Cleveland Dietz

With the aid of an employer education program, a local mother and daughter graduated from high school in May. Victoria Bell-Bryant, 35, completed the McDonald’s Archways to Opportunity program to receive her diploma and a professional skills development certificate. Her oldest daughter, Destiny Bryant, 18, graduated from Southport High School after an active career in … Read more

Chuck Bledsoe Jr. counted. As an aviation ordnanceman in the Navy from 1988 to 1996, he counted thousands of bombs, missiles and munitions carried by jets taking off and landing on his aircraft carriers. He even won a medal for it after the Gulf War. “Probably why I joined the Navy is because I remembered … Read more

On a warm and humid Saturday morning, more than 130 runners said “aloha” beneath a dark blue inflatable arch that designated the start and finish area for a run. Runners, some of whom donned leis and hula skirts, brought their lightweight tennis shoes, dogs and families to the third annual Aloha Fun Run, a fundraiser … Read more

Standing in a heated, inflatable pool, Lou Ann Best stoops toward the water as she’s done for nearly 40 years. She holds a handle and skis in place behind a remote-controlled boat with one hand and releases Twiggy the water skiing squirrel into the water with the other. The squirrel, wearing a cape that doubles … Read more

The Shanklin Park pool was one of the few dry things left in Goshen, Indiana. The Elkhart River’s tiny span – totaling 48 miles in length – had swollen so large that it bisected the city. Residents kayaked across grocery store parking lots, rescue workers pulled people from their houses into boats, public officials declared … Read more

Between 12 and 1 p.m. on April 18, 2017, 69-year-old Tay Yong Kwang weaved through the crowd at Singapore’s Woodleigh MRT station carrying a bag of flour. As he walked, he dropped the white powder on the ground in 30-to-50-foot intervals inside the rapid transit bus and taxi station on Upper Serangoon Road. He and … Read more

In another era, these people might have made model train sets, perhaps in the image of real train tracks in a real town. But this isn’t that era. So the members of IndyLUG, a Lego club for adults, dream up other things. Samara Shackelton likes to create elves. Bill Bartley makes submarines. Scott Wright builds … Read more

Building and renting around The Fashion Mall has long been a luxury. Like a Brooks Brothers suit, it was once for an exclusive crowd: high-end retailers. During the last seven years, however, swanky hotels (Ironworks), luxury apartments (Quarry), and ostentatious offices (River North) have bought in – a total of $250 million in investments. So … Read more

Strategic Capital Partners No one can accuse SCP of thinking small. The local investment firm led by former Duke Realty execs bought Precedent Office Park with Philadelphia-based Rubenstein Partners in January for $132.7 million. The enormous property near 96th Street and Keystone Avenue included 19 buildings and a 38-acre lake, which they believe is underutilized. … Read more

Some malls would love to have Circle Centre’s problems. More Dawn of the Dead than designer labels, Lafayette Square and Washington Square seem destined to join the one-third of all such retail centers expected to close nationally in the next 10 years. Locals call the former “Lafayette Scare” because of its reputation for danger. Multiple … Read more