“It’s been an enormous amount of work and planning, however, being this close to launching this restaurant, we find that we’re most excited to finally have a great team of people ready to serve a great community of people,” owner Adam Robertson said.

A must for game night, this game is sure to get the whole family off their phones and even laughing together — an extra bonus. Appropriate for ages 10 and up, it’s packed with new and classic questions that will get your group talking, with prompts like "What is something you only need one of?" and "What is your most useless talent?" Hours of meme-free fun will ensue.

The specialty popcorn shop, which carries more than 250 flavors like Sea Salt & Cracked Pepper, Pistachio and Pralines & Cream, opened its second location at 8329 Wicker Ave. in the Lake Central Plaza across from the sprawling Lake Central High School in St. John. A ribbon-cutting will take place at 2 p.m. Monday, and there will be popcorn.

Fans of Vietnamese street food will soon have another place to slurp the savory noodle soup pho when a California-based chain opens soon just north of downtown Crown Point.

Research objectives To study and analyze the global Painting Machines consumption (value & volume) by key regions/countries, product type and application, history data from 2014 to 2018, and forecast to 2024. To understand the structure of Painting Machines market by identifying its various subsegments. Focuses on the key global Painting Machines manufacturers, to define, describe and analyze the sales volume, value, market share, market competition landscape, SWOT analysis and development plans in next few years. To analyze the Painting Machines with respect to individual growth trends, future prospects, and their contribution to the total market. To share detailed information about the key factors influencing the growth of the market (growth potential, opportunities, drivers, industry-specific challenges and risks). To project the consumption of Painting Machines submarkets, with respect to key regions (along with their respective key countries). To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market. To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their growth strategies.

The restaurant at 5654 Indianapolis Blvd. serves up an array of traditional Mexican foods such as molettes, quesadillas, enchiladas, burritos and tacos that are served with rice and beans. Menudo soup is available on weekends, if you’re wondering how authentic it is.

"It will debut a new menu that’s coming out nationally," Lane said. "It has new steaks, new burgers and new sauces for our wings. It’s highly elevated, more than the burgers and wings we’re known for and that are award-winning."

"We gutted it and put in new carpet, tile, floors and booths," Champagne said. "We redid every booth, every chair in the place. We got granite and stainless steel in the kitchen. Everything back there is new." 

The distillery will be located in a small building in the same business plaza as John’s Paint & Glass and Merlin’s Insulation. Robin Hed is also an elementary school secretary; her husband works remotely for Detroit-based Brooks Utility Products.

The Crown Point car wash is largely built-out and expects to open in a matter of weeks, in the busy season where many people try to get the road salt washed off their cars. It has a 140-foot tunnel and 20 vacuums. Mahmoud has talked with his banker about building 10 of them across Northwest Indiana and hopes to eventually take the brand national. The next one will be in St. John, and then he’ll look at Illinois locations.

"The cupcakes will be in little cake boxes and will be packaged to go home," Stover said. "There will also be drinks. We want it to be a hangout place for families. We’ll have the kid’s area and things like yoga."

The spacious, comfortable and quiet cabin is complemented by plenty of standard tech. The Niro is equipped right out of the gates with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on a 7-inch touchscreen. Satellite radio and a six-speaker stereo also come standard. In fully stocked Touring trim, you get an 8-inch touchscreen with embedded navigation that’s simple to use though Kia’s voice-command system. The Touring also bundles an eight-speaker Harman Kardon premium audio system, HD radio and wireless phone charging.