Best of Detroit 2026: Health & Beauty
Aesthetician
Winner: Kelsey Dorjevski (The Aesthetic Method), Ferndale; theaestheticmethod.com
Finalists: Alexa Prabel (Alexxa Esthetic), Brianna Sapienza (Belle Santa Medical Spa), Danielle HueVine (HueVine Wellness + MedSpa), Michele Kaminer...
Best of Detroit 2026: Services & Retail
Services
Afterschool program (non-school)
Winner: YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit, multiple locations; ymcadetroit.org
Finalists: Alternatives for Girls, Downtown Boxing Gym, Ernest T. Ford Recreation Center, Metro Detroit Youth ClubsAfterschool classes (non-school)
Winner:...
Hidden Detroit: Editors’ Picks
Carnival Market, Pontiac | Food
Said to be Oakland County’s largest Hispanic market, Carnival offers an incredibly wide variety of authentic Mexican and Latin American...
Editor’s Letter: Exploring ‘Hidden Detroit’
I’ve been a magazine nerd since I was 10 and stashed away Dynamite magazines in my closet as if they were priceless collectibles.
I kept...
Hidden Detroit: Under the Radar Retail
Everyone has a favorite secret spot, but few are eager to share. For this year’s City Guide, we took on the challenge. Along with...
Becoming Hockeytown: Exploring 100 Years of Detroit Red Wings History
The Detroit Red Wings are part of an exclusive NHL club — the Original Six — which traces its lineage back to the earliest...
Ken Daniels: The Voice of Hockeytown
Ken Daniels first heard there would be an opening in the television play-by-play booth for the Red Wings’ 1997-98 season from sportscaster Dave Strader....
Motown Showdown: Predictions from Hour Detroit Staff
The second round of voting in Hour Detroit's Motown Showdown bracket to determine the quintessential moment in Detroit sports history ends today (March 25)...
Detroit Named ‘Most Underrated City Everyone Should Visit’ by ‘Travel + Leisure’
Detroit continues to receive positive national attention with the latest shoutout coming via Travel + Leisure.Over the weekend, the publication published a glowing feature on...
Canton’s Jack Hughes Scores OT Game-Winning Goal for Team USA Men’s Hockey Gold
Jack Hughes, one of 15 Michiganders competing in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lead the USA men's...
Farmington Hills’ Megan Keller Scores OT Game-Winning Goal for Team USA Women’s Hockey Gold
Megan Keller, Farmington Hills-native and one of 15 Michiganders competing in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lead...
Justin Verlander Returns to Detroit, Signs 1-Year, $13M Deal
Justin Verlander is returning to the Detroit Tigers after signing a one-year deal worth $13 million.MLB.com reports that $11 million of the deal will...
Editor’s Letter: AI is No Substitute for In-Person Experiences and Storytelling
After years of attending AI webinars and workshops, I finally went to one that made sense for Hour’s editors — because it was presented...
30 Years of Hour Detroit: Looking Back on Our Olympian Features
Blades of Glory
Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, the first U.S. ice dancing team to win silver in Olympic history, graced the cover of our 10th...
Jake Vedder Gears Up for His Return to the Olympic Stage
If you look at the 2026 U.S. Olympic snowboard team, you’ll find the mountainous states of Colorado, Utah, Oregon, and Maine well represented. Amongst...
Fred’s Skate Sharpening: Honing Olympic Steel for 50 Years
They say it takes roughly 10,000 hours of practice before you can master something. If that’s true, then Fred Martin has mastered skate sharpening...
15 Michiganders Competing in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games
The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games kick off this week, with the opening ceremony taking place on Friday, Feb. 6. In total, the...
Meet Kristen Schuyten: Team USA Figure Skating’s Not-So-Secret Weapon
It’s not exactly a well-kept secret that an entire team lies behind every athlete who stands on an Olympic podium. Among the coaches, families,...
What We Saw at the 2026 Detroit Auto Show
The 2026 Detroit Auto Show takes place Saturday, Jan. 17- Sunday, Jan. 25 at Huntington Place. The Hour Detroit team attended a media preview...
30 Years of Hour Detroit: Looking Back on Our Car Covers
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