April 2012

Women's Spring Fashions and Style TIps

Warm-weather styles are a tossed salad of fresh-picked colors.

Photographs by Roy Ritchie // Styling by Taryn Bickley

Profile: Detroit Tigers' Prankster Herman "Germany" Schaefer

Nobody in the long history of baseball ever craved the spotlight more than the zany, ruddy-faced Herman “Germany” Schaefer, for whom no gag was too outrageous or primitive and no audience too...

By Richard Bak

Peonies at Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor

Next month, Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor will be abloom with puffy clusters of one of the most majestic of flowers, the peony. Whether in blush pink, fuchsia, or snow white, these stunners are a...

By Rebecca Powers

Books: 'Dust to Dust' & 'Coney Detroit'

GM Renaissance Center Celebrates 35 Years

On its 35th anniversary, the renovated RenCen is finally standing tall as the city’s centerpiece

By Mark Kurlyandchik

Metro Detroit Earth Day Events

Today, more than 1 billion people in 192 countries mark Earth Day.

By Yelena Sukhoterina

Death Goes Green

Being buried without vaults and in biodegradable caskets may not be widespread now, but the practice could gain ground as baby boomers and younger generations age.

By George Bulanda

Rob Reinhart's 'Acoustic Cafe' Defies Conventional Wisdom

Whether their music is unplugged or electric, songwriters find a welcome home on Rob Reinhart’s ‘Acoustic Café.’

By Tom Beaman

Profile: Red Wings GM Ken Holland

Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland reached the top of his game by knowing when to be patient, and when to shoot the puck.

By Tom Murray

Arts and Entertainment

April 2012

Letters from Readers: April 2012

Praise us or pan us, but just put it down in words. Bravos or boos, we want to hear from you.

Springing Into Action

As spring unfolds like a bud unfurling to full glory, we become human versions of fledgling plants sprouting from beneath winter layers.

By Rebecca Powers

Ford Auditorium Sculptures, 1956

THE WAY IT WAS

By George Bulanda

Contributors: April 2012

Tom Beaman, Emell Derra Adolphus, Derek Smith, Yelena Sukhoterina