Category Archives: Detroit

Mad Anthony … and some mad biking!

October 14, 2010 – 9:47 am

Andy over at Beat the Train Detroit wanted to let folks know about the Mad Anthony Cyclocross (Facebook page),   the only USA Cycling sanctioned bicycle race held in the City of Detroit. The race takes place on Saturday, October 23rd at historic Fort Wayne in downtown Detroit. He also sent this sweet video our [...]

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Requiem for Detroit?

October 7, 2010 – 8:15 am

All week on Absolute Michigan we’ve been featuring Detroit. mcs by buckshot.jones David Byrne of Talking Heads fame was in Detroit to perform the title track for This Must Be The Place by Paolo Sorrentino, one of the big budget pictures now filming in Detroit. In his journal entry Don’t Forget the Motor City he [...]

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Johnny Knoxville does Detroit

October 4, 2010 – 8:36 am

All week on Absolute Michigan we’re going to be taking a fresh look at Detroit, where it is and where it’s going. Johnny Knoxville and Palladium boots have a sweet 3 part video kicking back at the “pick & choose journalism” that portrays the Motor City as a modern day urban wasteland. Knoxville does a [...]

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Detroit International Jazz Festival ~ Sept 3 – 6, 2010

August 31, 2010 – 7:57 am

Dave Brubeck Quartet by Maia C Subtitled “Flame Keepers – Carrying the Torch for Modern Jazz,” the Detroit Jazz Fest will feature a veritable “dean’s list” of alumni who passed through the “schools” of Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Betty Carter, Ray Brown, Miles Davis and Gil Evans. “2010 artists Mulgrew Miller, Bobby Watson, Branford Marsalis, [...]

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April 19, 2010: Michigan Wine & Food Showcase at Shiraz Gardens

April 12, 2010 – 9:04 am

riesling, sunset, and walled lake by artsy_T The new Michigan Culinary Tourism Alliance (details) is sponsoring the first-ever Michigan Wine & Food Showcase on Monday, April 19, 2010 at Shiraz Gardens in Bingham Farms. Two of Michigan’s Master Sommeliers, Madeline Triffon and Claudia Tyagi, are closely involved with this project and are excited to celebrate [...]

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Detroit Music Awards – April 16, 2010

April 6, 2010 – 1:27 pm

a language we all understand by mlephotos The Detroit Music Awards awards are similar to the Grammy Awards presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Award winners are determined by local musicians and music industry professionals in southeast Michigan, and presented in ten music genres; Folk/Acoustic, Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Country, Classical, Rock/Pop, [...]

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Debating Demolition & Downsizing in Detroit

March 8, 2010 – 10:20 am

Michigan Central Station by MikeRyu On Saturday about 4000 extra people dropped by Michigan in Pictures. The impetus was a New York Times story on Michigan Central Station. Although the Detroit City Council voted to demolish MCS last year, a massive budget hole, a lawsuit, and new council members who aren’t quite as bulldozer-happy: “I [...]

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Lost Landscapes of Detroit

March 1, 2010 – 9:07 pm

Lost Landscapes of Detroit from the Prelinger Archives is a disjointedly delightful ramble through historical footage of Detroit. From a filmmaking trick involving downtown Detroit and a Daguerre camera to the Detroit Police Department’s film introducing itself through the career of Officer Joe, this is an hour of video that anyone who loves the Motor [...]

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Can Detroit return to transportation glory?

February 2, 2010 – 6:48 am

My Wheels are Turning is a blog from Traverse City. It was created by Gary L. Howe to explore how and why it is we move, and to examine the values that we promote when we make those choices. It’s for walkers, bikers, motor vehicle users and users of other modes of transport. Tune in [...]

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TIME Magazine is Rooting for Detroit

January 25, 2010 – 8:01 am

perch by Jon DeBoer Time’s ‘Assignment Detroit’ project roots for city, CEO says in the Detroit News talks with Time Inc. Chairwoman and CEO Ann Moore who says: Every American has a stake in the health of Detroit,” Moore said. “Detroit holds lessons for all of us.” Assignment Detroit — which has recently spawned a [...]

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