Tag Archives: Detroit
Kids Get Healthy at Comerica Park
There’s something about a child’s smile at a ball game that instantly contagious. A few weeks ago Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan sponsored Kids Opening Day at Tiger’s Stadium. Over two hundred kids from five different schools and organizations…
2013 Restaurant Weeks in Michigan
There’s something special about a night out at an expensive restaurant. The way the food is put perfectly on your plate to make it look as delicious as possible or the attentiveness of the waitstaff to every detail of your…
Celebrate Earth Day across Michigan
In its 43rd year this year, Earth Day is celebrated in almost 200 countries. Celebrated on April 22nd every year, Earth Day was created as a global day of observation towards supporting and preserving the environment. On this day, we…
What should be done with the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit?
The old Michigan State Fairgrounds property sits at one of Detroit’s busiest crossroads, is adjacent to prominent rail and bus routes and has been mostly abandoned since 2009. But soon, the 157-acre property, beloved to generations of Detroiters and out-state…
Public suggestions sought for proposed bike sharing program in Detroit
A feasibility study on establishing a bike sharing system in Detroit is now under way, and Wayne State University and other backers are asking the public to weigh in on where to locate rental kiosks. Wayne State and a group…
Can healthy trees help cities fight crime?
Graceful Elm trees once lined the streets of Detroit, forming vaulted tunnels of shade through most neighborhoods. But that all changed when the Dutch Elm beetle arrived in the United States in 1930 and pretty much wiped out most of…
Where to find the perfect Christmas gifts in Detroit
One of the oft-heard knocks on the city of Detroit is the lack of retail shopping options, especially when Christmas rolls around. And it is true there are only two big-box retail stores that have a presence in the Motor…
‘Detropia’ documentary doesn’t paper over Detroit’s darkest days, but hope manages to survive, too
Recently I had the opportunity to catch a screening of “Detropia,” the heavily buzzed-about independent documentary that examines modern-day Detroit — in all its unvarnished economic ruin and physical decay — as a kind of canary in the coal mine…
Kick off Thanksgiving right with one of these 11 great Turkey Trot races in Michigan
Each Thanksgiving Day, my wife and I join up with friends for one of our favorite rituals of the year. No, I’m not talking about the Thanksgiving feast — that comes several hours later — but rather the ritual of…
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