When Visit Fort Wayne CEO Dan O'Connell gives his annual report to members of city and county councils next week, it's a good bet he'll be asked to explain how his organization plans to spend the extra $750,000 the recent 1 percent increase in the hotel tax is expected to generate every ...
Want to learn more about the second and third phases of Fort Wayne's riverfront development? You'll get two chances Dec. 5. City officials and consultants from Land Collective will present final renderings and recommendations at public meetings scheduled for 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Park ...
The Christmas season will officially begin downtown with the return of the "Night of Lights" on Nov. 27. HolidayFest begins with the “Night of Lights” lighting of the iconic Santa and His Reindeer, Merry Christmas Wreath, Northern Lights, and many more. Downtown churches will ring their ...
The Electric Works development team will utilize the Phase 1 construction process to support women- and minority-owned businesses and strengthen area trade apprenticeship programs through an agreement with local nonprofit Joshua’s Hand. The partnership provides the basis for a three-year ...
The Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) Tuesday said it will make available $250,000 of the initial $42 million of Regional Cities initiative funding remaining to invest in an additional project or multiple projects in the 11-county region. The funding comes from savings ...
As if looking in the mirror weren't enough, you know you're getting older when the places that produced some of life's most vivid memories start disappearing. Sometimes demolition induces nostalgic regret, as it did for me when the former New Haven High School was turned into a vacant lot ...
The 41st annual Kroger “Fight Cancer Day” raised nearly $45,000, bringing the total since the program started to more than $5 million. Todd Graham, district manager for Kroger in northeast Indiana, presented checks Tuesday to the American Cancer Society, Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana ...
Sharon Tucker's unopposed election last week to represent the 6th District on City Council starting in January means she will no longer be able to serve on Allen County Council. So the Allen County Democratic Party will conduct a caucus to select someone to complete her term. The caucus will ...
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) will use aerial drones to inspect transmission lines over Allen, DeKalb and Steuben counties beginning as early as Tuesday, Nov. 12, and continuing through next week. Weather may impact the schedule. The drone inspection of wires and poles is occurring over ...
Fort Wayne's first major snow of the season created some extra work for city police. Fort Wayne Police responded to 95 accidents between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tuesday, not counting calls the department couldn't get to or slide-offs, which are coded differently. The calls included 85 property ...
Ten Fort Wayne neighborhoods will see improvements thanks to grants from the city. Last year, the Community Development Division launched the Neighborhood Improvement Grant program, which is designed to support neighborhood projects that beautify public spaces and strengthen community ...
As local residents start to turn on their heat for the season, some may find their furnaces aren’t working. For those who may not be able to afford a new furnace or can’t take on a traditional loan, the city's Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services is offering a zero interest loan ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southern Indiana’s Collins Lake dam was built in the mid-1960s to provide flood control to a region that includes the adjacent tourist destinations of French Lick and West Baden Springs — storied communities that are home to grand restored hotels. Collins Lake is ...
George Santayana's observation that "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" goes double for politics, especially after the sort of drubbing Republicans suffered in Tuesday's city election. But history improves the future only if it is interpreted accurately and ...
Fall property tax payments are due Tuesday, Nov. 12, according to Allen County Treasurer William Royce. Payments must be in the treasurer's office or postmarked by Nov. 12 to avoid penalty. The office will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veteran’s Day. The fall tax bill was ...
In observance of Veterans Day, city of Fort Wayne and Allen County government offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11. They will reopen on Tuesday, Nov. 12. There will be no city leaf pickup on Monday. Garbage and recycling collection will remain on schedule.
Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana will be the sole recipient of funds raised in the 72nd annual Penny Pitch effort by radio station WOWO, 1190AM/107.5FM. Established in 1944 by volunteers looking to help friends and family cover the cost of medical bills by working in sewing circles to make ...
Markell Palmer-Tate, 27, of Fort Wayne, has been sentenced to 188 months in prison for bank robbery by U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty. The term will be followed by 3 years of supervised release. According to documents in the case, on April 11, 2016, Palmer–Tate and his two ...
With our first taste of cold weather this weekend, Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control reminds residents that they can contact the shelter to receive free straw bedding for their pets. Straw is the best and safest way to provide warmth for pets who spend a lot of time outside. Blankets hold ...
I'll turn 65 in May, and if the prospect of joining the ever-growing ranks of the government-dependent is appealing — and it is — retirement offers risks as well as rewards. "We get about 25 calls a week about the Social Security scam," said Marjorie Stephens, president and CEO of the ...