By Sarah Shurge – Baseball is back in Wayne! During the city council meeting on Tuesday, April 2nd, the City Council approved an agreement between the City of Wayne and the Westland Youth Athletic Association for youth baseball in the City of Wayne. “It’s...

The area in what is now Wayne was covered by at least six different glaciers over the past million years, with the last glacier melting about 12,500 years ago. Interestingly the great lakes used to be much larger at that time and the shoreline was actually at Wayne. Evidence...

Chandler Letner is a skillful artist, songwriter, and producer who spends his time working tirelessly to achieve unpredictable melodies, emotional lyrics, and creative productions. The goal in all that he does is to tell more people about Jesus in the process of making music that...

By Sarah Shurge – “You name it, we print it. Nobody prints better for less than Imperial Press” is the motto of Imperial Press, which has been providing Metro Detroit with printing services since 1984. Imperial Press celebrated 40 years of business at the beginning of...

Welcome back to another Spotlight Series with Sarah! I started this series to get to know the city more personally by visiting, experiencing, and reviewing hidden gems in the City of Wayne, while my readers can get to know me better in the process. In April 2017, I received my...

By Sarah Shurge – If you appreciate handmade, boho, and whimsical, then there is an upcoming event in Wayne for you. Mark your calendars because the Indie Art and Craft Jam will be Sunday, May 19th from 12-5 pm at Goudy Park. The Indie Art and Craft Jam will have over 40...

Last month, Father Francisco Radecki and students of St. Joseph’s Catholic School of Wayne toured Michigan Stadium, also known as the “Big House” at University of Michigan’s campus in Ann Arbor. The stadium is the third largest in the world and its official capacity is 107,601....

By Sarah Shurge – “If you care about your community, you’ll want to come out and make it more beautiful than it already is,” said Carol Bevard, President of the Rotary Club of Wayne. The Rotary Club of Wayne is an organization of individuals who live or work in Wayne and...

The earliest known death in what has become the City of Wayne happened in what was known as Johnson’s Tavern built in 1824. Stephen Gifford Simmons who purchased the tavern from George M. Johnson in 1825 with his wife Lavina, and two daughters moved to the frontier of the...

By Sarah Shurge – On Tuesday, April 2nd, Wayne Mayor John Rhaesa signed an Autism Awareness Proclamation, on behalf of the City Council and the citizens of Wayne, to hereby proclaim the month of April 2024 as Autism Awareness Month in the City of Wayne and encourage all...

By Sarah Shurge – Mark your calendars and prepare your stomachs because restaurant week is returning to Wayne! “We eat out at least once a week. Instead of taking your business outside of your community, just choose Wayne that week,” said Lisa Kubany, Wayne Downtown...

Welcome back to another Spotlight Series with Sarah! If you’re new here, I’m shining a spotlight on hidden gems in the City of Wayne that I personally visit, experience, and review for my readers. I started this series to get to know the city more personally, while my readers can...