A sad, old, derelict house in Hamtramck will literally blossom for three days this month when it becomes Flower House. For three days, all 15 rooms and two porches will be filled with fresh, colorful flowers and plants in one last hurrah before the o...
You don't hear a lot of hot, danceable tracks about gentrification. But Detroit emcee/slam poet/teacher Mic Write writes ear worms about the city's evolution, his pride in its unsung neighborhoods, and how good it feels to disprove anyone who didn't...
The original language of Michigan is dying in the state. Anishinaabemowin was the language of the Great Lakes for millenniaspoken by the Chippewa/Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi tribesknown as the Anishinabek. One of the biggest impacts on the language,...
The city of Holland in West Michigan has certainly made its Dutch heritage known. If the name alone isn't enough for you, the city has held an annual Tulip Time Festival, celebrating all things Dutch for the last 86 years. But there's a sizeable Hisp...
The spotted wing drosophila is a nasty invasive fruit fly that's turning into a nightmare for Michigan berry growers. Blueberries and cherries are major cash crops in the state. Kevin Robson is a horticulture specialist with the Michigan Farm Bureau....
Ann Arbor author Robert James Russell is celebrating the release of his newest book, Mesilla, this week. Mesilla is a Western that follows Everett Root, a wounded Civil War deserter haunted by his past, into 1863 New Mexico Territory. Root is being p...
This week marks the 45th anniversary of Dr. Alice Hamilton's death. Hamilton was a leading expert in the field of occupational health and a pioneer in toxicology. She lived to the age of 101. Dr. Howard Markel tells us that Hamilton lived and worked...
Carson Brown wants to make people think critically about what he calls the American landscape, and he's not talking about mountains and vistas. He's talking about the American landscape of consumerism. I want people to look around the space of a big...
A tentative contract agreement has been reached by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and United Auto Workers, one that FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne describes as transformational. Detroit News business columnist Daniel Howes says this proposed deal sets a high b...
Some people create with paint and brushes, others with musical notes or a camera. Earl Young found his muse in nature and channeled his artistic vision using massive glacial boulders, limestone, and fieldstone. The result is a collection of fascinati...