August 13, 2010
Summer of Stroh’s
What’s up with that lion on the label? I bet you’ve never wondered. Plus: the demise of the Eastown.
August 13, 2010
What’s up with that lion on the label? I bet you’ve never wondered. Plus: the demise of the Eastown.
August 11, 2010
The Republican Party: Brought to you by Michigan.
July 27, 2010
A poem about an early public servant.
July 23, 2010
Happy birthday, you crazy city, you.
July 16, 2010
July 6, 2010
Founded in 1867. Still stunning.
July 1, 2010
Some danger to hands and some to property.
June 30, 2010
June 24, 2010
Palmer Park is on the list of parks slated for closure on July 1.
June 22, 2010
Gay parties on Detroit, bad-ass 1890s cycling clubs, paved roads, and how the bike made the car a reality.
June 17, 2010
As if a fancifully written news report about escaped monkeys on Belle Isle weren’t adorable enough, a police inspector’s six-year-old daughter had to get involved.
June 15, 2010
An unfortunate accident. But it all turned out okay.
June 8, 2010
Lately I’ve been falling asleep dreaming about Michigan Historical Markers. Is it just me, or are they really sort of gorgeous? Those heavy green tablets with their shimmery gold letters! (DESIGN FREAKS: What’s that typeface? I love it.) And where do they come from? Who sponsors them and moreover, if you decide you want to make a Historical Marker happen, what’s your recourse? What do you do?
June 2, 2010
A poem about tearing down abandoned houses in Detroit. Written in 1882.
May 29, 2010
A very special Memorial Day trivia game. I keep adding hints. May the best nerd win.
May 25, 2010
A semi-restored 19th-century family graveyard nestled between an airport and a Meijer.