Pick your own perfect winter day in Detroit

Jan 15, 2020 at 1:00 am

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click to enlarge Behold, New Detroit. - Michael Samsky, Detroit Stock City
Michael Samsky, Detroit Stock City
Behold, New Detroit.

My, oh, my how the city has changed. You're glad you smoked a fat one before venturing through New Detroit, where you finally take the opportunity to see what all the fuss is about. (If your mom's new husband sends you one more article about "how much safer Detroit is now," you're going to scream.) But to your stoned surprise, you're having fun. Campus Martius is aglow with lights, the new H&M is calling your name even though you promised to shop more ethically in the new year, Cadillac Lodge looks warm and inviting, and Winter Blast (Feb. 7-9) is blasting off. But before you do anything, you've got to hit the ice rink. You're laced up and on the ice and you scoff at your high school gym teacher (who just so happens to be your mom's new husband) who said you would never accomplish anything with such weak ankles. You skate laps around everyone, even children, (eat ice, tots!) but are quickly out of breath (likely due to that fatty you smoked). Now it's time for some post-Tonya Harding beverages and a snack. Do you ...

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