September 2022
-
Essay: In Like a Lion Out Like a ???
Sports journalist Jerry Green’s take on Coach Dan Campbell’s second season
-
Culture Calendar: Detroit Month of Design, Tunde Olaniran’s ‘Made a Universe’ Exhibit, & More
Ryan Patrick Hooper, host of ’CultureShift’ on 101.9 WDET, curates your guide to the month in arts and entertainment
-
Arts, Beats, and Eats Celebrates 25 Years
Annual festival returns Labor Day weekend bringing fine art, live music, and tasty food to metro Detroit
-
Hour Detroit: September 2022 Digital Edition
This issue is all about the arts. As we return (finally) to experiencing them in person, our Fall Arts Preview presents the best music, comedy, theater, art, and television of the entire season.
-
Check Out 47 Concerts, Theater Performances, and More Coming to Metro Detroit this Fall
As we (finally) return to experiencing the arts in person, here’s the best music, comedy, theater, art, and television happenings of the entire season
-
Editor’s Letter: The Fall Arts Preview Issue
Hour Detroit editor Kate Walsh discusses cover star, Sam Richardson, and shares her excitement over the return of in-person events.
-
Rugiero Promise Foundation
Join us for the charity event of the year – the 12th annual Casino
Royale “Carnevale” – benefitting Diabetes research/treatment at
Michigan Medicine at University of Michigan. -
Emmy-nominated Detroiter Sam Richardson on His Rise to Stardom
The Detroiter has acting credits on Arrested Development, The Office, Veep, and more.
-
Fall/Winter 2022 Fashion Report: Detroit Edition
Couture bridal gowns, influences from global-trade folklore, and nods to ‘60s British television characterize the season’s collections from designers with local ties
-
The History of the North American International Auto Show
If William Metzger, who died in 1933, could return to Detroit in September and mosey around the auto show that he co-founded 123 years ago, he would need to have a few things explained. Metzger, the first sales manager for Cadillac Automobile Co. in 1902, would be pleased the brand is still around, unlike Oldsmobile, […]
-
The Science “Fiction” of RoboCop is no Longer Fiction
In July of 1987, RoboCop came to theaters, depicting sci-fi that seemed more fiction than it did science. With cyborgs, handheld tracking maps, memory recording, and killer robots, the film was a sensation, presenting a downtrodden version of Detroit’s future alongside the amazing technology that same future could offer. Now, just over 35 years after […]
-
Can-Do Attitude: How to Preserve Food at Home
Have more cabbage, apples, corn, pears, and peaches than you know what to do with? There are different ways to preserve foods at home, including freezing, canning, or drying to extend their shelf life, says Ghaida Havern, a food safety educator covering metro Detroit at Michigan State University Extension. Freezing is the easiest and most […]
-
Step Inside Sam Richardson’s Detroit
Emmy-nominated actor, Sam Richardson, is best known for his roles in hit series like Ted Lasso, Detroiters and the much-anticipated, Hocus Pocus 2, but once upon a time he was a kid growing up in Detroit. Here, he talks about what he loves most about his hometown including his favorite bar, meal and what area he’d live in if […]
-
Through the Looking Glass: A Look Inside One Local Homeowner’s Four-Season Room
Sheila and Eric Werner had always wanted a space in their home where they could enjoy Michigan’s four seasons within a window-wrapped retreat. Like many folks, they looked to Instagram for inspiration. Unlike most folks, however, the Werners drove nearly 200 miles to see it in real life. “We’re hard-core about architecture and design,” Sheila […]
-
Down Under Delicacies: Meet a Metro Detroit Chef Making Waves in the Australian Food Scene
Sitting in his Office in a hundred-year-old building in the center of a botanical garden on the other side of the world, chef and metro Detroit native Justin James is sharing how he ended up there. After a career in some of the highest-rated restaurants in the world, he’s now chef of Restaurant Botanic in […]
-
Color Play: Colorblocking, Neon Brights and More Ways to Wear ‘Fall Color’
From Moody colorblocking to saturated neon brights, experiment with the season’s richly hued looks and bold silhouettes to give a new meaning to the concept of “fall color.” Here are some of our favorite trendy fall looks for fall, 2022, and where to find the looks for yourself. All styling courtesy of Rebecca Voight; hair by […]
-
Find Your Groove: Meet the Redford Township Woman Behind Mooju Rugs
If you can’t find something that fits your own unique style, make it yourself. Madison Koster did just that when she created Mooju Rugs. Through her online business, the 25-year-old sells her own creations of groovy rugs, mirrors, wall hangings, and prints. After just two years, her products are being sold at national retailers including […]
-
Meet Detroit Native and SNL Writer Alex English
After a night spent telling jokes back in his hometown of Detroit, Alex English is hungry for some damn pancakes. “I’ve literally been coming here since I was a kid,” he says, sitting in a booth at The Original Pancake House on Woodward Avenue in Birmingham. “I applied to work here like, so many times” […]
-
Tuned Out: Recent Documentary on Flint Water Crisis Falls Flat with Flint Residents
Nayyirah Shariff was half an hour late to Flint: Who Can You Trust?, a documentary chronicling the Flint water crisis, when it premiered in the Flint area in May. A new variant of COVID-19 was on the loose, and after two years living as a “hermit,” they were hesitant to leave the house. But as a […]
-
Public School Teachers, Stopping Bad Bacteria, a Legal Podcast and More
Get stats about the public school teacher shortage, details on a new bacteria that could be linked to Alzheimer’s, discover a new, can’t-miss podcast about current legal cases and much more. Detroit Digits 82,000 is the approximate number of Detroit households that signed up for discounted internet access through the $7.17 billion federal Emergency Connectivity […]
-
Meet Paul Glantz, The Man Behind the Curtain at Emagine Entertainment
In 1989, Paul Glantz was a young certified public accountant on the hunt for additional business opportunities when he and a friend decided to purchase a movie theater in Clarkston. The venue was small — just a single screen and 265 seats — but somehow, the pair landed on an industry list of the largest U.S. […]
-
Detroit Public Theatre Starts New Season in New Home
Like a lot of great plays, it’s taken years for Detroit Public Theatre to find a stage of its own. This month, that will change as the homegrown company run entirely by women opens its very own doors to the public for the first time. Detroit Public Theatre will launch its eighth season inside its […]
-
The Way It Was — Detroit’s Changing Face
1959 If one had to assign a title to this image, “Detroit’s Confluence of the Old and New” would be as fitting as any. The city’s architectural landscape was changing after World War II, particularly as the new Civic Center buildings sprang up. Old structures were beginning to come down, and fresh faces were replacing […]
-
Peach Jam Recipe
Preserving apples, pears, peaches and other food at home can make your produce last longer, and stretch your food budget further, but it’s important that you find a safe recipe or you might make yourself sick. This research-tested canning recipe from the Michigan State University Extension Center is a simple one to start with. Tools A plastic […]
-
How to Make Goodnite Gracie’s Kentucky Buck
Goodnite Gracie is a retro-inspired martini bar in Royal Oak that offers a wide variety of unique drinks including a sour raspberry martini, a pomegranate-blueberry mule and the Kentucky Buck — a cocktail that features Four Roses Bourbon, muddled strawberries, Angostura bitters and more. Learn how to make a Kentucky Buck at home with this […]