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Thursday, April 5, 2018
Beverly Fishman's abstract art to color downtown Detroit with new, 170-foot mural
Posted By Violet Ikonomova on Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 10:35 AM
The abstract colorful shapes of artist and educator Beverly Fishman will soon be on full display in downtown Detroit, where they'll brighten a brutalist building as part of a massive mural. Fishman, a longtime Cranbrook artist-in-residence who also heads the school's painting department, has designed a 170-by-60-foot mural set for...
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
VIDEO: Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate heroically catches beer in Canada
Posted By Alexandra Fluegel on Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 10:30 AM
Detroit Lions Golden Tate went into "hero mode" during a recent trip to a ski resort in Canada. The wide receiver posted a video of himself — decked out in an American flag-themed snowsuit — catching a beer tossed from a fellow skiier over the heads of onlookers. Tate,...
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Students organize to elect a corgi as U-M student government president
Posted By Alexandra Fluegel on Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 11:02 AM
Will a corgi be elected the next president of the University of Michigan's student government? One group of students has launched an online Facebook group in support of electing a campus therapy dog, who is affectionately known as Reggie Bee, to campus student government. With his carefree spirit and...
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Science of Grief invites Detroiters to share their pain during 14-hour performance at DIA
Posted By Kahn Santori Davison on Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 6:19 AM
Natasha T. Miller had been lamenting the death of her brother for four years when the idea for the Science of Grief came to her. Miller, a local and nationally renowned poet, says the overnight event is for anyone who needs to express their grief. The 14-hour speaking event will...
Friday, March 16, 2018
Detroit's 'Lion Gate Estate' is for sale and oh boy is it insane
Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 8:53 AM
Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination — rather a world of lush and lavish interior decoration. And lions — lots of lions. Welcome to Lion Gate Estate — the most curiously designed and decorated home in Detroit. Built in 1951, the 1,886 square-foot home...
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Cedar Point raises ticket prices, unveils record-breaking coaster this season
Posted By Alexandra Fluegel on Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 3:08 PM
Bad news thrill seekers, Cedar Point's hiking adult admission this season. The iconic Midwest amusement park will open the season on May 5 featuring a new $72 adult ticket price. That's a full $5 increase from last season. There's a few new additions to the park, including a revamped...
Monday, March 5, 2018
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem is speaking in Midtown this week
Posted By Miriam Marini on Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 12:49 PM
Feminist icon and famed journalist Gloria Steinem will be visiting Midtown on Wednesday, March 7, to offer some insight on the future of feminism in light of the #MeToo and Time's Up movements. Steinem's keynote speech is part of Wayne State's Forum on Contemporary Issues in Society's 10th anniversary...
Friday, March 2, 2018
Check out this outrageously expensive loft for sale in downtown Detroit
Posted By Alexandra Fluegel on Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 2:00 PM
Ever dreamed of having a home complete with a built-in fish tank — IN THE KITCHEN? If so, this 1,067 square foot Detroit dream loft can be yours for a cool $275,000 (that's a mere $257 per square foot). The one bedroom, one bathroom loft on Antietam Avenue in...
Netflix docu-series Flint Town explores poverty, police relations, and the ongoing water crisis
Posted By Alexandra Fluegel on Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 8:21 AM
The Flint Water Crisis thrust the Michigan city into the national spotlight, and the new Netflix docu-series Flint Town is shining a light back on a place that has faded from the national conversation. The eight-episode first season — from the executive director of True Detective — is available...
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Anal worms are a thing and Michigan native Kristen Bell had them
Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 12:56 PM
How's your Thursday going? Good? Great. Well, we would like to ruin that for you with two words that should never appear together ever — Anal. Worms. Actress Kristen Bell shared her harrowing, er, itchy tale about contracting anal worms from her 3-year-old daughter Delta during an appearance on The...
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