As any coffee-addicted college student knows, the Brew is a happening place. But it was more than just a hot drink that led over 130 customers to downtown Goshen’s coffee shop this past Sunday. They were there for the curry. Thushan Hemachandra and his girlfriend, Jill Stoltzfus, were the chefs behind the counter, cooking up plates of jasmine rice, chicken tikka masala, potato curry and eggplant curry. For a little over eight dollars, customers could choose between three large-plate options of Sri Lankan or Indian food. Lines stretched almost to the door, with some patrons waiting for half an hour...

By Kate Stoltzfus • September 28, 2011 • Features

The Pumpkinvine Nature Trail has a new completed section, which connects Middlebury to Shipshewana. Bikers, runners or walkers will now be able to travel 17 miles to Shipshewana, nearly all of that on finished trail. The new section, which was engineered and constructed by DLZ Indiana, LLC, and Walsh & Kelly, Inc, spans six miles and nearly doubles the length of the developed portions of the trail. This is the longest section of the trail that has been completed at one time. Only a few more sections of the Pumpkinvine have yet to be completed, and are slated to be...

By Chenoa Mitchell • September 21, 2011 • Features

To engage new students in campus activities, Goshen College has traditionally held a “Club Day”  to showcase various campus-sponsored groups. This Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Union will be home to a diverse venue of clubs ranging from Goshen Student Women’s Association to Arabic Middle Eastern Club to Entrepreneurship Club and, this year, both parties running in the election for mayor of Goshen. Bill Born, vice president for student life, joined Student Senate to organize and register groups for participation. Born hopes the event will jumpstart student involvement. “I hope students recognize that they are welcome to...

By Liz Core • September 11, 2011 • News

Next week has been designated as a "Week of Compassion" in the city of Goshen.  Beginning Monday, Nov. 1 and continuing through Sunday, Nov. 7, local organizations The Window and The Center for Healing and Hope will be raising awareness for the needs of struggling families here in Goshen.  As of 2006, the poverty rate in Goshen was 13.2 percent, which would include 4,300 people.  One quarter of those people are children. According to the event's website, "The focus of the week is to raise the community's awareness of the needs of many of our neighbors.  The city of Goshen...

By Josh Delp • October 27, 2010 • News

Goshen College is launching a local chapter of a national music program called “Music Together,” a curriculum designed for young children and their parents. The program has the potential to move beyond the GC campus and out into the community. This new program provides opportunities to strengthen family bonds, learn new life skills through musical instruments and songs, and enrich children’s vocabulary at an early age. Brian Wiebe, director of GC’s music center, and Deb Kauffman, director of Community School of the Arts, have brought this new, research-based program to the Goshen College campus and community. The goal is to...

By Yolo Perez • November 18, 2009 • Features

Goshen College students have a reputation of being avid bikers. But what happens when biking isn’t possible? What if it’s raining, or you need to transport bags of groceries? What do you do if you don’t have a car? The Elkhart-Goshen Interurban Trolley is one solution, and can now take you even further than Goshen or Elkhart. According to the Interurban Trolley website, “The Trolley provides easy, affordable public transit along the corridors connecting Elkhart and Goshen and major points in between these two cities.” The trolley stops right by campus on College Ave. in between 8th and 9th streets,...

By Marlys Weaver • September 23, 2009 • Features

Over 500 people gathered in the auditorium of Goshen High School last Tuesday for a city council meeting about the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity as a protected civil right.  After the six-hour meeting, filled with nearly 150 people speaking to the council, the city council voted 4-3 against the petition. Race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin and ancestry are already protected civil rights in Goshen. According to the petition, there is currently no federal, state, or local law making it illegal to discriminate based on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity in cases of employment...

By Alysha Landis • September 9, 2009 • News

The city of Goshen is full of artists and performers whose talents will be showcased this weekend through the March First Friday theme of Goshen Arts Festival. Whether you prefer visual art, music or theater, there are a variety of options to suit any taste. The Minor Profits and Grooveside, both local bands, will perform from 6-9 p.m. at the Goshen Theater. Those looking for a more interactive night of music can attend swing dance lessons given by the Goshen College Swing Club from 7-8 p.m. at the Spohn Ballroom at 109 E. Clinton St. Lessons will be followed by...

By Ben Noll • March 4, 2009 • Arts

Friday marks the monthly downtown Goshen First Fridays event. The main activities will be movies and Valentine’s Day specials under the theme “Goshen is 4 Lovers.” Several films will be shown nonstop from 5 – 6:30 p.m. in the Goshen Theater. Two will be independent films: Skateboarder Romance by Taylor Wogoman, about a skater who is late for a date with his girlfriend; and Tanked by Richard Keel, about a man struggling with life after his infant son dies, and life seems to be “tanked.” Following the two films, Kung Fu Panda will show at 7 p.m. All films are...

By Elizabeth Beachy • February 4, 2009 • Arts

Laura Gouin is majorly involved in the cornerstones of Goshen's local theatre scene, including New World Arts and Center Stage Academy. Photo provided by Laura Gouin. Laura Gouin has acted in a movie with Mel Gibson and is one of very few Goshen residents to be listed on the Internet Movie Database, but before she ever walked on a stage, she was tripping over everything. “The only reason actually I’m in theater is because I’m clumsy,” Gouin said. “I mean, that’s really the reason. I used to trip on threads of the carpet, fall up stairs, run into walls. My...

By Marlys Weaver • January 28, 2009 • Features