Friday, December 26
Hi 49° Low 31° | ☁️ Mostly Cloudy, Cloudy at Night
The day will be mostly cloudy with a high around 49°F and W winds at 10 to 20 mph. Expect overcast skies throughout the afternoon. Tonight, clouds continue with a low near 31°F and W winds at 10 to 15 mph.

🎉 The Fairfield’s ‘Holiday Glow Bash’

🍗 Pepper & Spice Jamaican Restaurant Serves Free Christmas Meals

🛍️ Stoner’s Funstore Vandalized on Christmas Eve

🍽️ NineHouse Serves Complimentary Christmas Meals in Final Farewell

💡 Blue Jacket Fantasy of Lights Adds Another ‘Mission Monday’

🐾 Humane Fort Wayne Celebrates 3,000th Adoption And Launches Rovernights

🏐 Sinish Duo Leads Carroll Volleyball To Historic Success

🎉 The Fairfield is hosting its free “Holiday Glow Bash” this Friday from 9 p.m. to midnight. The Pinhouse Social event gives Fort Wayne residents a downtown spot to spend time with family while enjoying a live DJ mixing pop and holiday hits all night. For more information about the Fairfield and this event, click here. Read more from WPTA 21 Alive here.

🍗 Pepper & Spice Jamaican Restaurant is giving back this Christmas by serving free meals to the Fort Wayne community. Starting at 3 p.m. on December 25, guests can pick up meals at 1815 W Main St., either via drive-thru or inside the restaurant, while supplies last. Each meal includes a choice of Brown Stew Chicken, Curry Chicken, or Fried Chicken, with a side of rice and beans. The restaurant has served free meals on Thanksgiving and Christmas in past years and is also collecting donations to support areas in Jamaica recovering from Hurricane Melissa. Read more from WPTA 21 Alive here.

🛍️ Stoner’s Funstore, a beloved Fort Wayne novelty shop, was vandalized on Christmas Eve, damaging a window. The shop shared the news on Facebook, urging the community to support local businesses, especially during the holidays. The broken window is expected to be replaced before the store reopens Friday morning. Patrons are encouraged to visit and shop to help the store recover from the incident. Read more from WPTA 21 Alive here.

🍽️ NineHouse, a Fort Wayne Southeast Asian restaurant, offered free meals to the community as a final goodbye before closing. Owner Ezra Kokonaing shared that she started the business in 2018, but is stepping away to support her husband after a severe stroke. The complimentary Christmas meals were meant to give back to the community that supported them. A new restaurant, Chef Denny’s House, will open at the same location in the second week of January, continuing many of the Southeast Asian flavors customers loved. If you would like to donate to the Kokonaing family, click here. Read more from WPTA 21 Alive here.

💡 Blue Jacket Fantasy of Lights is hosting an additional “Mission Monday” on Dec. 29 to help those who can’t afford admission. Vans from shelters, homes, and churches will transport people to enjoy the holiday light displays. So far this season, about 1,020 people have received free entry. Blue Jacket emphasizes that offering joy through its lights and supporting the community is central to its mission, even as event costs have risen significantly. Read more from WPTA 21 Alive here.

🐾 Humane Fort Wayne marked a joyful milestone on Christmas Eve, celebrating their 3,000th adoption and starting pickups for their Rovernights program. Early in the morning, families lined up to adopt a new litter of three-month-old Great Dane/Mastiff puppies, all four of which found homes that day. The Rovernights program allows dogs to leave the kennel temporarily for the holidays, reducing stress and giving them comfort while providing insight into their behavior in a home setting. Demand for the program was high, with spots filling quickly after Thanksgiving. Read more from WANE 15 here.

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🏐 Bailey Sinish and her mother, head coach Pandy Sinish, have led Carroll High School volleyball to unprecedented success over the past four seasons. From 2022-25, the Chargers went 127-13, including a 50-match win streak, and captured back-to-back 4A state championships, earning national recognition. Bailey, an outside hitter, set a school record with 1,808 kills, 175 blocks, 167 service aces, and 854 digs, and was named Miss Volleyball by the Indiana High School Volleyball Coaches Association. She credits her teammates and her mother for her achievements as she prepares to play at IU Indianapolis. Coach Pandy Sinish continues to weigh her future with the program, leaving Carroll well-positioned with returning key players. Read more from WANE 15 here.