All winter with at least one inch of snow, check out our free cross country skies, boots and poles or snowshoes to enjoy the winter happenings in Miller Woods. Warm up inside with coffee or hot chocolate while watching a national park nature movie or enjoying the Douglas Center hands on exhibits. Through March 1, […]

All Gary schools will be closed tomorrow February 2 due to weather.

Due to cold temperatures,  Gary schools will be closed tomorrow, January 7. Students, teachers and staff are excused however, administrators are expected to report to work. Please share this information with friends and family if relevant.

Beginning Oct. 1, 2014, the Gary Youth Services Bureau will be offering an array of services to many students within the Gary community through its after school programs. Various program activities will take place at four park locations throughout the community, including Washington, Brunswick, Ironwood and YSB Underground, Monday through Friday. The program will be […]

A free program offering classes to young adults ages 17 - 24 who want to earn their diploma is starting our new cycle. There is still time to join but space is limited. If you want to earn your diploma, get certified in carpentry and earn money for college feel free to come join. For […]

Program assists students with disabilities, low income The Indiana University Northwest TRIO Student Support Services Office will honor program participants and the National 50th Anniversary of the TRIO program during its Inaugural Fall Kickoff Event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 5 in Hawthorn Hall, Room 221.   The campus and community are invited […]

353 Tyler Street, Gary Saturday August 9, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  Drawing at 3:00 p.m. Free food and Refreshments provided. Bounce House, Face Painting, Clowns, Snow Cones, Cotton Candy, Back to School Raffle… Prizes are electronic tablets, ear buds, flash drives, head phones, calculators and more.  

The City of Gary, Indiana would like to cordially invite you to the First Friday Family Night for the monthly Drive-In Theatre on the lake at Marquette Park. The featured film will be “X-Men Action/Adventure (PG-13) co-starring Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry. The movie is about an Academy for mutants that have superpowers battling between […]

The Gary Youth Services Bureau is excited to announce that beginning Monday September 29, 2014 there will be something for youth in Gary to do year round.   Director Ken Patrick Barry in partnership with the Superintendent of Public Parks Lori Latham has created multi-site out of school time programs for youth ages 4 to […]

Earlier this week, Gary native Amber McKinstry received notification that she had been selected to receive the Shawn Carter Scholarship. McKinstry was selected amongst a competitive and compelling nationwide pool of applicants as a Shawn Carter Scholar for the 2014-2015 academic year.  She will receive a $1500 scholarship award from the Shawn Carter Foundation.  This […]