Fort Wayne, Ind. – The City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division will host their next Neighborhood Presidents Meeting on Monday, September 18, at 6 p.m. at Citizens Square in the City Council Chambers on the Garden Level. The meeting will also be streamed live on the Fort Wayne Neighborhoods’ Facebook page.
Fort Wayne, Ind. – The Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (INASLA) has awarded MKSK Studios and the City of Fort Wayne the Merit Award for exceptional work on the restoration of the Columbia Street Streetscape also known as The Landing. The project was selected in the category of Design – Constructed Works on a project with a construction budget of less than $2 million
Read more: The Landing Streetscape Wins INASLA 2023 Merit Award
Fort Wayne, Ind. –The Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services will begin accepting applications for the City of Fort Wayne’s Heating & Air Conditioning Program on Tuesday, Aug. 15. This program offers qualified residents a zero percent interest loan for the replacement and installation of new heating and air conditioning systems for their homes. The loans will be secured by a mortgage and repayment will be required through monthly installments over a 10-year period.
Read more: City’s Heating & Air Conditioning Program (HVAC) set to open August 15
Fort Wayne, Ind. – Registration is now open for the free 2023 Inspire Neighborhood Conference. The event aims to energize and equip Fort Wayne’s neighborhood residents and leaders. The conference is hosted by the City of Fort Wayne’s Neighborhood Planning and Activation Workgroup and is set for September 14from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Electric Works, 1690 Broadway.
Read more: Registration Now Open for the 2023 Inspire Neighborhood Conference
Fort Wayne, Ind. – Mayor Tom Henry today joined the Fort Wayne Public Art Commission, members of Gene B. Glick Company, and city officials for the dedication ceremony of a new Faces of the Fort mural.
Read more: City holds dedication for Faces of the Fort Mural Project
Fort Wayne, Ind. – Mayor Tom Henry tonight led the grand opening of McKinnie Commons Park along with the City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division, the Parks and Recreation Department, and City Councilwoman Sharon Tucker.
Read more: Southeast Fort Wayne momentum continues with grand opening of McKinnie Commons
Fort Wayne, Ind. – Fort Wayne’s continued growth and momentum were on display today as Mayor Tom Henry led a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for The Riverfront at Promenade Park and the completion of Riverfront Park Public Space Phase IIa.
The City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division, Parks and Recreation Department, development partner Barrett & Stokely, elected officials, and community leaders were part of the special event.
Fort Wayne, Ind. – Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry today announced that 27 local non-profit organizations will receive funding from the City of Fort Wayne’s federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars, the City’s remaining allocation of CDBG- COVID Cares Act dollars, and CDBG Emergency Solution dollars.
Approximately $470,000 will be available to help low- and moderate-income residents with shelter, basic needs, employment skills, language translation and interpretation, and youth development.
Fort Wayne, Ind. – The Fort Wayne Public Art Commission dedicated Pillars of Hope and Justice, a public art monument commemorating the June 5, 1963, visit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Fort Wayne, during which he gave a speech sharing his vision for nonviolent resistance.
At a public event Monday evening, King’s son, Martin Luther King III, was on hand to help city and community leaders dedicate the monument, which is located at the northwest corner of West Main and Ewing streets in downtown Fort Wayne. King was joined in making remarks at the dedication event by Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, sculpture artists Shane Allbritton and Norman Lee, the Rev. Dr. Bill McGill of Imani Baptist Church, and City Council members Michelle Chambers and Russ Jehl.
Read more: City of Fort Wayne officially dedicates MLK monument Pillars of Hope and Justice
Fort Wayne, Ind. – The City of Fort Wayne’s Neighborhood Planning and Activation Workgroup has canceled the Neighborhood Presidents Meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, June 5, in Room 035 of Citizens Square.
Read more: The June quarterly Neighborhood Presidents meeting has been canceled
