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At first blush, your response may be, “Of course not.” In all seriousness, don’t we all yearn for something better in one area of our lives or another? A nicer car. A bigger home. Less credit card debt. Or perhaps you measure success in a manner that isn’t quantifiable with...

By Courtney Conover – In the culinary industry, there’s no shortage of restaurant slang to characterize shortcomings. The cooks in the back of the house may find themselves in the weeds, for example, when they’re knee-deep in orders, while to eighty-six something means to...

Regardless of which end of the Holiday Glee-O-Meter you reside on—maybe you’re already listening to the Christmas radio station 24/7 and your vehicle is sporting clip-on antlers, or perhaps you identify with the Meh crowd and can’t wait for all the hubbub to be over, there’s...

By Courtney Conover – Here’s an undeniable fact of life: No matter what you see on the surface, there is often more to the story. Whether it’s the dutiful employee who, despite living out of her car, arrives to work day in and day out with a jovial disposition, or the...

By Courtney Conover – It’s as if the earliest years of Cecilia Braekhus’s childhood prepared her for her life’s profession. “I was born in Columbia and grew up in a foster home before I was adopted in Norway,” explains Braekhus, a world-class boxer who reigned as the...

The season of travel is once again upon us. Whether your next trip will be prompted by the ritual of breaking bread at Aunt Martha’s on Thanksgiving Day, or simply wanting to escape the cold and snow that is part and parcel with winter in Michigan, many of us will soon have our...

By Courtney Conover – It’s not a store. It’s more like a destination, a wellspring, an experience in energetic healing. Or, as one might say, a literal gem. Moonlit Mystic, an edgy and eclectic metaphysical store, is unlike anything that exists here in the City of Wayne—and...

By Courtney Conover – Natalie McCurry Rhaesa, 50, is the baby of the McCurry family, but that’s not her only distinguishing characteristic. “My four siblings all have names that start with D—Donna, Donald, Jr. (who goes by Jim), Dianna, and Doug—and then there’s me,” says...

Mindful Moment – By Courtney Conover It’s the sound of change happening all around us. It’s the sound of school buses pulling up the curb, alarm clocks blaring far earlier than we’d like, and, in some instances, it’s the silence that inhabits the space where noise once...

By Courtney Conover – One chance encounter has the power to change everything. The Wayne Rotary experienced this principle firsthand. In fact, the story of this club’s establishment is so serendipitous that one might find it unbelievable if it weren’t true… It all started...