Fort Wayne pools are open for the 2021 season! Meet one local favorite celebrating 60 years
Pocahontas Swim Club on Fort Wayne's South side turns 60 years old this summer.
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.
Q&A with Bring Black Up: A Fort Wayne group elevating BIPOC art and expression for a better future
“Bring Black Up is really exactly what it sounds like. We’re bringing up the talent and the voices of Black creators here in Fort Wayne.”
Longtime advocates for social justice in Fort Wayne reflect on the 2020 protests
“It is utterly exhausting being Black in America, and it has been that way for quite some time.”
Where do you find rest and relaxation in Fort Wayne?
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Street Team pays a visit to Conjure Coffee's soothing location inside the Foellinger-Friemann Botanical Conservatory.
Unconventional art: This creative entrepreneur in Fort Wayne is giving the funeral industry new life
Laneisha Bennett shares the story behind her business Leaving Legacy Memorial with plans to provide culturally competent and transparent funeral services.
Mental health awareness is increasing in Fort Wayne—along with culturally competent services
“There’s been a shift toward people realizing what it’s like to feel anxious all the time or feel depressed or isolated.”
#PeopleofNEI: Cookye, guiding youth to a better future
"We all have a purpose. We need each other to make our way through."
Repping Fort Wayne in the rap industry: ‘Fort Wayne is not some stepping stone; Fort Wayne is home’
Australian-born rap artist "Sankofa" shares the story behind his work—and the creative fire he's found in Fort Wayne.
Check out Southeast Fort Wayne’s new Utopian Community Grocery store (and restaurant)
The Input Street Team tours a new neighborhood-led grocery store in Southeast Fort Wayne turning a food desert into a food oasis.
New ‘Food Truck Fridays’ in Fort Wayne help people with Down syndrome earn work experience
Get your weekly food truck fix while supporting a good cause this summer.
