In today’s edition:

🚰 Mayor Tucker Celebrates $95.5 Million in 2025 Utility Improvements

🏘️ Fort Wayne is using a grassroots approach to community development

🚚 New Bill Could Streamline Food Truck Licensing Statewide

🍴 Feeding Fort Wayne One Meal at a Time

🏡 Did Your Home Value Go Up? Allen County Tax Assessments Released

🚓 Rollover Crash Injures 1 on I-469

🎸 Clyde Theatre Raises Thousands for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Sports

🧤 Rookie Goalie Day Saves the Day for Komets

📰News

🏘️ Fort Wayne is using a grassroots approach to community development, spotlighting neighborhoods like Harvester and Hamilton. Through embedded planning and the FORT-ify program, resident-led efforts have led to revitalization, events, and safety improvements. Read more from Input Fort Wayne here.

🚚 New Bill Could Streamline Food Truck Licensing Statewide
House Bill 1577 would allow Indiana food truck owners to buy a single license valid statewide, simplifying operations across counties. Owners would still register locally, and changes wouldn’t take effect until January 2027. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🍴 Feeding Fort Wayne One Meal at a Time
Out of a Jam has served over 500,000 meals using rescued food since COVID began. Volunteers help pack healthy, ready-to-eat meals, and their food truck will now deliver meals instead of serving as a revenue stream.
Read more from WANE 15 here.

🏡 Did Your Home Value Go Up? Allen County Tax Assessments Released
Allen County residents will receive updated property tax assessments based on January 1, 2025 values. Around 45% of Wayne Township properties saw increases of 5% or less, and some values decreased. Appeals are due by June 15. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚓 Rollover Crash Injures 1 on I-469
A crash involving a Ford Edge and a Chevrolet Trailblazer occurred near the Wheelock Road overpass on I-469. The Trailblazer caught fire and ejected its driver, who was critically injured. The other driver had minor injuries.
Read more from WANE 15 here.

🎸 Clyde Theatre Raises Thousands for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Clyde Theatre raised $5,870 during four nights of Nashville Thursdays to support the Allen County branch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, helping 190 kids. ACPL has raised $142,000 of the $186,000 needed for the year. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚰 Mayor Tucker Celebrates $95.5 Million in 2025 Utility Improvements
Mayor Sharon Tucker announced $95.5 million in utility improvements for 2025, including upgrades to stormwater, water, and sanitary sewer systems across multiple Fort Wayne neighborhoods. Projects begin this spring in Sunny Meadows and extend citywide.
Read more from City of Fort Wayne here.

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🏀🏈Sports🏒⚾

🧤 Rookie Goalie Day Saves the Day for Komets
With Connor Ungar out and Brett Brochu struggling, 20-year-old rookie Nathan Day led the Komets to a first-round playoff win, allowing just two goals across games six and seven against Iowa. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🗓️ Tincaps Schedule

• Thu, May 1 — vs. Dayton at 7:05 PM EDT (Thirsty Thursday™)

• Fri, May 2 — vs. Dayton at 7:05 PM EDT

• Sat, May 3 — vs. Dayton at 6:35 PM EDT (Military Appreciation Night)

• Sun, May 4 — vs. Dayton at 1:05 PM EDT (Postgame Autographs & Star Wars™ Day)

  Komets Playoffs

  Game 1
  📍 @ Toledo – Huntington Center
  🗓️ Fri, May 2 | 🕢 7:15 PM

  Game 2
  📍 @ Toledo – Huntington Center
  🗓️ Sat, May 3 | 🕢 7:15 PM

  Game 3
  📍 @ Fort Wayne – Memorial Coliseum
  🗓️ Mon, May 5 | 🕢 7:35 PM
  🎉 Chuck-A-Puck & Face Painting |

  Game 4
  📍 @ Fort Wayne – Memorial Coliseum
  🗓️ Wed, May 7 | 🕢 7:35 PM

  Game 5 (If Necessary)
  📍 @ Fort Wayne – Memorial Coliseum
  🗓️ Thu, May 8 | 🕢 7:35 PM

  Game 6 (If Necessary)
  📍 @ Toledo – Huntington Center
  🗓️ Sat, May 10 | 🕢 7:15 PM

  Game 7 (If Necessary)
  📍 @ Toledo – Huntington Center
  🗓️ Mon, May 12 | 🕢 7:15 PM

Thursday, May 1 - Weather Forecast

Get ready for a rainy and stormy day with a mix of sunshine and scattered thunderstorms! Expect some gusty winds and possibly small hail this afternoon, so keep an umbrella handy. The high will reach 74°F, with winds from the south at 15 to 25 mph. Rain chances are at 70%.

Daytime Details:

• High: 74°F

• Conditions: Spotty Rain, Some Storms

• Wind: SSW at 15–25 mph

• Humidity: 79%

• Sunrise: 6:37 AM

• Sunset: 8:37 PM

• UV Index: High

🌙 Thursday Night Forecast

Thunderstorms will continue into the evening, followed by occasional showers overnight. The low will drop to 53°F, with winds shifting to WSW at 10–15 mph. Rain chances remain high at 80%, so expect a wet night.

Nighttime Details:

• Low: 53°F

• Conditions: Thunderstorms

• Wind: WSW at 10–15 mph

• Humidity: 88%

Events

Thursday, May 1

Music

• 5:30 pm: Dana Powell at Vinland Reserve Winery

• 6:00 pm: Jo Desti at Cricket's 7th St. Bar & Grille

• 7:00 pm: The Haggens at The Club Room at The Clyde

• 7:00 pm: Steve Rannazzisi at Summit City Comedy Club

• 7:00 pm: 2Toms Trivia Night at 2Toms Brewing Company

• 7:30 pm: MJ Live at Honeywell Center

• 7:30 pm: Fort Wayne Philharmonic: Bach in the Barn at Joseph Decuis Farm

• 10:00 pm: Tronic Thursdays at O'Sullivan's

Art

• 8:30 am - 4:30 pm: PFW Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Seminar Exhibition at Blue Jacket Inc.

• 10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes: New Views of the Universe at Science Central

• 10:00 am - 6:00 pm: Suzie Emley’s Oil Paintings & Julie Langensiepen’s Soft Sculpture at The Orchard Gallery of Fine Art

• 10:00 am - 8:00 pm: Ancient Methods, Modern Visions at Fort Wayne Museum of Art

• 10:00 am - 8:00 pm: Expressionism and Spirituality at Fort Wayne Museum of Art

• 10:00 am - 8:00 pm: Truthful Illusions: Realism in the Age of Abstraction at Fort Wayne Museum of Art

• 10:00 am - 8:00 pm: My PURSEonal Favorites at Fort Wayne Museum of Art

• 10:00 am - 8:00 pm: FAILE: A Riot of Existence, Wishing on You at Fort Wayne Museum of Art

• 10:00 am - 8:00 pm: Color in Motion at Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory

• 10:00 am - 8:00 pm: Grace Yencer: Gentle Turning at Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory

• 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Luanne Redeye & Courtney Dudley: Holy Seeds at Kinhouse Gallery

Sports

• 7:05 pm: TinCaps vs. Dayton at Parkview Field

Zoo

• 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Glo Wild at Fort Wayne Zoo

Markets

• 9:00 am - 8:30 pm: Vera Bradley Outlet Sale at Memorial Coliseum