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	From the Archive: Notable Detroiters Recall Their First Cars Like a first kiss, our first car is an indelible — and usually fond — memory. We asked 14 metro Detroiters to recall the wheels (clunkers...
	Paul Gross Explains Our Wacky Winter Weather Winter temperatures are predicted to return to metro Detroit this week after a dramatically mild start to the season.

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From the Archive: Notable Detroiters Recall Their First Cars

Like a first kiss, our first car is an indelible — and usually fond — memory. We asked 14 metro Detroiters to recall the wheels (clunkers...

Paul Gross Explains Our Wacky Winter Weather

Winter temperatures are predicted to return to metro Detroit this week after a dramatically mild start to the season.

Popular Features

Three's the Charm: Triathlon Training Tips The sixth Motor City Triathlon, held last June 12 on Belle Isle, attracted 600 participants. This year's event is tentatively planned for June 17. By Audrey LaForest and Ingrid Sjostrand

Popular Features

Three's the Charm: Triathlon Training Tips

The sixth Motor City Triathlon, held last June 12 on Belle Isle, attracted 600 participants. This year's event is tentatively planned for June 17.

By Audrey LaForest and Ingrid Sjostrand

The Rise of Grass-fed Red Meat

Health-conscious people are going against the grain and opting for grass-fed beef and bison — lower in fat and higher in taste.

By Alexa Stanard // Photographs by Paul Hitz

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January Highlight

Cold is hot when January's deep freeze prompts chainsaw-wielding artists to get busy shaping hard water. (Photograph by Cybelle Codish)

ICE-BLOCK PARTY

• How's this for an icebreaker? It has been 14,000 years since the last glacier began its retreat from Michigan, leaving the five works of art collectively known as the Great Lakes in its wake. Although the ice age is over, the region’s winter season provides just the right cold storage for other icy works of art. Call them a chip off the old (glacial) block.

Ice sculptures abound at these metro-Detroit winter festivals:

Plymouth Ice Festival, Plymouth (Jan. 20-22)

Zehnder’s Snow Fest, Frankenmuth (Jan. 25–30)

Fire & Ice Fest, Rochester (Jan. 27-29)

Winter Blast, Detroit (Feb. 10-12)

Wyandotte Ice Fest, Wyandotte (Feb. 16-17)

If the idea of holding a chainsaw while clad in mittens and long johns leaves you cold, pick up a pair of Michigan-shaped ice-cube trays ($8.49, Hollywood Market, Troy; miicetrays.com).

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	Haven's Celebration of Strength On Jan. 19, HAVEN honored metro Detroiters who have exhibited courage and strength in speaking out to make a difference. The event was held at The... January 19, 2012
	2012 North American International Auto Show Charity Preview On Jan. 13, the Charity Preview kicked off the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit. Over the last seven years, the... January 13, 2012
	Children's Center Auto Glow 2012 On Jan. 13, the 20th annual Auto Glow party was held at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit. The event coincides with the NAIAS Charity Preview. January 13, 2012