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By Dee Ryan – I thought I knew ‘good donuts.’  Then I went to “Chum’s Donut Shoppe. Located at 34300 Glenwood, it’s right across from Wayne Memorial High School. The many types of donuts are truly impressive.  They offer jelly donuts, cream or custard filled donuts, nutty...

  By Darlene Hawley – In today’s world, it’s hard to imagine the horse and buggy as the primary mode of transportation for people in our community.  But, that was true in the early days of our little village of Wayne (first called Derby’s Corner soon after Ezra Derby...

  By Lindsey Wooten – Over the past year volunteers on Wayne Main Street’s (WMS) Business Empowerment Committee have been conducting in-person surveys at all of the downtown businesses located in the Main Street district. The purpose of the survey was to not only...

By Dee Ryan – June 17th was the terrible tragedy in Charleston.  Nine innocent people were shot at Emanuel AME Church. On Sunday, June 21, Pastor Chris Richards of the Congregational Church, asked Pastor Virgil Humes of New Hope Baptist Church if he, and members of their...

By Lindsey Wooten – Wayne Main Street’s board of directors approved Paul Visingardi’s application for Wayne Main Street’s Façade Grant Incentive program. The Façade Grant program was developed by the Design Committee to help improve the appearance of buildings in Wayne Main...

By Dee Ryan – Lois VanStipdonk sends this information:  Perhaps you noticed little boxes on poles filled with books. The Wayne Rotary has been busy installing five Little Free Libraries around Wayne. Each is filled with donated books.  The Libraries were built by students...

Darlene Hawley – Early last year an electrical odor permeated Wayne’s City Hall located on Wayne Road on the banks of our Rouge River.  The fire department was called and their investigation discovered the source to be in a ceiling light. But, during the tour of the...

Lindsey Wooten – Wednesday, July 15th at 6:00 PM Avenue American Bistro Patio 3632 Elizabeth Street Wayne, MI Drink, Dine & Gather on The Avenue’s recently finished outdoor patio while supporting Wayne Main Street’s efforts to revitalize Downtown Wayne. Come...

By Dee Ryan – One of the newer stores on Wayne Road is AKA Treasures Thrift Shop. Owned by Rachael and Kirt Harrison, it’s been open since October, 2013. Inside you’ll find a little of everything. If you are opening a new cottage this year, AKA is the place to shop. You’ll...

By Buddy Shuh – “People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln We can’t control everything that happens, even when we want to. Circumstances are sometimes outside of our reign. Economies shift. People pass away. Life happens. What we do when...