http://www.detroitnews.com/graphics/detnews_printart.jpg http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage en-us Copyright 2013, detroitnews.com Saxotech Online online@detroitnews.com (The Detroit News Online) online@detroitnews.com (The Detroit News Online) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:00 EDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:47:31 EDT 30 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130619/ENT03/306190017/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>Tucked away in the back of a parking lot that actually belongs to another restaurant, Motor City Brewing Works probably has what most people would consider an inauspicious location. But that's really just part of the charm. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:37:00 EDT Molly Abraham http://detroitnews.com/article/20130619/ENT03/306190017/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130619/ENT03/306190018/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>Our brew-loving region will kick off summer with two major beer festivals this weekend: the two-day Summer Beer Fest at Campus Martius and Wild West Summer Beer Fest in Royal Oak. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT By Melody Baetens | - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130619/ENT03/306190018/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130619/LIFESTYLE/306190016/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>No kids, one kid, four kids: There's no end to the debate over why people decide on a certain number. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT By Leanne Italie | Associated Press http://detroitnews.com/article/20130619/LIFESTYLE/306190016/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130619/LIFESTYLE/306190013/1005/LIFESTYLE Dear Abby: My son married a sweet girl three years ago, and I thought we would become a close family. I haven't bothered them at all. Since then, she has become cold and distant to me. My son rarely calls or comes around. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Dear Abby | Jeanne Phillips http://detroitnews.com/article/20130619/LIFESTYLE/306190013/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130618/LIFESTYLE/306170111/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>If you live in Uganda and you are poor, your teeth hurt. It's a fact of life there, says Ryan Shinska. Coca-Cola costs less than bottled water, the average life expectancy is 53 years, and if you are poor, your teeth hurt. As a dentist, that bothers him. As someone who tries to live his faith, it moves him. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Neal Rubin http://detroitnews.com/article/20130618/LIFESTYLE/306170111/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130618/LIFESTYLE/306180012/1005/LIFESTYLE Dear Abby: I have been with my fiance for four years. He is 32, I'm 23. He is Catholic and I am Jewish. When I met him, I wasn't particularly religious, but since planning a trip to Israel and after studying under a rabbi, I have become more religious. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Dear Abby | Jeanne Phillips http://detroitnews.com/article/20130618/LIFESTYLE/306180012/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130618/LIFESTYLE/306180016/1005/LIFESTYLE Q. My son and daughter-in-law divorced a year ago. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT By Jann Blackstone | McClatchy-Tribune News Service http://detroitnews.com/article/20130618/LIFESTYLE/306180016/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130617/METRO08/306170033/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>I have a major soft spot for Opa! Fest, scheduled for Friday through Sunday at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, partly because the organizers have invited me out a few times to do cooking demonstrations. That's a lot like having Jose Feliciano do driving demonstrations. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Neal Rubin http://detroitnews.com/article/20130617/METRO08/306170033/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130617/ENT03/306170092/1005/LIFESTYLE Earlier this year Oxford Inn owner Bob Higgins told The Detroit News he would transform his Royal Oak restaurant into a country bar, renaming it Bobby's Nashville Bar and Grill. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:50:00 EDT Melody Baetens | - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130617/ENT03/306170092/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130617/LIFESTYLE/306170005/1005/LIFESTYLE Dear Abby: My husband and I have five kids, all under 6. The youngest are 7-month-old twins. A family in our church offered to watch them so my husband and I can go out. We haven't been alone together in a year. We have no family or friends nearby. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Dear Abby | Jeanne Phillips http://detroitnews.com/article/20130617/LIFESTYLE/306170005/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130616/LIFESTYLE/306160001/1005/LIFESTYLE The showers, toilets, washing machines, garden hoses and other thirsty devices can spray your water bill with charges. Consider these interventions if you'd like to see your water bill evaporate, rather than your paycheck. Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Karen Sullivan | Charlotte Observer http://detroitnews.com/article/20130616/LIFESTYLE/306160001/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130615/LIFESTYLE/306150009/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>Laura Radocaj was warned when she was pregnant with twins that motherhood would be harder than she imagined — especially because she planned to go back to work while the twins were still babies. ' Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Beth J. Harpaz | Associated Press http://detroitnews.com/article/20130615/LIFESTYLE/306150009/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130615/LIFESTYLE/306150004/1005/LIFESTYLE Dear Abby: I am 25, and my boyfriend and I have been together since high school. We have now decided to take our relationship to the next level by living together. Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Dear Abby | Jeanne Phillips http://detroitnews.com/article/20130615/LIFESTYLE/306150004/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140013/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>Graham W.J. Beal, director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, had a revelation after visiting the same local Starbucks for a week not long ago: many of the same people were there every morning, often sitting in the same spot. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:11:00 EDT By Maureen Feighan | - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140013/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140012/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>In January'55, Dorothy Turkel of Detroit wrote a letter to America's most famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, asking him to design her a new home. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Maureen Feighan | Detroit News Design Writer http://detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140012/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140007/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Maureen Feighan Detroit News Design Writer http://detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140007/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140008/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>My garden is under siege from deer. They attack in the dark of night and last week decimated my collection of gorgeous dark leafed Ninebarks (Physocarpus)and phlox paniculata. One 5-foot shrub was reduced to the size of a basketball. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Nancy Szerlag http://detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140008/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140006/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>The 68th edition of the National Hardware Show held recently in Las Vegas featured new products from home, hardware and outdoor categories. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Glenn Haege http://detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140006/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140009/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>I love all the hardwood floors in my historic home. But without area rugs to break up the great expanses of wood, the rooms would feel cold and empty. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Mary Carol Garrity http://detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140009/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140010/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>'I bought this at a house sale about 40 years ago,' reminisced Nancy Kassab of Bloomfield Hills at a recent Trash or Treasure appraisal session. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Khristi Zimmeth http://detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140010/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140014/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>Barbara Yascolt of Grosse Pointe Woods has only been crocheting about three years, but she's already expanded her skills to include tapestry crochet, a technique whereby two or more colors of yarn are worked together to create designs with intricate stitc Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Jocelynn Brown http://detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140014/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140011/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>Summer and celebrations go hand in hand, from graduation parties and weddings to backyard barbecues. While most of us enjoy a good gathering, the work that goes into hosting one can be overwhelming. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Jeanine Matlow http://detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140011/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140015/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>Strawberry season always brings a smile to my face. I'll admit to jumping the gun and buying them when I first see them in markets as early as February but only for the purpose of adding them to my morning smoothie. I know they will be fairly tasteless and rock hard so there's no surprise there. At the very least, they add a nice ruby hue to the glass. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Kate Lawson | Simply the Best http://detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140015/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE/306140027/1005/LIFESTYLE Dear Abby: Recently, my cousin-in-law, 'Carrie,' attended a family party. I was happy to see her because I like her and haven't seen her since my wedding in 2011. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT Dear Abby | Jeanne Phillips http://detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE/306140027/1005/LIFESTYLE http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140016/1005/LIFESTYLE ]]>Abnormal growths that appear on the surface of leaves (or stems) are usually a sign that an insect is at work. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EDT | Home & Garden Television http://detroitnews.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE01/306140016/1005/LIFESTYLE