Willow Wetherall

The former South Bend Tribune building as seen Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. The University of Notre Dame has bought the building without having any specific plans for it yet.

Notre Dame plans tech, talent hub for former Tribune building

Jeff Parrott

The university plans to move some faculty and staff into the building for innovation and research in artificial intelligence, advanced computing and data analytics.

Merrimans’ Playhouse Players, consisting of Stefan Hess at the Piano, Maximilian Willfinger on Trumpet, Todd Neuenschwander on Tenor Saxophone, Mary Merriman on Upright Bass, and Stephen Merriman on Drums.

Arts & Culture

Wild Rose Moon Radio Hour at Merriman's Playhouse

George Schricker

Merriman's Playhouse in South Bend hosted Episode 70 of the Wild Rose Moon Radio Hour

Kathleen Keasey took this photo looking west on an empty Jefferson Bridge toward downtown South Bend in the fall of 2021, at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic. Downtown South Bend Inc. officials held a press conference Monday to highlight positive news from downtown over the past year but also to call on downtown property owners to work more with prospective tenants to fill vacant retail space, and to convert more empty office space to housing.

LOCAL stories from WVPE's news team

DTSB highlights wins since pandemic but also urges downtown building owners to step up

Jeff Parrott

Group says downtown could have more retail if property owners weren't absent and more housing if empty office space is converted