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HISTORY

Alexis Coquillard: Founder of South Bend

The legend tells that Alexis Coquillard founded South Bend, and the legend is not wrong.

He also went broke, lost his land, and helped remove the Potawatomi who made him rich in the first place. The legend usually leaves that part out.

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SPORTS
PODCAST

Who Was Notre Dame's First Head Football Coach?

The official records say that James Morrison was Notre Dame's first head football coach. There's another answer outside those records, and it might be a name you already know.

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LOCAL FIGURE

Stockroom East: The Rock Club Behind the Dry Cleaner

Kirby Sprouls visits Stockroom East, the South Bend concert venue that's hosted more than 100 shows in the past four years, featuring national, regional, and local acts.

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