The Charis House ministry

The Charis House is a division of the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Ministries. This organization, located in downtown Fort Wayne, provides emergency and...

Fairmount Place Revisited

(Note: This issue comes before the Fort Wayne City Council tomorrow in the form of a public hearing and vacation request. This...

1,000th Post

This is the 1,000th post on this blog since November, 2007.   I wanted to do something special to mark this auspicious occasion and in...

Edvard Tchivzhel and Stephen Kechulius – as close as YouTube

I'll admit something - this weekend, I ended up spending a lot of time on YouTube.  I started looking for clips or moments from...

80 Years Ago This Week…

First let me say, this is the 800th post written on this blog.  The blog started the end of October last year, so that's...

Tom Smith and a General Electric Proposal

Talk with City Councilman Tom Smith (1st-D) for any length of time, and inevitably the conversation will work its way to downtown and revitalization....

Proposed Tax Abatement Changes – Questions?

Councilwomen Liz Brown and Karen Goldner are in the process of gathering public input about their proposed changes to the City's Tax Abatement Ordinance...

Proposed Tax Abatement Changes

I am proud to introduce a series of posts concerning the changes to the Tax Abatement policies and ordinances for the City of Fort...

History and the City Council Veto Override Vote

Tomorrow night, the City Council will vote whether to override Mayor Tom Henry's veto of the Firefighter's Merit Board legislation. The Council passed...

The Bean Cafe & Teahouse

The Bean Cafe & Teahouse has moved from its former location near the Huffman and Wells intersection to a new location just feet from...