April 24, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry joined Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Director Steve McDaniel today to announce the 2019 Foellinger Theatre Summer Concert Series lineup.

The 2019 concert season features Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Collective Soul, and Loverboy.

April 24, 2019 - Fort Wayne UNITED’s TenPoint Coalition invites the community to join an upcoming Prayer in the Park and two prayer walks in the Oxford neighborhood. The gatherings will begin at Weisser Park Youth Center, 802 Eckart St. 

Prayer in the Park will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 28.

April 24, 2019 - The City of Fort Wayne’s Summit City Entrepreneur and Enterprise District (SEED) is investing in new business start-ups by offering ten sessions of an eight-week business planning class for anyone considering starting a business.

Mayor Tom Henry will visit one of the classes this evening

April 23, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry today joined the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) as leaders with the department presented Officer Phil, an educational safety awareness program, to first-third grade students at Franke Park Elementary School.

The Officer Phil program uses innovative and

April 23, 2019 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry today announced that nine local organizations will receive 2019 Commercial Façade Grants to improve their properties. By year’s end, more than 100 facade grant projects will have been completed since the program began.

The local businesses whose

April 22, 2019 - Water delivery pipes that have experienced 40 breaks over ten years, with seven occurring last year, are being replaced to support the homes and businesses along North Clinton Street.  Work will begin next week on Phase 1 of a two-phase water main replacement project on more than a mile

April 22, 2019 - Kickstart Festival is back for 2019 and it’s bigger and better than ever.

For the sixth year, the Kickstart Planning Committee has created a month-long celebration of bikes, music, art and theatre and this year nearly 30 events are planned throughout the month of May.

April 18, 2019 - The popular Trek the Trails community bike rides are coasting into year 10 later this month.  

Mayor Tom Henry started the rides as a way for residents to explore parts of the trail that they may not be familiar with and to create social opportunities for families and friends to

April 18, 2019 - Middle school and high school students, and their parents/guardians, are invited to attend a free opioid crisis seminar, “Say No to O’s.” The seminar will take place Friday, April 26, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at Indiana Tech Andorfer Commons, 1600 E. Washington Blvd. Registration will begin at

April 17, 2019 - The Fort Wayne Public Art Commission is inviting area residents to share their opinions about public art at one of five pop-up meetings scheduled throughout May.

On Monday, May 13 two meetings are scheduled from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. One will take place at Bridge of Grace Church, 5100

April 17, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry and Police Chief Steve Reed today announced reductions in several areas including homicides, shootings, violent crimes, and property crimes as part of the Fort Wayne Police Department’s statistics for the first quarter of 2019 (January 1-March 31) as compared to

April 16, 2019 - The 2019 Draft Annual Action Plan outlining how the City of Fort Wayne will invest U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) dollars this year is now available for public review. Residents can view the plan online at www.FWCommunityDevelopment.org/actionplan or can read a hard copy

April 15, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry joined residents of the Aboite Meadows Neighborhood Association, the Fort Wayne City Council and City Utilities staff members to announce a hefty investment of $100 million in stormwater protection, sanitary sewer improvements, and water pipe upgrades.

April 13, 2019 - Tests on drinking water completed this morning show that the water is free from any contamination and is safe. Therefore, Fort Wayne City Utilities and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) ended the precautionary boil water advisory effective immediately. All

April 12, 2019 - Additional testing performed on the water in the three areas under the precautionary boil advisory shows good results for the chlorine residuals in the water.  Chlorine residual testing is just one aspect of the multiple tests done by the treatment plant, but all water testing

April 12, 2019 - Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to support its Paws for Progress campaign to remodel their medical center.

The Petco Foundation investment will help to increase the efficiency of Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control’s medical team

April 12, 2019 - In an effort to protect the health and safety of citizens, City Utilities is issuing a precautionary boil advisory for water usage effective immediately for three areas of the City.  

April 11, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry is joining area volunteers to recognize the seventh annual Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service, a nationwide bipartisan effort that highlights the impact of national service in tackling city problems. By unleashing the power of citizens, volunteer

April 10, 2019 - The Allen County Commissioners and Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry today issued a joint proclamation designating April 14-20 as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week during a ceremony on the fourth floor of Citizens Square.

Officials and employees of the Consolidated Communications

April 9, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry today announced details of a pilot project designed to promote entrepreneurship and help revitalize Fort Wayne’s commercial corridors.

The pilot, Summit City Match, is funded by the City of Fort Wayne and a grant from the JPMorgan Chase & Co. It is supported by