South Bend

The Colfax Bridge rehabilitation, when finished, will have new LED-lit monuments, a wider pedestrian path with a new guardrail, and improvements at the intersections at both ends of the bridge.

WVPE talked with two Elkhart mothers who took their kids to splash pads in Mishawaka and South Bend Wednesday, as Elkhart's McNaughton Spray Park is temporarily closed because of a broken part that's on back order.

The $8.5 million project will expand the size of the St. Margaret's House day center and introduce new services to help women who've lost their homes start to rebuild their lives.

The city of South Bend says the $10 million project, to narrow Bendix Drive from Voorde Drive to Lathrop Street and add a pedestrian path, is ready to start next year now that federal funding, comprising just over half the cost, has been confirmed.

The city of South Bend will host informational sessions on redevelopment of the former Drewrys Brewery site on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Near Northwest Neighborhood Community Center from 6 to 8 p.m.

The 174-unit Beacon Heights Apartments on South Bend's northwest edge will receive their first major investment since their construction in the 1940s. Federal tax credits will keep the new owners from raising rents to pay for the renovation.

LGBTQ Center board president Julian Schock says the nonprofit has struggled to find its footing after donations fueled a growth spurt, but he's confident the future is bright.

The city of South Bend and state of Indiana are each giving prison community re-entry nonprofit Dismas House about $200,000 to buy a second house.

Developer Frank Perri's second Cascades condominiums building will be larger, at eight floors instead of seven, with construction expected to finish by fall 2027.

Renovation at West Side Democratic Club forced Democrats to Dyngus at M.R. Falcons Monday, while a much smaller, more subdued group of Republicans gathered at Allie's Cafe in River Park.