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June 2010

  • Let’s Take the Road from Ruin

    Detroit is the new reality TV. Want a hit of shock and awe for a national report? Send a camera crew here. Need some OMG footage? Poverty porn? Jet into DTW.

  • 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.

  • Code of Conduct

    The tired but happy woman reluctantly surrenders her newborn to a nurse, who deftly pricks the infant’s heel with a lancet and squeezes a drop of his blood into an analyzer. Then, as the nurse reads aloud from a printed report, a flush of alarm colors the mother’s face.

  • First String

    In pop, jazz, or classical, local violinist Sonia Lee scales the heights

  • Road Runners

    Road rallies are a grand motoring tradition dating back as far as the first automobiles. Point-to-point road trips with drivers and co-drivers crisscrossed Europe in the first half of the last century.
    The appeal endures.

  • Prop Culture

    In The Shawshank Redemption, Red was a man who could get things. It has been 16 years since Morgan Freeman starred in that highly acclaimed film. Today, moviemakers want metro Detroit-ers who know how to get things. Local resale/vintage shops and prop studios are supplying set designers with all manner of objects, from neon signs to mattress springs.

  • Arts and Entertainment

    June 2010

  • The Wall of Fame

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    In The Right Stuff, the 1983 film based on the lives of America’s first astronauts, there’s a scene in which a young woman inquires about photos displayed on the wall of a bar. “What’s a fellow have to do to get his picture up there?” she asks. The proprietor replies: “He has to die, sweetie.”

  • Specialty of the House

    Just start down the basement steps in the old house on Avery Street, and you’ll hear the soft chatter of locals and smell the half-pound of fresh beef that just hit the grill.

  • A Bit of Britain

    Six friends from England bought six plane tickets to visit a grad-school chum in Detroit — a trans-Atlantic excursion with two goals: Hang out with the guy with whom they’d spent many a drunken night while studying in England, and, maybe more important, check out their pal’s English-style pub in the basement of his southwest Detroit home. The only problem: Their chum hadn’t exactly built it yet.

  • Small & Sweet

    A discreet sign marks the modern, dark storefront on South Bates, just three blocks off Old Woodward. Inside, a creamy beige-and-white interior with crisp, white table linens sets a tone of invitingly simple elegance.

  • Retro-Fitted

    For nearly 50 years, a modest spot called Anna’s Coffee Shoppe was a local landmark at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Amherst in Pleasant Ridge — the only restaurant in that close-knit community.

  • Mazza Indian Cuisine and Luigi’s the Original

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

  • Pitcher-perfect

    The word “pichet” is surfacing in American restaurants, more in Chicago and New York than in greater Detroit at present, although it appears in this month’s review of Tallulah, the new wine-bar restaurant in Birmingham.

  • Park Bar and Bucharest Grill

    Late on Saturday nights, when they’ve finished wining and dining the guests at some of downtown Detroit’s top restaurants, chefs and staffers from such places as Bourbon Steak and SaltWater can often be found kicking back at this offbeat spot.

  • Dan Campbell and Joe Cosenza

    Dan Campbell, chef de cuisine at SaltWater in Detroit, works the typical hours of a busy chef and says, “It can be hard to find the time to go out and receive the same pampering you’re used to delivering. Quattro Cucina Italiana chef de cuisine Joe Cosenza and his wife just became parents of a baby boy, so they’re finding their nights out even more of a treat.

  • Contributors: June 2010

    Chuck Bennett, Christian Northeast, David Lewinski, Roy Ritchie

  • Makeup Masters

    My makeup, my makeup!” was the popular line from the award-winning Detroit Zoo commercial that ran in the 1980s, depicting the animals preparing for their daily “show” for visitors to the park.
    What’s funny is how important those lines seem to be for human celebrities these days, with the popularity of red-carpet events, the advent of high-def TV, and aggressive paparazzi lurking around every corner.

  • Reporters Remembered

    In 2004, when Detroit News reporter Jim Kerwin, a much-loved teddy bear of a man, died, his younger colleague Nolan Finley wrote: “Kerwin wasn’t the most eccentric of the pack of older reporters who spent more time … at the Anchor Bar than they did covering their beats. But he was pretty close.

  • Best of Detroit 2010

    Thousands of readers — the largest number ever — played favorites in online voting for Hour Detroit’s 2010 Best of Detroit list. Check out the 251 winners, and then go play tourist in your own hometown.

  • Best Bets of June

    Six items topping our A-list for June.

  • Blooming in Flavor

    Chef Jeff Condit, of Northville’s Kitchen Sync at Wine Sync, says this recipe is a little tricky for the home cook. But since squash blossoms are around only for a short time, it’s worth trying once a year.

  • Earth Day 2010

    On April 22, a kickoff party for Michigan Earth Day Fest was held in Rochester Hills.

  • Capuchin Souper Summer Celebration XXIX

    On June 5, the annual Capuchin Souper Summer Celebration XXIX Broadway Lights was held at Comerica Park in Detroit.

  • 50th annual Guild Dinner

    On June 2, the St. John Hospital and Medical Center held its 50th annual Guild Dinner at Penna’s of Sterling Heights.

  • Bravo Bravo! June 2010

    Bravo Bravo! was held on June 4 at the Detroit Opera House.

  • Red Bull Air Races

    The official kick-off party for the Red Bull Air Races was held on June 5 at Reliv in Detroit.

  • Easter Seals 90th Anniversary Open House

    On June 8, the Easter Seals 90th anniversary open house was held in Auburn Hills

  • Detroit Father’s Day Honors

    On June 10, Saks Fifth Avenue and Hour Detroit magazine celebrated the recipients of Detroit Father’s Day Honors at Saks in Troy.

  • Heroes Gala & Benefit

    The first annual Heroes Gala & Benefit was held on June 12 at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit.

  • 2010 Annual Cars & Stars Benefit

    The 2010 annual Cars & Stars benefit was held on June 11 at the Music Hall in Detroit.

  • The Garden Party

    The Garden Party Foundation hosted The Garden Party at Academy of the Academy of Sacred Heart in Bloomfield Hills on June 13.

  • IVC Detroit hosted its 38th anniversary celebration

    IVC Detroit hosted its 38th anniversary celebration onboard the Infinity Ovation Yacht in Detroit.

  • Vision Honored

    On June 18, Vision Honored was held at the Roostertail in Detroit.

  • Sunset at the Zoo 2010

    Sunset at the Zoo was held on June 18 at The Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak.

  • Best of Detroit 2010 Event

    On June 24, Hour Detroit’s annual Best of Detroit Party was held at Motor City Casino.

  • Best of Detroit 2010 Event, Take Two

    On June 24, Hour Detroit’s annual Best of Detroit Party was held at Motor City Casino.

  • Best of Detroit 2010 Event, Take Three

    On June 24, Hour Detroit’s annual Best of Detroit Party was held at Motor City Casino.

  • ‘Twilight’ Star Elizabeth Reaser’s Bloody Good Times in ‘Eclipse’

    The Bloomfield Hills native talks about the vampire phenom, as well as her favorite hangouts when she’s back in town.

  • 52nd Annual Target Fireworks

    On June 21, The Parade Company held its VIP Rooftop Party during the 52nd annual Target Fireworks display downtown.

  • Women Moving Forward and Reaching Back Brunch

    The third annual Women Moving Forward and Reaching Back Brunch hosted by NFL pro-bowler Braylon Edwards, was held June 19 at The Henry Ford/Greenfield Village Lovett Hall in Dearborn.

  • Pizzeria Biga

    Monica and Luciano DelSignore hosted a special opening for Pizzeria Biga, their new restaurant in Southfield, on June 29.

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