April 28, 2021 - In conjunction with the Great American Cleanup, residents can bring their grass clippings, brush, twigs/branches, leaves and garden waste to City Utilities’ Biosolids Handling Facility on Saturday, May 1, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

April 27, 2021 - The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Forestry team will be celebrating Arbor Day 2021 with a free tree seedling giveaway on Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1. The seedlings will be distributed at the Foellinger Theatre parking lot in Franke Park from 3-6 p.m. on April 30 and 9 a.m.

April 15, 2021 - Mayor Tom Henry has recognized Blackhawk Christian’s state champion boys basketball team.

Earlier today, the Mayor’s office delivered certificates of excellence and lapel pins to the players and coaches. In addition, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge will feature the

April 13, 2021 - Mayor Tom Henry today announced his support of the decision to cancel the 2021 Three Rivers Festival Parade due to continued concerns regarding COVID-19.

Mayor Henry, the Allen County Department of Health, and leaders from the Three Rivers Festival met recently to discuss the

April 8, 2021 - Residents utilized our trail system this March more than any March on record with 78,679 counts logged. Almost all of the trails in the nearly 125 mile trail system experienced an increase in use. The second highest March trail count was in 2012, with 50,824 counts logged. In March

April 6, 2021 - Beginning April 12, Trier Road at the intersection of Maplecrest Road will be closed to traffic for approximately one week. Vehicles traveling westbound on Trier will not be able to continue on Trier past Maplecrest, but travel lanes on Maplecrest will remain open to through traffic. 

March 31, 2021 - The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department celebrated the official ribbon cutting for its AARP-sponsored Outdoor Fitness Park on March 31 at the downtown Community Center, 233 W. Main Street. Mayor Tom Henry and representatives from AARP were on hand to help cut the ribbon on

March 29, 2021 - A partnership that was formed by several local organizations and the City of Fort Wayne in December 2020 is resulting in additional assistance for homeless individuals and families.

Since the launch of an updated winter weather contingency plan, single homeless women in the

March 24, 2021 - The City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services has contracted with a nationally-recognized consulting firm to evaluate the state of homelessness in the City of Fort Wayne and develop a strategic plan to address it.

March 22, 2021 - The Allen County Traffic Safety Partnership (Fort Wayne, New Haven, Allen Co. and Woodburn Police Departments) is ramping up enforcement this spring to protect students going to and from school. Over the next couple of months, officers will be positioned along bus stops and routes

March 18, 2021 - Progress continues for drainage improvements and sidewalk construction along Hessen Cassel Road. Beginning Monday, March 22, 2021, crews will move into the roadway to construct stormwater pipes that will cross the road.

March 17, 2021 - Waiter on the Way delivery sales skyrocketed following the launch of a free meal delivery program last year that helped local restaurants stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 16, 2021 - A large residential area within the Northside Neighborhood is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the nation’s official list of properties considered worthy of preservation.

March 15, 2021 - The City of Fort Wayne’s Public Works Division is partnering with the Fort Wayne Public Art Commission to select a sculptural artist to install public art at the center of the Five Points intersection at Goshen Avenue and Sherman Boulevard.

March 15, 2021 - Foster, Shoaff and McMillen Park Golf Courses will open for the season during the week of March 15, depending on weather and course conditions.

March 10, 2021 - The Great American Cleanup is the nation’s largest community improvement program that Fort Wayne has participated in for nearly 30 years. It’s a time when we can show our community pride by lending a hand to clean up littered roadsides, parks, trails and river ways. A clean city

March 9, 2021 - Beginning March 29, the City of Fort Wayne Street Department will begin collecting biodegradable paper leaf/lawn/garden bags placed by the curb. Residents are asked to call 311 after they have filled and placed the bags at the curb. The bags will then be collected within two

March 9, 2021 - Last summer, the Mayor’s Commission on Police Reform and Racial Justice (Commission), comprised of members from different walks of life in the community, began to review and address concerns of local residents in the aftermath of the events following the tragic death of George

March 5, 2021 - The City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division today announced that a new Emergency Rental Assistance program has been established to help those struggling to pay rent and utility bills because of challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications will be

March 4, 2021 - Fort Wayne UNITED’s TenPoint Coalition, in partnership with Parkview Health, will distribute Peace of Mind (POM) Packages filled with nonperishable food items and TenPoint Coalition COVID kits, which contain youth and adult masks as well as hand sanitizer, to members of the