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By Carolyn Marnon – Lori Morrow, a 10-year resident of Wayne with a background in business became the 3rd Executive Director of Wayne Main Street last February after Maxwell Cameron resigned to take a position elsewhere.  Lori has been a WMS volunteer for four years,...

By Carolyn Marnon – The portion of Wayne Road that runs from Michigan Avenue to Glenwood Road will be undergoing construction now through November. The road is undergoing an asphalt resurfacing, concrete pavement repairs, sidewalk ramps, structure epoxy overlay, guardrail,...

Organizers are planning for this year’s event to be significantly larger than last year’s Chocolate Walk. Wayne Main Street’s Third Annual Chocolate Walk will take place in downtown Wayne on Saturday, May 12, from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tickets for last year’s Chocolate Walk...

By Maxwell Cameron – Beautiful public spaces, a historic downtown, and robust community pride- these are the key ingredients for a vibrant community, and attributes Wayne possesses in abundance. Just as significant, our city has an organization working to bring these...

CORRECTION: Retiree health care stipend plan approved A health plan was approved 4-2 by City Council on April 18 to provide City of Wayne retirees with a stipend for health care while reducing city spending. Pre-65 retirees would receive $241.50 per month if single, $508 couple,...

By Carolyn Marnon – “What are all those people doing standing on the sidewalk?” must have been going through the minds of Wayne Road drivers last month as they witnessed the mass of people standing outside Helium Studios on April 13. Passing cars honked their horns as Wayne...

How did you learn about Wayne Main Street? Initially I came across the posting and applied for the position not knowing a whole lot about Wayne Main Street.  After applying I was able to do research on both Wayne Main Street and the Main Street model.  I immediately became...

  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...