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The Crowning Glory of MOT’s ‘Nabucco’

The Crowning Glory of MOT’s ‘Nabucco’

For an opera based on biblical texts, Verdi’s Nabucco is holy hell to cast.

October 2009
Ice Pack

Ice Pack

An otherworldly stark beauty is how metro Detroiter Eric Keller describes the icy landscape and 24-hour daylight he encountered on his dog- sledding trip in Svalbard, the Arctic Ocean archipelago between Norway and the North Pole.

October 2009
Street Smarts - How Well Do you Know Your Hometown

Street Smarts - How Well Do you Know Your Hometown

Take the Townie Test in the August issue of Hour Detroit. Then check your score below to see if you merit a spot on the Detroit honor roll.

August 2009
Oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens Shoots the Breeze on Wind Energy and Natural Gas

Oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens Shoots the Breeze on Wind Energy and Natural Gas

Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens is dipping into his $3.1-billion fortune to help wean the United States off foreign oil.

May 2009
Outward Bound

Outward Bound

Outward Bound, an oil on canvas by American artist Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), originally appeared as a story illustration for Ladies’ Home Journal in October 1927.

May 2009
A Splashy New Jean Pool

A Splashy New Jean Pool

As Earleatha “Cookie” Johnson prepared to return to her hometown to promote her newly launched CJ by Cookie Johnson jean line at Nordstrom in the Somerset Collection, she had two reasons to celebrate.

April 2009
Game Places

Game Places

Don’t have a ticket to the big game? Grab a front-row seat at one of these downtown (and near downtown) Detroit bars and enjoy the shoulder-to-shoulder camaraderie of fellow fans.

April 2009
Shoe's a Shoe In

Shoe's a Shoe In

Wayne State grad Nicole LaFave, a metro Detroit native and rising star in shoe design, is enjoying rave reviews of her recently unveiled luxury Omelle footwear line

March 2009
Wu Coup

Wu Coup

Designs by Jason Wu, the 26-year-old Taiwan-born designer made instantly famous by Michelle Obama, are now available in metro Detroit.

January 2009
Katerina Bocci at New York City's Fashion Week

Katerina Bocci at New York City's Fashion Week

On Sept. 6, designer Katerina Bocci and her crew of local talent headed to the Big Apple and showed New York City what Michigan had to offer.

September 2008

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