January 6, 2020 -The City of Fort Wayne joins the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne and the national non-profit organization Comfort Cases to announce a month-long fundraising effort to provide support for local children entering the foster care system.

For this donation drive, Comfort Cases is

January 6, 2020 - Mayor Tom Henry will host a Mayor’s Night In from 5:30 -7 p.m. on Monday, January 13. The event will be held on the fourth floor of Citizens Square, 200 E. Berry St.

Residents are invited to schedule an appointment to meet with Mayor Henry to have an open dialogue about any

December 30, 2019 - City of Fort Wayne offices will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1 in recognition of New Year's Day.

December 20, 2019 - The Inauguration ceremony for City of Fort Wayne elected officials will take place at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 at the Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St. The event is free and open to the public.

December 19, 2019 - Eighteen firefighters were welcomed to the Fort Wayne Fire Department in a graduation ceremony tonight at the Public Safety Academy.

The department’s 92^nd recruit class will begin their duty as Fort Wayne firefighters at engine houses throughout the city on December 20.

December 19, 2019 - Community leaders today announced that Fort Wayne UNITED and Healthier Moms and Babies will oversee the Infant Mortality Challenge, a fundraising effort to provide safer sleep options for infants.

“Twenty-Four babies in Allen County over the past five years did not live to see

December 18, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry and Parks and Recreation Director Steve McDaniel provided an update on the department’s 2019 capital improvement projects and programs inside the new Park Foundation Pavilion at Promenade Park. Over 70 projects were completed in 2019 and the City of Fort Wayne

December 18, 2019 - The Fort Wayne Police Department has announced the reuturn of the Holiday Cab program that provides free cab rides home to impaired drivers during this holiday season. In its 32nd year in service, the Holiday Cab program runs from Thursday, December 19 to Wednesday, January 1

December 17, 2019 - Today, Mayor Tom Henry joined residents and City Utilities’ staff members to celebrate 2019 accomplishments and announce for the second year in a row investments of more than $100 million in utility improvement projects.

“It’s crucial that we provide the public with reliable and

December 17, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry today announced that with leadership and help from the City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services, $15,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding will go toward efforts to again help provide overnight accommodations for

December 16, 2019 - The City of Fort Wayne’s offices will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25 in observance of Christmas.

Residential garbage and recycling will be collected on Tuesday, December 24. Wednesday – Friday collection will be one day later.

City offices will resume

December 13, 2019 - The second and final pass for leaf collection in northern neighborhoods begins tomorrow, December 14.  Working a second Saturday in a row, will see crews wrapping-up south and starting in neighborhoods in the north part of the City.

The second collection in northern

December 12, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry today hosted a special ceremony to recognize milestone years of service for 75 outstanding City of Fort Wayne employees.

“It’s an honor to recognize 75 exceptional individuals who have served the City of Fort Wayne for 25 or more years,” said Mayor Henry. “I

December 11, 2019 - Over the past six years, nearly 3,000 infrastructure improvements were completed in Fort Wayne neighborhoods totaling $180 million. This year continued that work with a record $31 million investment on roads, alleys, sidewalks and trails. This afternoon, Mayor Tom Henry joined

December 10, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry today joined representatives from Easterseals Arc of Northeast Indiana, the City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division and City Council to announce that there is an agreement in place to begin implementing a portion of the City’s quality of life plan

December 9, 2019 - The south half of the Civic Center Garage, located at the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and Calhoun Street, is closed for approximately nine weeks, or until February 10. The closure could be extended if weather delays the work.

The construction is part of the City’s

December 9, 2019 - A 12-ton maximum weight limit for the Bluffton Road Bridge is in place until further notice.

During an annual inspection, City Engineers found maintenance concerns and hired an outside bridge inspector to take a closer look. The findings determined that the weight restriction

December 6, 2019 - Street Department Crews will begin the second pass of leaf collection in southside neighborhoods on Monday, December 9, 2019. Residents are encouraged to visit the webpage cityoffortwayne.org/leaves, for daily updates showing the neighborhoods they will be in each day. The

December 5, 2019 -The City of Fort Wayne’s riverfront consulting team tonight revealed designs for the next phases of riverfront development, some of which could be under construction within the next 12-18 months.

The team from DAVID RUBIN Land Collective presented renderings for the public spaces

December 3, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry, Parks and Recreation Director Steve McDaniel and Conjure Coffee owner Corey Waldron officially cut the ribbon on the new Conjure Coffee café inside the Botanical Conservatory on December 3.

Conjure Coffee has already become a Fort Wayne favorite at their home