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Pecha-Kucha and Cass Cafe Graffiti

The other night I headed out with Karl to catch Volume 2 of Pecha Kucha at the DIA. There were well over 200 people in attendance, and the presentations did not disappoint. Of particular interest was the work of Neil … Continue reading

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Fashionistas

Fashionistas, originally uploaded by Kevin Yezbick. Last night I headed to the East Side of Detroit and the Atwater Brewery to pitch in on a fundraiser for the residents of the Forest Arms Apartments. A few weeks back the apartments … Continue reading

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The Lenticular Art of Chris Dean

Tonight I attended a couple of art openings with a friend in the great city of Detroit. It was a beautiful night, nearly 50 degrees, clear skies – a slight breeze that wasn’t cold but rather hinted at winter’s dying … Continue reading

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Detroit Zoo Could Be Officially Closed Tomorrow

detroit zoo The city of Detroit refused to give over control of the zoo to the Detroit Zoological Society yesterday in a council vote — and today — Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s office is announcing it’s going to close the zoo. … Continue reading

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Florence y'all!

One of my landmarks on the I-75 drive from Detroit to Atlanta…Story goes – the developer had thought building a mall was a sure thing — so he had the water tower painted to say, "Florence Mall." Only some issues … Continue reading

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Tigers

Entrance to Comerica Park. Detroit, Michigan. "Roar!" Went downtown today to volunteer for the 2005 All-Star Game…

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Boblo

Today I went on a little journey (about two hours) up and down the Detroit River on the Riverboat Diamond Jack. I was helping out at the Bloomfield Nursing Center again — and managed to snap about 12 shots while … Continue reading

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Our Field Trip

Yesterday I managed to pull myself out of bed at a rather early hour, fix myself up and cook a lite breakfast before heading down the road a bit to the West Bloomfield Nursing and Convalescent Center. I’d decided to … Continue reading

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The Brain

Back when we were living in Michigan, Pops worked for Ford Motor Company, Moms was aschoolin’, Commodore 128s were still viable alternatives for PCs, and my brother and I were skateboarding fools. See-store had either already headed off to Central … Continue reading

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Spring Training

Today pops and I were gonna go hit the links. Unfortunately, Baseline Golf Club was stacked. There were 16 carts in front of us, and even though the starter told us there was a good chance that he could get … Continue reading

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