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81New spots
95New stories

● Checked Friday, September 4, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Gary

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 20 events, day by day →

Breakfast w the Birds

Sunday 9:30am · Paul H Douglas Center for Environmental Education

Rockology

Sunday 8pm · Lakeshore Camp Resort

Get Fit, HPL! Bingocize

Tuesday 10am · Hammond Public Library

Dragon’s Lair Heroscape Weekly League

Tuesday 5pm · Dragon's Lair Cards and Comics · Free

Open Mic - Comedy Night

Wednesday 7pm · Social Goat

New in Gary

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Cintas Uniform Services

Shopping

Workwear without the hassle: From shops to kitchens to field crews, Cintas Uniform Services handles the whole uniform routine with weekly pickup and drop-off, then returns everything clean and ready.

cintas.com ↗

Miller School Shops & Spaces

Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage

Hunt vintage, meet neighbors: Part creative hub, part treasure trove, Miller School Shops & Spaces packs the historic Miller Schoolhouse with local merchants selling art, vintage finds, clothing, antiques, homemade goodies, and even healing treatments.

millerschoolshops.com ↗

Samia pizza

Restaurants

More than pizza: Whether you're craving a jumbo 20-inch pie, saucy wings, a gyro platter, or even catfish with fries, Samia Pizza keeps it real with crowd-pleasing comfort food that hits the spot.

samiapizzamenu.com ↗

Gary’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Gary’s best →

Most read in Gary

The five stories Gary readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. ISP investigating deadly police shooting of armed security guard in Gary

    The Indiana State Police (ISP) is investigating a fatal police shooting of an armed security guard in Gary, Indiana, on Friday night.

    Full story at wrtv.com ↗

  2. Storm Relief Resources for Gary and Northwest Indiana - Capital B Gary

    Northwest Indiana residents are being provided free food, oxygen refills, cleaning assistance, and other support services at locations across the region recovering from the recent storm and widespread power outage.

    Full story at gary.capitalbnews.org ↗

  3. NIPSCO serves meals amid storm recovery efforts in northwest Indiana

    NIPSCO is helping the community recover after severe storms caused significant damage and lengthy power outages across northwest Indiana.

    Full story at wsbt.com ↗

  4. As Power is Restored in Gary, Residents Still Have Questions About Accountability – The Root

    For nearly two weeks, residents of Gary, Indiana, have been without electricity for nearly two hours due to a storm that knocked out electricity for over 370,000 customers.

    Full story at theroot.com ↗

  5. Gary residents still in the dark as power outage could drag for 2 weeks after last week's deadly storms

    Thousands of Gary, Indiana, residents may be left without power for two weeks following last week's deadly storms that left over 60% of its customers without power due to over 60%, according to the state's utility company NIPSCO.

    Full story at chicago.suntimes.com ↗

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