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Though the season has yet to change, summer is unofficially underway in downtown Lorain. Main Street Lorain’s first ‘Second Saturday’ series kicked off on June 8 with a great turnout, executive director Max Schaefer said.The event marked the organization’s first ever ‘Second Saturday’ business spotlight event, according to Schaefer. The events mark a shift from […]

The mission of Main Street Lorain is to promote collaboration and celebration as a means of making downtown Lorain vibrant and accessible to residents and visitors of all ages.

Leadership Lorain County celebrated its 40th anniversary by inducting 38 community leaders during a ceremony May 15 at the Emerald Event Center in Avon.This event marked the completion of the nine-month leadership development program, designed to empower individuals passionate about enhancing the vitality of Lorain County, according to a news release.The 39th graduating class included […]

For the fifth straight year, Main Street Lorain and Lorain City Councilwoman-at-Large Sylvia DuVall will team up to keep downtown Lorain looking green. From now until May 15, Main Street Lorain will accept sponsorships and funds for its Lorain Blooms project, said Max Schaefer, executive director of Main Street Lorain. DuVall is a member of […]

Hellgate: Redemption is now in development at new studio Lunacy Games.

Main Street Lorain will host its annual St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl starting at 5 p.m., March 16, according to a news release. Ten establishments are participating in the bar crawl by offering drink and food specials, the release said. Guests who visit at least two establishments during the event are eligible to win raffle […]

United Way of Greater Lorain County is inviting the public to its signature fundraiser, A Night at the Bee, which is presented by Nordson Corporation, from to 5 to 8 p.m., April 19, at the Spitzer Conference Center at Lorain County Community College, 1005 N. Abbe Road in Elyria. The event is a fun game […]

A round of signature cocktails is coming to downtown Lorain for the first full week of February. Max Schaefer, executive director of Main Street Lorain, officially announced Jan. 7 that Lorain Cocktail Week will take place and about 10 restaurants and bars around the downtown area will participate. This year will mark Main Street Lorain’s […]

Lorain City Council unanimously passed a resolution honoring and commending Main Street Lorain for its revitalization efforts in the downtown area at a regular meeting Dec. 4.

Small Business Saturday is perhaps the biggest business day of the year for downtown Lorain businesses, according to Main Street Lorain Executive Director Max Schaefer. Main Street Lorain will present its sixth annual Cookie Crawl on Nov. 25 during Small Business Saturday. “We’ll be working with the businesses in downtown Lorain to open early,” Schaefer […]