FORT WAYNE—With the change of venue for the Christ Child Festival to downtown at 431 W. Berry St., comes the opportunity to offer Christian dance groups on the auditorium stage of the University of Saint Francis Performing Arts Center on opening night. The Christ Child Festival is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., Dec. 6 […]
Sole “Moot” and Alice Booker recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a dinner of family and friends. Married Sept. 19, 1953 in Fort Wayne, they are the parents of Larry, Daylon, Dynita and Daphne Booker. They have six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Sole is a retiree from the City of Fort Wayne Parks […]
Special to Frost Illustrated Courtesy of the Zonta Club of Fort Wayne FORT WAYNE–On Nov. 14, the Zonta Club of Fort Wayne hosted its Annual Holiday Auction Fundraiser at the Holiday Inn at IPFW and the Coliseum. The emcee for the evening was Curtis Smith, chief meteorologist at Indiana’s News Center. The Zonta Club is […]
UP CLOSE WITH JEANIE Whatz up, babies? You know how I’m always talking about I hope that all of you are still taking the time to bring yourselves, as well as, others some joy, beauty, happiness, love and some form of peace of mind on a daily basis? Of course you do! But, in this […]
Uncut Special Presentation: From time to time, Frost Illustrated exercises its commitment to present voices straight from the community. Oftentimes, those voices insist on getting across a totally uncensored message to preserve their cadence and context. In an effort to honor such voices, we offer the following Uncut Special Presentation unedited and written exactly as the […]
For decades, Ephraim Smiley has been the face of organic urban gardening in the area. Now Smiley said he has met his match and wants to introduce another “extreme gardener” to the community.
The African/African American Historical Society Museum of Fort Wayne announced the organization was awarded two $10,000 grants from the Community Foundation and PNC Bank.
FORT WAYNE—The Love Church, 1331 E. Berry St., is set to host a week-long Life Action Revival Summit, Dec. 1 to Dec. 8. The focus will be on America’s greatest need—practically living out biblical values and principles our country was founded on—in the form of seminars, music and programs for children and youth. • Two […]
• Star Financial Bank robbed
• Pedestrian killed on Stellhorn
• Man arrested for dealing marijuana
• Business owner arrested for selling ‘Spice’
• Suspect in purse snatching sought
FORT WAYNE–The Salvation Army officially began its Annual Red Kettle Campaign and Christmas fundraising season Nov. 15. According to Social Service Director Timothy Smith, “The amount we raise in our kettle campaign directly impacts the number of people we able to serve throughout the year.” The 2013 Kettle Campaign goal is $265,000. “Many employees’ hours […]
Police release video of Walgreens robbers
At approximately 1:40 a.m., Nov. 6, police received a report that two masked men entered the Walgreens store at 10412 Coldwater armed with handguns. The store employees were “man handled” and pushed to the floor before being forced to open the cash drawer.
For the Children dance promo for the Three Rivers Arts Center for Kids
60-second promo of the award winning show with the Dance Collective recently was honored with a Philo T. Farnsworth Award for excellence in children’s programming. The mission of TRACK is to use the power of art and inspiring stories to combat child abuse.
Fort Wayne native Justin Jordan directs/shoots/edits this ArtistDirector production with his wife Charity. The Atlanta-based web series recently won first place at this year’s Hollywood Black Film Festival. Click here to read the full article. Catch Karen’s “Mommy Uncensored” action starting from the very beginning. Eight episodes of raw, diaper-dandied entertainment and parenting gone wrong. […]
Premiere of Tasha DeNae song “Shine”
The song is a testament to overcoming all struggles of life and persevering through any tribulation. Whether it be a lost of a loved one, drug addiction, crime or any other battle that we as a people have to fight, it is essential we strive for our inner lights to SHINE and let LOVE submerge the darkness!
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