Lu Ella “Lu” Morrow Webster has spent a lifetime strengthening the South Bend community she calls home. A lifelong resident of the Northeast Neighborhood, she has become one of its most trusted advocates, bringing neighbors, organizations, and institutions together to create lasting change.

Dozens of Northeast Neighborhood residents and Robinson Community Learning Center families celebrated the start of the academic year with a cookout at Kelly Park on Friday. Notre Dame cheerleaders helped serve food at the NENC's Back to School Picnic.

The NNRO will host a Fall Health Fair in the parking lot of Innovation Park, 1400 E. Angela Blvd., on Saturday, October 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. NNRO funding partners, Oaklawn and IHC (Indiana Health Centers), and other agencies will offer health screenings, including for cancer and behavioral health.

The Northeast and East Bank neighborhoods share a long history of authentic Italian cuisine. The area was once known as South Bend’s Little Italy. The newest Italian restaurant is Osteria Amici and the restauranteur behind the concept grew up in the 46617 zip code. 

You may know Terry Meehan as the owner of Fiddler's Hearth downtown. What you may not know is he's also a local history buff. Hiding in plain sight among the memorabilia at Fiddler's is a photo of his great-great-grandfather, Joseph Turnock, for whom Turnock Street is named.

Lisa and Felicia Caponigri grew up in Harter Heights, a neighborhood within the larger Northeast Neighborhood. Their extended family has lived in various houses here since the late 1950s. The mother and daughter take us for a stroll down memory lane—or rather down Napoleon, Pokagon, Peashway ...  

Dozens of parents and guardians brought children to the NNRO’s Back to School Health Fair, held at Kelly Park. More than 200 clear backpacks, filled with school supplies, were distributed during the first hour of the event.

On Saturday, August 22, Olivet AME Church and Sunnyside Presbyterian Church co-hosted the annual South Bend Coalition (SBC) 5K Peace Run, Walk, or Stroll in the Northeast Neighborhood.

Olivet AME Church will serve up Strawberry Shortcakes and Brownie Delights as a fundraiser on Saturday, September 19, from noon until 5 p.m., at Quigley Park outside Historic Firehouse No. 7.

The annual Back to School Picnic will be held in Kelly Park, 750 Howard Street, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. There will be free food, attractions, music, and games.

NNRO funding partners Indiana Health Centers and Oaklawn will host a Back to School Health Fair today, August 14, from 1 to 4 p.m. IHC will provide well child checks and sports physicals, as well as lab tests and referrals, from their mobile health clinic.

Heidi Beidinger, the newly appointed 4th district representative, will host a town hall meeting on Wednesday, August 19, at 5 p.m. about a proposed ordinance regulating short term rentals.

The city of South Bend’s Office of Sustainability wants home owners to know about the Indiana Energy Saver Program.