🌱 Patch AM: What this 15-year charter means for Gary families at Steel City

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In today's newsletter:

• What this 15-year charter means for Gary families at Steel City
• Which of Gary’s big, unfinished dreams might finally come back alive?

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Periods of rain, with a high of 61 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Windy with snow showers, temps: high: 28, low: 12.
• Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 30 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Steel City Academy receives historic 15-Year charter renewal (chicagocrusader.com) — Steel City Academy in Gary has secured a rare 15-year charter renewal and is preparing to move into the former Lincoln Achievement Center, expanding space and programming for local students. Strong test results and leadership stability helped earn the extension, positioning the school as a key player in Gary’s push to rebuild its public education reputation.
   

• Bears repeating, and other Hail Mary plays in Northwest Indiana (chicagotribune.com) — Long-shot development ideas involving Gary—from a Bears stadium at Planet Park to a civil rights museum and Jackson family attractions—are revisited as the city again angles for major projects like NFL facilities and airport expansion. The piece walks through decades of ambitious plans, political maneuvers, and unrealized concepts that shaped Gary’s reputation for thinking big, even when projects stalled or collapsed.
   

📸 Around Gary

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• Gibson Woods Nature Journal Club
  Gibson Woods Bird Viewing Room , 6201 Parrish Avenue , Hammond
  10:00 am
• New Volunteer Tour
  Humane Society of Hobart Inc , 2054 IN-130 , Hobart
  3:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Zumba in the Park
  Portage, IN Calendar , 2100 Willowcreek Road , Portage
  9:00 am
• Teen Advisory Board & Game Night
  Dyer-Schererville - Meeting Room Whole (A & B)
  3:00 pm
• Taekwondo in the Park
  Portage, IN Calendar , 2100 Willowcreek Road , Portage
  4:30 pm
• Yoga in the Park
  Portage, IN Calendar , 5250 US Highway 6 S , Portage
  5:30 pm
• Monday Night Adult D&D
  Munster Branch of the Lake County Public Library , 8701 Calumet Ave , Munster
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• One-On-One Tech Help: Everyday Technology
  Highland - Meeting Room A
  10:30 am
• Noon Years Eve Party
  Merrillville - Meeting Room A
  11:00 am
• Laugh for Your Health
  Merrillville - Meeting Room C
  1:00 pm
• STEAM Squad: Winter Wonderland
  Hammond Public Library , 564 State St , Hammond
  2:00 pm
• Restaurant Crawl in Downtown Highland
  Downtown Highland parking lot
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Christmas to Boxing Day
  We start with images from Christmas Day when the mist clung to the ground (#1). A sharp skinned hawk hunted nearby (#2). Ice clung to the beach (#3… (Nextdoor Miller Beach)
• If the love would just wake up in all....
  May our sons see the wrong in others and choose to love harder ..better and in a pure way. May the men this year open their hearts and be one with… (Nextdoor W 11th Ave)

• Specialty Building Products posted a job opening for Material Handler in Gary. Apply here.
• Geo Academies posted a job opening for Graphic Arts Teacher in Gary. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gary here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hammond

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I haven’t the foggiest.
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