Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit has helped us put thousands of Metro Detroit friends and neighbors back to work. They are asking that you can continue supporting their fight against unemployment with a single click of your mouse. The Detroit Ben & Jerry’s Partner Shop is owned and operated by Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit and [...]
I can’t believe that Wonder Michigan is turning 1 year old. Did Wonder Michigan live up to everything that I wanted it too? I started this journey with A Marathon is Won with the First Stepand have tried to experience all that Michigan has to offer. Just as the state that we love, we are [...]
Over the past 30 years, the most beloved sports teams in Detroit, are the underdog team that has a blue collar work ethic. The 1984 Tigers, 1989 and 90 Pistons “Bad Boys”, 2003 Pistons, and the Red Wing’s just about every year. These teams were our teams. They came to work everyday, did not have any problem getting [...]
As the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is set to tip off in just under four hours, it makes me think back to last year’s Final Four in our backyard. Personally it would be impossible for any Final Four to beat the 2009 version in Detroit. Not only am I a huge Michigan State fan, [...]
I hope not to jinx this, but I am going to say that it is officially spring in Michigan. The snow is gone, I have seen the sun in the last few days, and the my winter coat has been hung up in the closet. Spring may be my favorite time of year. Get the [...]
Dear Lions; I am a big believer in tradition and for the past 50+ years my family has been season ticket holder for your football team. We have had seats on the 40 yard line behind the your bench since you played in Briggs stadium. (I think it was Briggs at the time) I am [...]
Sports for me, are a way to release stress from my life, I love the high I get when playing them, and even get a great buzz, from watching them on TV. Just as sporting events are a way for me to escape my life for a few hours, they also are a great avenue [...]
Detroit Lives is organizing an exhibition that will include information about the sale of hundreds of inches of Detroit land along with works by Detroit artists, musicians, a farmer, and a New York Times writer, among others. “DETROIT LIVES! // the exhibit” opens January 14 at 6pm at the Ladybug Gallery in Southwest Detroit’s historic [...]
Beer. Food. Music. Three of everyone’s favorite necessities and Real Detroit Weekly, in association with Liquid Events and the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce, is combining the three in the spirit of Germany’s Oktoberfest with Beer Fest 2010. Patrons can sip their way across the continents via 80 beverages from around the world. Beer Fest [...]
Every year, I try to make a New Years Resolution, that makes my life better. Lose weight, cut down on cuss words, drop other bad habits that I have picked up over the years. This year, I want to make Michigan a better place to live and work. I am born and raised in Michigan, [...]