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Vice President Joe Biden, who loves to ride the rails, has made himself point man to revive U.S. passenger-train service.

Incentives are luring moviemakers here, creating jobs, diversifying the economy, and giving Michigan a starring role. But critics say that the state may actually be getting short-changed.

Aerial yoga provides a lift for those looking for a twist on their exercise regimen.

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.

Native Detroiter and Mazda honcho Jim O’Sullivan gets feted as Auto Exec of the Year.

When Toni Hinkle’s son Joey was 4, a dog nipped his hand. The next day, swelling of his hand prompted Toni and her husband...

In downtown Detroit during the ’40s, dapper gentlemen had an embarrassment of wardrobe riches to choose from. Emporiums catering to well-dressed males included Whaling’s, J.M Citron, S.L. Bird & Sons, Hughes & Hatcher, Kilgore and Hurd, Scholnick’s, Capper & Capper, and Harry Suffrin.

Carpenter and Michigan native Carter Ooosterhouse builds up a strong following.

Drummer Gerald Cleaver salutes Yusef Lateef — and Detroit.

‘Duke’ Fakir, the last of the original Four Tops, keeps the group’s legacy alive.

Retirement-home performers strike a harmonious note with residents

Michiganians race down to Kentucky for Derby festivities.

Miriam Kleinman, founder of Teava Skincare, says that applying tea ingredients directly to the skin can help smooth wrinkles and prevent premature aging.

Thanks to one man, baked bialys, a cousin to the bagel, are gaining a following.

A new exhibit on old Chinatown opens at the Detroit Historical Museum

Michigan’s population of residents 65 and over is steadily increasing. But businesses can tap into their experience and education rather than stressing age.

March 2009

“I like Ike” was the campaign slogan of Dwight D. Eisenhower (nicknamed Ike) and, judging by this downtown crowd on Woodward Avenue in front of Hudson’s, many Detroiters concurred, as the Republican presidential candidate waves with both hands to the masses.

White supremacists of the 1930s maintained there was one sure way to identify a fellow member of the “master race” — blushing.

A warm home that had weathered seven decades provided a cozy harbor for a family looking to settle into a comfortable Midwestern dwelling.