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A Field Guide to Traverse City Fine Dining

Up until May, I’d only ever heard about morels from chefs who spoke about them with the kind of excitement once reserved for clandestine...

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Sunda New Asian in Detroit

Michiganders have had a soft spot for Sunda New Asian since its flagship location opened in Chicago nearly two decades ago.“A lot of people...
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Notable Actors Who Performed on the Meadow Brook Theatre Stage

In honor of the 60th anniversary of Meadow Brook Theatre, here is a list of the notable actors who have performed on its stage...
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Hour Detroit’s Best New Bars 2026

Bar Chenin The “little wine bar that could” has made an outsize impact on the drinks scene, not just in Detroit but nationally as the...
'All Shook Up' at the Meadow Brook Theatre

Celebrating 60 Years of the Meadow Brook Theatre

For 60 years, Meadow Brook Theatre has stood as a local landmark for arts and culture. The sprawling late midcentury modern building is tucked...
Fried fish with jollof rice, plantains, and roasted vegetables from Little Liberia

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Little Liberia in Detroit

Today, Little Liberia is a bustling restaurant on the corner of East Warren and Kensington Avenue in Detroit. But Michigan’s first Liberian restaurant began...
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Editor’s Letter: Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026

Food has been a staple of Hour Detroit’s content since the very beginning, but our Best New Restaurants feature didn’t make its debut until...
Clockwise from top: lobster rolls, cheeseburger, seafood platter, Pemaquid mussels, dill Caesar salad, clams linguine.

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: The Franklin Oyster Bar and Eatery in Franklin

Oakland County’s suburbs may be a far cry from the “quaint little villages here and there” along the Atlantic, but Franklin’s main drag is...
From right to left at the May 20, 1959, groundbreaking: George W. Stark, president of the Detroit Historical Museum; Robert M. Dossin, representing his father, food and soft drink distributor Roy L. Dossin; and Detroit City Council president Mary V. Beck. They are sharing the museum model with Sidonie Y. Dossin, 11, Douglas P. Dossin, 5, and Pamela Knighton, 5.

The Way It Was: The Opening of the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle...

For 66 years, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle has captivated visitors with stories of the Great Lakes and Detroit’s important role...
Interior of Rose's in Detroit

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Rose’s in Detroit

For years, Rose’s Fine Food occupied a singular place in Detroit’s dining culture, helping to define the city’s modern brunch scene.But the restaurant’s newly...
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Study Breaks: The Latest Findings from Michigan Universities

Why Women Feel More Pain Nearly 50 million Americans experience chronic pain, with women impacted for a longer duration than men. Researchers at Michigan State...
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Joel Walkowski Explores Addiction, Detroit Lions Fandom in ‘Honolulu Blues’

When authors finally finish writing their all-consuming book, they often feel a sense of emptiness or grief.But Dearborn native Joel Walkowski — whose sports-themed...
Sabrina Nelson sitting on a couch in front of a wall full of art.

Sabrina Nelson and The Art of Dressing

When Sabrina Nelson and I meet, I tell her that when I pitched an article on her for Hour Detroit’s MI Style series, I...
From top, clockwise house wedge salad, dry aged bone-in ribeye with zip sauce, fried burrata, dirty martini, dover sole au meunière, roasted mushrooms.

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Wilder’s in Birmingham

To say that Wilder’s is personal to owner Samy Eid would be an understatement. Opened in January 2025, the Birmingham steakhouse is named after...
TLC, Salt- N-Pepa, and En Vogue

12 Don’t-Miss Events in Metro Detroit in August

Music Aug. 8 Howard Jones The influential British synth-popper will be joined by ’80s contemporaries Wang Chung (“Everybody Have Fun Tonight”), The English Beat (“Mirror in the...
Orchard Lake is Oakland County's second-largest and third-deepest lake.

Waterfront Living in Southeast Michigan: Western Oakland County’s Lakes

Thousands of bodies of water shape the landscape of metro Detroit. Bordered by two Great Lakes — which are connected by the Detroit River,...
Beaverland Farms offers pastured poultry and flowers in addition to fresh vegetables for purchase.

Finding the Great Outdoors Inside Detroit City Limits

Can you feel like you’re in the great Up North while still being able to see a sliver of Detroit’s skyline in the distance? Yes,...
Bar Pigalle’s burger

The Rise of the Fine-Dining Burger in Detroit

On a crisp Friday night in March, I met a friend at Bar Pigalle, ready for mezcal martinis, something French-sounding, and a mountain of...
Construction of the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit

The Way It Was: The History of the Renaissance Center

For half a century, the massive, gleaming Renaissance Center has defined the Detroit skyline and riverfront. When the complex formally opened in 1977, it...
Dark summer sky at Isle Royale National Park

10 Stargazing Sites in Michigan That Provide an Escape from Light Pollution

Do the stars seem less visible than they have in past decades? They are. Around the world, the night sky is increasing in brightness...

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