Metro Detroit's Seven Day Weekend
By: Ryan Allen,
12/4/2008
Thursday is the new Friday. Or was that Tuesday? In Metro Detroit it doesn't really matter. Great local music can be had every night of the week. From punk to pop, electronica to jazz, hip-hop to hard rock,
Metromode offers up seven nights of tried and true sonic scenes. (
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Model D Radio: Hamtramck Zen Buddhist Center
By: Chris McCarus,
9/16/2008
A Buddhist temple in the city of Hamtramck is becoming a model for
community development. They start from the roots. They’ve got a total
package for strengthening minds and bodies, furthering religious
tolerance and even curbside clean up. Michigan Now’s Chris McCarus has
their story. (
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A Wish List for Motor City Transit
By: Terry Parris Jr.,
9/2/2008
What
does our transit system lack that other cities have? We look at not
just the obvious big things, like rail, but offer some little changes
that would make getting around without a car easier in Detroit.
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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. (
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Video/Hamtramck Blow Out
Sponsored by Metro Times --Detroit's free newsweekly-- this rock and roll smorgasbord is America’s largest local music fest, drawing 8000 rabid fans to Hamtramck. (
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