“Instead of being ultra serious about it, the goal is to have some levity with it saying, ‘Hey, you know what, I tried this thing. It looks terrible. Here's what I hate about it. Here's what I would do differently next time.' The irony is that often what the artist hates, a viewer loves.”
The traveling, interactive exhibit from the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana explores the historical and systemic barriers that have impacted and shaped today’s neighborhoods.
“It kind of just organically became this thing where we bring in people and host local art shows."
The City of Fort Wayne and Allen County were both awarded grants this week from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration’s Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program.
“We’re thrilled to bring Kanpai Sushi to Fort Wayne and share our passion for Japanese cuisine with the local community. Our mission is to provide more than just a meal—we want every visit to be a memorable experience.”
"When it comes right down to it, if we can get visitors to come in here and learn a couple of facts and figures, that's great. If we can have visitors come in here and say, ‘I see the connection between that fact or figure from science and my life,' that's pretty powerful. But if we can get visitors to walk out of here, not just learning, but then saying, ‘Wow, science is fun!’ that's really powerful."
"Our goal was just to really make this a place that Fort Wayne can be proud of. This is a place that is as Fort Wayne as Coney Island or The Embassy or Parkview Field.”
The $1.9 million redesign of Packard Park is expected to be completed in the summer of 2025.
The Elex is a mixed-use development located on the Electric Works campus.
“I always wanted to design for kids. Kids just don't have a lot of stuff that's just theirs. You'll see a lot of brands make a kid’s line– or a kid version of what they sell to adults and it leads to styles that aren't really for kids."
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