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 The NewAllen Alliance helped create five murals throughout Allen County’s rural communities as part of the East Allen Rural Revival Regional Development Plan.

Five must-see murals in Allen County's rural communities


Feature Story Halloween decor at 4429 Indiana Ave. in Fort Wayne.

The best houses to trick-or-treat in Fort Wayne? Here are two spooktacular stops


Feature Story Takaoka of Japan is located at 305 E. Superior St.

Need a place to party? Try Takaoka of Japan in Downtown Fort Wayne


Feature Story The Temple is located at 4202 Hessen Cassel Rd.

Have you seen this cool building on Fort Wayne's South East side?


Feature Story With experience managing digital strategies and promotions for Fortune 500 companies, Virginia Richardson shares how her company, Tilde Multimedia, is growing in Fort Wayne’s rush to digitize during the pandemic.
Feature Story Apiarist Don Ueber is innovating with honey at Tanglewood Berry Farm.

Meet a Fort Wayne beekeeper testing barrel-aged honey


Feature Story Stoner's Funstore

#PlacesofNEI: Stoner's Funstore for all of your Halloween needs


Feature Story Brooke Hamstra and her family live in Warsaw.

12 things to eat, see, and do in Warsaw and Kosciusko County


Feature Story Rose Avenue Education Farm hosts a farmers market every Sunday at the Fort Wayne League for the Blind and Disabled at 5821 S. Anthony Blvd. 

Burmese farmers are reconnecting with their roots and strengthening Northeast Indiana's food system