South Bend

Former South Bend Mayor and U.S. transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg hasn't said whether he'll run for president in 2028 but he was looking like a candidate this past weekend.

The median rent in St. Joseph and Cass counties is now $1,375, which is 28% lower than the national median rent of $1,924.

New York data center developer Western Hospitality Partners plans a 10-shell data center on a 300-acre industrially zoned site on South Bend's southwest edge.

The three projects — two on South Bend's south side and one on the city's western edge — would create a total of 272 apartments with income-based rents.

On Tuesday St. Joseph County commissioners will consider whether to hire a consultant to study whether the county should move out of the County-City Building and into the former Studebaker Building 113 on Lafayette Boulevard.

The city of South Bend, St. Joseph County and the Michiana Council of Governments would create a new nonprofit to administer the land bank program. It aims to reduce the number of vacant properties and create new affordable housing opportunities in blighted neighborhoods.

The city is giving away the meals this Wednesday and Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has consolidated its offices in South Bend and Mishawaka, which were served by many bus routes, into a lesser-served office park on South Bend's far northwest edge.

The new Dismas Hub in South Bend will let the nonprofit offer more of the types of services that studies show can reduce chances of returning to prison by 67%.

REAL Services Executive Director Karla Mapes says they've had some carryover money from last year to help the first households signing up for energy assistance but that won't last if the federal government shutdown continues much longer.