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This weekend: Castle Gallery, Festival of Gingerbread

By on December 7, 2007 in Culture, Downtown, Events

Here are a couple of city happenings of note this weekend:

Artist reception in West Central

Castle Gallery is presenting its free holiday show artist reception today from 5-10 p.m. Art by 21 artists will be represented, and I’m told maybe 16 of the artists will be in attendance. Hors d’oerves by Joseph Decuis will be provided, and you’ll also find a cash bar.

If you can’t attend tonight, the gallery will also be open Saturday and Sunday from 1-6 p.m.

Castle Gallery is in the West Central neighborhood at the corner of West Wayne and College streets. (Google map)

(Painting is “Sunset Sunflowers” by Jody Hemphill Smith.)

Downtown gingerbread

The History Center‘s Festival of Gingerbread wraps up this weekend. You can check out the decorated gingerbread houses today until 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

Regular admission prices apply. Adults are $5 and seniors and students are $3.

The History Center is downtown at the corner of Berry and Barr streets. (Google map)

– Jon Swerens

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A call for entries: How you can help

By on October 6, 2007 in Etc.

Now that I’m 41, it’s time for be to admit I have aged out of Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana.

It’s a self-described “happenin’ organization of 20- and 30- somethings who do care,” so my oldest son may be closer to the median age of YLNI than I am.

But many of YLNI’s goals match my own, which is why I stayed past my expiration date.

I’m not from around here, so I need some advice: What do I do instead? Where do I and other like-minded citizens find ways to make Fort Wayne a good city?

Here’s what I’m looking for:

An organization that ministers to the health and well-being of the city and its citizens.

And I mean “minister” in the broadest definition, not just in the religious sense — although obviously the religious sense is included, too. Answers can be

  • neighborhood associations
  • think tanks
  • churches
  • governmental committees
  • business groups

any kind of group that has as one of its reasons for existence helping the city of Fort Wayne as a city. (Yes, New Haven groups are welcome to be listed.)

So leave a comment or send an email that includes the name of the group, a web site link or contact, and the reason you think it should be included in such a list. I hope to make this “How you can help” page a comprehensive resource for the city.

– Jon Swerens 

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Thanks for the shout-out, Mitch

By on September 26, 2007 in Etc.

The Good City is a good addition

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Links from the 21st century — and the 19th

By on September 26, 2007 in Etc.

Three great links of interest that have absolutely nothing to do with each other:

  • Death by bad urban design: “When an area is designed with only car travel in mind, it puts the pedestrian at a severe disadvantage. Sometimes that disadvantage is fatal.”
  • MapMyRun.com: “Find your Address in the ‘BEGIN HERE’ box … then click on the map below to plot your walk.” A great tool for figuring out new ways to explore your neighborhood.
  • 1876 map of Fort Wayne: Extra cool map of 19th century Fort Wayne. Shows the old Wabash & Erie Canal and the old Allen County Fairgrounds (where Swinney Park is now).

– Jon Swerens

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Upper-level domain secured

By on September 18, 2007 in Etc.

We recently purchased the domain name www.thegoodcity.com, and now it refers you here.

If this site grows in the future, we may migrate the entire operation somewhere other than WordPress.com, but you’ll always find us at thegoodcity.com. So, you may want to bookmark that instead of the WordPress.com domain.

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