Arts & Culture
Red Barn Retreat a ‘dream come true’ for Marcellus resident
By Maxwell Harden Weary travelers from Michiana and beyond journey to Marcellus looking for the...
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Edwardsburg retiree combats boredom with craftwork
Story by Maxwell Harden When he was a child, David Baldwin would help his grandfather tear down...
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Baroda entrepreneur finds joy in metal stamping
Story by Maxwell Harden Gretchen “Greta” Krieger is putting the hammer to the metal when it comes...
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Dowagiac family creates hand-crocheted hand sanitizer holders
Photography by Emily Sobecki On a bright, sunny morning, 8-year-old LuLa Jane Kimmey sat outside...
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Mitten Beach Designs gives recycled items a new lease on life
Photography by Emily Sobecki Standing inside her garage, New Buffalo resident Robin Quackenbash is...
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Woodworker creates live-edge bowls from local trees
Photography by Emily Sobecki Randy Kniebes’ woodshop is in surprisingly good order for an active...
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Third generation ceramic shop offers creative outlet
Photography by Emily Sobecki Shelves line every available wall at The Hobbie Hut. Aside from the...
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Niles native creates ‘whimsical’ wooden art
Story by Mikhayla Dunaj Years ago, Tracey Hossfeld and her best friend agreed to make each other...
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Nonprofit glass-working school provides opportunity to at-risk students
Photography by Emily Sobecki Eli Zilke and Rachel Brace spin around one another in the hotshop of...
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Niles woman crochets care into creations
Story by Mikhayla Dunaj Photography by Emily Sobecki One look inside Mykhanh Wither’s Niles home...
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ChromaFire Pottery transforms dirt to whimsy
By Christina Clark When Julie Ford and her boyfriend moved to Galien, she was not quite sure what...
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Animals that Talk combines cuteness, comedy
One of the simple keys to good comedy is juxtaposition — placing two contrasting things side by...
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