Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Fort Wayne Community Schools on June 7, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m going to break from tradition. The following post has nothing to do with North Fort Wayne River Development but concerns an issue that warrants a response. I submitted the following Letter to the Editor regarding the recent FWCS Graduation Lockout…
(An open letter to FWCS Administrators)
It appears ceremonies have changed little since my graduation from [...]
Posted in Barr Street Market, Fort Wayne history, Uncategorized on February 17, 2008 | No Comments »
If you’re looking for a beautiful pictorial history of the Summit City, you can’t go wrong with Historic Photos of Fort Wayne. Text and captions are provided by Scott M. Bushnell, a former newspaper reporter and editor, and copy editor of the narrative History of Fort Wayne and Allen County, 1700-2005. Captivating photos are provided from [...]
Posted in riverboat casino, tagged riverboat casino on January 19, 2008 | No Comments »
The News-Sentinel will be printing a letter I submitted entitled Look South for Riverboat Casino. For the record, I want to clarify a few points.
I wrote the piece to generate thoughtful discussion about development on the south side of Fort Wayne and Allen County, not to express my support for riverboat gambling here. Notwithstanding recent improvements to Southtown, the area doesn’t appear to be [...]
Posted in river, riverboat casino on January 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Here’s an interesting video clip on the history of riverboat casinos.
Although it’s a commercial video from a company that sells them, it does provide a nice explanation of the transition from riverboats to barges to land-based casinos. They even build parking garage riverboats.
Posted in Fort Wayne International, Fort to Port, I469, US 27, development, river, river greenway, riverboat casino, water park on January 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If Fort Wayne were to gain approval for a riverboat casino, where would be the best location?
Some have suggested the North River area near the Old Fort. I’ve heard whispers that the Dimension Ford property adjacent to Swinney Park has possibilities. Fort Wayne Observed posted a reader’s suggestion that New Haven would be a good fit.
While [...]
Posted in riverboat casino on January 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The topic of the week appears to be Riverboat Casinos.
We had a letter to the editor. Tom Henry commented via Indiana’s NewsCenter and Charly Butcher’s show. WANE-TV covered the Steuben County story. Pat White discussed it on yesterday’s program. Not to be outdone, the blogging community joined in here, here, here and here.
Good people are of different minds [...]
Posted in amtrak, baker street station, tagged amtrak, megabus on December 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m pleased to add the Bring Megabus to Fort Wayne blog to our blogroll. Jodi is a local citizen trying to drum up support for this low fare bus service to and from the Summit City to and from a variety of midwest cities.
MegaBus routes currently include…
Here’s a sample of some low-cost express rates to-from Chicago from [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to the new and improved look for North Fort Wayne River Development. I was never quite happy with the site hosted on blogspot.com, as it was too dark and difficult to navigate. Hope you find the changes an improvement over the old version.
"Fort Wayne has a proud heritage and long ago was the destination of choice for early settlers. The city has lost its Sense of Self. We cannot look to Toledo or Dayton, Indianapolis or Providence for who or what we are supposed to be. We must embrace that which makes us unique. Only we can reclaim the title long lost, and once again become the standard-bearer worthy of emulation."
"I utterly reject the belief that the people of Fort Wayne are resistant to change. They simply have not yet seen a vision they can stand behind. Show them the right plan at the right time and the right price and they will proudly support it."
- Dave MacDonald
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