Huntington

About 40 minutes southwest of Fort Wayne, Huntington offers an eclectic culture on the banks of the Wabash and Little Rivers. Home to Huntington University, this mid-size Indiana city has a growing downtown with quirky, local favorites like Nick's Kitchen and Antiqology, the Midwest’s largest distributor of craft sodas.

The Indiana Rail Experience in Northeast Indiana features various train rides throughout the year, including an all-day ice cream train and a wine and whiskey train.

Climb aboard a historic steam locomotive with the Indiana Rail Experience

The Indiana Rail Experience in Northeast Indiana features various train rides throughout the year, including an all-day ice cream train and a wine and whiskey train.

Indiana Michigan Power Center’s Corporate Headquarters in Fort Wayne has glass walls wherever possible to maximize access to natural light.
Want your employees to come back to the office? Rethink how your workplace impacts mental health

Creating work environments where employees can thrive is simpler than some might think. Here’s how some Fort Wayne businesses are prioritizing mental health in their design decisions.

Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) briefs journalists about his "Yes in my backyard" bill, requiring local planners to report when they are implementing historically discriminatory land use and zoning policies.
Indiana senator’s ‘Yes in my Backyard’ bill sheds light on discriminatory land use & zoning policies

Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) briefs journalists in the Fort Wayne Media Collaborative about a bill, requiring local planners to report when they are implementing historically discriminatory land use and zoning policies.  

Kibwe Cooper, the host of 'Empower You Podcast', works on a podcast in his studio at home.
Meet 4 people starting conversations about culturally competent mental health care in Fort Wayne

For the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many people to grapple with their mental healthcare in the same way they often do with their physical healthcare. Perhaps, as a result, more people in Fort Wayne are amplifying their voices and coping tools for working through mental health challenges.

Reusser web design agency has a four-day workweek and a hybrid schedule. They collaborate in their Downtown Roanoke office two days each week.
Hybrid work: What is it? Where is it happening in Fort Wayne, & how does it affect business culture?

A hybrid or flex model of work is emerging as the “new normal,” and it's changing how people interact with their offices—and their cities.

Parkview RN and artist Jason O’Connell, left, stands with one of his coworkers featured in his mural at Parkview Heart Institute.
Meet a Parkview RN who painted a mural, commemorating his coworkers’ experience during the pandemic

“As a nurse and as an artist, my role is to make someone feel better by standing by them when they need someone to be with them. As a nurse, I may be delivering medicine. As an artist, I’m delivering beauty. Either way, I’m delivering care.” 

Branch Manager Christopher R. Wiljer helps Librarian Kristina Lay with the computer at the Allen County Public Library's Monroeville branch.
Bridging the digital divide: Indiana’s rural communities seek solutions to improve internet access

As more of the world goes digital during the pandemic, high-speed internet is becoming a basic need—one that rural Indiana is largely lacking.  

For centuries, Black-owned farms have played a key role in how Black Americans have forged their own identities, independence, wealth, health, and wellbeing amidst systems designed to repress them.
The history & future of Black farming in Indiana: Leaders meet to address systemic racial barriers

"When things are better for Black farmers, they're better for white farmers, and they're better for communities."  

Dance Collective is adapting its programming for high-risk groups during the pandemic.
How are arts organizations in Northeast Indiana innovating during the pandemic?

“We’ve found that this experience has been an opportunity disguised as a problem.”  

Michaela Weir, pictured in back, is shown during a recent Helping Hands shift with fellow RNs Danielle Gombas, middle, and Kelli Bultemeyer on the ortho trauma unit at Parkview Regional Medical Center.
Each month, Parkview co-workers are filling 400 extra shifts to assist those on the frontlines

“I’ve been asked, ‘Why are you going back to the bedside? You’re not a bedside nurse anymore.’ But that’s what my people need.”

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