Fort Wayne

Home to more than 265,700 residents, Fort Wayne is the regional hub of Northeast Indiana, and the homebase of Input Fort Wayne. Known as “the City that Saved Itself,” Fort Wayne has a long history of do-it-yourself innovation. Farnsworth mass-produced the first televisions here. General Electric did the same with stoves, refrigerators, and washing machines.

Today, Fort Wayne residents are innovating in new ways, creating everything from tech startups to solutions that improve the equity, health, and vitality of local neighborhoods. Projects like Riverfront Fort Wayne and Electric Works light the way into the city's future and draw residents back into the urban core.

Fort Wayne is home to people of many cultures, including a large Burmese community. The diversity of small businesses, one-of-a-kind restaurants, and neighborhood grocery stores here attests to the area's vibrancy.

Rather than specific neighborhood names, most Fort Wayne residents identify with the city's broader zip codes or quadrants as their "neighborhood." Explore the quadrants listed on the "Places" tab of Input Fort Wayne's website to get a feel for each area's unique people, places, and cultures.

Feature Story When a utility company, such as NIPSCO or Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) wishes to raise or lower its prices, it must submit a case to the IURC, explaining why it sees a rise in prices as necessary.
News The cream cheese and garlic grilled artichoke pizza at ACME by Full Circle.

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Feature Story Pasta di Guy in the East Hall of Union Street Market

Pasta di Guy joins the lineup at Union Street Market


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Feature Story Mike Roeger walks the bridge on Saint Joe Boulevard near Conjure Coffee in Fort Wayne.

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Feature Story A sign showing different Downtown attractions.
News The Illinois Road Trail will be a 1.97-mile long, 10-foot wide, asphalt trail and it will connect to 107 miles of interconnected trails within the Fort Wayne Area Trails network.
Feature Story SeAndra Robinson is an RN and CEO of Lifeline Academy.
Feature Story  With shops lit up throughout the establishment, it is centered around a large Christmas tree that peeks above all of Jefferson Pointe with large lights and bulbs.

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Partner Content Ermina Mustedanagic, CEO of Wellspring packs a holiday bag at the foodbank at Wellspring Interfaith Social Services.

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Feature Story The Night Light Display at Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory is from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays from November 24 until December 22.