June 2009

Hour Detroit Wins General Excellence

We are proud to announce that Hour Detroit magazine took first-place honors for General Excellence in the 24th Annual National City and Regional Magazine Awards competition.

By Hour Media

Best of Detroit 2009

We asked our readers to play favorites and they happily obliged, sending a mountain of paper ballots via U.S. mail and submitting electronic votes through hourdetroit.com.

River Raisin's Bloody Banks

Fought in January 1813 in and around the settlement then known as Frenchtown, it remains the bloodiest battle ever waged on Michigan soil. Of the 934 Americans engaged in the fighting, all but 33...

By Richard Bak

Coming Clean

A mental disorder, hoarding makes sufferers loath to discard items. Left untreated, hoarders can accumulate so many things over time that the lack of space created by encroaching belongings forces...

By Alexa Stanard

Spin City

This shop, at the corner of Davison and Cliff, spins out about 10,000 vinyl records a week for local Detroit garage rockers the Dirtbombs to DJ Swamp (Beck’s DJ) to a long list of techno and...

By Terry Parris Jr.

The Great Outdoors

Every year, the Detroit Parade Company holds its Official VIP Rooftop Party atop the Miller Parking Garage (next to the GM Renaissance Center).

Up to Speed

Just when you think you’ve got Brad Keselowski figured out, you don’t. Take the slight Southern drawl, which belies his Rochester Hills upbringing.

By Daniel Johnson

Thread Count

Last month, Birmingham native Markus Ketty competed in Bravo’s The Fashion Show for a chance to sell his designs in the mass-retail market. But metro Detroiters have been surrounded by Ketty...

By Gabrielle Poshadlo

Fantasy Wedding Takes the Cake

Jennifer and Shawn Locke, a Clawson couple, wanted nothing more than to be married. But recent family layoffs were making the wedding “everyone wanted” tough to plan.

Groom Mates

Get a boost from these products, or pick one up for the man in your life. (If you need reminding, Father’s Day is June 21.

Unbeatable Role

Former Detroiter Gordon Michaels lights up marquees this month as star and scriptwriter of the comedy ‘Unbeatable Harold’.

By Aleene Jinn Hang

Style Maker

Former metro Detroiter Johnny Wujek adds his signature flair to the looks of actresses and musicians.

By Aleene Jinn Hang

Arts & Entertainment

June 2009

Making ‘Tweet’ Music

Every city has its sound: New Orleans jazz, L.A. hip-hop. In Motown, political bickering has become the same old song and dance, drowning more pleasant melodies.

By Rebecca Powers

Detroit’s Water Works Park

In 1879, a water-pumping station and standpipe (to equalize pressure) were built to supply drinking water to the city, but the 110 acres included a public park with picnic sites, tennis courts,...

By George Bulanda

Contributors: June 2009

Justin Maconochie, Terry Parris Jr., Michelle Martin, Giuseppa Ferrara, Teresa Purugganan