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Life is starting to turning around a bit. And aren’t we all thrilled about that? So let’s bring to you today a group of people who are also excited about getting out, having a great time and hugging people again. It all starts with Andrew Berlin, the owner of South Bend Cubs. He offered an optimistic message of the goodness around us back in December and posted it to Facebook and the South Bend Cubs’ website. Andrew said at the time that things were about to change. “The future can, will and must be brighter. I’ll do my part to build teams to make that happen. All of...

Group Wants Electric Streetcar Brought Back to South Bend, Ind. The proposed RiverRail system, still in its conceptual stage, would include approximately six miles of track running from Notre Dame into downtown South Bend. The tracks would be built on the street to run alongside regular traffic. May 13, 2021 •  Shutterstock (TNS) — Potential new pots of state and federal money for infrastructure projects has prompted a local group to make an attempt to bring back a storied South Bend tradition: electric streetcars. Streetcars first appeared in South B...

SOUTH BEND — Potential new pots of state and federal money for infrastructure projects has prompted a local group to make an attempt to bring back a storied South Bend tradition: electric streetcars. Streetcars first appeared in South Bend in the 1880s, and reviving that fixture will grow the region’s population and economic development, while decreasing its carbon footprint, members of the RiverRail task force say. “If we really want to rebuild our city, we need to go back in and look at that model and how we can drive that again,” said Jan Cervelli, a founding principal ...