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Coffee in hand, Gary? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See what's planned for Gary's new downtown multimodal rail station
  • Why a staffing probe of NIPSCO matters for Gary power reliability
  • How a Gary math teacher became a Pulitzer-nominated music innovator

Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Very warm with high clouds, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Sunday: Clouds yielding to some sun, temps: high: 74, low: 59.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority Issues RFQ for Design Services (greatnews.life) — A major transit upgrade is moving forward in downtown Gary as the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority seeks design firms for a new ADA-accessible multimodal rail station and parking garage to replace the aging Adam Benjamin Metro Center. The City of Gary will help choose the architect and guide key design decisions, shaping how residents and visitors move through the city for decades.
   

2. Portage asks IURC to investigate NIPSCO staffing levels (chicagotribune.com) — Gary households are part of a NIPSCO service area where lineman staffing has dropped from about 30 to fewer than 10, even as surrounding communities have grown. After a derecho left many customers without power for weeks, Portage officials are urging state regulators to investigate whether staffing levels, including in the Gary line department, were adequate to restore electricity safely and quickly.
   

3. Gary native and Pulitzer Prize finalist Jlin teams with TCP for upcoming landmark events (chicagocrusader.com) — Gary residents might be proud to know hometown composer and educator Jlin, a Calumet High School graduate who now teaches math at the Gary Career Center, is collaborating with Chicago's Third Coast Percussion on major new performances. While the concerts and album events are in Chicago and New York, the story highlights how her Gary roots and ongoing work with local students shape her rising international music career.
   

4. GE Appliances employees volunteer to support community organizations (wave3.com) — Residents in Gary recently benefited from a GE Appliances and Red Cross mobile laundry unit that handled more than 500 loads of laundry after disasters. The story mainly highlights Louisville-based volunteer projects, but it underscores how corporate volunteerism can bring very practical help to Gary neighbors when they're displaced or struggling to meet basic needs.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • A Bright Sky And An Exhausted Junco
    The sky kept getting prettier as the sun rose. As always, I never am able to fully capture the colors. Migration season is fraught with perils. … (Nextdoor Miller Beach)
  • Fall Into Friday
    With the milkweed seeds getting ready to fly, it really does feel like fall. That, and the sun is rising later each day. This morning, the sky spun… (Nextdoor Miller Beach)
  • O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Gary. Apply here.
  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Team Member in Lake Station. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gary here.

Ok Gary! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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