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Dean Jackson

Dean Jackson

Whatzup Features Writer

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Wings Etc. offers sports environment without all the hoopla.

Wings Etc. offers relaxing sports viewing

At another time in my life, I loved a good sports bar. I mean, if one TV blasting is good, then 1,237 of them is heaven, right? Candidly, I’ve kinda […]
Nickel Plate Road No. 765 always draws a cheer.

All aboard No. 765 for trip back to 1940s

Every time the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society hosts an excursion, Kelly Lynch sees something more than just a huge, steel locomotive steaming down the tracks. He sees a vehicle […]
The Country Post in Huntington is serving up good eats.

Good banter and eats at Huntington diner

Like most of my discoveries for Off the Eaten Path, they are unplanned by design. That continues with my recent stop at The Country Post in Huntington. A friend who […]
Join the crowd at the Johnny Appleseed Festival on Sept. 17-18.

Appleseed festival will send you back in time

Three ATM machines positioned around the grounds at the Johnny Appleseed Festival make director Becky Butler laugh. Despite their improbability, she knows they are a vital inclusion in a pioneer-themed […]

Don Taco serving up authentic cuisine

One of the things I really want to do with Off the Eaten Path is explore places I’ve never been. Just to take on the role of your food scout. […]
Don Hall's Triangle Park is undergoing renovations.

New weekly column offers restaurant updates

We all gotta eat, and that’s why I’m here.  This is the first entry of a brand new, fresh out of the oven column. Before we are done, I hope […]
Performers with Cincinnati Circus will be at Huntertown Heritage Days.

Heritage Days in full swing in Huntertown

What do you do when you are dealt two years of setbacks as you try to celebrate your community? If you are the organizers of Huntertown Heritage Days, you dig […]
Nitro Circus at Parkview Field

Daredevils flying into Parkview Field

It will be a bit of culture shock for fans at Parkview Field when Nitro Circus takes the field July 22, as Fort Wayne TinCaps officials say it is unlike […]

Philharmonic blasts off with Patriotic Pops

It’s grown to be one of the best ways to kick off Independence Day around northeast Indiana.  It’s unapologetically big, bold, and brassy.  The Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s Patriotic Pops series […]