Spotlight

From familiar scenic landscapes to depictions of native wildlife, artists installed large-scale murals as part of Make It Your Own Mural Fest, in each of Northeast Indiana’s 11 counties. Murals were completed around Friday, Sept. 18. ... Read more

The City of Fort Wayne announced the new date for this year’s fireworks show at Indiana Michigan Power Center in downtown Fort Wayne. The special event will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, the eve of Veterans Day. ... Read more

My name is Preston Steele, and I am working on my Eagle Scout project in which I would like to build a pavilion at the Law enforcement shooting range which is used by Wells County law enforcement as well as probation and community corrections. ... Read more

On September 2nd, The Waynedale News celebrated its 88th year in print! Usually, we don’t make much of the historic newspaper’s birthday, but given the current circumstances of the shut down and economic downturn, this has to be its most trying ... Read more

Organizers say the week dedicated to promoting the Waynedale area and its businesses was a success! Due to the pandemic and safety of guests, the “SHOP Waynedale” event was held in place of the traditional summer community event A Walk In Waynedale ... Read more

Community Harvest Food Bank met with Kroger representative Eric Halvorson at Shared Harvest Farm in Markle, IN, for a check presentation and update on the successful “Farm to Food Bank” program. Community Harvest is the recipient of $100,000 ... Read more

For residents near Foster Park the past year has been a traffic nightmare due to the closure of the direct access to Rudisill Blvd. from the Broadway / Bluffton Road intersection. Although there was a formal detour map and road-side signs intended ... Read more

In 1998 the Indiana German Heritage Society was approached by a group from Adams County for help in saving the historic Wyneken house. They made a strong case for the importance of a restored Wyneken House and for its future use. Indiana Landmarks ... Read more

Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (HFNEI) is honoring the veterans who were scheduled to go on canceled flights this year by presenting each with a yard sign. ... Read more

“In 1992, about 250 volunteers gathered to help spruce up what was then the YWCA campus on North Wells Street. That event has now grown into an opportunity for thousands of volunteers to come together to make Allen County a better place to live ... Read more

The Fort Wayne City Utilities and Parks and Recreation departments have partnered with local artist Andre Portee to create a new mural project on the basketball court of Carl O’Neal Memorial Park which sits adjacent to a Three Rivers Water ... Read more

As with many event causalities that occurred due to the COVID-19, the annual Walk in Waynedale was no exception and has been postponed until 2021. ... Read more

Erin’s House for Grieving Children hosted Roberto Clemente Jr. as the 2020 Common Bond featured speaker on Thursday, July 30 at Parkview Field for a socially distanced fundraising event. ... Read more

The Fort Wayne Museum of Art is pleased to open its fall exhibition season with the national traveling exhibition Posing Beauty in African Culture, opening August 22 and continuing through October 18, 2020. ... Read more

It is happening all over the nation. Mainstreet storefronts and restaurants that have been there for years are closing shop. This is all too real for us in our tight knit community of Waynedale, especially when you drive past the Lower Huntington ... Read more

New to Waynedale but not new to Fort Wayne, the non-profit Fort Wayne Pet Food Pantry (FWPFP) celebrated their silver anniversary on Saturday, July 11! The 10-year anniversary was commemorated with a FUNraiser on the patio of Pedal City which ... Read more

As the saying goes, “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” In Brett Bloom’s case it’s more like, “one person’s food scraps are his healing remedy for our local soil.” In 2019, Bloom officially started his compost company right ... Read more

The Allen County Department of Environmental Management (ACDEM) is seeking Allen County Residents’ help to ensure the future of Community Recycling Drop-off Sites. The program is being threatened by illegal dumping of items at the sites ... Read more

In April, five female faculty members in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science at Purdue University Fort Wayne began to realize that this summer’s Future Girls of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) ... Read more

Residents flocked to our 120-mile trail network for a record quarter in April, May and June. The three months saw 249,362 users. That count smashes the previous high quarter, the third quarter of 2017, with 193,105 trail users. ... Read more

Long time columnist for The Waynedale News, Alyce Faye Bragg has recently announced her retirement from writing her column “News From The Hills” after over 20 years. Known for whimsical stories from her childhood, beautiful depictions of ... Read more

Crescendo Coffee & More, the new coffee shop located adjacent to The Club Room at The Clyde, officially opened on Monday, July 6. It’s located at 1806 Bluffton Road on Fort Wayne’s south side and will be open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ... Read more

The City of Fort Wayne’s Planning & Policy Department and the Packard Area Planning Alliance (PAPA) are seeking input from area residents as part of an update to the PAPA neighborhood plan. The new plan will establish a vision and make recommendations ... Read more

Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) hosted a celebration of the famous FWA tradition of welcoming passengers to Fort Wayne with a locally baked cookie from Ellison Bakery, by handing out its three millionth cookie. ... Read more

In June, for the third consecutive month, Waynedale United Methodist Church Food Bank handed out free meals to the community via a drive thru. Last November, they served Thanksgiving dinner, and continued on with a once a month free meal served ... Read more