Calvin Davis

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Rayonna Burton-Jernigan |Calvin Davis

Robert Buggs stood alone amid a sea of applause. Clad in a baby-blue fedora and matching sport coat, he was the only person to rise in the county Government Center’s second-floor chamber as the Lake County Board of Commissioners named Gary the new convention center site. “I’m very ecstatic about it, because now’s the time for Gary,” he stated after hearing the announcement.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jenae Barnes |Calvin Davis

Gary City Hall was filled with residents Tuesday evening, as Common Council members voted to approve a controversial new construction project that would rezone the area of the former Beckman Middle School.