WEBSITE As we got back up to speed … Oneita proclaimed that she was now taking me to one of her favorite places in the entire city … Belle Isle. On the Island, I was lucky enough to hook up with Park Manager Karis Floyd at the botanical Gardens inside the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory… he’s heading up the DNRs …
Heidleberg Project
(313) 974-6894 3600 Heidelberg St, Detroit, MI 48207 WEBSITE The Heidelberg Project. This two block ever-changing art environment all started back in 1986 when renown local artist Tyree Guyton decided to help express this tattered community’s hopes and dreams by turning found objects and abandoned homes into an explosion of artistic colors and concepts. Now the Heidelberg Project features community …
Le Petit Zinc
(313) 963-2805 1055 Trumbull Street, Detroit, MI 48216 WEBSITE Well, after feeding our brains for a while … it was time on Oneida’s Detroit tour for us to fee our stomachs. So she took me to a place that was both halfway around the world … and right over in Corktown. If you’re looking for a quaint little place to …
Oneita Jackson
Oneita Jackson is an expert on everything Detroit. Oneita is an award-winning journalist and editor who quit her job … bought a cab … hit the gas … and turned right into one of Detroit’s biggest and most outspoken ambassadors.
American Harvest – Schoolcraft College – Chef Polcyn
734-462-4400 18600 Haggerty Road, Livonia, MI 48152 WEBSITE Brian Polcyn is what you might call a super chef … He’s published, highly decorated, has opened a half dozen successful gourmet restaurants, perfected the ancient art of charcuterie and still finds time to teach and inspire young chefs at Schoolcraft College’s state of the art facility right here in Livonia. When …
Creature Conservancy, The
(734) 929-9324 4940 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 WEBSITE The creature conservancy is not a zoo … it’s not a nature center, and it’s not an animal park. It’s a wildlife education center that focuses on creating personal connections between people and some of the rarest and coolest animals you’ll ever see.
Book Nook, The
(734) 241-2665 42 South Monroe Street, Monroe, MI 48161 The Book Nook is a book store in downtown Monroe. They are celebrating 46 years in business this year.
Scribe Publishing Company
29488 Woodward Avenue, STE 426, Royal Oak, MI 48073 WEBSITE Scribe Publishing Company is an award-winning publisher whose books have been featured in The Detroit News, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Foreword Reviews, the Midwest Book Review, Kirkus Reviews, the San Francisco Book Review and more.
Thunder Over Michigan Air Show
734-483-4030 Event Locations Vary WEBSITE The Thunder over Michigan Air Show will feature the United States Navy Blue Angels on August 29th & 30th, 2015. Thunder over Michigan is one of America’s leading air shows and is considered the best “warbird” show in America. Held every summer at Willow Run Airport near Detroit, the show features world-class entertainment, unique static displays, …
Nick Fink’s Bar
(616) 784-9886 3965 West River Dr NE, Comstock Park, MI 49321 WEBSITE Just north of Grand Rapids, in a cool community called Comstock Park, we found a classic place to kick back and end the episode. That’s right … Nick Fink’s is one of the oldest neighborhood bars in Michigan … and if these walls could talk … I can …