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From right are Diane Hunter, Dani Tippmann, and Claudia Hedeen all of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma during a foraging session on Miami tribal property in Fort Wayne.

Rethinking Thanksgiving: Restorative ways to process a complicated holiday in Fort Wayne

Thanksgiving offers us a reminder to reconsider how we consume multiple types of resources, what we offer in return, and how our decisions impact the broader community and world around us.

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How TikTok is helping local entrepreneurs take small businesses from Fort Wayne to worldwide

“I felt like an old woman walking into a very loud arcade. There were a lot of flashing things on the screen and the noises and the trends. I was not into the culture. I didn't use TikTok, so I felt very inadequate. But if I've learned anything as an entrepreneur, it's that you have to learn through like experimenting and through failure.”

Library patrons conduct family research at the Genealogy Center.
Blog: You don’t have to be a ‘serious genealogist’ to enjoy family research at the Genealogy Center

I was intimidated by Fort Wayne’s renowned Genealogy Center and believed it was a place only for serious scholars of family history. Here’s what happened when I paid it a visit.

Urban Beginnings Choice Federal Credit Union is a certified CDFI. Chief Executive Officer Diane Starks is part of a small team serving more than 265 members.
Meet Urban Beginnings Choice FCU: A CDFI expanding social mobility in Fort Wayne

“As a CDFI, Urban Beginnings plays a critical role in removing barriers that have historically prevented many families from accessing capital and building wealth."

Emily Almodovar, Public Information Officer at Allen County, shows off a county government organizational chart.
You voted; now what? Here’s how you can get more civically engaged in Fort Wayne and Allen County

“City and counties are full of boards and commissions that need people to fill them.”

Love the trees in Historic Southwood Park? It's not a coincidence this neighborhood has a lush tree canopy.
Love the fall trees in Southwood Park? This neighborhood’s tree canopy is not a coincidence

Here's how the neighborhood association is actively maintaining--and growing--the city's tree canopy.

Artist and Southwood Park Board Beautification Chair Sierah Barnhart designed Southwood Park’s first flag.
Does your neighborhood need a flag? Southwood Park fills us in on placemaking efforts

“A neighborhood flag can be a powerful placemaking tool to boost local pride about where you live.”

Parkview Health launched a graduate medical education (GME) program, also known as a medical residency, in Fort Wayne. A white coat ceremony in June 2022 officially welcomed the new resident physicians.
A medical residency is attracting talent to Fort Wayne and addressing looming physician shortages

Parkview Health launched a graduate medical education (GME) program, also known as a residency. Here’s what physicians and residents have to say about the city so far.

The Grace College Outdoors Club held a Nocturnal bike ride around Warsaw and Winona Lake on Sept. 24.
How can you impact your community? Warsaw bike ride supports local family

“The way the community got together to help someone in need, you can’t duplicate that experience.”  

Portrait of Leslee Hill, left, Program Director and Rosalina Perez, Program Manager at WEOC Women's Business Center at the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center.
What’s the state of venture capital funding in Fort Wayne, and how can it be more inclusive?

Across the U.S., annual Venture Capital funding has increased from 2013 to 2021 by more than four times. But there’s still a lack of Venture Capital funding available in Northeast Indiana.

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