August 2023
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黑料网 Detroit: August 2023 Digital Edition
The Food issue of 黑料网 Detroit is here!
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Culture Calendar: Top Metro Detroit Events for August 2023
Metro Detroit is always so full of events and other fun things to do that it can be tough keeping track of it all. To help you plan your weekend itineraries, we鈥檝e asked Ryan Patrick Hooper, the host of聽CultureShift聽on 101.9 WDET聽to share his top August happenings in the area. Plus, find save the dates for […]
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‘The Detroit News’ Turns 150
Milestones are always important, but there鈥檚 something extra special about seeing a legacy newspaper in one of America鈥檚 largest cities turn 150. In an era when we鈥檝e seen some of the most iconic news organizations fall 鈥 not to mention the countless unmentioned smaller ones 鈥 getting your local news delivered by local reporters, on […]
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Being Muslim in Michigan
The national landscape of discrimination facing Muslim Americans is changing fast, according to a report this spring by civil rights group the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The report reveals a trend of decreasing discrimination overall, especially when it comes to interactions with the government. In Michigan, the shifting dynamics are a bit more nuanced. 鈥淚 […]
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Detroit Lions 2023 Preseason Report
In early June, I was invited to attend the Detroit Lions鈥 three-day minicamp for the very first time. Each day, I attended Dan Campbell鈥檚 press conferences and then watched the team run through its practice sessions for a couple of hours. Seeing the team in person and looking back on my 50-plus-year history as a […]
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How Detroit Nonprofit Make Food Not Waste Works Toward Sustainability
Pull into the parking lot behind the Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church in Indian Village on any given Friday morning, and you鈥檒l find the staff of Make Food Not Waste hard at work cooking, preparing, and packing dishes for locals to pick up in the parking lot. MFNW is a nonprofit that specializes in collecting food […]
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The CEO of Shops on Top Talks Style and Fashion
Learning to flex one鈥檚 fashion muscle can take time, but Shops on Top CEO Deron Washington had developed a standout sense of style by elementary school. As early as age 8, he was asking to be sent to school in dress shirts and ties, and in high school, the outfits he鈥檇 put together with clothes […]
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Where to Grab a Drink Along The Waterfront in Metro Detroit
The recipe for a perfect waterfront beverage is elusive, but there are some common ingredients. Take a sunny summer afternoon or evening, add a lazy breeze and a killer view of glittering waves, and mix in some friends and an ice-cold drink, and you鈥檙e on the right track. For some, that perfect summer drink is […]
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Exploring the Land of Fire and Ice
“Damn!” said one of my travel companions as we arrived in Iceland after our six-hour flight from Detroit. 鈥淚 had no idea so many of my followers had Iceland on their bucket lists.鈥 This was the first full day of a three-and-a-half-day press trip to Iceland in May for select members of Detroit media, sponsored […]
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The Art of Bonsai Trees
I introduced myself to Ray Zeno as a serial killer. We were in the back of Telly鈥檚 Greenhouse, where he sat working at an old folding table among a forest of potted trees 鈥 bonsai. Directly to his right was the bonsai hospital, full of brown recovering trees, which I wish I鈥檇 known existed during […]
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How to Make Metropolitan Bar & Kitchen’s Gold Finch Cocktail
Metropolitan Bar & Kitchen is part of a neighborhood market with an adjoining eatery that serves “familiar, approachable, and just damn good” food as well as craft cocktails and beer on tap. Try making their Gold Finch cocktail at home with this handy recipe. Ingredients Gold Finch 1 1鈦2 ounces mezcal 3鈦4 ounce Chai Syrup […]
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A Look Inside One Very Comfortable Bloomfield Hills Kitchen
Like many young families living in older houses, Ryan and Chelsea Pasquali of Bloomfield Hills wanted to change their 1974 ranch-style home鈥檚 layout and design to accommodate a more modern lifestyle. They wanted a flowing floor plan and the ability to entertain family and friends comfortably. For the kitchen, must-haves were lots of dining space, […]
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Noel Paul Stookey on the Peter, Paul and Mary Performance at the March on Washington
Aug. 28, 1963, was an especially significant and influential day for one graduate of Birmingham (now Seaholm) High School. For 60 years ago, as a member of the chart-topping folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, 25-year-old Noel Paul Stookey performed 鈥淚f I Had a Hammer鈥 and 鈥淏lowin鈥 in the Wind鈥 at the National Mall before […]
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Black Wedding Experience Pop Up Expo in Detroit at Former Tiger Stadium
Have you heard? The Black Wedding Experience Expo is touching down in Detroit on September 23, 2023, at the Former Tiger Stadium!
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This Ann Arbor Graphic Novelist Highlights Scientists in His Work
The zigzaggy career of Ann Arbor-based author Jim Ottaviani 鈥 who鈥檚 now published more than a dozen science-centric graphic novels 鈥 began, in part, via a National Geographic article about nuclear engineering that featured illustrations by Barron Storey, an artist who, fittingly, inspired no small number of comic book creators. 鈥淚 decided junior or senior […]
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Debunking 5 Myths About Laser Hair Removal
Unwanted hair doesn鈥檛 care about skin tone, age, or gender. It grows and grows, but that doesn鈥檛 mean you have to be stuck with it forever! Most of us try, in vain, to maintain smooth, hair-free skin through outdated hair removal methods. We feel doomed to go through an endless cycle of shaving and waxing […]
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How to Make The Kitchen by Cooking with Que’s’ Roasted Beet Salad
The Kitchen by Cooking with Que is Detroit’s only demonstration kitchen that works to “teach people to eat to live. Menu options include meat options alongside plant-based options like their roasted beet salad, which you can make at home with this recipe. Ingredients Vegan Roasted Beet Salad 4 red and golden beets 2 1鈦2 tablespoons […]
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The Way It Was 鈥 Eastern Market
1937 For 132 years, farmers like the ones shown here on Aug. 14, 1937, working tirelessly at the crack of dawn, have hauled tons of fresh produce to Detroit鈥檚 Eastern Market. Today, on a typical Saturday, up to 40,000 people enjoy the colorful and festive market while strolling through five large sheds and loading carts, […]