Officials from South Bend Venues Parks & Arts (VPA) announced a campaign to raise $30 million to coincide with the Morris Performing Arts Center’s 100th year anniversary in 2022. The quiet phase of the campaign raised $16 million including a substantial commitment from the City of South Bend, a combined million dollars from Morris 100 Committee
Officials from South Bend Venues Parks & Arts (VPA) announced a campaign to raise $30 million to coincide with the Morris Performing Arts Center’s 100th year anniversary in 2022. The quiet phase of the campaign raised $16 million including a substantial commitment from the City of South Bend, a combined million dollars from Morris 100 Committee
In about eight months or so, engineers hope to activate a 2.5-megawatt hydroelectric generating plant that’s been under construction below Seitz Park across from the Century Center since August 2019. The plant, which is being built by the University of Notre Dame, will harness water from the St. Joseph River at the south end of Seitz Park and channel
Governor Eric J. Holcomb today delivered a statewide address to lay out the road ahead for Hoosiers in the fight against COVID-19. “As we continue to isolate if you test positive, quarantine if you’re a close contact, and get vaccinated when you’re eligible, the light at the end of the tunnel becomes brighter and brighter,” Gov.
The Ivy Tech Community College South Bend-Elkhart Campus has received a $2.5 million donation from Larry and Judy Garatoni to enable facility renovations, training equipment purchases and student scholarships. Larry Garatoni shared, “It is important to recognize and support the great work that Ivy Tech is doing now to prepare our region for the
The City of South Bend has opened applications for a new grant program designed to reimburse local restaurants for operational changes they’ve made to do business amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our restaurants have been hit hard by the pandemic and have been forced to make additional investments to make dining safer even while they’ve seen
Senate Bill 164 aims to increase our innkeepers tax rate in St. Joseph County from 6% to 8%. The full text can be found here. A summary of the bill can be found here. In essence, this bill is intended to focus entirely on product development to drive more overnight visitation and related visitor spending in St. Joseph County. A few details about this
As a part of Black History Month, the City of South Bend and the Black History Month Committee are honoring 13 leaders who’ve made important contributions to South Bend’s history and culture. “It’s important to recognize our local African-American leaders, who do tremendous work to strengthen our community,” said Mayor James