Midway Renaissance leaves Main Street program
Midway Renaissance, which was created to help Midway take advantage of the state Main Street program for revitalizing downtowns, has pulled out of the program amid difficulties with city officials over a survey that would have been needed to get the group re-certified for the program. To read about Renaissance's work and its letter to the city, click here.
Midway Station is rezoned, but will developer deliver?
Midway Station, a failed industrial park, has been rezoned and sold for residential and commercial development, Ana Clegg reported. (Read more) But the developer has been slow to proceed. For the story on the Midway Messenger blog, click here. The rezoning process raised big questions about the future of Midway and posed a tough issue for the City Council, Emily Funk reported.
Scores of artists are in 'family' of Damselfly Studio & Gallery
By Ashley Trosper, Spring 2009 Eric and Mary Thoreson, the owners of Damselfly Studio and Gallery, say honesty, loyalty and trust are keys in to keeping their business going. Damselfly, which has been in Midway for four years, has about 150 artists in its family. (Read more)
So many restaurants, so little town
Midway has a population of only 1,620, according to the 2000 census, but within its city limits lie several high-profile restaurants that bring in customers from around the state, so many at times that it can be hard to get in to eat, as the recent governor of Kentucky learned. (Read more)
The sights and sounds of Midway
Click here for a multimedia presentation by Autumn Harbison. (Opens in Windows Media Player)