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Her mother helped make their scaled-down, outdoor wedding on New Year’s Eve memorable after all. As the wedding day approached complications mounted, but they got hitched after all as friends and family watched from the sidewalk, driveway and cars. “Not bad for a two-day plan, huh?” said Margie Salazar, mother of the new Mrs. Anderson. The couple didn’t know about Mom’s surprises until Thursday afternoon, when Dawn Stocky, president of Fun Jump Moonwalks in Crown Point, began putting up a congratulations sign on their lawn shortly before the wedding. Salazar and Stock...

So many unusual and negative things have happened in 2020, it’s easy for people to dismiss the good. I’ve always a been a glass-half-full optimist and this year was no different. Despite all the turmoil that has upended our lives, there have been pockets of goodness and kindness and love and fun. Let me share my favorites of this past year with you. 1. Lexy Burke: Have you heard of serial tippers? Or people who go from restaurant to restaurant leaving substantial tips that can really make a difference to a hard-working server who relies on tips. One of the first to do so as part ...

Deborah Laverty and Steve Euvino Times Corresondents Giving back to the community is on the minds of Gary restaurant owners Kendall and Debra McMiller this Christmas season. That's why the McMillers, the owners since June of D & K Gourmet Salads, are hosting a free meal and coat giveaway from noon to 3 p.m. Monday. "We were shown so much love by the Gary community that it's our way of giving back," Kendall McMiller said. Similarly those throughout Northwest Indiana are doing their part during the holidays to assist others this year during a time of increased need including the Foo...

HAMMOND — Federal prosecutors are seeking prison time for the disgraced former Whiting Mayor Joe Stahura ahead of his Jan. 13 sentencing hearing.  They argue that from February 2014 to November 2019, the then-mayor of Whiting brazenly stole thousands from his campaign coffers to fuel a gambling habit — even as several, highly publicized prosecutions of corrupt Lake County public officials were making headlines all around him.  "Stahura’s conduct did nothing to change the perception that Lake County politicians are corrupt and self-serving, but rather only enhanced it, the...

Mi Maria Bonita opened in the former Asada Grill & Cantina space in Griffith after that Mexican restaurant, known for its steak and seafood, moved to the former Zuni's House of Pizza spot 45th Street in Highland in 2018. The new Mexican restaurant serves soups, salads, huevos rancheros, sopes, enchiladas, chimichangas, gorditas, flautas, tostadas, burritos, chile rellenos, alambre, pollo con mole, panbazos, quesadillas, tacos, fajitas, carne asada and seafood like sauteed shrimp and fried red snapper.  The 120-seat eatery offers sit-down dining and a separate bar area just south of the rai...