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Promenade Park Honored with Awards

As the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department continues to celebrate the first year of Promenade Park, several awards have recognized the park over the past 12+ months. 2019 Project of the Year by Fort Wayne Magazine. Promenade Park is the first local development to receive this distinction.2020 Excellence in...

$1 Million To Fund Restoration At Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Home In West Lafayette

The National Park Service has awarded a $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant to support restoration efforts at Samara, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in West Lafayette that Indiana Landmarks co-stewards with the John E. Christian Family Memorial Trust, Inc. The public grant will be matched by $503,000 in private funds...

History Center Announces 2020-2021 George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series

The History Center is proud to announce the presenters for the 2020-2021 George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series. All lectures are held at 2pm at the History Center and are free to the public. Lectures will be offered virtually or in-person in accordance with the State of Indiana’s COVID-19 guidelines....

Help Us Plant 550 Trees Oct. 16, 17, 18!

Bring yourself and family to help plant 550 trees at Save Maumee's 3-Day Tree Planting, commemorating their 15th year of saving the rivers. For months, the group has removed trash, downed-wood and invasive species from their huge new tree planting area to better nurture the native trees being planted. Rain...

Join The 94,000 Hoosiers Who Have Taken Advantage of Free Tax Filing in 2020

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With several months left to file individual income taxes by the extended July 15 deadline, the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) wants to remind eligible Hoosiers to take advantage of the free tax . . .

City Golf Courses To Reopen May 4

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All three Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Golf Courses are scheduled to reopen on May 4, following closures due to the city’s COVID-19 response. Foster Park Golf Course, McMillen Park Golf Complex, . . .

Gov. Holcomb Announces Contact Tracing Plan For COVID-19 Cases

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Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced the state is partnering with Maximus to centralize contact tracing and investigations for Hoosiers who test positive for COVID-19. This move, in tandem with . . .

Healthcare Experts Provide Medical Update On COVID-19 Pandemic

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Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Allen County Commissioners Rich Beck, Therese Brown, and Nelson Peters were joined by Allen County Health Commissioner Dr. Deborah McMahan, Dr. Jason Row, Parkview Health, . . .

Indiana’s First Free Fishing Day Is This Sunday

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May 3 is the first of Indiana’s four Free Fishing Days. On Free Fishing Days, Indiana residents can fish the state’s public waters without a fishing license or trout/salmon stamp.

Fishing is an excellent . . .

Governor Announces Large-scale COVID-19 Testing For Hoosiers

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Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced OptumServe Health Services, powered by Logistics Health, Inc., will open sites across Indiana in the next seven days to begin large-scale testing of Hoosiers.

“Launching . . .

Local Radio Stations Fundraise For Feeding America

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On April 30, Adams Radio Group Fort Wayne (96.3 WXKE, US 93.3, HOT 107.9, 103.9 Wayne FM, LOUD 103.3, and B96.9) will join with 10,000 radio stations across America with an all-day radiothon for fundraising . . .

Allen County SPCA Seeks to Meet $25,000 Match for #GivingTuesdayNow

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The Allen County SPCA hopes to meet their #GivingTuesdayNow goal of raising $50,000, thanks to two anonymous gifts that will provide a dollar-for-dollar match on all donations, up to $25,000.

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Fort Wayne Artist Relief Fund Announced

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The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne and Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne have announced an Artist Relief Fund to help individual artists who have lost work and income due to COVID-19.

Eligible . . .