Category Archives: Fort Wayne

REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TAKES AIM AT WEST CENTRAL HOMES

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

The Redevelopment Commission has taken aim at an entire block of West Central homes located near Parkview Field.  Twelve of the 13 homes are either rentals or are vacant – owned by absentee landlords who have simply allowed them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Context Sensitive Solutions, Fort Wayne, History, Local Government, Urban Development, West Central Neighborhood

RAINING ON SHINE’S PARADE

Posted on June 17, 2012 by

Last week had to be a little traumatic for poor Steve Shine and the Republicans.  After all, he and his buddies felt so threatened by our Democratic convention that they sprang for $10,000 worth of air time to try to … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrat Party, Democrats, Fort Wayne, Politics, Republicans

COUNTY COUNCIL – COUNTY COMMISSIONERS – WADING THROUGH THE DIFFERNCES!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Year after year voters go to the polls and often fail to understand their own local government, so I decided to write a little on it and continue to learn for my own benefit.  Last year city offices were filled, … Continue reading →

Posted in Allen County Government, Fort Wayne, Local Government, Politics, Republican Party, Republicans, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 2 Comments

PARKVIEW HAS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP VETERANS

Posted on October 14, 2010 by

When Parkview leaves its Randallia campus for its home out north, a campus of 64 acres and nearly one million square feet of buildings will be left without a main anchor.  Parkview plans on leaving certain units to function – … Continue reading →

Posted in Fort Wayne, Veterans, Veterans Administration, Veterans for Better Health Care | Tagged , , , | 13 Comments

RIFKIN ROLES IN DURING THE DARK OF NIGHT TO DEMOLISH DEPOT

Posted on October 12, 2010 by

Quick – think of things that are done in the middle of the night.  A third shift job?  Breaking into a home?  A little lovey-dovin?  Halloween pranks?  Now,  another, quite unusual activity can be added to that fairly short list … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Fort Wayne, History, Local Government, Railroads | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

MY HUMBLE SYCAMORE BRANCH

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

Last year, one of the 100-year-old Sycamores across the street had one of its large limbs ripped from its body by a strong windstorm.  It fell onto my neighbor’s lawn without being invited, and my neighbor, I am sure, did … Continue reading →

Posted in Fort Wayne, St. Marys River, Third District | 3 Comments

THE NEWNESS OF “OLDNESS”

Posted on May 9, 2010 by

I admit I was not sure how I would feel when I turned that magical early retirement age of “62″ this past February.  Would I crumble into a quivering, weeping mass decrying the fact that my life had flown by … Continue reading →

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ALL DECKED OUT – CURLY’S VILLAGE INN

Posted on May 2, 2010 by

One of Fort Wayne’s best-kept secrets is Curly’s Village Inn on Bluffton Road.  Well, maybe not so well kept to those of us who visit the quaint Irish pub.  The owner, Mary Armstrong, and her partner, Irishman Dudley O’Carroll,  lend … Continue reading →

Posted in Fort Wayne, St. Marys River | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

THE SNOBS OF WEST COUNTY LINE

Posted on May 1, 2010 by

Holy “Your house doesn’t cost enough to live in my neighborhood.” Perhaps a new subdivision should carry the name “The Snobs of West County Line Road” instead of all those cutesy names like the “Oaks of”, the “Bends of”, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fort Wayne, Subdivisions | Tagged , | 8 Comments

INDIANA – HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

Posted on January 28, 2010 by

As the winter deepens, as the cold chills to the bone, as the wind bites the exposed skin, as the sky drops measures of snow, sleet, and ice, and as gray clouds block the sun day after day, I pause … Continue reading →

Posted in Fort Wayne, Indiana | Tagged , | 2 Comments