December 2011

2011 Women's Holiday Fashion

ARRIVING IN STYLE: Feminine retro looks punctuated by a splash of red will keep you on a fashionable track.

Photographs by Roy Ritchie

2011 Men's Holiday Fashion

MAN ABOUT TOWN: A throwback to an earlier, classic era projects an undeniably suave, masculine appeal.

Photographs by Roy Ritchie

Restoring Boston-Edison's Charles T. Fisher Mansion

When the city’s historic Boston-Edison district was built, it was an enclave for detroit’s business, cultural, and social elite. Among them were Charles and Sarah Fisher, whose mansion on...

By George Bulanda

2011 Holiday Gift Guide

It’s a wrap when you package their hearts’ desire into five easy categories.

Photographs by Josh Scott // Compiled by Aleene Jinn George

Charged Up: Detroit's Electric Six

"Hour Detroit" talked with vocalist Tyler “Dick Valentine” Spencer about the new album, fan gifts, and the industry.

By Amanda Meade

Keep It Real This Christmas

Sales of real Christmas trees have been declining nationally and in Michigan for years.

A 'Peacock' at the Park Shelton

The Peacock Room in Midtown's Park Shelton building is a fashionable feather in the cap of the neighborhood's rejuvenation.

By Audrey LaForest

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Shares the Secrets to 'Being a Good Nerd'

When he took the reins in Lansing, Gov. Rick Snyder didn’t have any political experience. Still, he’s had stunning success at seeing most of his important policies approved by the Legislature.

By Jack Lessenberry

2011's List of (Literally) Banished Words and Phrases

Trite, pompous, or incorrect, these assaults on the English tongue need to go.

By George Bulanda and Rebecca Powers

Who Deserves Candy Cane or Coal This Year?

Santa has kept a vigilant eye on metro Detroit all year, and he’s made a list and checked it twice. Here’s his local roster of who’s been naughty and who’s been nice.

Jason Hanson: 20 Years with the Detroit Lions

Veteran Lions kicker Jason Hanson goes the whole nine yards — and then some.

By Tom Murray

Michigan's Little Drummer Boys of the Civil War

Michigan’s intrepid drummer boys played their part in beating the enemy during the Civil War.

By Richard Bak

A-List: December 2011

December Giving

Arts and Entertainment

December 2011

Lasting Reminders

We never know which carefully selected gifts might be the surviving remnants that one day tell the story of a life.

By Rebecca Powers

Christmas on Washington Boulevard, 1930

The Way it Was

By George Bulanda

Contributors: December 2011

Tom Murray, Amanda Meade, Audrey LaForest, Ingrid Sjostrand