South East (46803, 46806)

Zip Codes: 46803, 46806, 46816 South East Fort Wayne is the most diverse quadrant of the city. Home to a wide variety of cultures, languages, cuisines, and churches, its family-run restaurants and grocery stores will take you on a journey around the world. From August-September 2021, this quadrant is the focus of Input's community journalism program called Voices of South East, made possible by support from the Foellinger Foundation. For two months, Input will be producing weekly stories that generate conversations around assets, challenges, and opportunities in South East—as determined by residents themselves. Voices of South East is part of Issue Media Group's national On the Ground series. Previous On the Ground programs have taken place in Fort Wayne, Memphis, Tampa, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Cincinnati, Flint, and Detroit. 

A New Tech Network learning model at Crossroad Academy helps students socialize in project-based teams.

A New Tech project-based learning model is ‘changing every aspect’ of this Fort Wayne school

Crossroad Academy joins a small group of alternative schools nationwide to become a part of the New Tech Network and help students reap the benefits of project-based learning.  

Nikki Fultz, Director of Fort Wayne Pride.
What does Pride Month mean to you? 9 questions with Director of Fort Wayne Pride

We ask Nikki Fultz, Director of Fort Wayne Pride, to fill us in.

Members of the Art Leadership Center perform at the 2019 Grand Opening of Promenade Park in downtown Fort Wayne.
How the Art Leadership Center is building ‘Renaissance leaders’ in Fort Wayne

What is the Art Leadership Center, and how is it engaging Fort Wayne residents in scholarship and community service? We sit down with Mr. Adrian Curry to find out.

After a tumultuous 2020, mental health professionals and grieving residents share stories of loss, resilience, and remembering the deceased.
What is your grief process? A Fort Wayne Grief Counselor and residents share their experiences

After a tumultuous 2020, mental health professionals and grieving residents share stories of loss, resilience, and remembering the deceased.  

Renaissance Pointe residents Lester and Hester Powell have taken it upon themselves to care for a local park.
Input Street Team: Meet the Renaissance Pointe couple keeping ‘Powell Park’ clean and welcoming

This week, the Input Street Team pays a visit to Powell Park and learns the story behind its namesake neighborhood volunteers.

Artist Kacy Jackson painted the mural at 4335 S. Anthony Blvd.
A new mural project is diversifying public art in Fort Wayne and extending it into neighborhoods

What is Faces of the Fort? We have details.

Fort Wayne is competing to be named an All-America City by the National Civic League

On Wednesday, June 9, Fort Wayne will participate in a live presentation via PBS Fort Wayne as the City of Fort Wayne competes to be named an All-America City by the National Civic League.

Mitch Stein, Kristin Giant, and Thein Aye of Pond, a tech startup based in Fort Wayne.
What is Pond? A Fort Wayne-based tech startup making a splash in the nonprofit sector and beyond

Former New York banking executive, Mitch Stein, shares the concept behind his Fort Wayne-based tech company that could open the floodgates to a new, user-centric model of digital marketing.

Condra Ridley
How Fort Wayne’s biggest Juneteenth celebration in 2021 is building #UnityInTheCommunity

Leaders share how the weeklong event in 2021 is strengthening the Black, African, and African-American communities in Fort Wayne.

Artist E. M. Viquesney’s “The Spirit of the American Doughboy” and “Spirit of the American Navy” statues in Fort Wayne's Memorial Park.
Input Street Team: Honoring Memorial Day with a visit to Memorial Park

Street Team member Brett Gauger visited Memorial Park to check out artist E. M. Viquesney’s “The Spirit of the American Doughboy” and “Spirit of the American Navy” statues.

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