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Wide-plank white-oak flooring complements the Orley Shabahang runners. The teak stools have arms and include white boucle seats and backs.

A Look Inside the Kitchen of Local Interior Designer Carrie Long

Interior designer Carrie Long and her husband, Greg Sobol, founder and owner of Tekiah Kosher Spirits, celebrate the eight nights of Hanukkah much as...
Apple Dumplings by Achatz Handmade Pie Co./Pie Collective

Apple Dumplings from Achatz Handmade Pie Co. / Pie Collective by Achatz’s

Ingredients Dough Dough 2 cups unbleached flour (Pro tip: Use pastry flour for a flakier crust) 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 cup shortening or butter ½ cup...

Montee Holland: His Journey in Becoming One of Michigan’s Most Successful Fashion Designers

I was at Montee Holland’s warehouse in Taylor recently, styling Love Island’s Austin Shepard and Charlie Georgiou for the Season 7 reunion show …...
Wendy Achatz cofounded Achatz Pies/ Pie Collective with her husband, Dave, out of their Armada home.

Achatz Pies & Pie Collective: Three Decades of Delicious History With More in Store

For Dave Achatz, restaurants are in his blood. His parents, Vince and Irene, owned a catering company and restaurant. Dave’s younger brother, Steve, ran...

30 Years of Hour Detroit: Looking Back at Our Gift Guides

Our gift guides have certainly evolved with the times and latest trends. Here's a look back at some of our favorite items from our...
A table scape with earthy decor, candles, and wine glasses.

How to Integrate Eco-Friendly Items Into Your Holiday Décor

Want to make your holiday decorations more "green" this season? Here are some suggestions on how to integrate eco-friendly holiday décor in your home...
Film still from '1969: Killers, Freaks, and Radicals'

‘1969: Killers, Freaks, and Radicals’ Explores a Series of Ann Arbor Murders & How...

Between 1967 and 1969, the bodies of six young women were discovered in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, most of them raped and mutilated. Their...
Drawing of Hour Detroits 2025 Nurse of the Year Dawn Stone

Hour Detroit’s 2025 Nurse of the Year: Dawn Stone

On Oct. 23, during Hour Detroit’s third annual Excellence in Care Soirée, we celebrated the local health care professionals featured on our Top Doctors,...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan standing on a sidewalk

Mike Duggan: Looking Back at His 12-Year Tenure as Detroit’s Mayor & Looking Forward...

On a blistering late June afternoon, with a Sahara-like breeze sweeping through the small white tent erected on a tarmac at Coleman A. Young...
Figure skater performing with fire

13 Winter Events and Activities Across Michigan to Check Out

Got your snow tires on? Here are 13 can’t-miss winter events and activities across Michigan that are worth a road trip this season. Charlevoix Bridge Drop Enjoy...
Collage of covers from Hour Detroit's Book Gift Guide of Michigan Authors

Hour Detroit’s Book Gift Guide of Michigan Authors

Treat the bibliophiles on your list with a new work from our book gift guide by a Michigan author. There are many to choose...
Images from Hour Detroit's Holiday Gift Guide 2025

Hour Detroit’s Holiday Gift Guide 2025

Hour Detroit's much-anticipated annual holiday gift guide is here. The 2025 edition includes six distinct mood boards — each made for a specific personality...
Photo from a Trans-Siberian Orchestra performance.

25 Can’t-Miss Holiday Events in Metro Detroit

Select dates, Nov. 20-Dec. 24 Wayne County Lightfest: Drive along a magical 5-mile stretch of Hines Park and take in 50 animated themed displays featuring more...
Marc Howland, Bre'Ann White, and Amber Deem.

Diamond Soirée at the DIA: Top Looks

This September, the Detroit Institute of Arts honored six decades of support from the Founders Junior Council, a volunteer group that works to raise...

The Art Deco ‘Speakeasy’ an Interior Designer Created in Her Detroit Condo

The proverbial apple certainly didn’t fall far from the tree for interior designer Tiffany Damle, who runs Detroit-based Tiffany Jane Interiors. Her mother is an...

Inside The Mill at Zehnder Park, Frankenmuth’s New Boutique Hotel

Zehnder's of Frankenmuth is bringing an old flour mill on the Cass River back to life. In 1848, just a few years after Frankenmuth was...

Best Dressed but Secondhand

When I was a little kid, I loved hiding in the clothing racks while my mom shopped. When I got older, I ended up...
Sameer Eid posing for a photo.

Remembering Sameer Eid, Founder of Phoenicia

The funeral for Sameer Eid drew thousands, one attendee estimates. And seemingly everyone there had a story to share about the larger-than-life man who...
Bag of Better Made original potato chips.

Better Made Chip Taste Test

I grew up in Pennsylvania, a place that I like to call Chip Country. That’s because the Keystone State is home to a variety...
A variety of Better Made snacks on a table.

Better Made: Celebrating the 95th Anniversary of the Classic Detroit Brand

All over Detroit, you’ll find shiny bags of Better Made chips in gas stations, grocery stores, bars, and even restaurants. Locals flock to these...

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