Issue 155 Volume 1
Week of 3/18/10
Birmingham's Second Story
By: Terry Parris Jr.,
3/18/2010
Downtown Birmingham's buttoned-up rep for professional offices and trendy boutiques only tells part of the story. Amidst the doctors, lawyers and financial consultants, Old Woodward's second story houses a little-seen collection of new economy businesses. From sports agents to "an incubator on steroids" Terry Parris Jr. uncovers the people you might
not meet every day.
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Burning With Inspiration
By: Kirk Vanderbeek,
3/18/2010
Burning Man.
Maker Faire.
The Ford Rouge Factory.
You might be saying to yourself, "One of those things is not like the others." Not if you're Cynthia Jones. Whether it's her job as manager for The Henry Ford factory tour or her role as a regional contact for the famed desert festival, Jones is one of Metro Detroit's more impassioned creatives.
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FilterD
By: metromode,
3/18/2010
Come one, come all this Sunday to help drive
Le Nain Rouge (the Red Dwarf) out of Detroit and into the spirit plane for another year. Dress to do battle with the supernatural as you walk from the Third St. Bar to Cass Park.
That's a serious march. Go inside
FilterD, for more of the mayhem and merriment metro Detroit has to offer this week.
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Blog/Bryan Farmer
Did you know that parks and open space comprise 38 percent of London's footprint? Successful cities know green means a better quality of life and a healthier population. Bryan Farmer, recreation superintendent for the city of Farmington Hills, blogs about next week's No Child Left Inside Summit and the city's commitment to outdoor programming. (
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Video/Naka, Naka (Who's There?)
Buy local doesn't just mean food, dontcha know. Naka boutique in Ferndale features hand-crafted clothing, soaps and gifts from Metro Detroit creatives and designers. And owner Kelly Pettibone Lapointe doesn't just
sell local, she moved back from New York City to
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