August 2021
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Culture Calendar: Shows at Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center & Playground Detroit
Ryan Patrick Hooper, host of ’CultureShift’ on 101.9 WDET, curates your guide to the month in arts and entertainment
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Working Together During COVID Taught These Twin Doctors the Power of Their Bond
The pandemic gave Lauren and Adriane Marchese the chance to work side by side. It went so well they’ve gone into practice together.
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Essay: Yes, We Have to Cancel Bo
Schembechler’s silence in the face of molestation accusations against U-M’s team doctor is unforgivable
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The Faces of Waterfront Real Estate — Tony & Renee Dekroub — Re/Max Platinum
Real Estate All-Star — one of the top 5 percent of Realtors in metro Detroit — and is prepared to make your next move flawless.
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The Face of Luxury Day Spas – Anju Chandra Brodbine – The Woodhouse Day Spa Rochester Hills
As owner of the Woodhouse Day Spa Rochester Hills, Anju Chandra Brodbine is proud to have opened the ultimate luxury spa experience, with a focus on holistic wellness.
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Hour Detroit: August 2021 // Digital Edition
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The Face of Loving Your Smile — Michael E. Simony, D.D.S. & Associates
There’s always something new happening with smiles. Smiles, however, require a healthy and strong foundation before they can be created.
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The Faces of Contemporary Custom Building — Nosan Signature Homes
Nosan Signature Homes has grown out of decades of traditional home-building projects. Their team is dedicated to simplifying the home-buying and building process, and providing a 5-star client experience.
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The Face of Interior Design — Dana Vagnetti — Valia Design
Authenticity is at the heart of Dana Vagnetti’s success. As owner of Valia Design, she’s devoted to designing spaces reflective of each client.
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The Face Of Marketing High-End Apothecary Cannabis – Pure Roots, LLC
Pure Roots ensures that its cultivators produce premium, nonremediated cannabis. Its products — flowers, edibles, novelty, transdermal, and CBDs — are exclusive and high-quality.
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The Faces of Grosse Pointe Real Estate – Higbie Maxon Agney, Inc.
As Grosse Pointe’s premier independently owned real estate company, Higbie Maxon Agney offers an experienced, informative, and personalized approach to buying or selling a home.
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The Face of Apparel for Pet People — Temeria Heard — Swaggles
Founded in 2019 by Temeria Heard, Swaggles supports organizations that provide protection, compassion, and forever homes to dogs in need.
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The Face of Your Next Realtor – Logan Wert – Indulge Property Group
Logan Wert and his team, Indulge Property Group, have a slogan they live by and want everyone they work with to live by: “Treat yourself to the best, you deserve it.”
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The Face of POWERHOME SOLAR – Jayson Waller — Powerhome Solar
POWERHOME SOLAR, one of the fastest-growing energy companies in the country, employs more than 2,000 people and has nearly 30,000 customers in more than 15 states.
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The Face of Real Estate Excellence — Cindy Kahn — Hall & Hunter Realtors
Cindy Kahn has lived in Michigan most of her life. In fact, she and her husband raised their daughters in the same community where she has dedicated her life to selling the finest residential properties in southeast Michigan.
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The Face of Pain Management — Pain Free Life Centers
With a decade of experience in Laser Therapy, Jeff Morton and Pain Free Life Centers in Troy have been the pioneers in noninvasive, drug-free pain management.
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The Face of Perfectly Installed, Performance Guaranteed – Performance Remodeling
Performance Remodeling’s workmanship is lifetime-guaranteed, as are the multitude of premium products they install.
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The Faces of Orthopedic Excellence — The CORE Institute
Superior outcomes, proven results, and a world-class team that cares about each and every patient.
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The Face of Aesthetic Surgery — Dr. Mune Gowda, M.D., F.A.C.S. — Plastic Surgery Centers
Dr. Mune Gowda is a world-renowned plastic surgeon who delivers natural-looking results for his patients. He exclusively performs cosmetic surgery of the face and body.
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The Faces of New Residential Development — Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices The Loft Warehouse
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices | The Loft Warehouse are the experts in residential development sales, support, analysis, and marketing.
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The Faces of Landscape Architecture – Michael J. Dul & Associates, Inc.
The team of landscape architects at Michael J. Dul & Associates has created memorable residential and commercial outdoor spaces for more than 40 years. Their designs let each project speak for itself: simple, subtle, impactful.
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The Face of Michigan Luxury Real Estate – Tushar Vakhariya — KW Domain
With over half a billion dollars in career sales, Tushar Vakhariya ranks in the top 1 percent of Realtors nationwide.
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The Face of Luxury Concrete Coatings – American Epoxy Systems
It was 1995, and Dan Bowman never imagined that taking a summer job installing epoxy, a new process started by his mentor, would result in a successful lifelong career in concrete coatings.
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The Faces of Lobbying — GCSI — Governmental Consultant Services Inc., Michigan’s Lobbying Powerhouse
Governmental Consultant Services Inc. is Michigan’s premier government affairs firm and has been the industry leader since 1983.
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The Faces of Integrated Communications – Franco
Franco has been a leader in Detroit public relations since 1964. While the agency is rooted in PR, its approach has evolved to combine marketing, social media, digital, design, video, and analytics to deliver integrated communications programs that drive organizational performance.
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The Face of Northern Michigan Real Estate — Patrick Leavy — Kidd & Leavy Real Estate
For more than 22 years, Pat Leavy has been helping families create memories in beautiful northern Michigan. With boundless energy, perseverance, and a great staff, Leavy has become the No. 1 agent in the state of Michigan, with more than $137 million in sales in 2020.
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The Face of Wealth Management – Renee Kitchens – Waldron Private Wealth
Midwest native Renee Kitchens (Mendelssohn) is taking the financial planning field to new heights as she joins Waldron Private Wealth.
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The Face of Same-Day Crowns – Dr. Dolores Baran, D.D.S. and Associates
Cerec Technology is a CAD system that can make a crown or cap for patients in the same visit, meaning there’s no need for messy impressions or painful temporaries, and Dr. Dolores J. Baran has been using this technology for more than 15 years.
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The Face of Kitchen Design — Nicholas Vanderhovel — Kitchen NV
Kitchen NV was born out of the belief that the kitchen is a space unlike any other. It’s where we prepare meals, entertain guests, and discuss career opportunities with our spouses.
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The Faces of Your Mortgage and Real Estate Advocates – Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Sine & Monaghan
With so many options in the real estate and mortgage business – it can be tough for a prospective client to know where to start.
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The Faces of Mortgage Banking — Harry Glanz & Dan Burke — Capital Mortgage Funding
Since its inception in 1992, Capital Mortgage Funding has been a leader in Michigan’s mortgage banking industry. Led by co-founders Harry Glanz and Dan Burke, two of the state’s most well-respected mortgage banking luminaries, the company is driven by a simple but very effective philosophy.
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The Faces of Remodeling – Renovation by Design
Established for almost two decades, Renovation By Design’s expert team has 50 years of combined experience.
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The Faces of Eyelid Surgery – Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery, PC
The physicians at Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery — Drs. Nesi, Gladstone, Black, Nesi-Eloff, Schlachter, Kahana, and Beaulieu, and physician assistants Lindsay El-Awadi and Sara Turner — are proud to be known as the “Eyelid Experts.”
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The Faces of Lingerie — Lisa Hardy Hamill & Kim Hardy Hickson — Harp’s Lingerie
A customized fit and extraordinary lingerie are the secrets to a happy customer. The granddaughters of Betty Harp, founder of Harp’s Lingerie — Lisa Hardy Hamill and Kim Hardy Hickson — know that what you wear underneath your outfit is just as important as the clothes themselves.
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The Faces of Luxury Men’s Clothing – Manno Clothing & Tailoring
With five decades in the luxury clothing industry, Manno Clothing & Tailoring is one of the finest menswear stores in the Midwest.
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The Face of Birmingham Real Estate — James Danley & Associates
James Danley is the leading market expert in Birmingham, MI. His attention to detail regarding market value, trends and analysis stems from an experienced background in flipping/building homes for resale.
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The Faces of Cannabis — Liv Cannabis Co.
At LIV, whether you’re shopping for recreational or medicinal products, you’ll be kindly greeted at the front desk. At the beginning of your visit, LIV’s budtenders will warmly welcome you to the flower room.
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The Face of Modern Manners – Danielle Kovachevich — Founder of DAE
Some say etiquette and manners are old fashioned. Danielle Kovachevich, certified etiquette instructor and founder of the Detroit Academy of Etiquette, would like to politely disagree.
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The Faces of DOBI Real Estate — DOBI Real Estate
Hard work. Resilience. Relentless dedication. These are a few of the characteristics that define the gentlemen at DOBI Real Estate.
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The Faces of Birmingham – Pam Stoler & Ashley Mann
In today’s high-intensity real estate market, you get it all with Pam Stoler and Ashley Mann, Oakland County’s premier luxury real estate team at Hall and Hunter Realtors.
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The Face of Charitable Fundraising – Patrick A. Rugiero, Capital Campaign Chairman – Basilica of Ste. Anne de Detroit
Patrick A. Rugiero, a Detroit-area philanthropic fundraiser, understands the responsibility leaders like himself have to invest in their communities.
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The Faces of Downtown Detroit Real Estate & Development — Matt O’laughlin & Hannah Hoppough, @Properties Detroit
@Properties Detroit is a boutique brokerage in Midtown Detroit that became the No. 1 brokerage in the city after launching in 2018. Looking for your next Detroit space, investment opportunity, or pied-a-terre? Matt O’Laughlin and Hannah Hoppough have been the #1 sales team in the city by sales volume since 2014!
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The Faces of Advanced Cardiovascular Health — Heart & Vascular Institute/MVP Endovascular Center
At HVI, each patient’s values and needs are always respected, and the team believes integrity and respect are pivotal to fulfilling the mission of being the best Detroit-area heart doctors.
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The Face of Aesthetics — Holly Cutler — Face Skincare ~ Medical ~ Wellness
Named by Forbes magazine as “one of the most advanced medspas in the country,” FACE Skincare~Medical~Wellness has gone to where less than 1 percent of medspas have gone before.
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Patty’s Triangle Remains Among Michigan’s Most Baffling UFO Sightings
The state’s Mutual UFO Network chapter received 2,789 sightings from 2010 to 2020
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Editor’s Letter: Tastes Like Home
In his August letter, ‘Hour Detroit’ editor in chief Dan Caccavaro chats with dining editor Lyndsay Green about this year’s Taste Makers package
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2021 Taste Makers: Lottie V. Spady Sources Wild Ingredients From Her Backyard
The herbalist and homesteader is among the metro Detroiters featured in this year’s Food Issue who are taking “made in Michigan” to the next level
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Mike Posner’s Days of Adventure Aren’t Over
Where do you go after being nominated for a Grammy, walking across the U.S., and scaling Everest? If you’re Mike Posner, you seek inner peace at a monastery — then, the sky’s the limit.
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How to Make Three Cats Restaurant’s Crab Cakes
Sweet, fresh crab and pungent herbs make a summertime favorite on the Clawson restaurant’s patio
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Crème Brûlée Aims To Deliver a Barrier-Free Spa Getaway
This new (and completely next-level) multicultural salon in Detroit is a one-stop shop
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2021 Taste Makers: Leandra King is Bringing Accessible Produce to Detroit
King is the founder of Detroit Farm and Cider, the city’s first cider mill
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Outstanding in the Field Dinner Series Is Making a Stop at Detroit Farm and Cider
Marrow Executive Chef Sarah Welch will prepare the meal for this stop of the traveling food event
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‘Hard Reset’ Argues That Corporate Workplace Fairness Can Be Lucrative
The new book is written by Detroiters Marlin Williams, vice president of global diversity and inclusion at StockX, and Marlo Rencher, director of technology-based programs for TechTown Detroit and founder of Tech Founders Academy
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2021 Taste Makers: Matt Robinson Is the Guy in Charge at Frog Holler Produce
Plus, our web-exclusive interview with Nicole Ryan, co-founder of sustainable restaurant Sylvan Table
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Jennifer Hudson Pays Homage to the Queen of Soul in ‘Respect’
The new film comes on the heels of the outstanding biopic ‘Genius: Aretha’
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2021 Taste Makers: Judd Organic Angus Farms Owner Mark Zerefos Is Raising His Cattle in the Heart of Metro Detroit
Cattle farming? Less than 30 miles outside of downtown Detroit? This rancher is doing it, and doing it big — on 86 acres to be precise.
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Why Immersive Showings of Van Gogh’s Works Are a Hot Ticket
Two installations dedicated to the Dutch painter come to Detroit
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A Peek Into a Local Author’s Early 1900s-Inspired Home Office
This whimsical space puts Denelle Zurek in the write state of mind
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The Ultimate Back-to-Work Style Guide
Dreading your return to a real-world workplace? Local stylists, shop owners, and other pros are here to make dressing for it less of a drag.
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Sava’s Smoked Salmon Summer Salad Recipe
Smoked salmon pairs with creamy burrata, tart sourdough, crunchy croutons, and sweet stone fruits for a medley of flavors and textures
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2021 Taste Makers: Meet The Fermentation Specialists
Jenna Blackson of Marymai Kombucha and David Klingenberger of The Brinery are turning local produce into delicious, gut-friendly foods
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What to Know Before Visiting These Southeast Michigan Beaches
Up North and west-side beaches are all well and good, but there are plenty of places to dip your toes closer to home. Here are the beach basics to keep in mind before you check out these local spots.
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What Happens When a Local Hero Becomes a Suspected Hoaxer?
Nikki Jolly, an LGBTQ activist from small-town Jackson, was charged with arson when his house burned down under mysterious circumstances
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Nonprofit Founder Pageant B. Atterberry on Personal Style, Her Beauty Routine, & More
Pageant B. Atterberry’s life revolves around providing arts education for Detroit’s youth. The 31-year-old native Detroiter has worn many hats — she worked as a political journalist; was the director of communications for the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office under the late Benny Napoleon; and was a producer for local TV and radio stations — but the […]
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2021 Taste Makers: Chris Southern Leads the Program at Detroit Vineyards
The general manager and head wine maker draws on the best grapes from Michigan’s wine growing regions
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2021 Taste Makers: Meet Indigenous Culinarians Kirsten Kirby-Shoote and Shiloh Maples
Plus, our web-exclusive conversation with Alexis Chingman-Tijerina, a Detroit-based Indigenous chef who works with Make Food Not Waste
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The Way It Was – American Motors Corp., 1962
The former Detroit automaker was once a leader in presenting compact cars to the American consumer
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Macomb and Oakland Join the Toxic Air Quality Club
Plus, a quick look at what President Biden’s environmental policy changes will mean for the Midwest
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’Celebrity IOU: Joyride’ Star Cristy Lee is Just Enjoying the Ride
The Clarkston resident’s newest gig has her rubbing elbows with A-List celebs in need of an automotive overhaul
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STEMBoard Founder Aisha Bowe on Diversity, NASA, & Her Michigan Ties
The Ann Arbor native was told in high school to stick to cosmetology. She reached for the cosmos instead.
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2021 Taste Makers: It’s a Family Affair at Guernsey Farms Dairy
A dozen family members spanning three generations, including the direct owners, work in the Northville-based business
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Explore Some of Detroit Vineyards’ Expansive Offerings
Rose, sweet red, sweet white, and more
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How to Make Honcho’s Salchipapas
Sub out your traditional chili cheese fries for a Peruvian delight
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A Keego Harbor Wine Collector Shares His Loft-Area Storage and Tasting Retreat
Forget about a dark cellar for oenophile Douglas DelGrosso vast collection
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2021 Taste Makers: The Founder of Teffola is a Grain Cultivator
A Troy business owner in her 20s brings a taste of East Africa to metro Detroit
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MSU Researchers Study The Limits of Caffeine
Plus, other studies coming out of the Mitten State
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Where to Taste Guernsey Farms Dairy Products
These local restaurants are serving up goods from the Northville farm
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Bigalora Wood Fired Cucina’s Biga Spritz Recipe
This refreshing drink is one of the metro Detroit restaurant chain’s signature cocktails
