Culver Citizen

If these walls could talk: 200 E. Washington

January 30, 2013

It was noted in the last installment of our ongoing series of virtual "walks" through the history of notable buildings in Culver, that we're all but finished strolling around the downtown area. There are, however, a handful of properties well known to most readers whose histories ought to be included in our series.

One of these has particular significance to your local newspaper, which we'll explain shortly.

Nationally touring ‘Blues Brothers’ will visit Culver Feb. 4

January 27, 2013

Culver Academies' Huffington Concert Series continues Monday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. with The Official Blues Brothers Revue, a nationally touring concert experience which integrates the humor and songs from the original "Blues Brothers" film and subsequent albums.

If these walls could talk: the Jefferson Street ice house

January 23, 2013

It's been several weeks since the last entry in our series of "virtual" visits to various buildings in Culver, though we're still in the general downtown area. We've traveled east on Jefferson Street to its end at the shore of Lake Maxinkuckee (not bothering, though, to cross the railroad tracks just west of the shoreline) and now we're just about done with the street entirely.

If you headed to today's location nowadays, you'd be standing on Culver Cove property; but for several decades in the early 20th century, its most notable use was as part of the Medbourn ice house.

Culver Beer Fest given tentative O.K. by council

January 18, 2013

Culver's town council last week greenlighted a new beer festival in Culver, pending approval from the park board, after lengthy discussion from council members and the audience.

The council, which was technically reorganized but retained Sally Ricciardi as president and Ginny Munroe as vice president,
Tammy Pesek, of the Evil Czech Brewery in Culver, who was accompanied by husband George and brewery general manager Shawn Erikson, said the notion for the festival began last September, when Culver's wine festival took place.