Sweetwater founder and president Chuck Surack and representatives from city, regional, and state economic development organizations recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Clyde Theatre at Quimby Village, 1808 Bluffton Road, southwest of downtown Fort Wayne.
Read more: Sweetwater Renovates Historic Theatre With Help From Local Economic Development Entities
The City of Fort Wayne's Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services is beginning its next round of demolitions as part of the statewide Blight Elimination Program. Today, the City's contractor demolished an abandoned and vacant home at 615 Watkins Street.
Read more: Next Round of Blight Elimination Demolitions Begin
More than half of the property owners living in the unincorporated portion of the La Cabreah neighborhood off of Dupont Road have petitioned the City of Fort Wayne to be annexed.
If approved, this voluntary annexation would bring 174 residential properties and about 105 acres inside the City limits. Currently, the southern part of the La Cabreah neighborhood is already within the City limits. Fifty-one percent of the property owners signed the petition for voluntary annexation, which meets the threshold needed to request a voluntary annexation.
Mayor Tom Henry today announced Cindy Joyner has been promoted to director of the City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division.
Joyner has 16 years of experience in local government. Since 2008, she’s served as a deputy director in the Community Development Division overseeing the Neighborhood Code Compliance Department. Under Joyner’s direction, Neighborhood Code has enhanced customer service and community outreach to residents, neighborhoods and businesses. She’s been recognized for her expertise in the areas of leadership development, management, documentation, budgeting, and building strong relationships with public safety personnel, social service agencies and business and neighborhood leaders.
The Kickstart Festival Planning Committee is pleased to present Kickstart Festival 2018 in the month of May in Fort Wayne. The Kickstart Festival is a month-long celebration of bikes, music, art and theatre, ushering in a summer filled with activity in our community.
Read more: Kickstart Festival Filled with Events Celebrating Bikes and the Arts
