April 2011
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Contributors: April 2011
John Carlisle, Julie Alvin, Justin Maconochie, Kay Nguyen
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Mixing a Bold Palette
Two sisters raced down to the park on an early spring day, a pink blur in their matching leggings, which were new 鈥 like pretty much everything when your ages are in the single digits. At the end of the block, they stopped and gasped at the brilliant swath of dandelions that stretched out before […]
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Brewster Homes, 1946
Today, the word 鈥減rojects,鈥 as it relates to housing, often carries a pejorative tone. But in the 1940s and 鈥50s, they were places of pride for residents.
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Arts and Entertainment
April 2011
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2010: A Real-Estate Odyssey
Real estate is all about price, available financing, and confidence. If one of those components is absent, the market will stagnate or fall. Such has been the state of Michigan鈥檚 real-estate industry over the last three years, and now the rest of the nation is in the same boat.
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Recipe: Roast Leg of Lamb With Fresh Herbs
Volare Chef-Proprietor Dino Grossi gets a leg up on Easter dinner.
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Thai Orchid Cuisine & Berkley Bistro and Café
Restaurant veteran Molly Abraham noshes around town, tracking down some top spots
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Appetizer: Kim’s Produce
An enterprising couple take stock in Midtown with a produce store that fills a niche in the neighborhood
Hot Spot: Commonwealth Café
It didn鈥檛 take long for the downtown Birmingham crowd to discover the new kid on the Hamilton Row block.
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Wine: The Importance of Color
Hue shouldn鈥檛 be dismissed when evaluating whites or reds, for it can reveal a lot about their age and storage.
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Community-based Food Startups Blossom in Detroit
Social and business links are helping to boost community culinary startups. (With Recipe)
SaltWater’s Justin Schneider & Bad Brad’s Michael Pollard
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鈥檚 cooking.
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Things to Think About on Earth Day and Arbor Day
When we think of April, we think of spring, which has all of the associations with nature and the environment. It鈥檚 an impulse that existed for Americans as far back as 1872, when the first Arbor Day was celebrated in Nebraska. The more contemporary Earth Day, created in 1970 as the brainchild of U.S. Sen. […]
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SkyWarn Provides Free Severe-Weather Training
Get wind of this: Every year, about 18 tornadoes tear through Michigan, usually between April and July. But being able to tell the real deal from a faux funnel can be tricky 鈥 and dangerous. A trained eye can mean the difference between playing Chicken Little and suffering the same fate as the Wicked Witch […]
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April Foods
This month, cooks go 鈥榦n the lamb鈥 as they prepare for traditional celebrations.
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Michigan’s First Emergency Rooms for Seniors Only
St. Joseph Mercy鈥檚 specialized senior-citizen-only emergency rooms offer something new for treating the old.
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Art X Detroit Comes to Midtown Detroit
More than 35 Kresge Artist Fellows will be highlighted April 6-10 in Midtown Detroit
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Profile: Hostel Detroit Founder Emily Doerr
Adventurous experiences prompted a world traveler to provide 16 bunks in a renovated Corktown building.
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Record Time Takes Its Final Spin
Once a hotspot of musical activity, Roseville’s Record Time lost its groove in the digital age.
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Earth-Friendly April Fashions
Earth-Friendly April Fashions
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Restaurant Review: Logan
The three guys behind Ann Arbor鈥檚 Logan make it a singular dining experience.
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Profile: Detroit Tigers Third Baseman Brandon Inge
Now that he鈥檚 ensconced at his favorite position, Tiger Brandon Inge, through his balletic fielding, displays why he鈥檚 such a gem on the diamond.
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Spring Fashion
A colorful fling with spring at Dearborn’s The Henry Ford.
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In Bloom: The Grounds of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford Estate
Majestic elms and ashes, blooming trees, and banks of colorful flowers make the grounds of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford estate as impressive as the Albert Kahn home they surround.
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A Few Vows to Take for a Stylish Bridal Fashion
Everything you need to know about bridal fashion for the upcoming season.
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2011 Role Model dinner
On March 31, the 2011 Role Model dinner was held at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit
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Changing the Future of Our Children
Changing the Future of Our Children was held March 31 at the Gem Theatre in Detroit.
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Let Them Eat Cake
On April 1, Let Them Eat Cake, a pro-am baking extravaganza, was held at Leon and Lulu in Clawson.
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GARY GILBERT: THIS KID IS ALL RIGHT FOR MICHIGAN
Film producer and Southfield native Gary Gilbert opens up about his Oscar nomination for The Kids Are All Right, the Michigan Film Incentive, and his new film, Meet Monica Velour.
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90th birthday of the Grosse Pointe Public Schools system
On April 9, The Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Education celebrated the 90th birthday of the Grosse Pointe Public Schools system.
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Art X Detroit: Kresge Arts Experience
On April 5, the opening night of Art X Detroit: Kresge Arts Experience was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD)
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Wine, Dine, and Listen at Lone Oak Estate
Have a free Saturday? Take a trip to Grass Lake for an intimate dinner concert or an all-Michigan feast in the cozy tasting room of Lone Oak Vineyard Estate. Located just east of Jackson, minutes off I-94, the winery is a great place to find surprisingly good Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, as well as some […]
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Variety’s Table Tops Luncheon
On April 13, Variety’s Table Tops Luncheon was held at Pine Lake Country Club in West Bloomfield Township
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The 2011 Graduate Degree Exhibition
The 2011 Graduate Degree Exhibition was held on April 16 at the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills.
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CARE House of Oakland County
CARE House of Oakland County held a grand opening preview party on April 14 at its new facility in Pontiac.
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Distilling: A Spirited Michigan Market
Michiganders have had a long love affair with distilled spirits. During the 13 years of Prohibition, illegal liquor was the second largest industry, following the auto industry. Interestingly, it was antiquated laws from this era that first deterred a revival of the industry several decades later. A surplus of fruit during the early 1990s prompted […]
