Writer/Producer - Detroit enthusiast, Barenaked Ladies fan for life, and a mom.
Are you a soon to be mom looking for cool things for the nursery? Maybe you are in need for a cool baby gift for a baby shower, but you don’t want to shop at a big box store? If this sounds like you, then I have you covered....
Posters are often used as a means to convey ideas during political campaigns or as propaganda. This Saturday there will be a one day only exhibition called “Posters on Politics” at the Baltimore Gallery in the Milwaukee Junction neighborhood. Donna Jackson is the artist behind the exhibition. She put out...
The Brush Park neighborhood of Detroit will be gaining a new bar in the Spring of 2018. The new bar called Second Best will be located at 42 Watson, across the street from Grey Ghost Detroit and within blocks from the new Little Caesars Arena. Four Man Ladder Management is...
Cass Community Social Services has been incredibly busy building the Tiny Homes Detroit community on the west side of Detroit. The neighborhood has continued to grow since last September when the first home was completed. In May we reported that there were six more tiny homes completed. Next week on...
The holiday shopping season is quickly approaching. We wanted to give you one more place to check out Detroit made products, and it might come as a surprise. The Michigan Science Center has expanded the products it currently carries in the Explore Store. The Explore Store has always carried an...
Well, October was good while it lasted. Welcome to the month of November readers! Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour this weekend. Camptastic! Looking for a bit of live theater? If so, head over to the Black Box Theater at the Planet Ant for their newest...
Currently the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel has been closed for construction since October 20. The tunnel will is scheduled to reopen at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, October 30. This morning we had the rare opportunity to go inside the tunnel to take photos of the renovation work being done. We...
Hey all you lovely readers! This weekend is a special one because I will be heading up north for a girls weekend to celebrate my birthday. Part of me is sad that I’m going up north because there are so many cool things happening this weekend. Halloween Movie Mayhem...
One of the best parts of Halloween is all of the great horror movies that air on television. But what if I told you four Detroit theaters will be screening nine classic horror movies this weekend? We thought would do a quick roundup of the theaters and movies they will...
Looking for a classy Halloween party on Halloween? If you are, I have just the event for you. The Foundation Hotel and the bar inside, the Apparatus Room, will be going back in time to the the 1920’s with their Roaring Twenties Party. Ladies pull out your flapper dresses...
Storytelling has become pretty popular in the past few years, and one of the big storytelling podcasts is coming to Ferndale in November. Kevin Allison will be bringing his show RISK! Live to the Magic Bag on Saturday, November 11. If you’re not familiar with RISK! it is a...
It finally feels like fall, which means it is the perfect time for a chili cook off. Fire and police departments from across metro Detroit will be competing for Detroit’s Best First-Responder Chili Champion 2017. The competition takes place on Saturday, November 4 from 12:00 p.m. until...
It is hard to believe that this is the last full week of October, but here we are. This week we are giving you a bonus networking event, because all of these events offer some great opportunities. Get out there and meet some new people and make some connections for...
After months of anticipation the newest blow out salon Detroit Blows has opened for business. I took a tour of the new space this week speaking to co-owners Nia Batts and Katy Cockrel about their new business. My initial reaction to walking in to the salon was that it was...
Today we got a chance to check out metro Detroit’s newest food production facility called FEAST. It’s a pretty cool project that has the potential to help a lot of food-related events get to the next level. 1. First off, the name FEAST is an acronym. FEAST stands...
Salutations! This weekend is looking like it might be pretty nice compared to last weekend, weather-wise. There are plenty of great events happening this weekend. Let’s get this party train moving shall we. Eastern Market Brewing Company Grand Opening We got a sneak peak of the new Eastern Market...
Welcome to our newest round up of events around Metro Detroit. This new round up will focus on networking events that happen around the region. Our goal for this new weekly segment is to get you out to meet new people who might work in your field. Or maybe there...
If you are a fan of Motown Music and the northern soul movement then you need to get your tickets to one of the coolest events of the year. This week is Detroit A Go Go, which will feature numerous acts from the golden age of music. The event will...
