Today, the South Bend Tribune newsroom announced that they have chosen to form South Bend NewsGuild, the first union in the paper’s 148-year history. We stand with our friends in the newsroom.
Read More
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.
Read More
It’s 8:00PM on Friday, December 13th and a crowd in search of baked goods, cold Stroh’s, and friendship has gathered inside an empty retail space on Main Street in downtown South Bend. It’s Permit Pending № 3.
Read More
During the month of November, Jason Miller encouraged our community at South Bend City Church to practice gratitude by building altars, so I got a tattoo of Vested Interest.
Read More
It’s 6:00PM on Saturday, November 16th and a crowd in search of burgers and beer has gathered inside a former dry-cleaning facility on the South East edge of downtown South Bend. It’s Permit Pending № 2.
Read More
Jacob and Dustin interview Brad and Regina Emberton, the duo behind The Armory’s restoration, about their path to purchasing the condemned building, its curious history as a shooting range, recreation facility, and wedding venue, and the future of the surrounding district.
Read More
Ninety years ago today, South Bend's dream of elevated train tracks was completed. As the city faced unforeseen challenges of a rapidly industrializing world, South Bend’s ambition and courage to embrace change were on full display. This is the story.
Read More
Jacob and Dustin enjoy a wide-ranging conversation with Aaron Perri about his history with South Bend, his thoughts on what a good park can do for a neighborhood, how he thinks about ending creative projects, the founding of Howard Park as an innovative pleasure ground, and what Howard Park’s multi-million dollar transformation will mean to the city at-large.
Read More
Jacob and Dustin interview Frank Perri and Patrick Whittling, partners in The J.C. Lauber Building, about continuing the building’s century-long legacy as a cornerstone of South Bend’s East Bank neighborhood.
Read More
On Sunday, August 25th some hundreds gathered in the backyard of an East side home for (Y)ART?, a feast of South Bend’s artistic talent conceived and organized by Lauren Steinhofer.
Read More