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Jen Poiry Prough

Jen Poiry Prough

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The Fort Wayne Dance Collective will use a $10,000 grant on its Dance for Diverse Abilities program.

Dance Collective receives $10,000 grant

The Fort Wayne Dance Collective has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts to receive a Challenge America award of $10,000.  The Collective will use the grant to […]
The basketball courts at Reservoir Park were resurfaced as part of Fort Wayne’s park improvements in 2022.

City celebrates park improvements

The city of Fort Wayne recently announced that it invested about $3 million to complete more than 70 projects to improve parks in 2022.  Among the improvements were 30 new […]
The window display at Beckman Lawson LLP won first place in People’s Choice voting.

Holiday window decorations awarded

Nearly 25 downtown businesses and organizations participated in the eighth annual Holiday Window Decorating contest presented by Downtown Fort Wayne over the holiday season.  The theme was Elf on a […]
The Embassy's Mark McKinney was recently awarded a Hoosier Hospitality Award.

Embassy employee’s hospitality awarded

Mark McKinney, the Embassy Theatre box office assistant manager, has been awarded the prestigious Hoosier Hospitality Award.  Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch gave the award to 16 Hoosiers in the hospitality […]
A Celebration of Life for Craig A. Humphrey will be Dec. 17 at Williams Theatre at PFW.

PFW honoring life of Craig A. Humphrey

A Craig A. Humphrey Celebration of Life will take place Saturday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. at Williams Theatre on the Purdue University Fort Wayne campus.  Humphrey, 61, died on March […]
The Lofts at Headwaters Park received $5 million from the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority.

Authority gives millions to area projects

The Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority has approved more than $15 million in new Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative grants for five new projects in Allen, DeKalb, and Steuben counties.  […]
Three Rivers Music Theatre will put on "Kinky Boots" at PPG ArtsLab.

Three Rivers Music Theatre getting ‘Kinky’

Three Rivers Music Theatre will present the Fort Wayne premiere of the hit musical Kinky Boots for nine performance from Dec. 2-18 at Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab.  The winner of […]
Science Central has made some upgrades to its nature area.

Science Central upgrades nature habitat

Science Central has completed an extensive renovation project in its Swap Shop, which has been renamed the Nature Nook. Located on Science Central’s top level, Nature Nook is the center’s […]
"Peter and the Starcatcher" continues at Williams Theatre from Nov. 17-19.

PFW shows Peter Pan’s origins

The Purdue University Fort Wayne production of Peter and the Starcatcher is, in some ways, two shows in one.  Arrive early, and the audience finds the cast onstage chatting among […]