Original Leisure & Entertainment

Welcome to 2022. Let’s catch up on some of the buzziest movies that were released over the holidays, many of which, perhaps as a sign of the times, were grim, even when trying to be funny. ... Read more

Christmastide officially ended on January 6th. This was the date Christmas was celebrated on until the change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar pushed the date back twelve days to Dec. 25. ... Read more

16-year-old filmmaker Morgan Gullett, and 19-year-old, pop-country singer and songwriter Lauren Gottshall will release their new music video “Easy For Me” on December 10 to anxious fans. ... Read more

Leaders from Arts United and several Northeast Indiana arts organizations were joined by elected officials and business leaders at an event to provide an exclusive look at how community support and investment Arts United is seeking will ... Read more

In an update to our program schedule for this holiday season, PBS Fort Wayne is proud to announce that this Christmas, the Crawleys are returning home—to Masterpiece. ... Read more

My wife, Donna, wants each of her children and grandchildren to have a beautiful, warm quilt. Over the years, she has made sure our children had one for their bed, one for college, one for their wedding, and one for other times when they needed ... Read more

If Stove Top stuffing made an appearance at your Thanksgiving dinner, you can thank a Purdue University alumna. ... Read more

If you read my last article, you are aware that I recently became a first-time grandmother. Eldon James Eubank entered this world at 4:24 p.m. on Nov. 3. As we enter December you may be reflecting on the impending birth of the Christ Child and the ... Read more

Two girls sat next to each other on the first day of my class. They didn’t know each other, and their differences were stark. Melanie was drop-dead gorgeous. She had blond hair and blue eyes, her hair was styled perfectly, and her clothes were ... Read more

According to The New Yorker, one of the most popular Thanksgiving-related myths in American history is the notion that Benjamin Franklin preferred the turkey as the national symbol of the United States, over the bald eagle. Is there any truth ... Read more

Especially in the fall and winter, my go-to genre is mystery and suspense, with a little horror sprinkled in until the Christmas movies start to stream. We all have our comforts, but I found myself in a bit of a rut and decided it was time to branch ... Read more

In collaboration with Artist/ Mother Podcast, Artlink is pleased to host Painting at Night, a group exhibition that was juried by Melanie Cooper Pennington and open internationally to artists identifying as mothers or lifelong caregivers. ... Read more

As you are reading this article, I could very well be cuddling my first grandchild as my son Robert and wife Kimberly expect to welcome their son into the world in late October or early November. ... Read more

The complete invocation reads: “From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties and other things that go bump in the night, Good Lord deliver us.” ... Read more

It was late October, and Butch and Buster, my two friends, had come to visit after school. They weren’t farm boys. They had grown up in the backwoods of a state further east, so when it came to cattle, they might as well have grown up in the city. They ... Read more

By now Halloween is well underway: Some homes are already fully decked out for the big night, the candy is on sale and the pumpkins are waiting to be carved into all sorts of artistic, clever, funny and spooky Jack O’ Lanterns. The Jack O’ Lantern ... Read more

I cannot remember a time when I did not enjoy reading. Being from the generation that grew up and lost teeth with the basal readers regarding the lives of Sally, Dick, and Jane, I may have read about Spot’s running, but I looked forward to knowing ... Read more

Last week some of us celebrated Grandparents’ Day by doing something special for and with our grandparents or adopted grandparents. And that is fantastic! See, many, many of these AARP card carriers set the pace, lay the groundwork and help ... Read more

I was an offensive guard on my high school football team. We had a good line, and we worked hard and practiced hard. Our running backs were incredibly talented, but they often didn’t practice to their full potential because of their talent. Johnson, ... Read more

It was great to once again be on the grounds of the Maumee Valley Antique Steam & Gas Association Show. After a year’s hiatus due to Covid-19, the show was back with its demonstrations, concerts, sweet corn-on-the cob, the flea market and ... Read more

To misquote Perry Como:“Catch a ringing phone and put it in your pocketjust let it fade awayCatch a ringing phone and put it in your pocket Save it for a rainy day.” ... Read more

Alice loved the chickens. It was her job to gather the eggs each day, and though the family didn’t have names for the chickens, she secretly did and knew each one. She became familiar with the most common nesting places and was good at finding the ... Read more

By all accounts from the hospital staff, Bart had died. He had been in a wreck, and when the emergency crew arrived on the scene, he barely had a pulse. Bart was life-flighted to the nearest regional hospital, and the nurses and doctors did everything ... Read more

When I attended the 2021 Celebration at the Quilter’s Hall of Fame in Marion, Indiana I had every intention of interviewing Marti Michell, this year’s inductee into the Quilter’s Hall of Fame. Since The Celebration was cancelled last year, ... Read more