Spotlight

GFL Environmental USA has received the necessary approvals to become the City of Fort Wayne’s garbage and recycling hauler effective July 1. ... Read more

Fort Wayne Community Schools has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education for the third consecutive year. Now in its 23rd year, the ... Read more

The Memorial Day holiday is fast approaching and that means Waynedale streets will soon be filled with revelers, police cars, fire trucks, and marching bands.Sponsored by, and created by local veterans’ organizations AmVets and Veterans ... Read more

Even though it’s considered the unofficial beginning of summer, I would like to focus on the principal purpose of Memorial Day as a day of national mourning. Americans are asked to fly the flag at half-staff from sunrise until noon to commemorate ... Read more

In celebration of their official listing on the National Register of Historic Places, the Harrison Hill Neighborhood Association will host a Home & Garden Tour on Saturday, June 11th from 10am to 4pm. “Our last Home Tour in 2015 was a 100-year-old ... Read more

The DNR Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology (DHPA) plans to award 15 federal Historic Preservation Fund grants totaling more than $575,000 for historic preservation and archaeology projects in Indiana communities. In ... Read more

More than a dozen people representing the Broadview Terrace addition gathered for a neighborhood cleanup April 30, 2022. The event coincided with the Great American Cleanup Day sponsored by the City of Fort Wayne. The team picked up trash ... Read more

The History Center presents Miami Indian Heritage Days, beginning Saturday, May 7 at the Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. Learn about the lasting heritage of the Miami and other regional Native American groups. ... Read more

Burlington Stores in partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org is donating $5,000 towards school supplies to Fort Wayne Community Schools’ Indian Village Elementary School in celebration of its new store now open in Fort Wayne at Jefferson ... Read more

A Fort Wayne agency has crafted a new tool to help residents learn more about their historic neighborhood. ... Read more

Mayor Tom Henry welcomed the Fort Wayne Fire Department’s newest recruit class to their first day of training at the Public Safety Academy. There are 24 recruits in the class. Nearly sixty percent of the FWFD’s 94th recruit class are in a minority ... Read more

According to new property managers, there will once again be a Do It Best hardware store in Waynedale where Umbers Hardware once was. The new owners anticipate the store will likely open sometime in July after renovations to the building. The ... Read more

The remains of Marine Corps Capt. Matthew J. Tomkiewicz returned to Fort Wayne Indiana April 2, 2022. ... Read more

We were pleased to have Mr. Don Wyss come and speak to us, as a local farmer and proud member of a farming family (as well as a vast agricultural community), about the importance of knowing where our food comes from and how farming is different across ... Read more

If you drive by the corner of Lower Huntington Road and Airport Expressway on any given Thursday evening, you will see a long line of cars waiting for the doors to open at the Avalon Food Pantry. Celebrating its 27th year serving the people of Waynedale ... Read more

Nestled on the southwest side of Fort Wayne on Yohne Rd exists a 605-acre park where you may find yourself amongst hundreds of unique plants, animals, and scenery. Fox Island is the largest contiguous forest in Allen County making it a special ... Read more

Driving in either direction along Lower Huntington Road, between Bluffton Road and the Airport Express Way, you will see the newly installed signs honoring Private First Class (PFC) Dennis Morrell. PFC Morrell, born on Sept. 2, 1946, lived ... Read more

The peregrine falcon nest atop Fort Wayne’s tallest building has new additions. ... Read more

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana (BBBSNEI) is proud to announce its two winning nominations for the networks’ State Big of the Year awards. The two winning volunteers are Terry Milton for his match with his Little Brother Carson, ... Read more

On Tuesday, March 15th, homeschool students, community volunteers, and parent educators gathered to make donuts in a production line, construct cities, design fast food franchises, and develop ideas for products and businesses. This ... Read more

The Veterans National Memorial Shrine & Museum located at 2122 O’Day Road, has announced that it will pay tribute to all Vietnam Era Veterans from 11am to 5pm on Saturday March 26th. This “Welcome Home” event features a FREE Gift of gratitude ... Read more