January 7, 2015 - The Operation F4 - Fight for a Fitter Fort (OPF4) initiative today announced that a new Teams function has been added to the program’s website.

The Teams function is a fun and interactive tool to increase exercise and healthy living opportunities while competing with friends,

January 6, 2015 - The City of Fort Wayne today announced that a warming station will be available for the public.

The City’s Parks & Recreation Department will open the Community Center, 233 W. Main St., as a warming station from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7. The warming station is designed

December 18, 2014 - Extra flood protection is now in place for residents of the Fernwood Avenue and Dalevue Drive neighborhood.

Chronic and repeated flooding has impacted this low-lying area along the Fairfield Ditch since the 1950’s. After another flood in the spring of 2013, Mayor Tom Henry went to

December 17, 2014 - The City of Fort Wayne’s offices will be closed beginning at Noon on Wednesday, Dec. 24 in recognition of Christmas.

Residential garbage and recycling collection will be pushed back one day with Thursday’s collection on Friday and Friday’s collection on Saturday.

City offices

December 17, 2014 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry led a roundtable discussion this morning with about a dozen community and neighborhood leaders to discuss the effectiveness of local public safety initiatives and programs. Public Safety Director Rusty York, Police Chief Garry Hamilton and Allen

December 16, 2014 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry is asking residents to complete an online survey about shopping and dining preferences in south Fort Wayne. Anyone who shops, dines or lives in urban south Fort Wayne (roughly south of Jefferson Boulevard), is encouraged to complete the survey. (see

December 16, 2014 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry today participated in his third weigh-in for the Operation F4 - Fight for a Fitter Fort (OPF4) program.

Mayor Henry today weighed in at 190 pounds. At last month’s weigh-in, Mayor Henry also weighed 190 pounds. At his October weigh-in, Mayor Henry

December 15, 2014 - Demolition work began today at the former Franklin School site on St. Marys Avenue.

Mayor Tom Henry and community and neighborhood leaders attended today’s launch of the demolition process. The City of Fort Wayne is investing more than $330,000 for the demolition of the

December 11, 2014 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Artlink Contemporary Gallery are inviting area residents to take part in a Riverfront Fort Wayne photo contest.  Participants are invited to share their favorite Fort Wayne river-related photos through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram beginning December

December 4, 2014 - City Utilities water is now flowing to residents in phase one of the southwest transition to City water.

Mayor Tom Henry today joined residents in the Abbey Place Villas neighborhood to flush a fire hydrant and drink a toast with City water.

Today, nearly 2,200 customers in phase

December 3, 2014 - This afternoon, Mayor Tom Henry signed the final documents to complete the purchase of Aqua Indiana’s water system in southwest Fort Wayne. Mayor Henry was joined by Aqua Indiana’s Tom Bruns for a signing ceremony at Citizens Square.

City Utilities will now begin the conversion

December 1, 2014 - Mayor Tom Henry today announced that the 2014 construction season is wrapping up with unprecedented investments made in neighborhoods throughout the City of Fort Wayne.

More than $20 million was invested in neighborhood infrastructure projects. Highlights included 50 miles of

December 1, 2014 -The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department has been chosen as the recipient of a 2014 Awards of Excellence Award from the Indiana Park and Recreation Association (IPRA) for the McMillen Park Community Center project. IPRA will present the award publicly at a special awards

November 25, 2014 - The public is invited to hear a presentation about the potential for additional residential development opportunities in downtown Fort Wayne.

Results of the study will be presented during the HANDS (Housing and Neighborhood Development Services) Board meeting scheduled for

November 25, 2014 - Mayor Tom Henry, Parks & Recreation Director Al Moll and City Councilman Glynn Hines joined area preschool children today to dedicate the McMillen Park Kid’s Korner Indoor Playground. The accessible playground is the largest indoor playground in the region.

Children of all ages and

November 24, 2014 - One traffic signal outage remains - State at Edith.

November 24, 2014 - Ten traffic signals are without power as of 4 p.m. Temporary stop sign pedestals have been placed at these intersections.

November 24, 2014 - Seventeen traffic signals throughout the City of Fort Wayne are not working as a result of power outages. Crews are working to place stop signs at the intersections. Motorists approaching a non-functioning signal that does not have a stop sign should treat the intersection as a

November 21, 2014 - Mayor Tom Henry today announced the City of Fort Wayne has been awarded an additional $2.8 million to help stabilize neighborhoods by demolishing and redeveloping abandoned homes. The new funding is in addition to $4.7 million that was received earlier this year.

The dollars

November 20, 2014 - The City of Fort Wayne’s offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28 in recognition of Thanksgiving.

Residential garbage and recycling collection will be pushed back one day with Thursday’s collection on Friday and Friday’s collection on Saturday.