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🌱 Highland's old gas station site gets a new purpose
Highland, Indiana Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, Highland! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Highland's old gas station site gets a new purpose
- Highland redevelopment joins housing and sheriff oversight in regional recap
Also on today's calendar: Hanging Basket Workshop and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A couple of showers; cooler, with a high of 57 and low of 41 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy and cooler with rain, temps: high: 48, low: 34.
- Friday: Cloudy with showers around, with a high of 43 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kennedy Commons project to transform long-abandoned Highland gas station into green space (nwitimes.com) — A long-abandoned Highland gas station site is slated to become Kennedy Commons, a public gathering space beside the Erie Lackawanna Trail. An $886,300 Legacy Foundation grant will help create gardens, art and room for food trucks, with construction potentially starting next summer and continuing into 2028. 
• November 10 recap: Northwest Indiana news you may have missed today (nwitimes.com) — Plans to turn an abandoned Highland gas station into a gathering spot are among the developments in this Northwest Indiana news recap. The roundup also tracks Gary's proposal for 11 homes near Borman Square Park and the Lake County sheriff's challenge to state oversight of jail commissary spending.
📸 Around Highland
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Upcoming Events in
Highland
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★ Featured events ★
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Hanging Basket Workshop →
Clarke's Garden Center, 2061 E. 14th Street, Lynwood, IL,
10:00 am
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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Junior Canvas – Turkey and Pumpkin →
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5:00 pm -
Indoor Garage Sale →
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9:00 am -
Chicago Sound Revue Band at Elk's Lodge Highland Park →
Elks Lodge, 3120 W 45th St, Highland
7:00 pm -
Math Bowl Competition
Griffith Junior/Senior High School, 600 N Raymond St, Griffith
5:30 pm -
NAMI Connection Peer Support Group →
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6:00 pm -
NAMI Connection Peer Support Group- Highland IN →
The Green Witch Cafe, 2845 Highway Ave, Highland
6:00 pm -
Canvas Paint – Christmas Truck →
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6:30 pm -
THRILL OF THE HUNT #7! →
THE LINCOLN CENTER HIGHLAND IN, 2450 Lincoln Street, HIGHLAND
6:00 pm
Thursday November 12
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Thursday November 19
Saturday November 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Stars & Stripes Veterans Luncheon →
Residences at Deer Creek, 401 East US Highway 30, Schererville
1:00 pm -
General Membership Lunch 11/12/26 →
1005 Ridge Road, Munster -
Dine and Donate Winfield McDonalds
Jerry Ross Elementary School Crown Point, IN 46307
4:30 pm -
Indiana Author Helen Frost Visits Munster Schools →
Munster Branch of the Lake County Public Library, 8701 Calumet Ave, Munster
5:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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💬 Chatter
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- Strack & Van Til posted a job opening for Deli Manager Trainee - Highland in Highland. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Griffith
- Check out the slate of prep events for Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026 (nwitimes.com)
- Indiana man wanted after escaping police custody at hospital (fox32chicago.com)
Munster
- Jordan Steele to be inducted into Highland's Athletics Hall of Fame (nwitimes.com)
- 2 Northwest Indiana school districts win bronze in national summer meals award program (nwitimes.com)
- Lansing unemployment falls in September but remains higher than a year ago (thelansingjournal.org)
Ok Highland! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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