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Feature Story Portrait of Michael Schram, owner of Michael Michael's Salon and Spa. Entrepreneurship

Beauty school dropout to entrepreneur: Michael Schram opens Fort Wayne's "most eco-friendly salon"

Brittany LantzWednesday, March 30, 2022
Feature Story Skyline Park is a private green roof atop a fifth story parking garage connected to Skyline Tower at 855 Webster St. Sustainability

Should green rooftops be a growing trend in Fort Wayne?

Kara HackettWednesday, March 23, 2022
Feature Story Dirt Wain compost bins come in a variety of sizes. Sustainability

Fed up with trash and recycling delays? Dirt Wain shares why you should ‘Give A Truck’

Sierah Barnhart and Kara HackettWednesday, March 9, 2022
Feature Story For centuries, Black-owned farms have played a key role in how Black Americans have forged their own identities, independence, wealth, health, and wellbeing amidst systems designed to repress them. Economic Development

The history & future of Black farming in Indiana: Leaders meet to address systemic racial barriers

Kara HackettWednesday, February 16, 2022
Feature Story Buy Nothing groups on Facebook allow residents to share free goods and resources in their neighborhoods. Sustainability

Blog: How a Buy Nothing Facebook group in Fort Wayne has helped restore my faith in humanity

Jennie RennerWednesday, January 26, 2022
Feature Story Discover Yoga Fort Wayne classes accommodate participants of all body types and skill levels, from beginners to advanced. Arts and Culture

Have you seen more people doing yoga downtown? Meet the movement behind Discover Yoga Fort Wayne

Sierah Barnhart and Kara HackettWednesday, December 8, 2021
Feature Story Jennie Plasterer, who grew up in Huntington, owns the award-winning, plant-based pizza and comfort food restaurant, Kitchen 17 on Broadway in Chicago. Community Development

Meet a Chicago pizza entrepreneur bringing jobs and 'vegan comfort food' to her Indiana hometown

Kathryn DoehrmannWednesday, December 1, 2021
Feature Story Nicholas Cramer owns Big Tooth Co., a Fort Wayne company that makes quality, heirloom furniture by hand using sustainable business practices. Community Development

This sustainable woodworker in Fort Wayne is turning felled trees into furniture for Electric Works

Sierah BarnhartWednesday, November 10, 2021
Feature Story Senior Morgan Metzger at Manchester Junior-Senior High School taste tests sausage bread made with local pork from 4-H as part of the school's Farm to School efforts. Economic Development

How can Northeast Indiana improve its health, equity, and economy? At the root is local food systems

Kara HackettWednesday, November 3, 2021
Feature Story Julie Hurd, owner of Moo-Over Ice Cream, scoops her vegan, plant-based "Cookies in Pink" ice cream at her shop in Columbia City. Arts and Culture

Plant-based ice cream in Northeast Indiana? These vegan businesses will tempt you to eat healthier

Kathryn DoehrmannWednesday, October 20, 2021
Feature Story Apiarist Don Ueber is innovating with honey at Tanglewood Berry Farm. Arts and Culture

Meet a Fort Wayne beekeeper testing barrel-aged honey

Brett GaugerWednesday, October 13, 2021
Feature Story Rose Avenue Education Farm hosts a farmers market every Sunday at the Fort Wayne League for the Blind and Disabled at 5821 S. Anthony Blvd.  Economic Development

Burmese farmers are reconnecting with their roots and strengthening Northeast Indiana's food system

By Kara Hackett, with reporting by Desaray BradleyWednesday, October 6, 2021
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