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.

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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. 
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Feature Story On Wednesday, November 22, Thanksgiving Eve, the always popular and nostalgic Night of Lights will take place.
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Feature Story Jamaris Tubbs, who goes by the name J. Tubbs.
Feature Story The Pontiac Street Market is officially open at 918 E. Pontiac Street.

#PlacesofNEI: The long-awaited Pontiac Street Market opens


Feature Story The Welcoming Fort Wayne Awards

How immigrants are positively impacting local economies


Feature Story Buses depart from the station at Citilink Central Station in downtown Fort Wayne.
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The Kitchen & Company Wine Bar opens at Electric Works


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Celebrate Diwali with Sangam Fort Wayne


Feature Story The Pufferbelly Trail is a segment of the pathway that will eventually go from Pokagon State Park in Angola to Ouabache State Park in Bluffton.

#PlacesofNEI: Take a stroll along the Pufferbelly Trail


Feature Story The Beacon, a sculpture by local artist Cary Shafer, is the base for the American flag. The sculpture was designed to represent the six main branches of the military.
Partner Content Seven-year-old golden retriever, Samuel, walks with Mike Brown (left) and Freddie Austin (right).