Dearborn

No soup for you! There's something strangely satisfying about the the culinary war wounds you earn from restaurants that specialize in great food and bad service. Metro Detroit has more than its share of inglorious joints, places where even Seinfeld's Soup Nazi might feel right at home. (more >)

Going Green On The Cheap: Low Impact Development

By: Amy Kuras, 9/24/2009

Sometimes it's the little things that count. What might seem like flower gardens or stretches of grass can be valiant guardians of the health of the region's waterways. Low impact development uses native plants to minimize the impact of water overflow into lakes and streams -- and looks pretty doing it. (more >)

Upscale Markets In A Down-Sized Metro

By: Amy Kuras, 7/16/2009

In a region littered with Krogers, high quality, locally owned food markets are not only holding their own, they're attracting a loyal fanbase of Metro Detroit foodies. (more >)

Blog/Maud Lyon

Our guest blogger for this week is Maud Lyon. Maud is the founding director of the Cultural Alliance, and a consultant for numerous nonprofit organizations.

Check back here each week day to read Maud's thoughts on the state of arts and culture in Michigan. (more >)

Video/Dearborn's Arab-American Festival

How do you fit quarter of a million people onto 14 blocks of Warren Avenue? Ask the organizers of Dearborn's Arab American Festival, the nation's largest Middle Eastern gathering... and a shining reflection of the city's unique and growing diversity. (more >)