Tracy Tilmon-Jackson isn’t used to being stopped in her tracks. In late 2011, Tilmon-Jackson had just come home from a FEMA deployment – she works as a public assistance tech crew lead on various disasters – and was cleaning the house when it felt as if something had hit her in the chest, straight on. […]
Quiana Broden is the picture of health, but that wasn’t always the case. A vegan for the past five years, Broden – or Que, as she is called by most – turned to an animal-and-dairy-free lifestyle after she was diagnosed 10 years ago with sarcoidosis. It’s an autoimmune disease that she quips “can piss everything […]
Detroit is known for its scores of famous residents. Sports legends like Ty Cobb and Joe Louis to titans of the automotive industry to music legends and Motown greats have put us on the map. But many artists have left their mark on the city as well. Hubert Massey, a master of frescoes, is one. […]
Sometimes the big disappointments that shatter a dream turn into life’s biggest opportunities. That’s what happened to Danielle Hughes. Like many kids fresh out of college, Hughes leapt at the chance to take that first big job. She completed her studies at the University of Georgia and in January of 2015 and moved to Dothan, […]
Riding a bike with a blender full of smoothies on the back isn’t how most people pedal. But at Bentley Middle School, cycling recently took a new twist at breakfast. The Smoothie Bike, as it was dubbed, consisted of a blender strapped onto the luggage rack on the back of a bike. The blender was […]
Fashion Savvy blogger Tamela Tatum loves vintage. Her desire to collect the stylish coats and handbags of yore is so strong that on a recent trip to Lansing to visit a client, Tatum vowed to hit every Salvation Army and thrift shop on the two-hour trip from Detroit. The 41-year-old fashionista is the founder of […]
It’s Michigan. It’s cold. It’s time for hot beverages. Nothing satisfies more than coming in from the cold to a steaming mug of hot cocoa or a cup of other warm dairy delights. In the winter, we tend to crave foods that fuel our bodies and provide a comforting warm feeling that comes from sipping […]
They say soup feeds both the body and the soul. During the winter months especially, truer words were never spoken. Options abound for brothy elixirs, creamy vegetable concoctions, and even hearty thick stews that warm our bodies and souls. A seemingly endless variety can be whipped up with the most basic ingredients – vegetables, meats, […]
From where Khary Frazier stands, Detroit’s erupting with creativity that seems to be oozing out just about everywhere and, sometimes, where you’d least expect to see it. The singer, business owner and innovator is among those small businesses forging ahead and, in many regards, leading the pack. Frazier runs Detroit is Different, an online magazine […]
Henry the Hatter. The name invokes Detroit history as much as J. L. Hudson’s, Michigan Central, and Sanders. Henry Komrofsky, the founder, lived many lives as a Detroit resident – band musician, State of Michigan boxing commissioner, school board member. But it was hats where he made his living, and make it, he did. Henry […]