An art installation at 1232 Crescent Ave. in Fort Wayne has 780 flowers taped to the wall upside down—one for every child, ages 0-17, killed by gun violence in the U.S. so far this year. Josh VonGunten
Northeast Indiana is evolving. These are the people and places shaping its future.
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Kara Hackett is a Fort Wayne native fascinated by what's next for northeast Indiana how it relates to other up-and-coming places around the world. After working briefly in New York City and Indianapolis, she moved back to her hometown where she has discovered interesting people, projects, and innovations shaping the future of this place—and has been writing about them ever since.
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