Spotlight

West Central Fire Protection District will welcome the public to its annual Public Safety Day on Saturday, September 27. The free, family-friendly event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. . . Read More

Since his first day as a volunteer firefighter in 1963, Ron Hamm has been an avid collector of all things fire-related. His first acquisition was a patch from the Huntertown station where he served. . . Read More

Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation invites the public to attend a presentation to reveal the design for the new Foster Park entrance. The design progression follows open house meetings in July of 2024 and public review of two different options in January . . . Read More

Journey Beside Mothers began in 2020 after Founder Julie Reece recognized an unmet need in the community. She shares, “While working as a nurse home visitor through Healthier Moms and Babies, we found that many mothers needed additional encouragement . . . Read More

The Little River Wetlands Project is inviting the community to celebrate one of nature’s most captivating stories at its annual Monarch Festival. The event will be held on Saturday, September 13, from 11 a.m. . . Read More

Turnstone Center, in partnership with World ParaVolley (WPV), Visit Fort Wayne, and the City of Fort Wayne, announced that Fort Wayne will host the 2025 WPV Sitting ParaVolley World Cup from October 12–18, 2025. . . Read More

Artist Jeremy Stroup hard at work creating the first crosswalk mural at South Wayne Ave. and Lexington Ave.Each side of the crosswalk will feature a bird and leaf design. Once complete, he will begin work on another nature inspired crosswalk mural at . . . Read More

The charm of the past meets modern design in Fort Wayne’s West Central Neighborhood on September 6 and 7, 2025, when the 43rd Annual West Central Home & Garden Tour and ArtsFest return for a weekend of history, art, and community. . . Read More

Fort Wayne residents will once again have the opportunity to discover the treasures of their city during the annual Be A Tourist in Your Own Hometown event, presented by Visit Fort Wayne. . . Read More

Anyone who wants to improve their neighborhoods and create a stronger sense of community in them can get help and direction next month. Fort Wayne is having its third annual Inspire Neighborhoods Conference, a free opportunity for all city residents . . . Read More

This summer, nearly 120 incoming kindergartners received a head start thanks to United Way of Allen County’s Kindergarten Countdown, a four-week program providing high-quality instruction with a focus on developing essential academic and social skills . . . Read More

More than 1,000 young athletes took part in the 27th annual Lifetime Sports Academy this summer at McMillen Park, building skills and confidence through 4,228 free lessons in golf, tennis, and swimming. . . Read More

Rev. Angelo Mante, Executive Director and Founder of Alive Community Outreach, has been awarded a Level III Certification from the University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, one of the highest recognitions offered in the . . . Read More

Eileen Eichhorn vividly recalls her first day on the job at Eichhorn Jewelry, located in the heart of downtown Decatur, as their logo proudly declares. “It was day one of Eichhorn Jewelry, August 5, 1965. . . Read More

Bluffton Road Bridge will be closed between Brooklyn Avenue and Broadway, 8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m., on August 7 and 8 while crews transport and set the bridge beams on the worksite. . . Read More

Twenty firefighters were welcomed to the Fort Wayne Fire Department in a recent graduation ceremony at the Public Safety Academy. Thirty-five percent of the FWFD’s 97th recruit class are in a group that is currently underrepresented within the FWFD, . . . Read More

For many of us, it’s Back to School season, but for the staff and volunteers at The Literacy Alliance (TLA), school is year-round. Founded in 1972, TLA is a nonprofit organization based in Fort Wayne that empowers adults through free literacy and . . . Read More

Waynedale needs to have stronger neighborhoods, according to some residents. About 75 people showed for the third Waynedale 2040 Neighborhood Plan summer input session on July 10. They told Fort Wayne officials that, among other improvements, they’d . . . Read More

In preparation for the upcoming school year, the Pontiac Street Market is once again hosting its popular Pack to School event on August 2, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. . . Read More

The Fort Wayne Lawn Bowls Club held a groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming construction of its lawn bowls bowling green on Wednesday, July 16 at its location at the Fort Wayne Curling Club – 3837 N. . . Read More

They say that many hands make light work. For the Wheeler family, it’s many bees make sweet work! When shopping for local honey in Northeast Indiana, you may have seen Wheeler’s Bees logo, adorned with a honeybee, the infamous beeswax hexagon, and . . . Read More

HEAL, a collaboration between Parkview Health and the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation, is thrilled to announce the opening of its 2025 HEAL Farm Market season with new, convenient locations, making fresh, nutritious food even more accessible . . . Read More