In today’s edition:

🥪 Bittersweet Deli + Coffee Coming to The Landing

🚚 Ivy Tech’s Grasshopper Food Truck Launches Lunch and Dinner Service

🍽️ Community Harvest Food Bank Relaunches Summer Feeding Program

🏃 Push Paddle Pedal Challenge Returns This Summer

🚧 Fort Wayne to Widen Coldwater Road, Acquire 52 Properties

🏥 New Parkview Behavioral Health Facility Update

🎖️ Fort Wayne Veteran Awarded Purple Heart

📜 Indiana State Police Honors Fallen with Memorial Service

Sports

🏃 Carroll Girls Track Wins Third Straight Regional Title

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📰News

🥪Bittersweet, a new coffee shop and deli inspired by New York City Jewish traditions, is set to open later this summer at 118 W. Columbia St. on The Landing. Replacing Utopian Coffee + Kitchen, which will close June 14, Bittersweet is led by the team behind Penny Drip and other local spots. It will serve stacked sandwiches on house-made bread from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., morning pastries, and a curated coffee program throughout the day. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚚Ivy Tech’s Grasshopper food truck, run by students will start serving lunch and dinner beginning June 10. The truck will offer dishes like Mississippi pot roast poutine and shrimp po’boy, and serve as a hands-on learning lab. Lunch is available Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and dinner on Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., through July 30. It will be closed June 19 for Juneteenth. Find it in the North Lot of the Ivy Tech campus off South Anthony Boulevard. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🍽️Community Harvest Food Bank is bringing back its Summer Feeding program for 2025, offering free, ready-to-eat meals for kids 18 and under during school break. In partnership with the USDA and Indiana Department of Education, meals will be served from June 2 to July 22 at two Fort Wayne locations: the Euell Wilson Center (1512 Oxford St.) and the Euell Wilson Gym (1717 Wabash Ave.). Breakfast runs from 8:00–9:00 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Kids can visit as often as needed. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🏃 Turnstone’s 6th annual Push Paddle Pedal challenge is now open for registration. From June 1 to July 31, participants of all abilities are encouraged to complete 1,000 minutes of physical activity, such as biking, walking, or rolling. The event promotes wellness and supports individuals with disabilities. A Community Movement Calendar will also highlight local events to keep everyone motivated. Read more from WFFT here.

🚧 The City of Fort Wayne will buy up to 52 pieces of land to widen Coldwater Road between Dupont and Union Chapel roads. The project will expand the road to three or five lanes as needed and add storm infrastructure and sidewalks. Officials say the goal is to improve traffic flow and walkability. The land acquisition process will take six months, with construction planned to begin in 2027. The measure passed City Council 7-2 despite concerns about county cooperation. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🏥 NAMI Fort Wayne hosted an education night with Parkview Health about the upcoming Parkview Behavioral Health center. The new facility will be on the 3rd and 7th floors of Parkview Randallia Hospital, featuring 82 beds, 24 for children ages 5-18 and 58 private beds for adults. It aims to improve patient care with better communication and a dedicated entrance. Construction is underway with a planned opening in June 2026. Hard hat tours will be available in December and January. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🎖️Command Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Dennis L. Piercy received the Purple Heart during a ceremony in Fort Wayne after a 17-year wait. U.S. Sen. Jim Banks and Mayor Sharon Tucker presented the award, recognizing injuries Piercy sustained from an IED blast in Iraq in 2008. Diagnosed with traumatic brain injury and service-connected hearing loss, Piercy expressed shock and gratitude upon finally receiving the medal, also honoring his fellow soldiers involved in the incident. Read more from WANE 15 here.

📜The Indiana State Police held its annual Memorial Service Wednesday at District 22 in Fort Wayne to honor 49 officers and employees who have died in the line of duty since 1933. The ceremony included the playing of Taps and reading of each name. Sergeant Wes Rowlader emphasized how personal the tribute becomes when one has known the fallen. Similar ceremonies occurred statewide. Read more from WANE 15 here.

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Events 

Thursday, May 29th

🎨 Arts

• PFW Summer Selections Exhibition
  8:00 am – 9:00 pm @ PFW Visual Arts Gallery
  Free admission

• Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes: New Views of the Universe
  10:00 am – 4:00 pm @ Science Central
  $10 – $12

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

• Truthful Illusions: Realism in the Age of Abstraction
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Fort Wayne Museum of Art
  $5 – $10

• My PURSEonal Favorites
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Fort Wayne Museum of Art
  $5 – $10

• FAILE: A Riot of Existence, Wishing on You
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Fort Wayne Museum of Art
  $5 – $10

• Color in Motion
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
  $1 – $7

• Grace Yencer: Gentle Turning
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
  $1 – $7

• Matt Plett: Too Big To Hold
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Artlink
  Free admission

• Heads Up: Current Approaches to Portraiture
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Artlink
  Free admission

• Whitney Sage: Traces, Remnants & Recollections
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Artlink
  Free admission

🎶 Music

• Ron Rumbaugh (Variety)
  2:00 pm @ Park Place Senior Living
  Free

• Chris Worth (Variety)
  5:00 pm @ Monument Pizza Pub
  No cover

• Sam & I (Variety)
  5:30 pm @ Vinland Reserve Winery
  Free

• Junk Yard Bros. (Variety)
  6:00 pm @ Cricket's 7th St. Bar & Grille
  No cover

• Hubie & Travis (Country)
  6:00 pm @ Sylvan Cellars
  No cover

• John Potts (Variety)
  6:30 pm @ Lakelife Bar & Grill
  No cover

• Beth Stelling (Comedy / National Shows)
  7:00 pm @ Summit City Comedy Club
  $25 – $32

• Enemy of Fate w/To Breathe Again, Voice of Sylas, Remember Me (Rock / National Shows)
  7:00 pm @ Stan's Room at Piere's
  $20

• Indy Annies (Country)
  7:00 pm @ The Club Room at The Clyde
  No cover

• Tronic Thursdays (Electronic)
  10:00 pm @ O'Sullivan's
  No cover

🦒 Tours

• Fort Wayne Zoo
  9:00 am – 6:00 pm @ Fort Wayne Zoo
  $22 – $24

• Black Pine Sanctuary
  1:00 pm – 4:00 pm @ Black Pine Animal Sanctuary
  $10 – $17.50

🏃 Recreation

• Tread the Trails
  6:00 pm @ Rockhill Park
  Free

🎤 Special Events

• 2Toms Trivia Night
  7:00 pm @ 2Toms Brewing Company
  Free

• The Barrel Room Karaoke Night
  7:00 pm – 10:00 pm @ The Fairfield
  Free

• Karaoke Night w/PK Houston (Variety)
  9:30 pm @ Latch String Bar & Grill
  No cover

🏀🏈Sports🏒⚾

🏃Carroll’s girls track team won their third consecutive regional title with 110.5 points, far ahead of second-place Northrop’s 62. Nadia Ford led the way, winning both the 100 and 200-meter dashes. Concordia, Homestead, and Columbia City rounded out the top five. Carroll now heads to the state meet on June 7 at North Central High School in Indianapolis. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🗓️ Tincaps Schedule

Thu, May 29
⚾ @ Great Lakes — 6:05 PM EDT

Fri, May 30 
⚾ @ Great Lakes — 6:05 PM EDT

Sat, May 31 
⚾ @ Great Lakes — 6:35 PM EDT

🗓️ Fort Wayne Football Club

Sat, May 31 
🏈 @ Kings Hammer Cincinnati — 7:00 PM EDT