Public Invited to Review Drafts of Bowser Memorial Markers

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Published: Wednesday, 20 September 2017 13:03

The City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services is inviting residents to review draft designs of markers memorializing S.F. Bowser & Co. and its founder, Sylvanus Freelove Bowser.

The draft designs will be available for review at a public meeting set for Wednesday, October 4 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Pointe YMCA teen room, 2323 Bowser Ave.

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Fort Wayne Mayor Announces Plans for New Downtown Hotel

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Published: Monday, 18 September 2017 12:25

Mayor Tom Henry today announced plans to bring a 125-room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel to downtown Fort Wayne. The hotel would be located across West Jefferson Boulevard from the Grand Wayne Center and next to the Courtyard Fort Wayne Downtown; it could open as soon as summer 2019.

The Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission will consider a proposal for the new hotel today at its 4 p.m. meeting in the Garden Level of Citizens Square, 200 E. Berry St. The Fort Wayne-Allen County Capital Improvement Board will consider support for the hotel at its meeting on Thursday, September 28 at 7:30 a.m. in the Grand Wayne Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd.

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Public Invited to Learn About Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Data Tool

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Published: Thursday, 14 September 2017 08:13

The public is invited to a one-hour presentation regarding how to use an online data visualization tool that provides and compares housing, economic and demographic information about Fort Wayne and 300 other cities across the country. The tool is designed to help municipalities understand their challenges and trends in the context of their peers.

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We Need Your Input

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Published: Monday, 31 July 2017 15:51

The City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division is considering making some changes to the Abandoned Vehicle ordinance and we need your input. Please click on the link to learn about the Abandoned Vehicle ordinance and what it allows in residential areas and then take the short six-question survey. Go to survey here.

Clyde Theatre Renovation Now Underway

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Published: Thursday, 27 July 2017 11:16

Even Keel Event Productions President Rick Kinney was joined by Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, members of the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA), City Council members, neighborhood residents and supporters today to celebrate the start of renovation and expansion of the Clyde Theatre, 1808 Bluffton Road.

Kinney, who owns the Clyde, first envisioned restoration of the art deco building into a 2,200-capacity multifunctional performing arts center seven years ago when he found the building abandoned on the south side of Fort Wayne. Since that time, he has been working with local investors and government officials to make his dream a reality.

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