Jody Hemphill-Smith
Fort Wayne is fortunate to have several beautiful and historic homes and buildings in all corners of the city. Preserving them has been an ongoing endeavor,...
Article Category: Movers & Shakers
Lillian Embick
The Guinness World Records website lists Viola Cocran of Slidell, Lousiana as the record holder for most volunteer hours worked. Cocran, according to...
Corey Rader
When plans were first taking shape for Fort Wayne’s minor league baseball team to move from their stadium adjacent to the Memorial Coliseum and begin...
Sharon Henderson
When Sharon Henderson retired from her position as executive director of all for One productions, she closed the chapter of a project which began more...
Lauren Nichols
Even as a small child in upstate New York, Lauren Nichols, artistic director for all for One productions, was a theatrical sort, happy to stage plays...
Rick Cartwright
Although essentially landlocked at their location on Spring Street, the University of St. Francis has grown dramatically in recent years, thanks to...
Dorothy Kittaka
Born in Washington State during World War II, Dorothy Kittaka’s early life was spent at an internment camp along with other Japanese-Americans confined...
Liz Monnier
After a background in a ballet, tap and gymnastics, Liz Monnier planned to study ballet in college and make that her career. But as she began the audition...
Guy Zimmerman
When Guy Zimmerman was around five years old, a cousin who was three times his age rode into town on a freight train with his bundle and his guitar....
T. Irmscher
While many schools continue to provide arts programming in the face of budget restrictions, it has become an increasingly important part of the area’s...