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EDWARDSBURG — The Edwardsburg Village Council discussed the future of the Edwardsburg Ambulance Service during its most recent meeting. The service has been slowly losing ...
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by Justin Flagel, Wednesday, January 18, 2023 1:30 pm
Cass County
CASSOPOLIS — The first meeting of the new year was quiet for the Cassopolis Village Council. Beyond the approval of the agenda and corrected minutes, ...
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by Justin Flagel, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 2:24 pm
Community News
SOUTH BEND — The Well, a South Bend non-profit serving as a coffee shop, community space, and music venue, recently arrived at their ten year ...
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by Justin Flagel, Tuesday, December 27, 2022 1:30 pm
Edwardsburg
The Edwardsburg Village Council approved the next steps for the Elkhart Road Path project, all voting in the affirmative, with the exception of Trustee Nancy ...
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by Justin Flagel, Friday, December 23, 2022 8:12 pm
Berrien County
MICHIANA — South Bend’s the Rutabega has returned with their first album in six years, Leading Up To, a beautiful entry to a catalog of ...
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by Justin Flagel, Friday, November 4, 2022 12:09 pm
Columns
Rock and roll is alive and well with the latest album from Drive-By Truckers “The Unraveling.” While they’ve never been shy about their thoughts on ...
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by Justin Flagel, Friday, February 28, 2020 8:44 am
Columns
The first mixtape I encountered was a black cassette tape with yellowing labels and a barely decipherable song list scratched in pen. The music included ...
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by Justin Flagel, Monday, January 6, 2020 8:27 am
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With an incredible history, including numerous collaborations with Miles Davis, musician and producer Robert Irving III is continuing to live a life creating and promoting ...
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by Justin Flagel, Thursday, July 7, 2016 12:44 pm
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Long time listeners of the Avett Brothers are familiar with the continually evolving sound of the folk rock band, both in recording and on stage. ...
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by Justin Flagel, Monday, June 27, 2016 10:00 am
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Though the temperature continues a cycle of climbing and falling, the safe pronouncement is that Summer has finally arrived, bringing with it the annual parade ...
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by Justin Flagel, Thursday, June 16, 2016 4:27 pm
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A few years out of high school, working the same job as I had as a teenager and with friends moved on to distant locations and ...
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by Justin Flagel, Friday, June 3, 2016 1:52 pm
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For those who delve into the creative world, there exists a balance that has been on my mind of late. It can be a struggle ...
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by Justin Flagel, Wednesday, May 25, 2016 5:15 pm
Columns
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — I ntrigued by the inquiry of a band wanting to practice at the Midway, Albertina and her sister entertained the idea of ...
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by Justin Flagel, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 5:20 pm
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — “We’re on the edge of a scene in South Bend music.” That energy, more than anything, explains Matt Teter’s excitement for ...
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by Justin Flagel, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 5:19 pm
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NILES, Mich. — “I don’t play anything in my house but vinyl.” Local musician Tom Moore is not adverse to the listening options of the ...
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by Justin Flagel, Friday, April 15, 2016 3:25 pm
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“The way it was described to me is that I was singing before I was talking.” The love of music is deep rooted in musician ...
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by Justin Flagel, Thursday, February 4, 2016 9:24 am
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Ember Jar is among South Bend’s finest music creators. The group has been evolving since its formation in 2011 and, ...
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by Justin Flagel, Sunday, January 31, 2016 5:06 pm
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Until recently, the only relation between Weezer and “Star Wars” I would have drawn was that I have spent most of my life as a ...
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by Justin Flagel, Thursday, January 21, 2016 5:01 pm
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Marking two years of business this past October, South Bend Music Exchange has become a valued part of the local music ...
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by Justin Flagel, Thursday, December 17, 2015 8:34 am
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THREE OAKS, Mich. — “Writing is the foundation. I’m just trying to juggle it.” James Neary is a singer and guitarist who, at the age ...
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by Justin Flagel, Thursday, December 10, 2015 8:47 am
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BRIDGMAN, Mich. — “We make beer and we love it.” With those words, Keith Adams summed up our conversation about Tapistry Brewing, the craft beer ...
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by Justin Flagel, Friday, November 20, 2015 8:53 am
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For both Dena Wood’s own music career and the South Bend music scene as a whole, she describes now as a time of rest and ...
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by Justin Flagel, Monday, November 16, 2015 8:41 am
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Craft beer pub South Bend Brew Werks opened in September of 2014 as a part of owner Andrew Elegante’s ongoing personal ...
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by Justin Flagel, Friday, November 6, 2015 12:08 pm
Columns
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — As I sat with Patrick Quigley at Chicory Cafe in South Bend, one of the region’s strong supporters of local art ...
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by Justin Flagel, Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:41 am
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ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — The Berrien Artist Guild (BAG) celebrates 20 years in the Box Factory For The Arts this Friday, Oct. 23. Though the ...
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by Justin Flagel, Wednesday, October 21, 2015 4:53 pm
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