November 20, 2009 – 9:55 am
buckshot.jones, another fantastic Detroit storyteller writes: "This is Detroit, straight up. Justbeamensch (Donald Jones) has one of the best collections of the odd and funky in the City of Detroit. Take a cruise through his photostream and you gather a sense of the soul of the city."
The photo is part of Donald's Detroit Greeting Cards [...]
November 19, 2009 – 11:30 am
The 37th annual Noel Night will take place on Saturday, December 5th from 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in Midtown Detroit's Cultural Center Area. Over 40 institutions, including the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Science Center, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Detroit Historical Museum, and the Detroit Public Library, [...]
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November 19, 2009 – 3:24 am
Christmas Display by St. Laurent Photography
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!
Fast Facts via Wikipedia
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November 18, 2009 – 7:50 am
"I am standing awkwardly by caterpillars
Over half of all Michigan's public university graduates leave the state within one year of graduation. Michigan Radio Intern Lauren Silverman will probably be one of them. Lauren has launched a new series for Michigan Radio called Generation Y Michigan that explores why young adults in Generation Y are or [...]
November 17, 2009 – 5:46 pm
Michigan By the Bottle has a great report on last weekend's Grand Rapids International Wine Festival which featured over 100 Michigan wines for tasting (and I'm not just saying that because the interviewed me):
Grand Rapids International Wine Festival by farlane
Shannon writes:
From my perspective, the show was a huge success. We had a blast tasting not [...]
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November 17, 2009 – 9:20 am
Abandoned Pontiac Silverdome by Derek Farr
The Detroit News reports that the long-shuttered Pontiac Silverdome has been sold for a mere $583,000 as the home for a soccer league. However, with a cost over $55 million to construct:
"This was a giveaway," said David J. Leitch, a broker with an Auburn Hills based realty firm.
"The property alone, [...]
November 15, 2009 – 7:24 pm
This article appears courtesy the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association.
In Five questions with wine expert Claudia Tyagi, the Detroit Free Press asks Master Sommelier* Claudia Tyagi about selecting Michigan wines to go with a Thanksgiving dinner. She recommends a few and says:
I always like Riesling with turkey, although with poultry Chardonnay would be beautiful. You have [...]
November 13, 2009 – 11:29 am
danenmolly (Molly) is a friend of mine from the real world and her husband Dane is a pilot - hence the rare photo opportunity showing The Whaleback and North Lake Leelanau taken from high above Lake Michigan's Manitou Passage.
Be sure to check this out bigger and you can see more from this flight in her [...]
November 12, 2009 – 10:32 am
silver bells 2007 by Michphotog
The 25th Annual Silver Bells in the City will take place on Friday, November 20, 2009 from 5-9 p.m. in downtown Lansing.
Silver Bells in the City, which attracts 120,000 attendees, annually features an Electric Light Parade followed by the lighting of Michigan’s official Christmas tree and a firework show (weather permitting) [...]
November 12, 2009 – 10:18 am
It's Lansing's Birthday! by Eridony
2009 is the Sesquicentennial of the City of Lansing. The Lansing 150 Grand Finale is next Friday (Nov 20) immediately following Silver Bells in the City from 8-11 PM in the Lansing Center. This event concludes Lansing’s year long Sesquicentennial Birthday Party and will include free entertainment and a free [...]
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