Mustang Mentality Anthony Christopher

The last one on one conversation for the season is no time to shy away from a controversial topic so I attack it head on sitting down with Mitch from "For the Love of Munster".
No name calling, no insults just a conversation breaking down legitimate concerns on the Ridge Road project.
Mitch has decades of experience on trails, grants and funding among other things in relation to community development so as a resident, business owner and stakeholder on the original Streetscape plan I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation.
Without a doubt we both want improvements in this area of town as does all members of the town council. So what do those improvements look like- New light poles? New planters? Lane reduction? Some of that or none of that- Time will tell.
No matter what you opinion is on the matter you deserve your voice to be heard and your concerns to be considered.
This is not a simple subject and can quickly lead to a breakdown in constructive conversations but this is something that will affect Munster not only now but also for future generations.
It needs to be discussed at length through various channels so i'm happy to keep the conversation going with people like Mitch even though we aren't fully in agreeance.
To get more information about For the Love of Munster join them for their next cleanup event on Saturday May 25th.
I will be having one more round table discussion before taking a summer break with the show-and as always those are open to everyone so come have your voice heard.
Top Tier Nutrition- June 2nd at 1PM

With only 3 episodes lefts of season 1 I sit down with one half of the dynamic duo taking NWI by storm. Hear the story about how the Barnes got started in the Doughnut business and what it’s like opening in various locations around the state. Wes and I are both happy to be a part of a new small business committee through the Chamber of Commerce in town, we have also met with town staff in regard to making business code more streamlined and friendly for new and existing businesses. Wes was kind enough to make time to meet just as their Crown Point location is getting underway so I want to thank him for that and wish them well on their newest location.

In a follow up episode from our December conversation Katie and I discuss what’s changed over at the Chamber since her becoming Chairman. We talk about the new committees, events and real focus on small businesses in Munster. This time around we are also joined by Karen who has been with the chamber for over a decade of service, Karen gives us some insight on the mechanics of the chamber and information on exciting upcoming events such as the “Shop Small Crawl” this Saturday from 10am-2pm so be sure to listen for details!

This months recap of our previous speakers and a peek at what’s upcoming! The round table discussions are open at anyone that would like to attend. It gives an opportunity to raise questions, concerns and feedback with previous guests and have input on what you would like to see from the show in the future. Thank you to all that attended!

Members of the Choice Community Council- Officer Ghrist and Connie Karras stop by Top Tier and fill us in with information on past and an exciting upcoming project. This group is another great example of volunteerism in Munster. The Choice Community Council, founded in 1994 through the Munster Police Department and whose mission is drug, gang, crime, and violence prevention in Munster. For more information, please contact the Munster Police Department's Community Oriented Policing Unit at 219-836-6639.

Last week I had the pleasure and glowing experience of sitting down with two of the three Co-Owners of one of Munsters bright new businesses JEM MedSpa.

What exactly is a MedSpa? Well that's where our conversation begins. It was enlightening to find out how many services and experiences are offered at this true JEM in the middle of Centennial Village.

If you are unaware this is the third location for them so of course we discuss what it's like doing business in Munster compared to other communities(Orland Park, Elmhurst).

Being a Munster native Dr. Galante is looking forward to growing communication and cooperation between Town, Chamber and Businesses so this made for a perfect episode of Mustang Mentality.

As you know that's what this is all about-

Fostering understanding through the easy and the hard conversations, building upon the community but not being naive to needed improvements.