Arts and Culture

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.”  

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#PeopleofNEI: Katy Anderson, Connecting people through public radio

"Public radio has the power to connect people."

A Kid Again is a national nonprofit looking to expand to Fort Wayne, which seeks to create opportunities for children with illnesses to feel like, well, kids.
A nonprofit helping families find joy despite a child’s illness hopes to expand in Northeast Indiana

A Kid Again is a national nonprofit that seeks to create opportunities for children with life-threatening conditions to feel like, well, kids.

Brett Bloom is a Fort Wayne artist and activist, as well as the creator of Dirt Wain community-scale composting.
Meet Brett Bloom: A Fort Wayne innovator using communication and art to create social change

How one local resident is making a difference—from composting to publishing socially engaged art and activism.

Input Street Team: ‘Two words: Zianos breadsticks’

This week, the Input Street Team pays a visit to Zianos Italian Eatery in Fort Wayne.

William E. Warfield and the Fort Wayne Colored Giants are history-makers in Fort Wayne.
Getting to know the ‘ignored legacy’ of Black leaders in Fort Wayne history

"Fort Wayne’s black history is not fully known.”

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.”

The Bradley is a 124-room boutique hotel at 204 W Main St. with a marquee ground-floor food and beverage operation, rooftop bar, and meeting space, as well as leasable ground floor retail space.
New types of travelers and a boutique hotel shake up downtown Fort Wayne’s hospitality scene

Local hoteliers share how they're staying afloat during the pandemic and how a new boutique hotel impacts travel in the urban core.

Hopscotch House is a new local toy store opening at 1301 Broadway downtown in April 2021.
A ‘magical’ local toy store is coming to the Broadway Corridor in downtown Fort Wayne

"There’s no good reason why I shouldn’t believe Fort Wayne has potential and invest in it."

Diane Rogers, a leader and longtime resident in Southeast Fort Wayne, questions whether Electric Works will benefit her community.
Will Electric Works be an ‘inclusive’ development in Fort Wayne?

Developers and neighbors weigh in on the catalytic potential of Northeast Indiana's largest project—and how it will affect South side neighborhoods.

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