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On June 18, Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch, along with city, regional, and state partners, welcomed the public to the Grand Opening of the South Shore Line’s 11th Street Station and Parking Structure during a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event marks a major milestone in the City’s ongoing revitalization efforts and in the broader Double Track Northwest Indiana Project.
The South Shore Line hit a long-awaited milestone with the opening of its 11th Street Station and adjacent parking structure.
“This station, this development here on 11th Street in downtown Michigan City is the vision,” said South Shore Line President Michael Noland during the station and parking garage’s grand opening on Wednesday.
“It’s what so many people shared when we sought funding, transforming a lightly used train stop – which used to be half a block away – into the anchor for residential redevelopment economic success,” he added.
The new train station at 11th Street in downtown Michigan City is “a gateway to our city’s future that will serve generations to come,” Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch said at Wednesday’s grand opening.
The station and parking garage are the final piece of the Double Track NWI project.
“When someone asks what is TOD, just bring them here, and they’ll recognize it right away,” said Michal Noland, general manager and president of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, which operates the South Shore Line.
South Shore Line leaders and a host of public officials and private sector partners celebrated the opening of the commuter railroad’s new 11th Street Station Wednesday, while construction work continued on an adjoining $101 million mixed-use development inspired by the rail project.
“We really want this station to be welcoming to the entire community,” South Shore Line President Michael Noland said in remarks before a ribbon-cutting that heralded the station’s noon opening to the public.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan has nominated nine local students from Indiana’s First Congressional District to military academies.
The nominations were recommended by a Military Service Academy Board, which includes veterans, community leaders and active duty service members from across the district.
The following students named by Mrvan have accepted their appointments:
A Chesterton High School student has won the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for the First Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced last week.
Adam Tenbarge II's artwork, "Journey Through Indiana" was created with paint and colored pencils and illustrates the various landscapes of Northwest Indiana.
“I wanted viewers of this piece to get a feel for Northwest Indiana," said Tenbarge. "I hope people are inspired to visit our region after seeing my artwork.”
About two years ago, Sara Schaller and her daughter were at Porter Beach, collecting seashells and building sandcastles. As they were ready to leave, a woman ran up to them, asking if Schaller knew how to swim.
“She was like, ‘She’s drowning,’” Schaller said. “I was like, ‘What?’ And then she pointed out to the water, and I could see someone going in and out of the surface.”
A teenage girl and a teenage boy were trapped in Lake Michigan, Schaller said, but at the time, she only saw the girl. Schaller asked the woman to watch her child as she went to save the girl.
Nippon Steel tried for 18 months to buy U.S. Steel for $14.9 billion before the president reversed positions and announced he would approve a "planned partnership" between the two steelmakers.
The United Steelworkers union is still seeking answers for what exactly that means. Congressman Frank Mrvan also is pressing the administration for assurances that jobs will be protected.
The USW sent U.S. Steel a request for information asking for more details.
Families were spread across the lawn in front of the Pavilion at Wolf Lake Memorial Park, most with their own seating, to witness Morton High School’s Class of 2025 earn their degrees.
Nearly 300 graduates walked across the stage during the commencement ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
Keynote speaker U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, an alum of Morton, commended the graduates for having grit, strength and courage.
Federal cuts, protecting the steel industry and immigration were key topics at a Community Conversation hosted by U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-1st.
Mrvan began the conversation, held at City Hall in Michigan City on May 29, by saying he voted against President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Some of what the bill included, he said, were cuts to SNAP of about $330 billion and to Medicaid and Medicare of about $880 billion, among others.