December 2012

2012 Holiday Gift Guide

It’s home the holidays, with presents linked to the kitchen, office, dressing room, conservatory, library, and playroom.

Photographs by Roy Ritchie // Styling by Stephanie Potts

Festive Fashion: Party Looks Take Center Stage

Standout textures, colors, and embellishments put holiday-party fashions at center stage.

Photographs by Roy Ritchie // Styling by Rebecca Voigt // Set Styling by Stephanie Potts

Waste Matters: The State of Michigan's Trash

As consumption increases with the holidays, so does the amount of garbage that goes to landfills. What happens next?

By Mark Kurlyandchik // Illustrations by Marco Cibola

Locally Produced Medical TV Show Aims for National Syndication

‘Ask Dr. Nandi’ has local TV appeal, but its antenna is aimed for national syndication.

By Monica Mercer

2012's Wonky Cachet of Bad Words

Bad Words: They’re trite, pretentious, overused, or just plain wrong. Here are our nominees for the word Dumpster.

By George Bulanda and Rebecca Powers

A Guide to Dance in the Motor City

With her recent publication of The Body Electric, Harriet Berg hopes people will finally get a sense of what’s happening in dance in the Motor City.

By Monica Mercer

Book Excerpt: 'Detroit's Delectable Past'

A taste of Old Detroit.

Somerset Collection's Locally Made Holiday Décor

The Parade Company and other clever craftspeople lend a creative hand to the Somerset Collection’s new holiday display.

Photographs by Paul Hitz

Candy Cane or Coal?

Santa has kept a watchful eye on metro Detroit all year, and now he’s ready to divulge who’s been naughty and who’s been nice.

Holiday Giving: Children's Charities

Help make the holidays merry and bright for little ones by donating to these charities.

The Tilden School Fire, a Forgotten Detroit Disaster

The Tilden School fire, which claimed the lives of nine girls, is a little-known Detroit disaster.

By Richard Bak

Sal Herman's Suspender Business is Picking Up

Sal Herman’s suspenders company has seen its ups and downs, but it’s going at a good clip now.

By Jim McFarlin

Arts & Entertainment

Letters from Readers: December 2012

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

Child's Play

Children are our gift to the world, our own dress-up dolls with buckle shoes, flouncy dresses, bow ties, combed hair, and miniature athletic shoes.

By Rebecca Powers

Salvation Army Bell-ringer, Downtown Detroit, 1929

THE WAY IT WAS

By George Bulanda

Contributors: December 2012

Jovan Glass, Katie Sutton, Mickael Fossbakk, Roy Ritchie