posted by at 3:37 PM on December 27, 2006 Leroy - aka Roy - and Julia Richie of Birmingham gave Plowshares Theatre Company something to smile about this holiday season: a $30,000 charitable donation. A portion of the donation will be used to establish an endowment for Plowshares, which..
. posted by at 9:11 AM on December 04, 2006 Too much to write about . .
. Noel Night definitely had the chill of a Michigan winter, but the red sky and snow was missing to complete the picture. It was incredible wading through the throngs of people in.
.. posted by at 9:54 AM on December 02, 2006 Yesterday was Motown and Detroit music.
Today, we give the world our final gift this year: the automobile. Detroit isn't called the Motor City for nothing. True, other cities (and countries - notably Europe) had autos before Detroit.
But...
posted by at 9:35 PM on November 28, 2006 Well that was a quick. After a two-week engagement and a little under 4 months of marriage, Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson both filed for divorce yesterday. Both cited irreconcilable differences.
The gossip sites - heck, even the news sites...
posted by at 7:13 PM on November 27, 2006 Another reason to be jealous of working downtown: the Noontime Concert Series at the Skillman Branch of the Detroit Public Library. The monthly series is free and open to the public. The next performance is by harpist Lydia Cleaver .
.. posted by at 5:43 PM on November 04, 2006 According to the webcam at the Campus Martius Park website, our christmas has arrived for our annual lighting, which is set to take place November 17.
In the coming weeks you should see them making the final changes, such as...
posted by at 10:03 PM on October 19, 2006 Here it is, ladies and gents. I took this picture around 9:15 tonight; it is the window-side of the building that faces north. The opposite side of the building still sports the pink ribbon, which to me, is a.
.. posted by at 10:15 AM on September 30, 2006 Most of us are aware that during the past 6 months, Detroit-rocker Jack White moved to Nashville and put his Indian Village home up for sale.
Kelly from Nashville tipped me off on Jack White's new digs, a 1910 white...
posted by at 9:16 PM on September 26, 2006 Fuzzy over at Chicago Metblogs did a post on Chicago's site today about Toynbee Tiles, which have been spotted again recently in the Windy City. Before I read Fuzzy's post and read this NPR article from Saturday, I wasn't familiar..
. posted by at 6:27 PM on September 05, 2006 So, apparently Wayne State is back in session today since the roads were packed with cars and the sidewalks with pedestrians. Driving home from work, down Cass, I was trying to figure out what was going on.
Good for them,...
posted by at 1:50 PM on August 25, 2006 Tonight marks another round of 4th Fridays with Ford, a semi-new signature event at Campus Martius Park that kicked off in June. Grammy-award winning Cyro Baptista Beat the Donkey are the headliners for tonight's free concert, which runs from..
. posted by at 7:10 AM on August 15, 2006 This Sunday I caught a few minutes of a new show on WDET, Front Row Center. Its a local show hosted by Celeste Headlee and directed right at Detroit.
The few minutes I caught were about teaming up the private...
posted by at 8:50 AM on August 13, 2006 As observer_mike mentioned earlier this week, the Woodward Dream Cruise - set for Saturday, August 18 - is coming up quick. Metro Detroiters seem to be pretty split on their opinions of the Dream Cruise - either you love it..
. posted by at 5:41 PM on August 07, 2006 Alright, metro Detroit - I need all of you trend and language-aficionados out there to help me settle a meaningless debate I'm having with a friend of mine from Philly. Here's the rub.
So, I've got this friend from Philadelphia...
posted by at 8:37 AM on August 04, 2006 This weekend is perfect for Detroit carnivores. It is the annual Ribs and Soul Festival. This year will be the first year for the Soul Festival Classic Car Show.
It is free to the public and any excuse to see...
posted by at 5:20 PM on August 03, 2006 Being both a foodie and a jazz lover, I couldn't help but become ecstatic over the fact that Food Network will be at this year's Detroit Jazz Fest. On September 2nd and 3rd Detroit will be hosting a Food Network..
. posted by at 10:11 PM on July 09, 2006 Gearing up for the Concert of Colors this coming weekend..
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