February 20, 2019 - Residents in need of more opportunities to safely dispose of expired or unwanted household hazardous waste will get their wish under a proposal being submitted to the Allen County Commissioners for a vote on Friday. 

February 20, 2019 - Fort Wayne UNITED is once again providing opportunities for those looking for employment. Free job fairs will be held at the Renaissance Pointe YMCA, 2323 Bowser Ave., 2 – 5 pm on the following dates: February 21, March 14, April 11 and May 9. Easterseals Arc, Byron Heath Center, Goodwill Industries, D&W Fine Pack and Fort Wayne Metals will be in attendance at the job fairs, with other employers expected to sign on. Those who attend are encouraged to bring their resume. For additional information, please contact Fort Wayne UNITED Employment Subcommittee Co-Chair Dennis Rohrs at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 260-918-3739.

February 19, 2019 - Registration is now open for the 2019 Fair Housing Summit, which features Kevin Boyle, the author of Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age.

The Summit is hosted by the City of Fort Wayne’s Metropolitan Human Relations Commission and Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services and is set for April 18, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Summit, 1025 W. Rudisill Blvd. Breakfast and lunch is provided and there is no charge for the event.

Anyone interested in the event should visit www.fortwaynemetro.org/fhevent. Attendance is limited to the first 200 people.

February 18, 2019 - The City of Fort Wayne is now seeking a new developer for the prime riverfront property located at the northeast corner of Harrison and Superior streets. The Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission approved an economic development agreement to build a mixed-use project with Continental Property Group (CPG), but it appears CPG cannot meet the conditions of that agreement.

“The City has met all the terms and conditions of the economic development agreement but unfortunately CPG seems unable to meet their commitments,” said Nancy Townsend, executive director of the Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission.  “I have already heard from other developers who are interested in the site and I look forward to talking with them about creating a project that will will be a great asset to our community.”

February 14, 2019 -Vincent Village hosted an open house today at a new home built with funding from the City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services.

The new home, located in the 2700 block of Lillie Street, is on the Vincent Village campus in the Oxford Neighborhood. A family currently living in one room at Just Neighbors Interfaith Homeless Network will soon move in, making space for another family at the local homeless shelter.