Downtown South Bend

Our WVPE Photo of the Week is called “Bee Thirsty” and was taken by Kryston Henderson. It’s a photo of a Bumble bee wetting his whistle in downtown SB.

Portage Township Trustee Jason Critchlow says the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is leaving downtown South Bend at a time when residents, especially the poor, are having a harder time affording transportation.

South Bend’s vibrant Art Beat festival returns tomorrow, transforming Jefferson Bridge and the East Bank into a lively celebration of local art, music, and food.

Artists from around the country last week painted seven murals as part of Downtown South Bend Inc.'s fourth annual Mural Mania. It's funded by the city, philanthropic grants, payments from building owners, and GoFundMe.

Nearly 2,000 demonstrators gathered Saturday afternoon in Jon Hunt Memorial Plaza as part of the nationwide No Kings protest.

Protesters in communities across the region are preparing to rally Saturday as part of a national day of action organized under the banner “No Kings."

Granger Community Church Pastor Ted Bryant says the city of South Bend's plans to redevelop public housing sites downtown are too vague to keep its community center there so underutilized.

July 11th through 27th - Waitress in South Bend Civic’s Wilson Auditorium

The city on Thursday will ask the redevelopment commission to change its agreement with Devereaux Peters, offering her $1 million more than originally planned but requiring her to invest $3 million more than initially agreed upon.

June 14-15 2025 at Leeper Park in South Bend