A greener outlook to the holiday season doesn’t boil down to who brings salad to the pot luck. As a matter of fact, with a fast-growing market of vegetarians and vegan food consumers throughout the country, meals designed around plates that will contain plant-based dishes aren’t as rare as they were during celebrations past. Whether […]
Chanukah’s eight nights will begin in the community “Menorah in the D” attracts metro Detroiters downtown to Campus Martius at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 2. To help observe the traditional Jewish holiday’s eight nights, eight Michigan residents will be honored at what’s also the eighth annual celebration. “Menorah in the D” is designed to help celebrate […]
Metro Detroit families and individuals facing difficult financial decisions will get more help from 39 Detroit nonprofits thanks to a $1.1 million award from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. The foundation celebrated its annual “Detroit Day of Giving” on Nov. 14 by distributing the dollars to the organizations that work to ensure individuals and […]
Award-winning French photographer Nicolas Henry is finishing his latest international project, Worlds in the Making, at the Downtown Boxing Gym. Henry has traveled around the world to create his latest book, which depicts African history – from slavery to freedom. It will include a series of photographs and exhibitions presenting stories from more than 13 […]
There’s more to a glass of milk than meets the eye. Taking a gulp one of the few healthy beverages that can be enjoyed warm or cold is the final step in distribution that begins at locations throughout Michigan. A fun, family activity this fall can give milk-lovers an up-close look at life on the […]
On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, you can give back to the community and watch America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from the MSU on Woodward. Located at 3408 Woodward, the school is a prime location to watch the parade. You’ll not only have a window views of Woodward Avenue, there will be a buffet breakfast, indoor and […]
If you’re walking on the riverfront this weekend you may very well see the USS Wichita, the Navy’s newest Freedom-Class Littoral Combat Ship. It’s docked behind the Port of Detroit Authority,130 East Atwater St. The USS Wichita is the third US Navy ship to bear that city’s name and is a sister ship to the USS […]
A half-dozen of Corktown’s most well-known establishments along Michigan Avenue have joined together to create the Detroit Police Department’s second Project Green Light Commercial Corridor. The partners, located in Detroit’s oldest neighborhood, include the new Detroit Police Athletic League headquarters, McShane’s Irish Pub, Detroit Institute of Bagels, Ottava Via, Brooklyn Street Local and PJ’s Lager […]
Wayne State University will soon have more engineering scholarships and a new structures and materials engineering testing laboratory in Highland Park thanks to a $5 million donation from two alumni. Local business leader and philanthropist Avinash Rachmale, M.S. ’89, and his wife, Hema Rachmale, Cert. ’92, made the donation to the Wayne State University College […]
Kyle Riabko, nationally-acclaimed singer/actor of Broadway’s “Hair” and “Spring Awakening,” will perform songs from his latest album Richard Rodgers Reimagined at The Berman Center For the Performing Arts, 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, on Saturday, Oct. 27. Riabko takes classic favorites and reinterprets them with pop/rock elements. His latest album, Richard Rodgers Reimagined, was inspired […]