Downtown South Bend

South Bend Assistant Fire Chief Derrick Erquhart says investigators are gathering nearby surveillance video to determine the origin and cause of Tuesday's intense downtown construction fire.

South Bend city officials Tuesday announced contractors had resumed milling and paving Colfax Avenue east of downtown after weeks of delays when contractors discovered that underground electric utilities were in the way of where sewer pipes needed to be installed.

Canadian National will host a whistle stop event at South Bend’s Union Station, as efforts to bring Amtrak to the site gain momentum.

“Obviously, we’re in close communication with area meteorologists, and if the situation changes, we may make a different decision,” said Downtown South Bend Executive Director Willow Wetherall.

The Downtown South Bend 2045 Plan called for investments to improve the viaducts at Lafayette Boulevard, Main and Michigan streets, areas that have historically drawn homeless encampments.

The artists for Downtown South Bend's 2026 Mural Mania wrapped up their work Monday. Organizers are seeking donations to pay some unexpected costs.

Seven artists from around the country, including one from South Korea, will start painting murals in South Bend on Wednesday.

Phase 1 of the Madison Lifestyle District calls for developer Great Lakes Capital to build 190 apartments and an upscale, nationally branded 119-room hotel, while the city builds a parking garage and pedestrian crossings.

A developer tried to renovate the Lafayette Building in 2023 and 2024 but ultimately failed to secure financing, partly because of a fire in the 1930s in the basement.

The South Bend Board of Public Works recently approved $5.3 million in projects around the East Race and riverwalk, including a new pedestrian bridge, new dock and upgraded stairways connecting the Jefferson Bridge to Howard Park.