Volunteers Still Needed for South Bend 150 Celebration

Volunteers Still Needed for South Bend 150 Celebration

South Bend will see its biggest celebration in years later this month as revelers pack downtown by the tens of thousands to mark the city’s sesquicentennial during Memorial Day weekend on May 23 and 24. The logistics of such a large gathering — packed with events from an outdoor concert to a basketball tournament and…

‘Discover South Bend’ Series Looks at Libraries, Historical Preservation

‘Discover South Bend’ Series Looks at Libraries, Historical Preservation

The monthly “Discover South Bend” series continues this weekend with a look at local libraries. Three events are planned this Saturday at the Main Branch of the St. Joseph County Public Library in downtown South Bend. The first event — titled “Preserving Photographic Memories” — will feature guest speaker Joan Hostetler of Heritage Photo and…

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The Nintendo Game Boy Just Turned 25

Nintendo’s venerable Game Boy line of monochrome handheld devices caught the world by storm when it launched in North America on July 31, 1989. Twenty-five years later, Nintendo’s handheld video game dominance — which was iron clad for the better part of two decades, despite serious challenges from household names like Sega and Sony —…