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By Carolyn Marnon – “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” goes the William Shakespeare quote. However, what could be sweeter than Wayne Memorial High School cheerleaders selling roses? Every Wednesday throughout the summer concert series at Goudy Park, the...

By Carolyn Marnon – Downtown Days are returning to Wayne July 12-14. You can start planning a weekend of fun now with this info to get you started. All events are what is scheduled/planned at the time of this writing. “Wayne Downtown Days is an important part of this...

By Carolyn Marnon – Kevin Dowd was chosen by the City Council at the June 5 council meeting to fulfill the 5-months remaining on the council seat vacated when Councilman Jeremiah Webster was elected to take over the seat of recalled Councilman Christopher Sanders last...

      Wayne Memorial High School has announced 18 Class of 2018 Valedictorians and one Salutatorian. Valedictorians in alphabetical order: Gabrielle Nicole Andrion Daughter of Anabelle Tombo-Andrion Gabrielle is graduating with a 4.02 Cumulative GPA She will be...

Outdoor game nights Join Wayne Main Street as they present Game Nights in Derby’s Alley (34924 W. Michigan Ave). You can bring your own games or choose from the selection of board and outdoor games WMS will have available. Learn a new game, challenge new opponents, swap...

By Carolyn Marnon – “Danger: This structure is declared unsafe for human occupancy or use.” This is the red sign visible on the doors of the apartments located at 35732 and 35736 W. Michigan Ave. You might know the building-it’s the Tudor Revival that might remind you of a...

By Carolyn Marnon – “I’m not a store shelf sale to make money. I’m selling you something I created that I put my heart and soul into,” says Benjamin Welch, owner of Chili Sauce and Dogs, a local food truck. “It’s truly an art.” Who is Benjamin Welch? Benjamin is a 2003...

By Kurt Kuban – I began organizing Rouge Rescue in Wayne back in 2001. In the months leading up to that first river clean up, I was walking along the Rouge trying to figure out where to start. Everywhere you looked there was trash — shopping carts, tires and just...

On a beautiful April morning (Saturday, April 21), over 150 volunteers gathered in downtown Wayne to participate in Wayne’s Annual Clean-Up Day. Volunteers were broken up into teams and positioned throughout downtown, charged with picking up trash and removing debris that had...

By Carolyn Marnon – State champions for the second year in a row, the Wayne Memorial Ethics Bowl team is heading off to the April 20 National Championship in North Carolina where they will face off against approximately 24 teams in their quest to become National Champions....