There aren't many Metro Detroit intersections more happening than Woodward and Nine Mile. The once-sleepy hamlet of Ferndale has become the arbiter of hip in Metro Detroit. Great shopping, dining and people-watching meet affordable housing a mere jump away from Detroit and Royal Oak. Location, location, location.
Metro Detroit On Deck
By: Melinda Clynes,
8/21/2008
Now that the waning days of summer are upon us, the opportunities to sip and sup by moonlight are dwindling.
Metromode points you toward some of Metro Detroit's best patios, decks and balconies for outdoor drinking and dining. (
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Michigan Green Jobs
By: Kelli B. Kavanaugh,
8/21/2008
Everything's gone green around here. Architects, retailers, entrepreneurs, big buys, little guys -- they are all starting to look like Kermit. But it's no wonder. Companies that embrace green-thinking, make green products and offer green services are bringing in bucks and building jobs in Michigan.
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Metro Detroit Rocks YouTube
By: Ryan Allen,
8/14/2008
It wasn't what Gil Scott Heron envisioned, but the revolution just may yet be televised. As YouTube becomes the place to be seen, Metro Detroit's savvier rock bands are using Internet video to create their own scene. (
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Sign Of The Times
By: Shannon McCarthy,
8/7/2008
They say music is a language common to all humanity. Enter Sean Forbes and D-Pan, his Ferndale-based organization dedicated to bridging the gap between the hearing and deaf world via music videos. (
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Metro Detroit Spins
By: Chris Handyside,
7/31/2008
Despite the all-encompassing digital age, vinyl has gotten its groove back, filling a high-end niche that CDs and MP3s just can't seem to scratch.
Metromode crunches the numbers, charts the trends and points you toward Metro Detroit's best (and still thriving) LP peddlers. (
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