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ACPL’s 17th annual ‘Rock the Plaza’ concert series to end Saturday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Allen County Public Library’s (ACPL) 17th annual ‘Rock the Plaza’ concert series will come to an end on Saturday, July 27. The ACPL’s 17th annual ‘Rock the Plaza’ concert series has invited community members to its Library Plaza to listen to local artists every Saturday from June 15 to July 27 from 6-10 p.m.
Trustees meet to discuss new fire station on Bass Road
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) – A new fire station might go up in western Allen county. As the city of Fort Wayne continues to sprawl west, the West Central Fire District Board of Trustees met to discuss a new fire station that would be located on Bass Road. With...
Blessings in a Backpack handing out 700 backpacks of food for children
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Blessings in a Backpack’s Summer Feeding Program is coming to an end on Friday. The program, focused on distributing food to children through age 18, will provide their final food distributions on Friday at 11 a.m. in a backpack. Eight Allen County Public...
Fort Wayne magazine August 2024
Allen County Democratic Party precinct chairs voted to elect Sharon Tucker to fill the mayoral vacancy left in the wake of Mayor Tom Henry’s passing. While many people know of Sharon Tucker, fewer people know about Sharon Tucker. The community deserves to know more about who is serving their needs from the office of Mayor in the second largest city in Indiana. The following is not an endorsement or a critique of what will happen over the next three years in office. It is simply an introduction from those who know her, work with her, compete with her and serve with her so everyone else can effectively do the same moving forward. We’re all in this together. Read about Mayor Tucker and more in our online issue here.
Indiana’s top 10 fashion trends, retail study finds
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — New research from fast-fashion company Boohoo reveals Indiana’s favorite fashion trends for 2024. Boohoo analyzed average monthly Google searches for various fashion items to determine the most popular trends in the state. Top Fashion Trends in Indiana: “We love discovering which fashion trends people are embracing each season. TikTok and Instagram are […]
Here are the best 10 offensive linemen ahead of 2024 high school football season
With the start of another high school football season around the corner, The Enquirer is ranking the best players in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. While they typically don’t receive the headlines as skilled position players, offensive linemen are vital to any offense, creating holes for running backs to race downfield and blocking dangerous defensive linemen to protect the quarterback in the passing game. ...
Indy Shorts Film Fest presents ‘The Clogging’
Eric Larson, Director and Creative Director of The Clogging, joined us to discuss his short horror-comedy film, which is making its Indiana premiere at the Academy Award-Qualifying Indy Shorts Film Festival next Friday, July 26, in the Dark Comedy block. About the Film: The Clogging is a short film about an anxious man at a […]
Indiana lawmakers lower age to sell and serve alcohol
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers passed a bill that now gives 18-year-olds the opportunity to sell or serve alcohol. Senate Bill 146 lowered the age from 19 to 18 during the 2024 legislative session. According to the law, restaurants and hotels in Indiana can now hire servers who are 18...
Muggy meter and storm chances to re-surge this weekend
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — We stayed on course with having a nice Friday across central Indiana. The hotter and humid air mass kept itself more in southern Indiana today. Do not expect us to stay away from unsettled weather for much longer as we’ll re-introduce a more uncomfortable and active pattern going into the final few […]
Where in Indiana to see trees grown from seeds flown on moon missions
RICHMOND, Ind. (WISH) — An east central Indiana arboretum has planted a sweetgum tree grown from a seed sent on a moon mission in 2022. Hayes Arboretum planted the tree seedling May 30, and will dedicate it next month. The Moon Trees seed traveled aboard Artemis I, the first in a series of launches for […]
Indiana Family Star Party Invites You to View the Stars August 2nd and 3rd
On August 2nd and 3rd you can take in the 21st Indiana Family Star Party! You will be a part of the largest astronomy gathering in the state and one of the largest astronomy events in the midwest. Come to Camp Cullom (near Frankfort) to enjoy the dark rural skies...
Cellphones, reading, state testing: See what’s new as Indiana students head back to school
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters INDIANAPOLIS (CHALKBEAT) — Across the state, students are heading back to school soon. Students in Beech Grove and Warren Township start classes this week, followed by the rest of Marion County’s districts next week. With a new school year comes new rules about cellphones in […]
Local Food Week starts Friday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Local Food Week began Friday for the fifth year in a row. Local farm tours and food events will be hosted throughout northeast Indiana until Aug. 4. This year’s events include more than 110 tours, workshops, hayrides, tastings, dinners and celebrations hosted by 40 different farms, markets, restaurants, artisan food producers, and organizations across 7 Northeast Indiana counties.
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