August 2009

Best Bars 2009

Readers of hourdetroit.com cast online ballots for their favorite metro Detroit watering holes.

Team Spirit

Rod Allen and Mario Impemba are somewhat of an odd couple, but they’re on an even playing field announcing Tiger games.

By Jim Mcfarlin

Reel World

Along with Val Kilmer, native Detroiter John Hawkinson — and the city of Detroit — get starring roles in ‘The Irishman.

By Alexa Stanard

The 2009 Detroit Sandwich Guide

“Too few people understand a really good sandwich.

By Molly Abraham

Broken Trust

He was supposed to help fragile clients rebuild their lives. Instead, they claim, he inflicted fresh wounds.

By Scott Martelle

Horse Trading

In Ann Arbor, bikes take the place of ponies in an inventive take on polo.

By Mark Kurlyandchik

For the Books

In a trend that’s long overdue, more people are heading to their local libraries.

By Trina Mannino

Thunderbird of Paradise

There was a time when a car could mean more. More than its stats, more than its function.

By Daniel Johnson

That’s SHO Business

Cristina Rodriguez gets a firm handle on the feel of Ford’s powerful full-size sedan.

By Nancy Nall Derringer

Audio Visual

Designers of the new Ford Taurus used diverse music to help set the mood for 3-D creativity.

By Gary Witzenburg

Faking It

Just across the entrance to Belle Isle, a pleasant breeze blows through the old car-charging station that houses Prop Art Studio, cooling an employee who’s busily making cupcakes.

By Mark Kurlyandchik

Goodness and Light

Andiamo’s healthful ‘Lean’ menu is just what the doctor ordered.

By Sallyann Price

College Class

Get high marks for fashion sense with a little studied sophistication on campus.

Styled by Aleene Jinn Hang

Arts and Entertainment

August 2009

A Sense of Place

Being odd man out chafes like ill-fitting clothes — sleeves that won’t reach our wrists no matter how vigorously we tug at the cuffs. Lucky are the people who are comfortable in their skin —...

By Rebecca Powers

The Supremes at the Michigan State Fair

The State Fair attracted some of the biggest names in entertainment, and nabbing the hometown girls (Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross) to perform at the crest of their popularity was...

By George Bulanda

Contributors: August 2009

Joseph Daniel Fiedler, Mark Kurlyandchik, Trina Mannino, Sallyann Price, Jake Bolitho