May 21, 2020 - The popular Open Streets Fort Wayne that draws thousands of residents each year to celebrate active transportation and social gatherings is postponed for 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 Open Streets Fort Wayne event scheduled for Sunday, July 12, 2020, has been

May 21, 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 distribute boxes of nonperishable food items to members of the community who are struggling in these difficult

May 21, 2020 - Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation will be opening several city recreation facilities as part of Stage 3 of Governor Holcomb’s Back on Track plan. On May 22, the following facilities will be available to the public.

May 20, 2020 - The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department has cancelled all weeks of the Franke Park Day Camp and Salomon Farm Park Farm Camp for 2020, in response to the ongoing response to the COVID-19 crisis.

May 20, 2020 - Fort Wayne UNITED in partnership with City Life will host their seventh virtual forum on Thursday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. and will address the topic of how frontline workers are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week the panel will include a nurse practitioner from Neighborhood Health

May 20, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne’s offices will be closed on Monday, May 25 in recognition of Memorial Day.

May 18, 2020 - Mayor Tom Henry and Fire Chief Eric Lahey today presented Catherine Addison Wiese with a Certificate of Excellence. The 12-year-old was roller blading this spring when she noticed flames coming from a neighbor’s gas meter. Catherine immediately rang Mary Ellen O’Brien’s doorbell and

May 7, 2020 - The restriction of no bulk items during the current pandemic will be lifted on Monday, May 11, but residents will be limited to one item per week. 

There is no need to call in the bulk item. Residents can leave it near their garbage cart, where it will be collected within a few days of

May 15, 2020 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Allen County Commissioners Rich Beck, Therese Brown, and Nelson Peters today announced that Citizens Square and the Rousseau Centre will open to the public beginning Monday, May 18.

May 14, 2020 - The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department has announced some changes to summer programs and events, based on Governor Holcomb’s Back on Track plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A full listing of changes can be found at FortWayneParks.org.

May 13, 2020 - Fort Wayne UNITED in partnership with City Life will host their sixth virtual forum on Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. This week’s topics will include how to get tested for COVID-19 and updates from Fort Wayne Community Schools.

May 13, 2020 - This spring, residents are encouraged to dig through cabinets and shelves to get rid of corrosive, toxic, and even ignitable, harmful cleaners.  The City’s Solid Waste Department is teaming with the Allen County Department of Environmental Management (ACDEM) to bring back Tox-Away

May 13, 2020 - To show support and to honor 2020 high school graduates, the City of Fort Wayne will light the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge in downtown Fort Wayne. Today, Mayor Tom Henry announced that each Fort Wayne and Allen County high school will have their school’s colors

May 7, 2020 - Beginning Monday, May 11, the City of Fort Wayne Street Department will be collecting biodegradable paper leaf/yard waste bags.  The collection requires residents to call 311 to schedule a pick-up. The bag collection occurs within two business days of the phone call to 311, and

May 7, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division, Art This Way and the Fort Wayne Public Art Commission are inviting architects, designers, engineers, and artists from around the world to take part in the Off the Wall design challenge to create an overhead sculpture in downtown

May 6, 2020 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department and Fort Wayne Police Department restated today that they continue to be prepared to respond to emergencies, related and unrelated to COVID-19. They would also like to thank the community for their messages of appreciation to our first responders and the

May 6, 2020 - Fort Wayne UNITED in partnership with City Life will host their fifth virtual forum on Thursday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. This week the panel will focus on the impact of COVID-19 on parents, family relationships and spouses.

Visit facebook.com/FortWayneUNITED to view the forum in real time or

May 4, 2020 - Fort Wayne Animal Care’s Adoption Center will begin expanding adoption opportunities while still practicing social distancing and best practices to keep staff and the public safe.

Beginning May 5, the adoption center will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from noon to 5:30 p.m.

May 4, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne’s Downtown Public Realm Action Plan is the recipient of the prestigious 2020 National Planning Achievement Gold Award for Urban Design.

April 30, 2020 - Fort Wayne UNITED in partnership with City Life will host their fourth virtual forum on Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. and will address the topic of healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week the panel will include three African-American nurses from Chi Eta Phi Sorority,