Happy Halloween! In the spirit of the season, we compiled a list of some of our favorite Halloween-like movies (and other spooky merriments)—in no particular order. John Carpenter's Halloween "Nothing beats this classic slasher. The simple but effective suspense throughout the film and amazing soundtrack makes it an all time favorite for me. Plus, I'll always remember my mom being the one who put me on to it." — Zach Vessels, videographer It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown “I'm not actually much for scary, scary movies, however, we were always Peanuts fans as [...]
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Close your eyes. Warmth. Wonder. Optimism. They’re intrinsic to our wellbeing. To our ability to see—and feel—the light in dark times. They fuel whispers of hope; add luster to our worn boots that make moving forward, possible. Open your eyes. Do you see it?—the marigold. The marigold symbolizes hope, which is something we’ve all desperately needed over the last year, as the coronavirus pandemic stripped our lives of these sought-after, intimate moments. At least, we thought it did, at first. For many of us, these moments define our experience. The [...]
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Literature is filled with stories wrapped around the symbolic power of rivers. Rivers swell with the dream of a new beginning. They rush with the power of an unstoppable current. And they inspire with the life-affirming energy of progress. In Fort Wayne, it was our three rivers that brought us here. We arrive at them today with high expectations. An appetite for adventure, or a yearning for solitude. A need to connect with heritage and community, or a restless desire to never see the same view twice. The chance to [...]
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As you may recall from our Taco Tuesday post, we don't mess around about tacos. And we've got a special place in our hearts for our downtown taco establishment—The Hoppy Gnome. Great service, locally owned, great food... what more can you ask for? As a team, we've consumed more Hoppy Gnome tacos than we can really count. So, we took an internal poll to see which ones rose to the top! We rated our favorites and assigned points—here are the results! Korean Short Rib Taking the gold, Korean Short Rib [...]
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