TOX AWAY DAY RETURNS SEPTEMBER 19 September 15, 2020 - The City’s Solid Waste Department, along with the Allen County Department of Environmental Management (ACDEM), are offering another Tox Away Day on Saturday, September 19, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Allen County household hazardous waste facility, 2260 Carroll Road....
NEW ASHBERRY PROJECT RECEIVES REDEVELOPMENT APPROVAL September 14, 2020 - A new seven-story mixed-use building at the southeast corner of Main Street and Maiden Lane received Redevelopment Commission approval today.
CITY OF FORT WAYNE AND EVENT SPONSORS ANNOUNCE NEW DATE FOR FIREWORKS SHOW IN DOWNTOWN FORT WAYNE September 10, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne today announced the new date for this year’s fireworks show at Indiana Michigan Power Center in downtown Fort Wayne. The special event will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, the eve of Veterans Day.
FORT WAYNE WINS STATEWIDE COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR AWARD September 8, 2020 - Quality-of-life improvements, new business investment, and job growth have built strong momentum in Fort Wayne and Allen County in recent years. That momentum propelled Fort Wayne to a statewide honor: the 2020 PNC Community of the Year award, announced today by the Indiana...
FORT WAYNE FIRE DEPARTMENT AWARDED AFG-S GRANT FOR PPE September 8, 2020 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department has been awarded $466,693 to purchase Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and essential supplies to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The City of Fort Wayne will contribute a matching portion of $46,693.
FORT WAYNE ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL LAUNCHES DOG BEHAVIOR HELP PROGRAM September 8, 2020 - Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control has launched additional services in its pet retention and rehoming services program to help pet owners work through behavior problems at home.
RESIDENTS INVITED TO REVIEW SOUTHEAST STRATEGY RECOMMENDATIONS September 4, 2020 - Area residents are invited to review the draft recommendations of the Southeast Strategy Update 2020 now online at www.SoutheastStrategy.org. A Spanish translation is already online and a Burmese translation will soon be available.
SUNFLOWER U-PICK BEGINS SEPTEMBER 9 AT SALOMON FARM PARK September 4, 2020 - Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation will begin offering a sunflower U-Pick at the popular sunflower field in Salomon Farm Park, 817 W Dupont Road. The U-Pick will open on Wednesday, September 9, and will be open Wednesdays – Saturdays, 4 – 8 p.m.
RUDISILL/BROADWAY INTERSECTION TO OPEN FRIDAY September 4, 2020 - The consolidation sewer that will help protect the St. Marys River from combined sewer overflows is installed and the intersection of Rudisill and Broadway will open on Friday, September 4, 2020. Crews will begin moving the barricades in the morning.
FIVE BLUE STAR BANNERS INSTALLED September 3, 2020 - Crews have installed five banners as part of Mayor Tom Henry’s Blue Star Banner Program. The banners are displayed on light poles going east along West Jefferson Boulevard to Swinney Park.
CITY OFFICES TO BE CLOSED LABOR DAY September 1, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne’s offices will be closed on Monday, September 7 in recognition of Labor Day.
METERS WITH A MISSION NOW IN SERVICE FOR LOCAL NONPROITS August 30, 2020 - Fort Wayne's retired parking meters are now being used for a new purpose: helping local nonprofits weather COVID-19. Twenty-seven "Meters with a Mission" installed across downtown Fort Wayne will collect donations from the public for 27 nonprofit organizations.
FORT WAYNE'S 2020 CENSUS SELF-RESPONSE RATE SURPASSES 2010 RATE August 31, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne’s 2020 Census self-response rate has reached 70.3%, surpassing the self-response rate of 69.8 percent achieved in 2010. The national self-response rate is 64.7%, Indiana’s self-response rate is 68.9% and Allen County’s is 72.8%.
MAYOR HENRY ANNOUNCES PROMOTION OF NANCY TOWNSEND TO DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE August 26, 2020 - Mayor Tom Henry today announced Nancy Townsend has been promoted to director of the City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division.
MASCULINITY AND FATHERHOOD DISCUSSED IN TUESDAY'S FORT WAYNE UNITED AND HEALTHIER MOMS & BABIES "REAL DAD" FACEBOOK LIVE FORUM August 24, 2020 - Fort Wayne UNITED, in partnership with Healthier Moms & Babies, will host another online forum for dads, future dads, and those who have taken on the role of dad, Tuesday, August 25 at 7:30 p.m.
CITY OF FORT WAYNE TO OFFER COOLING STATION ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY August 24, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne today announced the lobby of the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory will serve as a cooling station due to high temperatures and heat indices forecasted to impact our area.
FORT WAYNE UNITED AND CITY LIFE DISCUSS "BACK TO SCHOOL" IN CONTINUING COVID-19 FACEBOOK LIVE FORUM August 24, 2020 - Fort Wayne UNITED in partnership with City Life will host another virtual forum on Thursday, August 27 at 7:30 p.m. The topic this week will focus on how students, faculty and parents have adjusted to the reopening of Fort Wayne Community Schools and East Allen County Schools.
MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ANNUAL FORT WAYNE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP August 20, 2020 - The deadline to registration for Fort Wayne’s Great American Cleanup™ is getting close and volunteers are still needed. The registration deadline for the September 19 cleanup is next Monday, August 24.
MAMAJO REACHES HALFWAY POINT August 20, 2020 - MamaJo is half way home!. At 3:45 this morning, she pounded through bedrock, hitting the milestone nearly 2.5 miles between the bridge at Van Buren Street and the Norfolk Southern railroad bridge.
COMMUNITY INVITED TO REVIEW SOUTHEAST STRATEGY RECOMMENDATIONS August 19, 2020 - Area residents are invited to review the draft recommendations of the Southeast Strategy Update 2020, which is designed to encourage new investment in the southeast quadrant of Fort Wayne.