The Dial

At OLG, we believe in the power of place branding. We've worked with trusted collaborators and partners to produce myriad community development and placemaking campaigns throughout the country—but the work we do right here, in Allen County… it’s special. We’re passionate about the community we call home.

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. [...]

As a writer, I find that words distract me. What?  Yes. I'm easily distracted by words. If there's a TV on, I'm subconsciously listening. If there's a conversation going on, I can't not hear it. And, of course, if a song has words, my mind is following (and maybe singing) them. I'm on a quest to devour as many words as possible, and I can't save me from me.

Happy Halloween! In the spirit of the season, we compiled a list of some of our favorite Halloween-like movies—in no particular order. Edward Scissorhands “Quirky and weird. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton at their best, and Depp’s best movie that wasn’t [...]

Every fourth Thursday at OLG, we have a li’l something called “Fourth Thursdays.” So, what in the world do we do on Fourth Thursdays? It’s a little vague for a reason. Ultimately, what we aim to do is take some [...]

Before writing this Dial post, I re-read Matt’s original Dial post about Middle Waves, and had a few chuckles over his reminiscing of first meeting Corey Rader. And I laugh, because, in many ways, I’ve had similar interactions meeting and [...]

In a community dense with nonprofit organizations, the source of support for these organizations is important to those nonprofits—and the community as a whole. But often, the support that nonprofits need the most help with is hard to come by [...]

It’s world cup time, which means we’re all pitted against each other over various countries. (Let’s face it, at this point in the game, 75% of us are mad at the other 25% because our countries have lost.) But, alas, [...]

Recently, the City of Fort Wayne issued a survey asking what everyone’s favorite place is in Fort Wayne. Whispers stirred in the office—”Did you take the survey?” “What’s your favorite place in Fort Wayne?” “You have to be able to narrow it down [...]

When I first started to write this blog, I wrote a line in the direction of “There’s no better way to dress up a dreary office than to get some office plants.” Then I stopped and remembered where I was [...]