DETROIT — As Avalon International Breads this week celebrates 10 years of serving baked goods to the denizens of Midtown, the bakery is preparing for a move to a new Midtown site that will allow it to dramatically grow its space but force it to leave the Willis block it’s helped to flourish.
Avalon opened in […]
The $17 million Mexicantown International Welcome Center & Mercado opens its doors today in honor of Cinco de Mayo, showcasing four new stores in a development project that promises to spin off dozens of businesses.
Okay, Cinco de Mayo was actually last month but again this is big news that I’ve been waiting on for a […]
The long-awaited youth center was unveiled today. The 32,000 square foot NFL/YET Boys & Girls Club facility on the Dick & Sandy Dauch Campus has been completed on the grounds of Gardenview Estates (formerly Herman Gardens).
Well, not exactly today. I’m a bit behind on my Warrendale news, but this has been a long time […]
So the White Stripes’s new album Icky Thump was played on the air in its entirety well before its release date by Chicago DJ Electra on Q101, which made Jack quite upset. Lots of folks are backlashing against Jack for being so upset, seeing it as the reaction based on greed. Thus the […]
A few weeks ago there was that wild coyote that was seen and caught around RiverTown in Detroit, followed by the story about the coyote that walked into a Quizno’s in downtown Chicago. There was also a coyote in New York City’s Central Park. And now coyotes have been spotted in Golden Gate […]
From the Beautiful City blog:
CURTAIN CALL: Ghost Theaters of Detroit
A collection of photographs inspired by the movie palaces of old Detroit will be on display at the Abreact Performance Space in June. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, June 9th starting at 8:00 PM and the space will be open on the following […]
Caption: Members of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals protest outside
the Troy Marriott during a meeting of Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise owners, while a Troy police officer looks on.
That is: naked protesters protesting eating meat on Big Beaver, exit 69 off I-75 in suburban Detroit.
This weekend at the Bohemian National Home, 3009 Tillman, Detroit (1 blk N. of Michigan Ave, between I-96 and Grand Blvd) 313-737-6606:
The big week is here! Thanks to everyone who has helped us put the festival together, including Stormy Records, The Record Collector, People’s Records, Slows Bar BQ, WDET and Metro Times, plus the Bohouse […]
This item comes from the archives of disputed Michigan war history:
The Upper Peninsula War (1843-1844; also known as the Canadian - Michigan War) was the conflict between the State of Michigan and Canada over a disputed territorial line in the Upper Peninsula, which lead to a secession attempt by the governor of Michigan, Epaphroditus Ransom. […]
This weekend is Detroit’s Festival of the Arts (Detroit’s Unrivaled International Arts Festival) in Midtown’s University Cultural Center: Friday - Sunday, June 8th - 10th, 2007.
I love Model D’s photo taken from a previous year’s festival.
Also this weekend is the Annual Berkley Art Bash. Along Twelve Mile Road between Coolidge and Greenfield. Saturday June 9th […]