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July 2010

  • Arts and Entertainment

    July 2010: Arts and Entertainment calendar for events happening around Metro Detroit as featured in HOUR Detroit Magazine.

  • Living Well, Giving Well

    Two days after I returned from a weekend in Washington, D.C., the first lady came to Detroit. And just as observations from our capital traveled home with me, I hope she carried a bit of Detroit back to the White House — the beauty of the Detroit Institute of Arts, perhaps, where she lunched after speaking at Wayne State University.

  • We’ve Got Mail…

    Praise us or pan us, but just put it down in words. Bravos or boos, we want to hear from you.

  • Super Models

    This month, the bucolic grounds of Meadow Brook Hall will experience a well-mannered — and beautiful — traffic jam.

  • Residential Rx

    Through renovation and preservation, the former Helen Newberry Nurses’ Home in Midtown is on the road to recovery.

  • Fallout From the Cold War

    Call it a blast from the past. At Wayne State University (WSU), workers recently stumbled across a forgotten stockpile of Cold War-era emergency supplies in the basement of the Schaver Music Recital Hall, a building slated for renovation. Most of the barrels and cardboard boxes, issued by the Department of Civil Defense and squirreled away for decades inside a 3-foot-high crawlspace, are stamped with a date of November 1962.

  • Creature Comfort

    When Jim Walsh held his beloved dog Chrissy for the last time, he had to endure his grief alone. His family was at work on the day when Chrissy — a bichon frisé already in poor health — broke his leg. And the veterinarian, although efficient in administering the lethal drug that euthanized his pet, was not so adept at offering a shoulder to cry on.

  • Keeping it in the Mix

    What’s so special about Mike Posner? The 22-year-old Southfield native recently received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Duke University with a 3.59 GPA. Oh, and in the meantime, he released two buzz-worthy mix-tapes of synthy dance pop, played sold-out college campuses across the country, and inked a major label deal with J Records (Sony/RCA) — all before walking at commencement.
    Between shows, which include a set at Bonnaroo and all 43 dates of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour, the singer/songwriter/producer is working on his forthcoming debut album. The new grad paused while recording recently at a New York City studio to chat about his music, schoolwork, and “doing it all for The Mitten.”

  • Broadcast Blues

    It’s called the Sony ELC-MVS01. You’ll never see it, and at least one local television station hopes you won’t notice it in operation. But it could change the way TV news is delivered in Detroit for decades to come.

  • Links with Success

    Golf has a reputation as a rich-man’s sport. And with some courses now charging upwards of $500 to play 18 holes, it’s no wonder that the stereotype persists.

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    Michigan’s Killer Heat Wave

    The heat was on, and so was Suzie. For the ninth time on a broiling hot Sunday in 1936, the headline actress of the Jo Mendi Theatre at the Detroit Zoo gave a crowd of admirers a gracefully vigorous show, roller-skating, pedaling a bicycle, pushing a scooter, walking a tight wire, and performing other tricks […]

  • 2010 Detroiters of the Year

    For Al Taubman, it all started in the 1930s with that little blue tin box. Most Jewish families had one of those boxes. They were used for collections for the Jewish homeland in Israel, Taubman says of his boyhood days in Pontiac, “and we collected change. When I went to the store for my mother and came back, she’d say, ‘Put the change in the box.’ And when the box got filled, she gave it to whoever was in charge in those days. They planted trees and bought land in Israel. This was in the ’30s and ’40s, and we didn’t have a lot of money in those days. “That was the first real philanthropy I ever saw.”

  • A Wide Range

    When Chef Brandon Johns left Ann Arbor’s Vinology a year ago to open his own place, Grange Kitchen and Bar, it had much promise to be something special.

  • Fishing Around

    The saga of the little fish market called Blue Bay began seven years ago at a garage sale in Grosse Pointe Park. Diane and Darrell Finken were the sellers that day, but as it turned out, they were really the buyers.

  • Lisa Jackman & Jeffrey Lanctot

    Their stylish menus are enticing enough to attract a loyal clientele of discriminating diners, but no matter how expert they are, restaurant people like to take a break from their own kitchens for a taste of someone else’s cooking.

  • Loui’s Pizza & China Café

    Restaurant veteran Molly Abraham noshes around town, tracking down some top spots.

  • A Fresh Take on Sea Bass

    Derik Watson, chef de cuisine at Iridescence in the MotorCity Casino Hotel, describes his style as modern, world-influenced cooking. It’s contemporary American with French technique. This recipe showcases the fresh, clean flavors he prefers.

  • Cadieux Café

    Steamed mussels were being served here long before they became a staple on menus across town. And they are still the specialty, along with one that can’t be found as easily: feather bowling.

  • Best Bets of July

    Six items topped our A-list for July.

  • Mix-n-Match

     << Strapless floral dress by Parker, $250, at Intermix, Somerset Collection South, Troy; 248-643-6360. Miss Minuet strapless dress, $65, at Rococo, Northville; 248-449-8066 >>      – – or – –   << Poppy Gracie sunglasses, $88, at area Coach stores; coach.com Sunglasses by Tory Burch, $165, at Tory Burch, Somerset Collection South, Troy; 248-458-1307. […]

  • The Republican National Convention

    Detroit put on a grand old party when it hosted the Republican National Convention 30 years ago this month.

  • Contributors: July 2010

    Richard Bak, Sheryl James, Jim McFarlin, David Lewinski

  • Cucumber Lemonade

  • The Art of Giving

    She sits like Queen Victoria on Woodward Avenue in Detroit’s Cultural Center. First referred to as the “Temple of Art” when the Beaux-Arts building opened in 1927, she covers 658,000 square feet, houses more than 100 galleries, and, with some 60,000 works of art, possesses one of the largest, most breathtaking collections in the country.

  • Play it Cool

    Play it cool with these chill things happening around Metro Detroit + the state of Michigan during this hot July of 2010.

  • Caribbean Cruise

    The March of Dimes’ One Day Caribbean Getaway was held at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club on July 21.

  • Green Breeze

    On July 24, the Uptown Group, with designer Jeff Garner, hosted an eco-friendly charity fashion show at Royal Oak Music Theatre.

  • Top Dentists 2010

    Listings for more than 400 dentists and specialists in the Detroit area.

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