Yesterday, we looked at a new downtown South Bend restaurant that is part of a bigger project to reinvigorate the East Bank neighborhood along Niles Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard. Smoothies, Crepes & Coffee is the creation of Dave Matthews, a local developer and owner of Matthews LLC. Matthews is a lifelong resident of the area,…
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is returning home to South Bend tonight. The mayor has been serving seven months with the US Navy Reserves in Afghanistan as a lieutenant assigned to a counterterrorism unit. He is scheduled to arrive at South Bend International Airport at 8:35 pm. Members of the public can greet the mayor…
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is officially back on US soil, according to a post on the mayor’s Facebook page. “Feels good to be on American soil… and one step closer to home,” Buttigieg wrote on his Facebook wall Tuesday afternoon. The post was made yesterday at 3:27 pm in Norfolk, Virginia. Buttigieg made a…
The nature center at Rum Village, one of South Bend’s largest parks, turned 40 years old today. The city celebrated the occasion at an event with Deputy Mayor Mark Neal, who planted a tree, a dedication plaque, and honored the winner of a photo contest. Coffee and cake were served to those who attended. “Rum…
Transpo is set to introduce a new fleet of buses powered with compressed natural gas. The regional public transportation organization, servicing areas in South Bend and Mishawaka, is replacing fifteen year old vehicles that Transpo says have “reached and exceeded their useful life”. The new fleet will consist of sixteen new fixed route natural gas-powered…
If you drive through downtown South Bend today, you may notice that Lafayette Boulevard is closed temporarily between Monroe and Western Avenue with limited one-way traffic access just north of there. Sidewalks along the route are being torn up and parking is restricted. South Bend Voice reached out to the city to see what is…
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is returning home from Afghanistan after a six month deployment. Buttigieg has served as a lieutenant in the US Navy Reserves. Deputy Mayor Mark Neal took over as the city’s executive in February. “Mayor Buttigieg has left Afghanistan and is beginning the demobilization process,” city spokesperson Kara Kelly told the…
We’re experiencing the transition to smarter streets here on Jefferson Boulevard this summer. All together, it will be several months of construction chaos. Here’s why we think it is worth the trouble. Less road is more sidewalk which means more shared space for our community. Less channeling automobiles rapidly through our downtown, means more time…
Downtown South Bend has changed immensely over the past one-hundred and fifty years. Perhaps no street is more emblematic of the city’s changing landscape than Michigan Street. This Throwback Thursday we take a look at photos showing the changes to Michigan Street throughout the years. Our first photograph is from 1914. It was a postcard…
If you live in or travel through South Bend, you will want to know that one of the busiest north-south thoroughfares in town will be closed tomorrow. The city announced tonight that Ironwood Drive from Mishawaka Avenue to Lincolnway East will be closed for road paving between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm on Thursday, August…
