In the City of Neighborhoods, change starts small. Ideas from one block can take root and drive change across the entire city.
This year, we’re bringing you those stories. We’re reporting on neighbors organizing and actually getting things done, solutions that address crime and blight, and how neighborhoods are defining progress in Fort Wayne.
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"The trail weaves through beautiful neighborhoods and scenic marshlands before connecting to both the Aboite Trails and the Rivergreenway that offer more than 79 miles of connected trails within the trail network."
What are your favorite places for fall leaves in Fort Wayne? One of ours is Franke Park.
"There’s a window of time each year when the colors burn bright and the crisp leaves crackle under your feet."
The 1920s-era Charley Creek Inn in downtown Wabash is home to a wine and cheese bar as well as an old-fashioned ice cream parlor and candy shop.
Check out two elaborate and creative Halloween displays in Fort Wayne, featuring everything from mechanical clowns to live actors and real funeral home coffins.
Boomerang resident, Brooke Hamstra, shares a dozen of her favorite attractions in the lake community of Warsaw and Kosciusko County.
Avid adventurer and self-proclaimed endurance sports junkie, Adam Stakeman, shares nine ways to experience Wabash County and embrace the great outdoors.
Husbands Kody Tinnel and Cory Allen share their fully remodeled home with us in the 1300 block of W. Foster Pkwy.
Lifelong DeKalb County resident Natalie DeWitt takes us on a tour of her hometown filled with insider tips.
"I may not be able to solve all the world’s problems, but I can certainly make life better in my community a few steps at a time."
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