Angola Balloons Aloft Lifts the Spirits of the Community
If you’re looking for something unique to do in Northeast Indiana, then you’ll want to head to the Angola Balloons Aloft event this weekend. “We promote it as a free, fun, family event. We don’t charge. We have gracious sponsors that pay for everything except for the food. It’s something different,” Tim Crooks, Balloons Aloft […]
Big Fort Fest, a New Summer Tradition in Fort Wayne
Big Fort Fest hopes to be a new summer tradition in Fort Wayne. The festival is a new, multi-day event celebrating all things Fort Wayne, scheduled for this weekend, July 10-12, at Headwaters Park. The aim is to revitalize summer events in the city, offering three nights of live music from national touring acts, classic […]
NEI’s Nick Darrah featured in Power Progress
NEI’s Vice President of Partnerships and Government Relations Nick Darrah was recently featured in an article on Power Progress. The piece discusses how HeavyTech is launching here in the Midwest. You can find the article HERE. Darrah is a co-founder and board member of HeavyTech Inc. He helped set the course of the start-up that […]
There are No Limits to the Growth of Middle Waves Music Festival
Middle Waves is set to take the stage this Saturday at Headwaters Park. This is Northeast Indiana’s only indie-rock music festival, and Phantogram headlines this year’s lineup. Middle Waves is a one-day music festival started in 2016. “It was created as an opportunity to draw more visitors to the city and provide our region with […]
BBQ RibFest Brings Backyard Cookout to Downtown Fort Wayne
If you’re looking for a backyard cookout atmosphere that isn’t in your backyard, then you’ll want to head to the 28th Annual BBQ Ribfest this weekend at Headwaters Park in Fort Wayne. The RibFest will feature ribs (of course) and other barbeque dishes from pit masters from South Carolina to Arkansas to Texas to Ohio! […]
Vibes are High at Destination 814
The next stop in the Pioneer Eats Here series took us to LaGrange County. Despite being one of our more rural counties, LaGrange features an array of food options to choose from. As soon as the voting went live, Destination 814 in LaGrange took the early lead and never looked back, and was voted as […]
Connection is Key for Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and in Northeast Indiana, there are several options for people to go to if they are struggling with their mental well-being. Sharon Kuhn, an organizational health consultant and executive leadership coach based in Fort Wayne, has years of experience in the mental health space. “If I were to define […]
NeighborLink is Connecting Communities
This week is National Volunteer Week and the theme this year is “Connecting Communities.” NeighborLink fits that theme to a T. NeighborLink is a faith-based, non-profit organization located in Fort Wayne that tries to mobilize neighbors to help neighbors in need. The goal of their organization is to help fill that gap of supporting people […]
Shorty’s Fills Tall Order
The Pioneer Eats Here series was excited for DeKalb County because of the number of high-quality local restaurants to choose from. With the tightest race in the series so far, Shorty’s Steakhouse in Garrett won the Best Restaurant in DeKalb County! Shorty’s was established in 2020. Before Shorty’s it was a local bar named Klugs. The […]
Volunteer Center Fort Wayne Continues to Grow
April is National Volunteer Month, and in Northeast Indiana, we have several community-minded organizations that are always looking to give back. One of them is the Volunteer Center Fort Wayne is an organization that supports two partners, the individuals in the community who are looking to volunteer and its partner agencies. The Volunteer Center has […]