New Center Council is moving ahead with a number of infrastructure improvement projects intended to ready the neighborhood for better times. “These infrastructure projects are great right now because they […]
With the College for Creative Studies big plans and other new developments, Detroit's New Center is a land of creative opportunity. Learn more about it in this Model D TV clip.
Twitter, tweeting, twit... it's all the rage these days. Even during surgery. A Henry Ford doctor tweeted updates during a man's surgery, which grabbed attention throughout the world.Excerpt:It's 7 a.m. at Henry Ford Hospital, and surgeons are preparing to remove a cancerous tumor from a man's kidney.It's potentially a risky surgery, but everything's ready: The doctors and nurses are in the operating room, the surgical instruments are sterilized and ready to go, and the chief resident is furiously Twittering on his laptop.That's right -- last week, for the second known time, surgeons Twittered a surgery by using social-networking site Twitter to give short real-time updates about the procedure. 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.
Motown makes it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Excerpt:“When you have no ‘Big Picture,’ you have no perspective. No perspective, you can’t see anything in its historical place. And that’s our fundamental job, to put things in historical perspective.”So noted Howard Kramer, director of curatorial affairs for the Rock ’n’ roll Hall of Fame and Museum, during a recent interview about the museum’s latest exhibit. “MOTOWN: The Sound of Young America Turns 50.” “The people who created the music of Motown were directly influenced by the same people who created the rock ’n’ roll of that era,” Kramer said. “They were fans of Chuck Berry, The Coasters and Little Richard. So were the Who, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. It’s all part of the same thing.”Read the entire article here.
Motown left Detroit in '72 but Detroit never left Motown. Through musicians, radio stations, and the memory of Detroiters everywhere, Motown still lives on here in the city.Excerpt:Detroit's working musicians, young and old, use words such as "integrity" and "reverence" to describe their emotional bond to Motown. It's not just the R&B cats: Kid Rock has name-checked the label in his hit songs, and garage-rockers such as the Detroit Cobras keep a repertoire of Motown tunes.The city's musical roll call includes people such as Tony Womack, a tenor who linked up five years ago with Sylvester Potts' Contours. The old Motown group is a living endurance feat, having survived the decades with a revolving cast of singers. At gigs in Detroit and across the country -- state fairs, oldies shows, corporate shindigs -- the quartet plays a 90-minute revue of Hitsville fare, including Contours chestnuts such as "Do You Love Me."Read the entire article here.
The nonprofit Recycle Here! center is slammed with Detroiters unloading their unwanted paper, plastic and glass, but soon many Detroiters will have a curbside option, too. Green could be very "in" in Detroit in '09.
Explore Hamtramck and Mexicantown, grab a play at Planet Ant, go for a drink at Enoteca, check out the DIA, the Detroit Historical Museum, and D'Mongo's Speakeasy. These are just a few of the things that The Detroit News came up with to do under 50 bucks.Excerpt:Having a good time doesn't mean you have to break your piggy bank. There are various inexpensive ways for families, couples and singles to find fun. Take some of the guesswork out of finding a good time on a budget with our list of 50 value-conscious activities that will take you from the museum to a hipster hotspot -- all for less than $50.See the entire list here.
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