June 2010
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Let’s Take the Road from Ruin
Detroit is the new reality TV. Want a hit of shock and awe for a national report? Send a camera crew here. Need some OMG footage? Poverty porn? Jet into DTW.
We’ve Got Mail…
Praise us or pan us, but just put it down in words. Bravos or boos, we want to hear from you.
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Code of Conduct
The tired but happy woman reluctantly surrenders her newborn to a nurse, who deftly pricks the infant鈥檚 heel with a lancet and squeezes a drop of his blood into an analyzer. Then, as the nurse reads aloud from a printed report, a flush of alarm colors the mother鈥檚 face.
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First String
In pop, jazz, or classical, local violinist Sonia Lee scales the heights
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Road Runners
Road rallies are a grand motoring tradition dating back as far as the first automobiles. Point-to-point road trips with drivers and co-drivers crisscrossed Europe in the first half of the last century.
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Prop Culture
In The Shawshank Redemption, Red was a man who could get things. It has been 16 years since Morgan Freeman starred in that highly acclaimed film. Today, moviemakers want metro Detroit-ers who know how to get things. Local resale/vintage shops and prop studios are supplying set designers with all manner of objects, from neon signs to mattress springs.
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Arts and Entertainment
June 2010
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The Wall of Fame
In The Right Stuff, the 1983 film based on the lives of America鈥檚 first astronauts, there鈥檚 a scene in which a young woman inquires about photos displayed on the wall of a bar. 鈥淲hat鈥檚 a fellow have to do to get his picture up there?鈥 she asks. The proprietor replies: 鈥淗e has to die, sweetie.鈥
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Specialty of the House
Just start down the basement steps in the old house on Avery Street, and you鈥檒l hear the soft chatter of locals and smell the half-pound of fresh beef that just hit the grill.
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A Bit of Britain
Six friends from England bought six plane tickets to visit a grad-school chum in Detroit 鈥 a trans-Atlantic excursion with two goals: Hang out with the guy with whom they鈥檇 spent many a drunken night while studying in England, and, maybe more important, check out their pal鈥檚 English-style pub in the basement of his southwest Detroit home. The only problem: Their chum hadn鈥檛 exactly built it yet.
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Small & Sweet
A discreet sign marks the modern, dark storefront on South Bates, just three blocks off Old Woodward. Inside, a creamy beige-and-white interior with crisp, white table linens sets a tone of invitingly simple elegance.
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Retro-Fitted
For nearly 50 years, a modest spot called Anna鈥檚 Coffee Shoppe was a local landmark at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Amherst in Pleasant Ridge 鈥 the only restaurant in that close-knit community.
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Mazza Indian Cuisine and Luigi’s the Original
Restaurant veteran Molly Abraham noshes around town, tracking down some top spots.
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Pitcher-perfect
The word 鈥減ichet鈥 is surfacing in American restaurants, more in Chicago and New York than in greater Detroit at present, although it appears in this month鈥檚 review of Tallulah, the new wine-bar restaurant in Birmingham.
Park Bar and Bucharest Grill
Late on Saturday nights, when they鈥檝e finished wining and dining the guests at some of downtown Detroit鈥檚 top restaurants, chefs and staffers from such places as Bourbon Steak and SaltWater can often be found kicking back at this offbeat spot.
Dan Campbell and Joe Cosenza
Dan Campbell, chef de cuisine at SaltWater in Detroit, works the typical hours of a busy chef and says, 鈥淚t can be hard to find the time to go out and receive the same pampering you鈥檙e used to delivering. Quattro Cucina Italiana chef de cuisine Joe Cosenza and his wife just became parents of a baby boy, so they鈥檙e finding their nights out even more of a treat.
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Contributors: June 2010
Chuck Bennett, Christian Northeast, David Lewinski, Roy Ritchie
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Makeup Masters
My makeup, my makeup!鈥 was the popular line from the award-winning Detroit Zoo commercial that ran in the 1980s, depicting the animals preparing for their daily 鈥渟how鈥 for visitors to the park.
What鈥檚 funny is how important those lines seem to be for human celebrities these days, with the popularity of red-carpet events, the advent of high-def TV, and aggressive paparazzi lurking around every corner. -
Reporters Remembered
In 2004, when Detroit News reporter Jim Kerwin, a much-loved teddy bear of a man, died, his younger colleague Nolan Finley wrote: 鈥淜erwin wasn鈥檛 the most eccentric of the pack of older reporters who spent more time 鈥 at the Anchor Bar than they did covering their beats. But he was pretty close.
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Best of Detroit 2010
Thousands of readers 鈥 the largest number ever 鈥 played favorites in online voting for 香港六合彩图库资料鈥檚 2010 Best of Detroit list. Check out the 251 winners, and then go play tourist in your own hometown.
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Best Bets of June
Six items topping our A-list for June.
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Blooming in Flavor
Chef Jeff Condit, of Northville鈥檚 Kitchen Sync at Wine Sync, says this recipe is a little tricky for the home cook. But since squash blossoms are around only for a short time, it鈥檚 worth trying once a year.
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Earth Day 2010
On April 22, a kickoff party for Michigan Earth Day Fest was held in Rochester Hills.
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Capuchin Souper Summer Celebration XXIX
On June 5, the annual Capuchin Souper Summer Celebration XXIX Broadway Lights was held at Comerica Park in Detroit.
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50th annual Guild Dinner
On June 2, the St. John Hospital and Medical Center held its 50th annual Guild Dinner at Penna’s of Sterling Heights.
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Bravo Bravo! June 2010
Bravo Bravo! was held on June 4 at the Detroit Opera House.
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Red Bull Air Races
The official kick-off party for the Red Bull Air Races was held on June 5 at Reliv in Detroit.
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Easter Seals 90th Anniversary Open House
On June 8, the Easter Seals 90th anniversary open house was held in Auburn Hills
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Detroit Father’s Day Honors
On June 10, Saks Fifth Avenue and 香港六合彩图库资料 magazine celebrated the recipients of Detroit Father’s Day Honors at Saks in Troy.
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Heroes Gala & Benefit
The first annual Heroes Gala & Benefit was held on June 12 at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit.
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2010 Annual Cars & Stars Benefit
The 2010 annual Cars & Stars benefit was held on June 11 at the Music Hall in Detroit.
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The Garden Party
The Garden Party Foundation hosted The Garden Party at Academy of the Academy of Sacred Heart in Bloomfield Hills on June 13.
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IVC Detroit hosted its 38th anniversary celebration
IVC Detroit hosted its 38th anniversary celebration onboard the Infinity Ovation Yacht in Detroit.
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Vision Honored
On June 18, Vision Honored was held at the Roostertail in Detroit.
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FIVE STAR Weath Managers
With more than 11,000 wealth managers in the Detroit area, how do you find someone who listens to you, represents your interests and operates with an emphasis on integrity and service?
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Sunset at the Zoo 2010
Sunset at the Zoo was held on June 18 at The Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak.
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Best of Detroit 2010 Event
On June 24, 香港六合彩图库资料鈥檚 annual Best of Detroit Party was held at Motor City Casino.
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Best of Detroit 2010 Event, Take Two
On June 24, 香港六合彩图库资料鈥檚 annual Best of Detroit Party was held at Motor City Casino.
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Best of Detroit 2010 Event, Take Three
On June 24, 香港六合彩图库资料鈥檚 annual Best of Detroit Party was held at Motor City Casino.
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‘Twilight’ Star Elizabeth Reaser’s Bloody Good Times in ‘Eclipse’
The Bloomfield Hills native talks about the vampire phenom, as well as her favorite hangouts when she鈥檚 back in town.
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52nd Annual Target Fireworks
On June 21, The Parade Company held its VIP Rooftop Party during the 52nd annual Target Fireworks display downtown.
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Women Moving Forward and Reaching Back Brunch
The third annual Women Moving Forward and Reaching Back Brunch hosted by NFL pro-bowler Braylon Edwards, was held June 19 at The Henry Ford/Greenfield Village Lovett Hall in Dearborn.
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Pizzeria Biga
Monica and Luciano DelSignore hosted a special opening for Pizzeria Biga, their new restaurant in Southfield, on June 29.
