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Ryan Smith, Kevin Smith, Chels Thompson Distribution Whatzup is distributed once per week at more than 650 locations in nine counties — Allen, Whitley, Noble, Wells, Adams, Huntington, Wabash, Kosciusko, Dekalb, and Steuben. Whatzup is distributed on Wednesdays and Thursdays by Whatzup LLC. Photo by Kelly benton Back issues Back issues are $3 for first copy, 75¢ per additional copy. Send payment with date and quantity of issues desired, and your name and mailing address, to Dig in to a summer Savor Fort Wayne Whatzup LLC at the above address. Visit Fort Wayne preps one in the summer, but summer is usually such a SAVOR FORT WAYNE Calendar listings busy time for us.” Wednesday, August 5-Sunday, August 16 When the lockdown was announced in late Must be received by noon Monday the Happening at 28 participating restaurants delectable treat for city March, the folks at Visit Fort Wayne were about to week of publication for inclusion in that and breweries around Fort Wayne week’s issue and, space permitting, BY MICHELE DEVINNEY welcome the Division I women’s regional bracket (260) 424-3700 will run until the week of the event. WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER for the NCAA March Madness tournament. In the Calendar information is published blink of an eye, that was canceled along with a Details and menus at savorfortwayne.com as far in advance as space permits In a year of steady cancelations, it’s time to bevy of other anticipated events. and should be submitted as early as anticipate a new event that is happening only But that wide-open schedule provided an this culinary opportunity in previous years, Savor possible. Whatzup makes every effort to authenticate claims and accurate times because of Covid-19. opportunity. Fort Wayne features a wide variety of restaurants and event locations. We encourage Fans of Savor Fort Wayne, a Visit Fort Wayne “The tourism sector was very hard hit by the and breweries which offer special menu deals for readers to verify information prior to initiative to get people into the city’s diverse and quarantine,” Stuck said. “I mean, everyone’s been those visiting during the Savor dates (this sum- attending events or purchasing tickets. delectable restaurants, will be happy to know hit hard, but the tourism sector has been espe- mer’s is August 5-16). that there is a summer version planned for this cially hit with restaurants and hotels having to Normally the restaurants pay a registration Advertising year, something that would not be happening if close during what should have been a busy time. fee to participate, with that money being used to Space reservations and ads requiring not for the pandemic. We had always thought about a Summer Savor, market the event and the eateries. But this time proofs due by no later than the Monday and we thought this would be a good time and there’s a bit of a change. 10 days prior to publication. Camera- GOOD TIME TO STEP UP started making plans quietly around April. It was “We felt like asking these restaurants to pay a ready or digital ad copy required by noon Friday the week before “Typically Savor Fort Wayne is around the hard to know what to expect when we reopened, registration fee now wasn’t right,” Stuck said. “So publication. E-mail [email protected] second week of January, and we start planning but we just started talking about it then.” we’ve been appealing to our sponsors more than or call (260) 407-3198. for the next one as soon as that one is over,” said ever to help us pay for the marketing. Emily Stuck, programs and events manager for SPECIAL MENU FOR YOU “We actually held off awhile on marketing Visit Fort Wayne. “We’d always talked about doing For those who may not have taken advantage of CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 4 WHATZUP JULY 30-AUGUST 5, 2020 PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS Fort Wayne Civic 2Toms Brewing Company Arcos Restaurante Mexicano Bahn Mi Barista stages musical of Black Canyon Burger Bar Chop’s Wine Bar bubbly resilience Club Room at the Clyde egally Blonde The Mu- Club Soda sical centers on Elle Copper Spoon LWoods, a young, car- Duesy’s Sports Bar & Grille ing, and effervescent young Eddie Merlot’s college student. Her story Junk Ditch Brewing Company unfolds when her heart and Mastodon Grill a chunk of her self-worth Mi Pueblo is crushed by her college The Oyster Bar sweetheart, Warner. Expecting a marriage Director’s Nikita proposal, Warner tells Elle Notes Nori Asian Fusion Cuisine that he is breaking up with BETH TURCOTTE The Pub @ 1802 her and has been accepted Red Mango into Harvard’s Law School. Down but not out, RoKo’s Kitchen @ HT2 Elle, with the support and guidance of her Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Delta Nu sorority sisters, is accepted into Har- Three Fires Pizza vard Law School.