Sometimes the best nights are the ones you don’t plan for. The trip to the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) I invited Mom and Aunt Margaret to was a documentary showing put on by the local community group, ARISE Detroit. The presentation wasn’t what I expected and we decided to leave early and I’m so … More DIA After Dark
I’m an easy date. A free documentary screening and lecture in the city on a Friday night and I’m a happy camper (Danny really doesn’t appreciate this enough). Anyway, I initially thought the Created Equal showing of The Abolitionists was going to be held at the Detroit Public Library. I learned about the event from … More Created Equal Series
Saturday afternoon Mom, Gwen and I went to Midtown for the Jane Jacobs Walking Tour. It was an event put on by the Detroit Design Festival. The DDF took over Detroit last week and there were events all over town throughout the day. The walking tour was the only event I was able to attend … More Detroit Design Festival – Jane Jacobs Walking Tour
It appears the Illitches are looking to show up Dan Gilbert. For decades, the Illitch family (owners of Little Caesar’s Pizza, Olympia Entertainment, Detroit Tigers and Red Wings) were the talk of the town and praised for their commitment to Detroit. Five years ago, Gilbert moved to Detroit and dedicated his resources to reviving the … More Extra! Extra!
This weekend I attended my first Concert of Colors festival at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The free event lasted two weekends and hosted various musical guests and a local business bazaar. I went with Aunt Margaret, B and Mom and to celebrate our Irish heritage we saw Black 47. The performance was fun and rife … More Concert of Colors
What a week! Our computer was completely fried (we lost everything), my car is broke and we lost electricity. Fortunately, it’s was a short work week AND the Wayne County building was finally purchased. The beautiful domed structure downtown has been vacant for years and was one of the standout examples of Detroit’s deficiencies. Details … More Happy Friday!
Team USA may be out of the World Cup but football/soccer is going strong in Detroit. Detroit City Football Club (DCFC) is a minor league team playing its third season at Cass Technical High School in Midtown Detroit and this weekend we went to our first (but not our last) game. Yesterday’s game was the first … More Detroit City Football Club
My MEP girls recently requested a “cool” guest speaker. I couldn’t think of anything cooler than a co-owner of a local hip-hop incubator. Thankfully, Piper Carter accepted my invitation to come and talk to the girls about 5E Gallery and the history of hip-hop. Afterwards she stuck around to answer a few questions for the … More Life In Detroit: Piper Carter
It was another action packed weekend. Thursday: Danny and I stayed downtown after work and hit up Dangerously Delicious Pies. Against my better judgement I tried something new and regretted it. The sausage, fennel, tomato pie wasn’t bad but it wasn’t as delectable as the S.M.O.G and I had food envy. Then we met Cara, … More Weekend Update
One of the highlights of our trip to NYC was the discovery of City Bakery’s french toast. I wanted to check it out for a Gossip Girl experience and lucked out that Danny decided to try what turned out to be one of their signature offerings. Since we’re not going back to the Big Apple … More City Bakery French Toast
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