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  • An Insider’s Guide to Michigan’s Lake Towns

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    Northwest Charlevoix Lowdown: Located on an isthmus between Lake Michigan, Round Lake, and Lake Charlevoix, bisected by the Pine River along U.S. 31, which heads into Petoskey. Distinction: One of the best lake towns in America —Travel + Leisure Must Do: After shopping downtown, find seats at Vue Wine Bar and watch the Bridge Street […]

  • Restaurant Review: Ostrea Detroit

    I don’t normally review restaurants two months after they open. It’s just not good etiquette. The food, the bar, the service — every restaurant deserves time to dial it in. However, when I found out that Ostrea — a plushy, exciting new seafood concept — was opening above the London Chop House in the Murphy-Telegraph […]

  • An Ode to Your Platonic Dive Bar

    I was driving up the Lodge not long ago, and as he often does as I get close to the Wyoming exit, Ron Gurdjian came to mind. Ron passed away in 2018, but before that, he presided over Tom’s Tavern, a gorgeous ramshackle dive bar made of plywood and held together by spilled whiskey and […]

  • The Search for Jimmy Hoffa

    A lifetime ago — 50 years— James P. Hoffa, attorney for his father’s old Detroit Teamsters Local 299, was vacationing at his summer home outside Traverse City with his wife, Virginia, and their two young sons. Gerald Ford was president. The Tigers were in last place; Bruce Springsteen was about to release his breakthrough album, […]

  • Culture Convo: Halfway Through Summer, Have You Lived Enough?

    The most problematic thing about me is that I still measure the success of my year by how well my summer went. I said this to a close friend once, lamenting that I hadn’t taken advantage of Michigan’s scant summer months and was therefore entering an autumn of regret for not soaking up more sun […]

  • Don’t-Miss Events for July 2025

    The Music of John Williams The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform fan-favorite selections from some of the most iconic blockbusters of the last 50 years, including Jaws, Superman, Star Wars, E.T., Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, and more. July 6. $39.05+. Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, 378 Meadow Brook Rd., Rochester Hills; dso.org. PJ Morton Audiences […]

  • As Faster Horses Stalls, a New Festival Takes the Reins

    For the second time since the festival’s start in 2013, country music’s faithful won’t be flocking to Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, for Faster Horses this summer. A message posted on its website stated it was “taking the year to make plans for a bigger and better Faster Horses,” leaving fans wondering what the […]

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    Editor’s Letter: Tourism in Michigan

    A springtime conversation with a recent Detroit transplant got me thinking about how we do summers in Michigan. “I hear everyone goes to northern Michigan — what you call Up North,” he said, seeking confirmation. “Well, many people do,” I replied, explaining that I was going up to Charlevoix for Memorial Day weekend. The day […]

  • 30 Years of Hour Detroit: July Cover Guys

    Michael Moore, July 2006 By Anthony Bozza Feature intro: Last year, in just eight weeks, renegade filmmaker Michael Moore transformed a grassroots idea — screening under-the- radar films among friends, solely for the love of the medium — into a nationally acknowledged, unparalleled happening. In one week, the Traverse City Film Festival admitted more than […]

  • A Tribute to Luther Keith

      Luther Keith, the youngest person ever inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame, was convinced his friend and fellow musician, the longtime Detroit reporter, editor, and columnist Keith Owens, deserved the same recognition. Twice he nominated Owens for enshrinement. Twice Owens was denied. So what did Luther do? Nominate him a third time, […]

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