“Our entire country’s infrastructure was built with cars in mind, and we kind of left behind the needs of other users. The Complete Streets initiative is an approach to planning that encourages city leaders to take a step back and evaluate every part of a street—sidewalks, curbs, crosswalks, bike lanes, and more.”
"Backroads Distilling Company embraces a true farm-to-bottle process, using the freshest ingredients sourced directly from the Lutter’s family farm. With over a century of farming legacy, we grow all the corn, wheat and rye distilled in our spirits."
“Crowdfunding is not a sustainable funding model and we recognize that. But we do recognize that we have a lot of community members that want to be heard and they want to help and this is their opportunity to help. If we can raise enough funding to continue, then we will look at our other revenue streams.”
“There are so many former students in our community who are teaching art or are retired educators. Many former students are producing art or supporting the arts and there are many who chose other paths but who value the training they received at the Fort Wayne Art School.”
“Instead of being ultra serious about it, the goal is to have some levity with it saying, ‘Hey, you know what, I tried this thing. It looks terrible. Here's what I hate about it. Here's what I would do differently next time.' The irony is that often what the artist hates, a viewer loves.”
The traveling, interactive exhibit from the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana explores the historical and systemic barriers that have impacted and shaped today’s neighborhoods.
“It kind of just organically became this thing where we bring in people and host local art shows."
“We’re thrilled to bring Kanpai Sushi to Fort Wayne and share our passion for Japanese cuisine with the local community. Our mission is to provide more than just a meal—we want every visit to be a memorable experience.”
"When it comes right down to it, if we can get visitors to come in here and learn a couple of facts and figures, that's great. If we can have visitors come in here and say, ‘I see the connection between that fact or figure from science and my life,' that's pretty powerful. But if we can get visitors to walk out of here, not just learning, but then saying, ‘Wow, science is fun!’ that's really powerful."
Amidst the busy holiday season, discover something special at Sharon’s Victorian House of Gifts and support a local gem!
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