Decatur

About 30 minutes southeast of Fort Wayne, Decatur is the cultural center of Adams County. Enjoy the famous Decatur Sculpture Tour. Shop the boutiques and antiques. And stick around for a Bellmont Braves football game. This safe, spirited community is full of local pride.

To honor Women's History Month, we asked a handful of Fort Wayne leaders what this month means to them.

What does Women’s History Month mean to you, and what are your hopes for Fort Wayne’s future?

We ask women in the Fort Wayne area to fill us in.

Throughout the pandemic, nonprofits like Lutheran Social Services of Indiana have continued to provide essential services to residents in need.
Fort Wayne funders and nonprofits share innovations in ‘essential’ systems during COVID-19

“This pandemic has opened my eyes to how weak the infrastructure is for the very fundamental needs we all have as humans.”  

#PeopleofNEI: Katy Anderson, Connecting people through public radio

"Public radio has the power to connect people."

Parkview Health’s SOS navigator team from left are Amber Janes, Nikki Laux, Heather Henry (Program Manager), Caitlin Golden and Anna Belot.
COVID-19 is drawing attention to other pandemics in Northeast Indiana: Suicide and domestic violence

“Mental health is foundational to every other aspect of health.”

Inside the Eagles Theatre in Wabash.
How can you support a stronger post-COVID economy in Indiana? Be an arts advocate

"The arts' impact on the economy and small business community cannot be understated."

A “Popnic for Two” includes an hour in a heated tent with a decorated table, table setting essentials for a picnic, and a Bluetooth speaker for guest to play their choice of music through.
Inspired by ‘The Bachelor,’ this Fort Wayne entrepreneur is creating pandemic-friendly ‘popnics’

Fort Wayne Popnic is exactly what it sounds like: Pop-up picnics in heated tents, taking place in Lawton and Lakeside Park, with requests for backyard popnics available, as well.

A Fort Wayne-based online radio station empowering people with disabilities is growing in 2021

"We started an online radio station based in Fort Wayne that is by and for people with autism around the world, and six months later, our station has grown in many new and exciting ways."

The Input Street Team includes Rachel Von Stroup, Sierah Barnhart, Andre Portee, Brett Gauger, and Adèle Poudrier.
Meet the Input Street Team: 5 local Igers capturing Fort Wayne culture

A dynamic and creative group of local Instagrammers will be covering this community from the street-level in 2021. Get to know them here.

Many Fort Wayne area breweries are focusing more heavily on carryout and canning products during COVID-19.
What’s happening in Fort Wayne’s food and drink scene during COVID-19? We ask 6 area breweries

“The local food industry provides jobs for a lot of local people, and if we go under, that’s more people on unemployment and more people losing health insurance.”

Zach Klein is a former Fort Wayne resident who went on to Co-Found Vimeo, create DIY.org, and is currently the CEO of Dwell.
What’s the future of education? Fort Wayne-raised Vimeo Co-Founder shares his edtech innovations

We sat down with Zach Klein to talk about his Fort Wayne roots, his innovations in the hot edtech space, and his passion for creating safe, positive virtual communities.

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