Jaclyn Youhana Garver is a thirtysomething writer who has called Fort Wayne "home" since 2008. Her favorite things are eating, travel, books, and Boyz II Men. She has a degree in newspaper journalism from Kent State University and a background in feature writing, blogging, editing, and marketing. In 2016, Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly named her one of Twenty Millennials Making a Difference in Fort Wayne. This is the longest she has ever lived in a single city.
Summer vacation never seems long enough, especially when your to-do list is miles long. Fort Wayne, Indiana, is full of fun, family-friendly options to help assure that your kids think back to the summer of 2024with nothing but smiles and good memories…
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Visitors to a new town tend to view their hotel in one of tow ways: as just a place to sleep, or as part of the vacation experience. Fort Wayne, Indiana has a myriad of options for those who like their hotel to be part of the trip. Here are some of our favorite to-dos in area hotels…
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Valentine’s Day might be a time to celebrate romantic love, traditionally, but there’s no doubt that more and more women use it to celebrate their friendships with other women. You know, those babes who always have your back…
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Though it may not last nearly long enough, fall in Fort Wayne, Indiana is reason enough to live here. The weather bounces from summertime sun to “be sure to pack a fleece,” but it all works together for a perfect weekend getaway destination…
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Sometimes, the best part of travel can be the creative comforts of your hotel room. Fort Wayne, Indiana has a variety of fun and cozy options to make sure your stay in northeast Indiana will make you excited to return…
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Cinnamon, cloves, caramel, apples, ginger, and bourbon—the flavors of fall are warm, cozy, and abundant in Fort Wayne, Indiana…
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Locked doors opening on their own. Feelings of being watched. Strangers that no one else saw. A row of toilets flushing in an otherwise empty bathroom…
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When I was a Fort Wayne, Indiana newbie, certain restaurants kept coming up as favorites from my new co-workers: Henry’s Restaurant, a bar downtown; J.K. O’Donnell’s, an Irish bar downtown; and Club Soda, an upscale steakhouse with a killer martini menu downtown (you may notice a theme …)…
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Standing in the horror section of a bookstore, it seems like a B-movie cliché to say, “I heard breathing, even though no one was in sight.” And there wasn’t anyone nearby. The fellow shelving books a few aisles away wasn’t wheezing, and the only other patron I saw was clear on the other side of the basement, behind and through a sound-muffling maze of shelves…
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