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The Literacy Alliance is hosting Laughs for Literacy on September 20, 2024, at the Baker Street Centre, with emcee Alyssa Ivanson and comedians Cyrus Steele and Dan Brown. This event supports programs for adult education and K-3 reading proficiency, aiming to break cycles of illiteracy and poverty in the community. Tickets are $75.

Bridging Worlds, a Fort Wayne based cross-cultural arts and education organization, is excited to announce its live 2024 International Concert

Lightning strikes are dangerous when they hit a structure resulting in a fire, or electrocution if they hit a person.

It’s certainly not something celebrated annually but the month of August is remembered for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, an

August 13 will mark the 48th annual celebration of International Lefthanders Day. First celebrated two months and 9 days after

An umbrella, as well as a parasol, is a folding canopy supported by wooden or metal ribs that is usually

Recently, on the way to Indiana Beach with my brother Richard, we got to talk about how we’d like our

Remarkedly, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, the only two signatories of the Declaration of Independence later to serve as presidents

A crayon is a stick of pigmented wax used for writing or drawing. Wax crayons differ from pastels which use

On May 20, Samuel “Sam” Butcher, the creator of Precious Moments died. Butcher loved to draw from a young age,

Several years ago, when there was a boom in books and movies celebrating Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, LaVar Burton read the

Flag Day, June 14, is a celebration of the American flag occurring each year on the anniversary of the flag’s

The words ‘rocking chair’ appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1787. Benjamin Franklin was credited with the invention in

For all of the games we saw, and those we missed.Our secret crushes, and those we kissed.For the good times

If we delve into the past, the interjections: “Mayday!” and May Day have interesting origins as well as long and

When I went to Wayne High School in its very early years (Sept. 1972- May 1975), Nancy Keller Mack was

Overalls were originally essential workwear intended to be worn over the wearer’s clothes. The design of overalls is a bib

A filmmaker originally from Ft. Wayne, Cory Krueckeberg makes his Cinema Center debut later this month with the musical romance

A submitted poem by area resident Doug Bohs. When the Earth was still youngAnd could spin without formIt was struck

How did early builders ensure the structures they were erecting were plumb vertically and horizontally? The principle they had observed

Despite being born with a disability in both arms, Ryan Niemiller, the self-proclaimed “Cripple Threat of Comedy” who finished 3rd

On March 16, the third Saturday of March, quilters will once again be celebrating their special day. The National Quilt

Critics write articles about the death of the romantic comedy so often that the argument has become a trope much

The idiom “time will tell” means that the truth or correctness of something will only be established at some time

Do you wonder about the history of women’s undergarments? From the time of our origins until the 1500s, NO underwear

Washington Did Not Cut Down A Cherry Tree! According to Author Sarah Pruitt, when it comes to mythic American figures,

Our vacuum cleaner, literally, was not up to snuff and didn’t seem to be sucking up dust and dirt like

Sometimes as a business owner, I need to go the extra mile for my customers. Sometimes it’s a small gesture

Do you ever watch a heavy, emotional movie and need something silly to counter how you feel when the credits