Nine Detroit communities have been targeted for $47 million in neighborhood stabilization funds the the City of Detroit Planning and Development Department secured from the U.S. Department of Housing and […]
The man who helped launch Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID) in late 1970s is one of city's most forward thinking creative treasures.Excerpt:At an age when most careers are long over, McGee -- with pieces at the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History -- is still working at the top of his powers.Just two months into his year as the first Kresge Eminent Artist -- a $50,000 prize awarded by the Troy-based foundation of the same name -- plans are in the works for a large installation at Wayne State University. He's also wrestling with a layered collage slowly taking shape in his unheated studio across from Detroit's Marygrove College.At an age when most careers are long over, the 84-year-old McGee -- with pieces at the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History -- is still working at the top of his powers.Read the entire article here.
Clooney stars in "Up in the Air," part of which is expected to be filmed at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Filming is likely to begin later this month.Excerpt:Michigan awaits some Hollywood star power over the next month, with plans for George Clooney and Hilary Swank to act in films shot in the state.Michigan is financially attractive for filming, offering a refundable credit of up to 42 percent on production costs.Read entire article here.
When the bank opened, Hamtramck was still a village farmed by German immigrants. Assets began to boom with the auto industry in the teens and 1920s.Excerpt:Hamtramck Historical Commission Chairman Greg Kowalski takes a look back at the humble beginnings of the bank.Peoples State Bank continued to grow through the years but never lost sight of its successful business formula. In 1986, the bank was rated No.1 in safety and soundness by Money magazine. Peoples State Bank has changed much through the years. The bank building was remodeled to reflect a more modern age, and it greatly expanded operations by adding branch offices and merging with Madison National Bank in the 1990s as well as expanding the scope of its services. Read the entire article here.
Story of Detroit youngster made good as world famous physician is getting thumbs up from critics across the country. Excerpt:With its core story of a poor boy overcoming tremendous obstacles to become a transformative figure in his profession and the world, the biography, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as the world-famous Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon, should be perfectly in sync with the Barack Obama zeitgeist. More than at any time since the Age of Anxiety in the 1950s, Americans seem eager for stories of individual achievement, and this one's one of the best anyone could imagine.Read the entire article here.
Michael Symon's kitchen is part of the farm-to-table local foods movement in a rich agricultural region. Better yet, it's a catalyst for growing business the right way in downtown Detroit.Excerpt:Roast wasn't meant to appeal only to connoisseurs or the wealthy. It's a destination dining spot designed to include the proverbial Everyman. In these times, that alone might earn it honors as Restaurant of the Year.But what seals the deal is behind the scenes: the underlying quality of its kitchen, the values it brings to Detroit and the aspirations it shares for the city."We try to do as much farm-to-table as we possibly can. Being in the middle of the city makes it tough, but we're involved with the Greening of Detroit project ... to encourage farming on vacant land within the city," says executive chef Jeff Rose. Read the entire article here.
Organizers say the national story and the Michigan Jewish experience will be vividly brought to life through 16 two-sided panels and displays.Excerpt:In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan, in cooperation with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, is proud to announce the Midwest debut of "From Haven to Home," a national touring exhibition tracing more than 350 years of Jewish life in America, at the Detroit Historical Museum.The event is chaired by Eugene and Marcia Applebaum and A. Alfred Taubman. Formed 50 years ago, the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan educates, celebrates and promotes the contributions of the Jews of Michigan to the state, the nation and the world. Read the entire article here.
Gregory Dockery II is a senior at Winans Academy of Performing Arts High School and a member of Detroit's Mosaic Youth Theatre.Excerpt:"Gifted Hands" follows Carson's life as an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and uses flashbacks to show how his divorced mother helped him and his brother rise out of poverty and up to eventual greatness on Detroit's west side. Curtis Carson is now an engineer while Dr. Ben Carson is the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.Much of the movie was shot in and around Detroit last fall. Gregory says the scene where the family moves to a bigger, better home, for instance, was shot on location in a real person's house in Highland Park.Read the entire article here.
Band was part of Detroit garage revolution of the late 1990s that included White Stripes, Dirtbombs, Detroit Cobras and others.Excerpt:Detroit garage-rock royalties the Von Bondies have emerged after four years without a peep with a new album, darkly entitled "Love, Hate, And Then There’s You," a new label, Shout Factory, and an upcoming tour. Lead singer Jason Stollsteimer explains the work that went into this late-delivered record and the emotional journey from big labels and emo badmouthing to what looks to be a promising evolution for this nine-year old rock group.Read the entire article here.
Detroit legendary singer and sole remaining member of the Four Tops honored at Sunday's Grammy Awards show for group's legacy.Excerpt: The evening will cap what's been an especially emotional stretch for the lifelong Detroiter. With the death of lead vocalist Levi Stubbs in October, Fakir became the sole surviving member of the much-loved vocal group, which formed in 1954. He's been on nostalgia overdrive: As Motown Records celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, the 73-year-old tenor has become the go-to elder spokesman not just for the Four Tops, but for the Motown legacy.Read the entire article here.
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