South Bend celebrated the city’s 150th anniversary over Memorial Day weekend. Below are some photos from the event on Saturday, May 23. Did you take your own photos at SB 150? Email user photos to kbell@southbendvoice.com. Please only email photos that you took yourself and have the rights to distribute. Any submissions grant us a…
The city is encouraging SB 150 attendees to use public transportation (there will be free fares on Saturday for all bus lines). However, for those who are driving, there are a few different designated vehicle parking lots at the following locations: St. Joseph High School Jefferson School School Field Epworth Parking Lot Main Street Lot-…
A new app just released on iTunes and Google Play will allow users to search for South Bend 150 events taking place on the city’s 150th anniversary weekend. The South Bend 150 App shows a color-coded map of the festivities, lists all of the different activities taking place between May 22 and 24, and also…
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…
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…
Area houses of worship will be opening their doors to the general public this Sunday. It’s all part of South Bend’s 150th anniversary celebration. Each month a new theme is explored as part of the “Discover South Bend” series, which is one of many events to mark the city’s sesquicentennial. The first “Discover South Bend”…
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”…
The yearlong celebration of South Bend’s sesquicentennial continues this weekend. The monthly series “Discover South Bend” makes its return on Saturday from 1 until 4 pm at the Kroc Center. This month’s theme is all about science and technology. The South Bend 150 website describes the events below: -Find out how local graduate students created…
South Bend is set to kick off a year-long celebration of our city’s 150th anniversary in 2015. Too often, that history focuses on a building that no longer stands, or a company that no longer exists. I became enthralled with history because, to me, history is so much more than closed companies or torn down…
Sesquicentennial. Try saying that five times fast. The word does not exactly roll off the tongue, but it is an important milestone that South Bend is about to reach next year. South Bend will turn one-hundred and fifty years old on May 22, 2015. Yep, the big 1-5-0. The Northern Indiana city — which has…
