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Local music education world class

Saint Francis, Purdue FW programs take a major step

Published February 14, 2019

Fort Wayne has gained a reputation as the Midwest’s “Music City” with a prolific talent pool, the nation’s largest online music retailer, and a seemingly insatiable thirst for music. While the city has grown into a center for everything music...

Family fun from basketball court jesters

Harlem Globetrotters

published January 24, 2019

It’s a life Chandler “Bulldog” Mack could only dream of when growing up in Huntsville, Ala. T...

Explore our Fort Wayne restaurants in January

Savor Fort Wayne

published January 3, 2019

If there’s one thing that seems to hold true about people in Fort Wayne, it’s that they love the...

Fort Wayne's hottest sport is on the ice

Fort Wayne Komets

published December 27, 2018

Arguably, the most exciting cold-weather sports spectacle in Fort Wayne doesn’t happen on the hard...

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Scares With Class

Green Center Haunted School House

published October 11, 2018

A hall of spiders. A bridge over live rats. A room of bats. A tomb. A treasure chest. A spooky libra...

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Tuning Up a Music School

Purdue School of Music

published August 30, 2018

When talks began at the former IPFW to separate campuses and change to Purdue Fort Wayne, there was ...

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Returning to Their Passion

Pastor's Place

published May 24, 2018

If the names Chuck and Kara Pastor ring any bells, it's with good reason. They spent more than 13 y...

The 05 Gets Some Seoul

Destination: Ryu's Kitchen

published May 17, 2018

For many years, Seoul Garden on Coliseum Boulevard was this city's only Korean cuisine option. It p...

Destination

published February 8, 2018

If you can get past the erroneous apostrophe in its tagline (Fast Fire’d) – which has proven di...

Finger-Lickin' Bone Pickin'

Shigs In Pit BBQ & Brew

published October 19, 2017

Every city needs a good barbeque place. In Fort Wayne we are lucky to have a few to help us satisfy...

Destination

published October 19, 2017

Every city needs a good barbeque place. In Fort Wayne we are lucky to have a few to help us satisfy...

Destination

published September 7, 2017

Somehow, despite receiving numerous recommendations from friends to try it, Salud! never hit my rad...

A Welcome Sushi Addition

Shoccu

published June 22, 2017

Is there such a thing as too much sushi? If there is, I haven't reached that threshold. I could eat...

Thriving in the Digital Age

Independent record Stores

published June 1, 2017

There was a time in the 1970s and 80s that a teenager with some disposable income could spend it ha...

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Building Musical Bridges

Sweetwater Sound

published June 1, 2017

When renowned producer, engineer and music industry guru Mark Hornsby came to Sweetwater Sound more...

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Still Authentically Italian

The Venice

published June 1, 2017

Like many people, I tend to frequent the same dining establishments over and over again, even thoug...

The Local Library as Boredom Beater

Fare Warning

published June 1, 2017

Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was a young mother with (obviously) even younger children. W...

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Can TLC Bring It Back?

Piere's

published May 18, 2017

It's hard to imagine Fort Wayne without Piere's Entertainment Center. That doesn't mean that some...

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Destination

published May 18, 2017

Who doesn’t love tacos? If you are one of the few who doesn’t, you can stop reading now because...

Sushi That's Fully Loaded

Umi

published May 4, 2017

Whenever construction signs go up and excavators come out, Fort Wayne starts to murmur about what's...

Mitchell's Sports & Neighborhood Grill

Destination

published March 9, 2017

Those who remember and frequented Mitchell's Sports Bar when it was located in the Marketplace of C...

Peerless Ambience and Dining

Tolon

published March 2, 2017

One year ago, Fort Wayne's first farm-to-fork restaurant opened downtown. Eddie Merlot's Executive ...

You Got to Get In to Get Out

Escape Rooms

published February 16, 2017

Want to make time fly? Have yourself locked in a room with a group of friends and try to solve a se...

Nella's Coffee & Grill

Destination

published January 26, 2017

In late 2016, a new restaurant opened in Coliseum Plaza, which houses Jungle George's and a handful...

The Venice Restaurant

Destination

published December 15, 2016

Like many people, I tend to frequent the same dining establishments over and over again, even thoug...

Junk Ditch Brewing Company

Destination

published November 10, 2016

We’ve been enjoying quite the culinary renaissance in Fort Wayne these days, and that has given r...

Destination

published October 27, 2016

It’s not every day a restaurant opens that changes your life – and that’s not hyperbole. If y...

Tower Bar & Grill

Destination

published February 18, 2016

A few years ago, I reviewed the area’s top chicken wing restaurants for our local NPR affiliate, ...

Destination

published January 28, 2016

The worst thing about Sunday brunch at the Green Frog is deciding what to order. The best thing is ...

Destination

published January 14, 2016

I’ll never forget the first time I experienced pho, a traditional Vietnamese soup consisting of b...

Calhoun Street, Soups, Salads and Spirits

Destination

published July 23, 2015

I had a big year in 2008: got a new job, got dumped by a girl, met the girl, decided I’d had enou...

Destination

published June 4, 2015

Fort Wayne is a playground for foodies if you look beyond the chain restaurants. We have an adequat...

Destination

published May 28, 2015

Oh, the little bar that could. You know that one that so many doubted would find its way after ch...

Wine Down Tastings and Tapas

Destination

published April 30, 2015

About a year ago, I met Gary Skeel, owner of the new downtown hot spot Wine Down. When we met, Gary...

Destination

published April 2, 2015

I have to confess I had only been to the Green Frog Inn maybe a handful of times in the 15 years th...

Destination

published February 5, 2015

Anyone who has lived in the Fort for a decent stretch knows the Main Street bridge and that ever so...

Koze Thai Cuisine & Bar

Destination

published January 22, 2015

Anyone who knows me well understands that I gravitate towards Asian cuisine – Indian, Vietnamese,...

Destination

published December 18, 2014

Since visiting Greece in 2006, I’ve been infatuated with Greek cuisine. It should come as no surp...

Pembroke Bakery

Destination

published November 20, 2014

For a long time, I thought Pembroke Bakery, located inside the Auer Center on Main Street, was just...

Mockingbird Kitchens

Destination

published October 23, 2014

When you’re rushed for lunch, it is difficult to find healthful options close at hand. I started ...

Destination

published September 18, 2014

Just a short 45-minute drive from Fort Wayne, Cerulean at Winona Lake is one of the area’s most u...

Destination

published August 21, 2014

I like sushi. A lot. I’d eat it every day if I could afford it. When we moved here from Chicago, ...

The Gas House Deck

Destination

published July 3, 2014

In Northeast Indiana, many things indicate that summer is just around the corner: the TinCaps home ...

Destination

published February 6, 2014

I have a general rule of thumb when it comes to new restaurants: wait a few months to give it a cha...

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Calhoun Street, Soups, Salads and Spirits

Destination

published January 16, 2014

Frequent conversation: Me: “Hey, lets go to CS3!” Friend: “Where?” Me: “Cal...

Destination

published December 19, 2013

One of the many nice things about so many new breweries popping up, is if you decide to head out of...

heather-osbun-smith

Destination

published November 28, 2013

Black Dog is one of those places I had heard of from time to time from different people. Despite he...

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Destination

published October 17, 2013

There are some places that seem just too obvious to write about, local haunts that I feel certain e...

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Destination

published October 10, 2013

Jon and I live in an historic neighborhood near Lakeside Park, just east of downtown Fort Wayne. So...

Destination

published September 26, 2013

I was really, really excited to finally visit Three Floyds. I still remember my first Three Floyds ...

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JK O’Donnell’s

Destination

published September 19, 2013

I remember well the days when Fort Wayne’s downtown dining options were slim pickings. After 5 p....

Acme Bar & Grill

Destination

published August 22, 2013

The Acme Bar is one of those Fort Wayne landmarks that still embodies the charm of the local wateri...

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Destination

published June 20, 2013

When our friends Shad and Paige called us early one Saturday morning and asked us to try a new-to-u...

Old Crown Coffee Roasters

Destination

published April 18, 2013

If you've lived in Fort Wayne for even a short period of time, you've undoubtedly heard of Old Crown...

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