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 Sammie Vance
Feature Story Fort Wayne women celebrate the launch of the Community Foundation's Women's Fund of Greater Fort Wayne.

Getting to know the Women’s Fund of Greater Fort Wayne


Feature Story During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lacy Curry began to mass produce and sell his famous Ooh Wee BBQ grilling and smoking seasoning.

Seasoned innovation: How a Fort Wayne BBQ master pivoted during the pandemic


Feature Story The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the value of small, intimate weddings.
Feature Story Zesto

#PlacesofNEI: Zesto, a sign of spring in Fort Wayne


Feature Story Katy Anderson

#PeopleofNEI: Katy Anderson, Connecting people through public radio


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Input Street Team: 'Two words: Zianos breadsticks'


News Mariah James and Amber Reid are the Co-Owners of the Local Archive.

Meet the Local Archive, a new creative workspace in Fort Wayne