personal story of immigrating to the United States and finding a sense of purpose here in South Bend.
Read MoreKathy Burnette is the owner of Brain Lair Books, a bookstore in South Bend focused on developing empathy and building community with inclusive books. Watch Kathy’s talk at the inaugural Studebaker Talks, returning this fall to South Bend.
Read MoreJoe Molnar is a local demographer and proud 4th generation son of South Bend. Watch his talk at the inaugural Studebaker Talks, returning this fall to South Bend.
Read MoreA few weeks ago, Ryan Blaske saw an Instagram ad for a wrestling event at South Bend’s Bendix Arena. He’s always up for a new experience.
Read MoreNot long ago, I was reading at a restaurant when I overheard a question at a nearby table: Do you think you will stay in South Bend?
Read MoreThe moment I walked into my new office’s Christmas party at the Studebaker Museum on Chapin, I wanted to leave immediately. My coworkers had so often mentioned “Studebaker” that I couldn’t help to be aware that it had once existed, and that its vanishing had left scars on the skin of the city and on the psyches of its inhabitants.
Read More“Being human, we tend to take autumn for granted, no great crime. But at least the display is there for all to see.”
Read MoreIn the summer of 1969, I was ten years old, and I spent it doing two things: playing marbles and waiting for Sunday. I liked Sundays because of Crimson and Clover and drives to the lake.
Read MoreTwo weeks ago, I traveled to Wheeling, West Virginia, on a solo trip. I found it a beautiful city, and I walked its streets for hours on end, camera in hand.
Read MoreThe story of South Bend’s built environment is one of disruption and near-constant change. But through it all, Dustin Mix argues, there is an invisible architecture threading our past and future together.
Read MoreThis week on the podcast, guest host Pam Blair is reading "Between" by Groshonda McDonald and reflecting on what it might be saying about our life together in South Bend.
Read MoreThis week on our podcast, we enjoy a conversation with Karen White, who has devoted over 28 years of service to South Bend as an elected official.
Read MoreOn Sunday, August 22nd, we hosted a screening of Corner Store’s first short film Ms. Adeline. It was a time.
Read MoreThis week, we are reading "Paradise on Fire" by Jahnari Pruitt and reflecting on what it might be saying about our life together in South Bend.
Read MoreThis week on the podcast, we enjoy a conversation with Alex Ann Allen, a South Bend-based artist best known for spending the past couple of years painting murals all across the city.
Read MoreOn Friday, October 8th, we are gathering inside a former Studebaker factory building to listen to stories about South Bend's people, ingenuity, and progress.
Read MoreThis week, we are reading "Where We Are" by Gerald Locklin and reflecting on what it might be saying about our life together in South Bend.
Read MoreThis week, we enjoy a conversation with Joe Mittiga. Joe is a husband, father, and the second-generation owner of Corby's Irish Pub in the East Bank neighborhood.
Read MoreThis week on South Bend on Purpose, we are reading a selection from Galway Kinnell’s poem “When You Have Lived a Long Time Alone” and reflecting on what it might be saying about our life together in South Bend.
Read MoreWhen we arrived at the County 4-H fair last Friday evening, the air was thick with a mix of oils—from the deep fryers and the rides’ gears, and the grounds were packed, shoulder to shoulder in some places. Dusk approached, but still, the sky was bright blue.
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