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On a recent Thursday afternoon at the Northwest Activities Center in Detroit, a group of 10 kids played fierce sets of squash while a second group of 10 rehearsed their haiku poems and best Langston Hughes imitations for the following evening’s Open Mic night. An hour and a half later, the groups switched activities.
The 21st annual Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure is Saturday at Comerica Park, 2100 Woodward Ave.
Pet: Meet Daria! A 2-year-old domestic shorthaired mix, Daria is a very playful little lady who is looking for her forever home. At just 7 pounds, she may be tiny, but she has a big personality. Bring her lots of toys and you'll have a friend for life.
Registration continues for the Water Works Theatre Company's two youth summer programs held in July and August at Starr Jaycee Park, 1101 W. 13 Mile, Royal Oak.
Traveling independently means you're typically without a tour coordinator. Getting where you're going and finding your way around once you get there requires a fair bit of research. Cut down on the size of your tourist information packet by actively using your smartphone's app collection.
Dear Abby: I have read letters in your column about Peeping Toms. You might find our experience interesting. Many years ago, soon after my husband, Klaus, and I arrived as newlyweds from Germany, we rented a small bungalow in L.A.
As part of the Library of Michigan's 2012 Notable Authors Tour, the Southfield Public Library will present a program featuring Bruce Allen Kopytek, author of "Jacobson's: I Miss It So!" Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room.
With the Color app for smart phones, iPods and tablets, shutterbugs can take photos and videos and instantly broadcast them to friends on Facebook. The app allows users to make photos and videos visible to the whole world, or just to Facebook friends.
The sixth annual Urban Farming Free Plant Giveaway is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Urban Farming Community Garden on the corner of Gladstone Street and Linwood Garden in Detroit.
Dear Abby: I'm a 42-year-old woman who has been living with my boyfriend, "Matt." He has asked me to marry him, and I said yes. The problem is, Matt is still married.
Dear Abby: I agreed to be maid of honor at my best friend's wedding. I am now planning her bridal shower.
Dear Abby: I'm 19 and have a dear friend, "Emily," who is offended by cussing. She has never said a curse word in her life. When I'm around her I never use swear words because I respect her and her friendship.
Dear Abby: I am a divorced man with a live-in girlfriend I'll call Donna. Her two boys also live with us. Donna's older son will graduate from high school this year, and she has planned a party that her mother and other family members will attend from out of state.
We thought we were going healthy on Mother's Day by picking up grilled chicken at a restaurant. There was no time to cook. There was no time to sit down at a restaurant because my daughter, Celine, was in the always-grueling Novi Jaguars soccer tournament and we did not leave the fields in Hamburg, Mich., until 7 p.m.
For years, L.A.-based author Lizzie Garrett Mettler thought “tomboy” was a dirty word.
The houses are gone. There were seven or eight of them, good-sized, between the Buddha house and Kercheval Street, and now there’s nothing on the land but tall ...
The ninth annual Save the Manatee races are Saturday morning at Lake St. Clair Metropark (formerly Metro Beach), 31300 Metro Parkway, Harrison Township.
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History will host “Malcolm X Day: A Historic Homecoming” from 3-5 p.m. Saturday.
Dear Abby: “Searching for ‘Me’ in Texas” (March 4) is not alone! A wave of 78 million baby boomers will soon leave 30-plus-year careers and are looking forward ...
Dear Dr. Donohue: Do you think that someone who was operated on several years ago for hydrocephalus and has been diagnosed with dementia suddenly can regain ...
Sunday is the 46th annual Flower Day at Eastern Market. Besides acres of annuals, perennials, trees, bushes and baskets, the event also includes gardening ...
Pet: Meet Estell, a 2-year-old pit bull/hound mix with lots of character, personality and sweet brown eyes. Estell is very smart and trainable and weighs 46 ...
Help support the Spirit of Hope's Community Food Programs by attending the Gordon Bugbee Annual Boat Cruise and Fundraiser May 20 on the Diamond Jack. ...
Dear Abby: Between juggling the joys and challenges of home life and staying productive at work, it's easy for women to make quick decisions now that could ...
Katherine Mann, who makes $7.40 an hour, just spent $1,035 to buy the same seat twice on a flight to San Diego to see her U.S. Navy boyfriend.
For the baseball fan on the go, MLB.com’s At Bat app allows users to watch condensed versions of a previously aired game.
Q. I have a home from the 1970s and it's starting to show its age. I can fix most small problems, but I'm having trouble with a couple of doors. One door is ...
The Lake House — a gathering place for those touched by cancer — is celebrating its first anniversary with a Wine & Food Pairing from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Dear Abby: One of my friends, "Max," cheats at golf. Otherwise he's witty, interesting and fun to be around. He moves his ball closer to the hole on the green ...
Dear Abby: My niece, "Amy," got her driver's license in November. Since then she has been stopped six times for violations. Unfortunately, she wasn't ticketed ...
Should gas stations and other late-night establishments in Detroit be required to hire security officers and use round-the-clock video surveillance, for customer safety?
A proposed 0.2 mill tax for the Detroit Institute of Arts likely will go before voters in Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties in August. It would cost the owner of a $200,000 home $20 per year. How will you vote?
Bob Dluzen I checked my apple trees this week to see if there were any apples left after that freeze we had a couple of weeks ago. I found only a handful of small apples that looked... Read More
Greg Tasker Some of Michigan’s best-kept secrets are being discovered. The lastest jewel shining in the national spotlight is Traverse City. The Cherry Capital was named to... Read More
Bob Dluzen There are a lot of different ways to sow seeds directly into a garden bed. Sometimes I use a hoe to form a shallow trench, then drop the seeds in. Other times I use my finger... Read More
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