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The Price of Patience

The delayed condo-retail portion of the Harrison project could be costing Fort Wayne more than just revenue

The Fort Wayne City Council’s meeting on October 27 was the Biggie. That was the session where council was expected to pass — or not — the city budget; it was also the session where city council members offered up their recommendations to trim the budget. Read More...


Around Town

Benjamin's Cure

IPFW presents The Yellow Boat

Imagine you are a healthy and vibrant eight-year-old. Suddenly you find yourself in the hospital being poked and prodded by insensitive doctors, unable to figure out what ravaged your immune system to the point where even the common cold is lethal… Read More...

Castles Made of Rock

Local band Castles, comprised of John Cheesebrew on drums, Ty Brinneman on Bass, and Omar Afzall and Bob Haddad on guitars, just released their first self-titled EP, which is available at their shows and (soon) your local Wooden Nickel. I sat down with Omar and Bob to talk about how the band has progressed from their formation to where they are now, and here’s what I got… Read More...

Tradition vs. change

The Civic Theatre’s production of Fiddler On the Roof explores universal themes… with some great tunes, of course

The Fiddler On the Roof made its Broadway debut in 1964, and it’s probably safe to say that there’s been at least one production happening on some stage somewhere every night since. Read More...

Yearning to Breathe Free

Photographer John Gevers documents Fort Wayne’s immigrant population

Although it is not always apparent, the Fort Wayne community truly is a plurality of culture, ethnicity, and origin. Often, one can find newspaper articles speaking of the quickly growing Burmese community, which is reported as the largest community outside of the present-day nation of Myanmar. However, Fort Wayne is also home to sizable populations of many other groups that do not get similar amounts of coverage in our media. Read More...

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