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Railroad crossing repairs will lead to road closures in Valparaiso. Roosevelt Road will be closed at the CN railroad crossing Wednesday through Friday, weather permitting.
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Upgrades to Valparaiso's "Barrel District" are nearing completion. Valparaiso Development Director George Douglas told the city council Monday that Journeyman Distillery expects to take control of its property from its contractor by mid-September.
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Plans to turn Valparaiso's former Boys & Girls Club into a boutique hotel have taken another step forward. The city council Monday adopted a planned unit development ordinance for the future Grand Gardner Hotel.
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Plans to turn Valparaiso's former Boys & Girls Club into a boutique hotel are moving forward, but parking remains a concern for city council members. The city council is considering a planned unit development ordinance for the Grand Gardner Hotel. The project would re-purpose the 1899 Gardner School that for decades housed the Boys & Girls Club into a 58-room hotel, restaurant and banquet hall.
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Valparaiso residents with substance use disorder could soon get more help finding treatment.
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The Valparaiso City Council has so far declined to speak out against gun violence, and one council member feels the little discussion that has taken place hasn't been fully recorded in the meeting minutes.
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Valpo Parks' assistant director is moving up to the top job. The city says Kevin Nuppnau will take over as Valpo Parks director, when John Seibert retires July 1.
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The completion of a Valparaiso medical building that's sat unfinished for years remains held up by legal challenges. City Attorney Patrick Lyp says work on the building at 1425 Glendale began in 2018 but largely ground to a halt by 2021, when the developer didn't pay its subcontractors. Another challenge is that the site's former owner, Porter Hospital, didn't want it to be used for medical purposes.
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Valparaiso's longtime parks director will soon be stepping down. John Seibert has announced he plans to retire this summer, after 34 years with the city.
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The city of Valparaiso continues to grow. About 26 acres owned by Franciscan Alliance were annexed by the city council Monday.