December 2009

Gift Guide 2009: Fab for Four

Tailor your holiday shopping to a quartet of style sensibilities: luxurious, practical, classic & modern.

Styling by Aleene Jinn George

Timely Report

Steven Gray, Time Inc.’s ‘Assignment Detroit’ chief, chats about his experiences.

By Dave Manney

Heads Up

Experts meditate on licensing yoga teacher-training programs.

Trina Mannino

Candy Cane or Coal?

Santa has made a list and checked it twice. Now here’s his local roster of who’s naughty and who’s nice.

Saluting WWII Veterans

The men and women who survived the Great Depression and fought in World War II never refer to themselves as “the greatest generation.”

By Richard Bak

Serving the Underserved

Meals delivered to the elderly and disabled also provide food for the soul.

By Nancy Nall Derringer

In the Shadows

Faceless and often forgotten, Detroit’s homeless people pass among us like fleeting silhouettes.

By Rebecca Powers

Arts and Entertainment

December 2009.

Setting the Pace

Whatever the route, and regardless of speed, our only gear is forward. Like sharks, if we stop, we die.

By Rebecca Powers

United Service Organizations

The USO (United Service Organizations) does plenty to make the armed forces as comfortable as possible — particularly around the holidays.

By George Bulanda

Contributors: December 2009

Father Bob McCabe, Eve Silberman, John Roe, Dave Manney.