July 2010

The Art of Giving

She sits like Queen Victoria on Woodward Avenue in Detroit’s Cultural Center. First referred to as the “Temple of Art” when the Beaux-Arts building opened in 1927, she covers 658,000 square...

By Sheryl James

A Wide Range

When Chef Brandon Johns left Ann Arbor’s Vinology a year ago to open his own place, Grange Kitchen and Bar, it had much promise to be something special.

By Christopher Cook

2010 Detroiters of the Year

For Al Taubman, it all started in the 1930s with that little blue tin box. Most Jewish families had one of those boxes. They were used for collections for the Jewish homeland in Israel, Taubman...

By Sheryl James

Michigan's Killer Heat Wave

By Richard Bak

Play it Cool

Creature Comfort

When Jim Walsh held his beloved dog Chrissy for the last time, he had to endure his grief alone. His family was at work on the day when Chrissy — a bichon frisé already in poor health — broke...

By Ilene Wolff

Fallout from the Cold War

Call it a blast from the past. At Wayne State University (WSU), workers recently stumbled across a forgotten stockpile of Cold War-era emergency supplies in the basement of the Schaver Music...

By Richard Bak

Residential Rx

By George Bulanda

Super Models

This month, the bucolic grounds of Meadow Brook Hall will experience a well-mannered — and beautiful — traffic jam.

By Gary Witzenburg

Links with Success

Golf has a reputation as a rich-man’s sport. And with some courses now charging upwards of $500 to play 18 holes, it’s no wonder that the stereotype persists.

By Aleene Jinn George

Broadcast Blues

It’s called the Sony ELC-MVS01. You’ll never see it, and at least one local television station hopes you won’t notice it in operation. But it could change the way TV news is delivered in...

By Jim McFarlin

Keeping it in the Mix

What’s so special about Mike Posner? The 22-year-old Southfield native recently received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Duke University with a 3.59 GPA. Oh, and in the meantime, he...

By Mark Kurlyandchik

Mix-n-Match

Styling by Aleene Jinn George

Arts and Entertainment

July 2010

We’ve Got Mail...

Living Well, Giving Well

Two days after I returned from a weekend in Washington, D.C., the first lady came to Detroit. And just as observations from our capital traveled home with me, I hope she carried a bit of Detroit...

By Rebecca Powers

The Republican National Convention

Detroit put on a grand old party when it hosted the Republican National Convention 30 years ago this month.

By George Bulanda

Contributors: July 2010

Richard Bak, Sheryl James, Jim McFarlin, David Lewinski