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Huntington bakery leans on community amid slow sales, rising costs
HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WPTA) - A Huntington bakery that opened in May 2025 says a string of slow days and rising food costs has it fighting to stay open. Kaleigh O’Brien, owner of Kskuppycakes, took to Facebook last week to share her worries with the community. “When we have an...
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‘Garden Trick-or-Treat’ event held at Botanical Conservatory
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Family-friendly activities were held at the Conservatory on Saturday for the Garden Trick or Treat at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. The event went from noon to 3 p.m., and people were able to dress in their favorite Halloween costume, trick-or-treat, take spooky photos, paint pumpkins and explore the gardens.
fastfoodclub.com
Folks Coming Through Small-Town LaGrange Keep Stopping At This Cash-Only Indiana Diner For Pancakes And Homemade Gravy
Some breakfast spots in northern Indiana never bother with fancy signs or card readers. One of them sits on a main road in LaGrange, opens at 6 AM every single day, and still asks for cash at the register. Travelers keep pulling off the highway anyway, and plenty of them...
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Gas City PAC Hosts Gaithers’ Hometown Homecoming Courts
The Gas City Performing Arts Center hosted the Hometown Homecoming concerts for Bill and Gloria Gaither, as well as numerous additional artists, this past Saturday and Sunday. Originally from Alexandria, IN, the Gaithers have long been seen as big names in southern gospel music. While the Gaithers have performed Hometown Homecoming concerts in the past, this is the first time it’s ever been in Gas City, which came about by a unique set of circumstances.
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FWCS opens new Design, Innovation Studios at Blackhawk, Shawnee middle schools
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) cut the ribbon on two new Design and Innovation Studios Friday — one at Shawnee Middle School and one at Blackhawk Middle School. The hands-on STEM labs give students 3D printers, robotics, drones, Spheros and other tech to design,...
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Pull Up A Counter Stool At These 6 Indiana Lunch Counters That Still Feel Like 1960
Some Indiana lunch spots never got the memo that the decades kept moving. You still sit on a stool, order a burger or a tenderloin, and watch the cook work a few feet away. These six counters stretch from Fort Wayne to West Lafayette, and each one keeps a little piece of mid-century Hoosier life on the menu. If you like simple food, quick service, and a booth or stool with some history behind it, this list is for you.
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Over 125 kids paint in Rotary event
More than 125 youngsters took part in Thursday night’s annual Decatur Rotary Club poster painting contest held at Riverside Center. It marked the 46th year the local club has held the event, one of the most popular on the Callitumpian calendar each year. Students in kindergarten, first and second...
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The Hidden Literary Paradise In Indiana Will Make Any Book Lover Feel Like Belle In Beauty And The Beast
There’s a moment in Beauty and the Beast when Belle walks into that enormous library and her jaw drops, and if you’ve ever watched that scene and thought “same,” then Fort Wayne, Indiana has something very important to show you. Hyde Brothers Booksellers is that library,...
The Waynedale News
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Turn frown upside-down at The Happy Taco
Behind The Happy Taco on Lewis Street is a very happy taco maker, the ever-smiling Guadalupe Trejo. The Trejo family had been in the restaurant industry “for years.”. “Then my stepfather said, ‘Maybe we should do our own thing,’ ” said daughter and general manager Mar Orozco.
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Copper Spoon adding location at Pine Valley
Copper Spoon is growing with a second location planned for the Pine Valley Shopping Center at 10350 Coldwater Road in the location Hideout 125 resided at before it moved to its current spot over at 1021 Woodland Plaza Run. A commercial building permit has been issued by the city, and...
Current Publishing
Column: The sounds of silence
“I’m giddy!” After hearing these two words, we know that in just six weeks we will be together – a collective of men and young sons on our annual camping renewal at Pokagon State Park in Angola. And there, we will hear the sounds of silence — raccoons in the trash, wind, raindrops and walnuts crashing through the leaves before hitting the ground (or us). Yet, these background instruments are just warmup for the symphony created by a group of men building brotherhood through acceptance, strengthening selves through solitude and conversation and setting an example for the next generation of men.
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Annual Christmas concert at Baker Street set
I know, I know. We aren’t quite to Halloween, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner, but it’s not too early to start making plans to celebrate the Christmas holiday. Heck, some retailers have already rolled out their Christmas merchandise and holiday displays. One particular event has become...