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Dean Jackson

Dean Jackson

Whatzup Features Writer

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GK Cafe & Provisions opened downtown on Friday, Feb. 10.

GK Cafe officially opens downtown grocery

After about 25 years, Fort Wayne has a downtown grocery store again as GK Baked Goods opens their highly anticipated market in the Metro Building on West Berry Street this […]
The final Bandidos, 7510 Winchester Road, closed its doors on Tuesday, Jan. 31, closing a chapter on the popular local Mexican restaurant chain.

Original, final Bandidos shutters

It’s the end of the line for a longtime Fort Wayne favorite. The final Bandidos at 7510 Winchester Road served its last meals Tuesday, Jan. 31.  Recently the Schindler family has […]
Chimney Cakes Bakery & Cafe will celebrate their brick-and-mortar store at 1202 W. Main St. with an opening weekend on Jan. 28-29.

Chimney Cakes opens store on Main Street

Their products have been popular for a while at farmers markets, but now Chimney Cakes Bakery & Cafe has a place to call home, opening shop at 1202 W. Main […]
Reading Room Books in Wabash is one of the many downtown attractions in town.

Downtown Wabash is hidden gem

Just a short drive away is one of north-central Indiana’s sizzling secrets: Downtown Wabash. Over the past 20 years or so, it’s been reimagining and reinventing itself, and more than […]
Clean Eatz Cafe will open a location in the 14 Square Shopping Plaza on Jan. 19.

Clean Eatz Cafe opens location in Fort Wayne

The 14 Square Shopping Plaza added another shop as the highly awaited Clean Eatz Café, a dine-in cafe featuring burgers, wraps, flatbreads, and build-your-own bowls, opened Thursday, Jan. 19.  Along […]
The Mizpah Shrine Circus will be at Memorial Coliseum, Jan. 27-29.

Shriners bringing circus back to town

For nearly 80 years, the Mizpah Shrine Circus been circled on calendars of area residents.  It’s a point of reference for children of all ages to look at and remember […]
The building has been sold, but the Redwood Inn owners say the business will remain open.

Redwood Inn still open after building sold

Hold on to your sausage rolls. Owners of the Redwood Inn, Barry Levy and Melissa Earls, took to Facebook last month to calm fears and quiet rumors that had been […]
Savor Fort Wayne runs from Jan. 18-29 this year.

Savor Fort Wayne restaurants

It’s big business, the restaurant market in Fort Wayne and Allen County, and Visit Fort Wayne’s celebration of Fort Wayne food aims to make it even bigger. Starting in 2014, […]
Mitanshu Shukla is on hand to help you navigate his Indian and South Asian grocery, Kirana, at 4916 Illinois Road.

Get lesson in food at Indian grocery, Kirana

I was told years ago you needed five experts in your life: a doctor, an accountant, a dentist, a financial planner, and a mechanic. After a visit to Kirana, the local […]