The Colfax Avenue Bridge in downtown South Bend will have restricted access on Friday, March 5. “Lane restrictions will be in place from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the designated dates and streets listed below. Both streets will remain open to traffic but will be restricted in the construction zone. Motorists should expect delays,”…
Offices for the city of South Bend and St. Joseph County within the County-City Building and County Services Building are re-open. The offices had been closed with limited access to the public due to the pandemic. The St. Joseph County Health Department recently issued the recommendation to allow access once again. However, due to ongoing…
Do you like sushi? If so, we have some good news to share. Woochi Japanese Fusion & Bar in downtown South Bend now delivers. “You now can enjoy your favorite dishes at home,” the restaurant says. Customers can “easily place your order online or call us.” The restaurant’s website is notjustsushi.com. The new delivery service…
The city has opened up a warming site at the Century Center for residents who are without heat and power. Century Center is located at 120 Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd in downtown South Bend. The warming center opens at 5 PM today. According to the city, it will remain open “until the need subsides.” “Because…
Teachers Credit Union recently completed a 15-month renovation of its corporate headquarters in downtown South Bend. It is the first major upgrade since the building opened in 1986. The project was done in phases to allow the facility to remain open during most of the work. The project involved a complete update of the 60,000…
Get your helmets ready. The next Everybody Bikes South Bend community bike ride is this Friday, June 7. The ride begins at Purple Porch Co-op, which located at 123 N. Hill Street near downtown South Bend. The rides are intended to take advantage of South Bend’s First Friday activities, which take place on the first…
The groundbreaking for a new South Bend housing development is set to take place Friday. While the apartments will be new to downtown, the LaSalle Hotel building (pictured above behind the old Hoffman Hotel) is a piece of South Bend history. It was built in 1922 at the corner of Michigan Street and LaSalle Avenue…
The annual St. Patrick’s Day Tent Party & Pub Tour makes its return to downtown South Bend on Friday. The adult-only event features four bands, drinks and food. General admission is $5 per person, which grants access to the tent and pub tour shuttles. For $25 you can receive access to the exclusive “Green Room”…
The Gus Macker Basketball Tournament is returning to South Bend as part of the city’s sesquicentennial weekend celebration. Would-be basketball players will descend on downtown South Bend for a family-friendly 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The tournament will be played on the newly remodeled Jefferson Boulevard as well as the Howard Park parking lot. A “Dream Court”…
A local event tomorrow afternoon hopes to continue a dialogue between police officers and the community that they serve. It is one of several initiatives to improve police-community relations in South Bend. Cops, Coffee & Conversation is a casual event that will bring together police officers, community activists, political leaders and citizens. “We organized the…
