June 26, 2020 - Mayor Tom Henry’s office today provided an update on the status of Electric Works.

The Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission and RTM Ventures, the developer for the Electric Works project, have an economic development agreement in place dating back to September 2018 that specifies

June 26, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne’s offices will be closed on Friday, July 3 in recognition of Independence Day.

June 26, 2020 - Mayor Tom Henry will address the Class of 2020 in a virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 27, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Fort Wayne UNITED will host the event on their Facebook page at facebook.com/FortWayneUNITED. WANE-TV Evening News Anchor Terra Brantley will be the emcee.

June 26, 2020 - Human and canine users of Pawster Park inside Foster Park will notice some maintenance work happening inside the dog park over the next few days. The dog park will remain open during this work, but some areas may be closed while the work is being done.

June 25, 2020 – Fort Wayne Fire Chief Eric Lahey today announced that the Fort Wayne Fire Department is accepting applications for 18 firefighter positions in their 93rd Recruit Class.

The Department is an inclusive organization and is seeking all qualified applicants, ages 21 – 36, who will be

June 23, 2020 - To honor and recognize City of Fort Wayne residents and Government employees who are actively deployed out of the country, the City of Fort Wayne’s Blue Star Banner program will continue for its seventh year.

The Blue Star Banner initiative was introduced by Mayor Tom Henry in 2014 and

June 18, 2020 - Fort Wayne UNITED in partnership with City Life will host their ninth virtual forum on Thursday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m. This week’s forum will continue the conversation on how we are navigating multiple pandemics, including racial unrest and COVID-19, and how they are taking a toll on

June 18, 2020 - Fort Wayne UNITED’s TenPoint Coalition, in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne, the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department and The Chapel church, will continue to distribute boxes of nonperishable food items and personal hygiene products to members of the

June 17, 2020 - Local government and healthcare experts today provided a medical update on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Allen County Commissioners Rich Beck, Therese Brown, and Nelson Peters were joined by Mindy Waldron, department administrator for the Allen County

June 15, 2020 - The following events and programs are happening the week of June 15.

June 12, 2020 - The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department is postponing most Foellinger Theatre performances until 2021. New dates for the following 2020 shows are currently being discussed with bands and promoters, and once those dates are available, they will be published online at

June 12, 2020 - The Board of Park Commissioners is delighted to announce that on Sunday, June 14 the Foellinger Friemann Botanical Conservatory will reopen to the public with the introduction of the new “Present Tense, Future Calm” exhibit.

The exhibit invites visitors to escape the turbulence of daily

June 12, 2020 - The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Community Center in downtown Fort Wayne is scheduled to open to limited capacity starting Monday June 15, in accordance with Governor Holcomb’s Back on Track Plan. Visitors are still asked to follow social distancing recommendations and take

June 11, 2020 - Fort Wayne UNITED in partnership with City Life will host their eighth virtual forum on Thursday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. This week’s forum will focus on how to find hope and faith while facing a pandemic within a pandemic—the crisis of racial unrest during COVID-19—and how both are

June 11, 2020 - Tomorrow, Friday, June 12, 2020, State Boulevard and the new bridge over Spy Run Creek will open with one lane in each direction between Wells and Clinton Street. 

June 11, 2020 - In accordance with Governor Holcomb’s update of the Back on Track plan, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation is opening all outdoor playgrounds and seven area Spraygrounds on Friday, June 12 at 9am. The Spraygrounds that will be opening are located at the following parks:

June 10, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne today announced Indiana Michigan Power Center in downtown Fort Wayne will again be the location for this year’s Fourth of July fireworks show on Saturday, July 4. The fireworks show is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m.

The City of Fort Wayne, Allen County Board of

June 9, 2020 - Anyone who lives or works in Allen County is invited to join an All In Allen Facebook Live discussion about the future of Allen County.

The Facebook Live is scheduled for Monday, June 15, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. on the City of Fort Wayne’s Facebook Page, @CityofFortWayne and on Allen

June 4, 2020 - In an ongoing effort to improve safety for all modes of transportation, the City’s Traffic Operations team is placing a traffic signal at the intersection of Schick Street and East Washington Boulevard.

June 2, 2020 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry announced today that the City of Fort Wayne is working with Indiana Legal Services, Volunteer Lawyer Program and Brightpoint to help prevent evictions and ensure local residents have a roof over their heads.

In its second phase of coronavirus relief