June 9th, 2012 marks the 11th straight year for the Berkely Art Bash on 12 mile. From 10 am to 6 pm between Wakefield and Tyler streets. Berkley art bashers will see art from over 100 artists, live music and enjoy local food. The free event also features kids activities for a family friendly...
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So maybe you drive a Volkswagen Routan instead of a Rolls Royce, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have your own personal chauffeur, if only for a couple of hours. By filling a niche for personal transportation services outside of taxis and limos, Keys Please provides a driver to take you around town in...
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Just like kicking back with a glass of wine, getting a haircut, color or manicure should be a relaxing and pampering experience. Judy Moon thinks so, too. It’s part of the reason why she started the Thursday Wine Night tradition at her salon, Salon Miracles in Berkley, back in September. “We have different events...
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There comes a time in every pet owner’s life where the “Talk” must be had. It’s kinda like that talk you had with your parents when they wanted to introduce the rules for dating, perhaps awkward, too late, or seemingly unnecessary but a must-have. Eventually this chat led to some rhetoric about birds and...
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I have a confession to make. I’ve never been on a real, live, legit, fairytale induced date. I’ve been out with men who intended to show me a nice time, but never one where his goal was to amaze me. Maybe I have jaded expectations and a knack for choosing the hoi polloi...
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It’s 10:15 a.m. and there’s already a line forming inside an unobtrusive corner market in an Oak Park residential neighborhood. White people. Black people. Old people. Young people. Men in suits. Teachers. Truck Drivers. They’re all in line waiting for the same thing: some love. “I’m gonna hook you up, baby,” Ernie Hassan tells...
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When Metro Detroiters think of cool, hip and happening downtowns, they automatically think of Royal Oak, Birmingham and Ferndale. Even Berkley’s getting a reputation for having a retro feel with metro appeal. But what people often miss when they cruise out the bars and specialty shops on 12 Mile Road is the quiet strip...
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Somewhere on a VHS tape or 35 mm film is a kid flipping out while unwrapping a favorite toy in front of a Christmas tree – a Luke Skywalker action figure, the ECTO-1 from “Ghostbusters,” or a 12-inch G.I. Joe. Chances are those same toys could be putting the same reaction on a kids’...
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Your spring fling has matured into a fun and blossoming pre-relationship, or maybe you’ve been officially been knighted his “semi,quasi, almost but not exactly” girlfriend. Either way you’re totally excited about the idea that you get to spend the holiday with him and his family and friends, in his element. You saw his mom...
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Your google search engine is exhausted because you’ve been looking for a chic , affordable and centrally located apartment to rent for what seems like forever. You’ve narrowed down your long list to options that cover the spread of your most pertinent needs; price point, location, amenities, positive reviews and a cool website....
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With nearly 100 years of sausage service to the Metro Detroit community, American Coney Island may be on to the next big thing! Now, you can order D-I-Y Coney Kits for your own consumption or for fundraising purposes. According to American Coney Island’s website, the kits are being sold for $20.00 and come...
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Have you been invited to your beau nouveau’s house for the holiday? Or perhaps you’re a newlywed and this year’s holiday season you’ll be joining in the preparation of food. Either way, you can bring more than good tidings and knock their socks off with your stellar dishes. Mirepoix, Holiday Market’s premiere...
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