Round the Bend Now and Then

10/07/2025

Hey Douglas Elder, the building is looking great! Wow!

If anyone needs any graphic design work done, give DOJO Creative Creative a holler! They are the ones that created our logo!

10/02/2025

REAL TALK!

This Thursday, come participate in an important community conversation on housing stability featuring a panel of local experts on the front line, including Jason Critchlow - Portage TWP Trustee, at the St. Joseph County Library in downtown South Bend!

We are focusing the lens on how providers, advocates, and community partners can work together to protect housing stability for families while discussing practical tools, resources, and strategies to strengthen our social safety net.

📅 Date: Thursday, Oct. 2
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: Leighton Auditorium at the St. Joseph County Library, 304 S. Main Street.

09/26/2025

09/26/2025

Stop by Cj's Pub of South Bend IN!

One more day until Irish Football!!! Get game day ready with a Philly Steak Sandwich w/Fries for only $8.99!

Don't forget you only have two days left to try the September Burger of the Month!
See you at 11🎉

09/26/2025

So cool!

Wocka wocka! After 18 months, Fozzie’s iconic 1951 Studebaker Commander has made its glorious return to the Studebaker National Museum.

A Bear’s Natural Habitat: The Return of Fozzie’s Studebaker opens TODAY and is on display through February 9, 2026, you can see it up close in the Carmichael Bullet Nose Gallery.

Learn about how Jim Henson’s team transformed it for The Muppet Movie, go behind the scenes of its stunning restoration by Razorfly Studios, inc., and dive into the car’s fascinating journey from production to the big screen.

09/26/2025

Portage Township - St. Joseph County continues to serve our community!

09/25/2025

Welcome to our little corner in Mishawaka. Did you know we have 3 rooms, a hallway, and an
outdoor patio to shop?

09/24/2025

Many many congrats Jason! What a fabulous honor!!! You and your team are an amazing asset to our community! Be proud!

We are proud to be a partner of the Portage Township - St. Joseph County!

09/24/2025

Anyone know of anyone who knows a guy who knows a guy?

Holler at the Yellow Cat Cafe!

They’re a GREAT small business in our area! Their food and service are amazing!!!!!!! 🥓 🍳

09/17/2025

Folks are already reaching out loving the episode! Many many generations grew up in this neighborhood. And if you didn’t, the history is still amazing!

🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨

Hooligan Heights is a 120 year old Mishawaka neighborhood that has an amazing history!

In this episode, I meet with local historian Susanna Ernst. She wrote a wonderful article titled “Hooligan Heights: Mishawaka’s Wild West.” We discuss her article as she shares the story behind the neighborhood’s history.

As you’ll learn, its history is multi-layered and, in my opinion, Susanna’s words in her article’s introduction sums it up:

“While the area is often overlooked in discussions of Mishawaka history, its tumultuous past was a microcosm of what was infamously happening in residential areas throughout the United States in the 1920s-1960s. Hooligan Heights’ history of restrictive covenants, federal housing policy, and subsequent urban renewal tells the tale of Mishawaka’s Wild West.”

Learn ALL about a Mishawaka’s Hooligan Heights neighborhood - links in the comments below. ⬇️

Decal courtesy of InRugCo

09/15/2025

🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨

Hooligan Heights is a 120 year old Mishawaka neighborhood that has an amazing history!

In this episode, I meet with local historian Susanna Ernst. She wrote a wonderful article titled “Hooligan Heights: Mishawaka’s Wild West.” We discuss her article as she shares the story behind the neighborhood’s history.

As you’ll learn, its history is multi-layered and, in my opinion, Susanna’s words in her article’s introduction sums it up:

“While the area is often overlooked in discussions of Mishawaka history, its tumultuous past was a microcosm of what was infamously happening in residential areas throughout the United States in the 1920s-1960s. Hooligan Heights’ history of restrictive covenants, federal housing policy, and subsequent urban renewal tells the tale of Mishawaka’s Wild West.”

Learn ALL about a Mishawaka’s Hooligan Heights neighborhood - links in the comments below. ⬇️

Decal courtesy of InRugCo