fotek is working on a great set of Photomatix HDR photos of St. Anne's Church in Detroit (slideshow). He says that it's such a beautiful church that pictures will never do it justice, but I think he may be wrong.
Some of his other sets include Detroit and Mt. Clemens and you should check out his [...]
December 2, 2008 – 9:55 am
Pillars of the Community by Autumm
Crains Detroit notes that our passion for our community can influence economic growth. They link to a new study by Gallup and the Knight Foundation (that included Detroit) that explores the link between economic growth and residents’ loyalty to and passion towards where they live.
According to the "Soul of the [...]
November 7, 2008 – 10:21 am
Heart Windows Art (Katie) says she's a retired art teacher who still has classes in her home and her new art center. She lives in Indian River and grew up in the Upper Peninsula.
Be sure and check the above photo out bigger. Some of her sets include Indian River, Michigan (to which this photo belongs), [...]
September 3, 2008 – 8:48 am
Currant harvest - get ready for jam!
photo courtesy Earthworks Urban Farm
Back in August, Detroit Make It Here - a site produced by Crain's Detroit Business that is targeted at young professionals - had an interesting article titled The urban prairie: Detroit farms connect people, food that explores the rise of urban farming in Detroit.
They quote [...]
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Shane Gorski says that you should view this photo taken at St. Paul's Armenian Church in Southfield bigger, and while you're at it, have a look at this one too! He writes:
In every place there is a secret beauty waiting to be uncovered. As an emerging photographer, I seek to reveal distinctive angles, unique colors, [...]
February 5, 2008 – 11:27 am
Welcome to a Super Fat Pazcki Tuesday edition of Five Things you need to know about Michigan. We've been meaning to share the video of Gov. Granholm's 2008 State of the State speech, which probably ranks near the top in the "Getting People Who Don't Want to Stand Up and Applaud to Stand Up and [...]
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November 21, 2007 – 9:12 am
Below is a list of just a few Michigan festivals & events for the month of December. As usual, there's no way to get them all, so please add links and information for those we missed and reviews of ones we have here in the comments below!
home for the holidays by Where's Walden
November 20 - [...]
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November 13, 2007 – 7:12 am
Last year we ran a story on the Manoomin Project, a program in which at-risk teens restore wild rice to Michigan's Upper Peninsula with help from American Indian tribes. Click through to read a feature by Greg Peterson about this ground-breaking Michigan initiative that's now in its 4th year. You can also scroll to the [...]
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October 24, 2007 – 9:27 am
Aslan by Michael Morris
The annual C. S. Lewis Festival is a month-long exploration of the life and works of C.S. Lewis held in Petoskey, MI. While Lewis is best known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, he was also a leading theological scholar whose works included Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters.
In an [...]
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October 22, 2007 – 9:48 am
Parade 2 by joojanta
Here's a few Michigan festivals & events for the month of November. As usual, there's no way to get them all, so please add links and information about the one's we've missed (or reviews of ones we have here) in the comments below.
October 26 - November 18
C.S.Lewis Festival - Petoskey
A four weekend [...]
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