February 2023
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This is Winemaking by Design: Gervasi Vineyard Resort & Spa is Soon to Open The Cave in Canton, Ohio
Gervasi Vineyard Resort and Spa, located in Canton, Ohio is finalizing plans to open their new addition, The Cave. This underground tasting room will provide guests with an intimate and educational tasting experience.
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Discover Non-invasive Pain Relief with Robotic Precision Therapy
In pain? Discover non-invasive pain relief with Robotic Precision Therapy
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Say βI Doβ to the Venue at 2Gather Elegant Event Venue in Auburn Hills, Michigan
2Gather is an upscale, modern, and elegant event venue offering customizable event space up to 225 guests, making wedding dreams come true!
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Truly, Madly, Deeply: 2023 Bridal Fashion
Inspired by the clean lines of midcentury design, this season’s heart-stopping gowns are throughly modern with a vintage twist. Check out some of the hottest 2023 bridal fashion trends in this handy guide β and find out which local bridal shops carry top pieces, too. Photographs by Hayden Stinebaugh Styling by Rebecca Voigt Prop styling […]
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ΒιΆΉ·¬ΊΕ Detroit: February 2023 Digital Edition
ΒιΆΉ·¬ΊΕ Detroitβs winter travel issue has one focus: options. We believe everyone deserves the ideal getaway β whether thatβs an adventurous trek Up North or a cozy staycation downtown.
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Editor’s Letter: 2023 Wedding Season and the Midwinter break from School
A wonderful thing happens in Michigan in February. Itβs called midwinter break. Back in the old days, when I went to school, we had a whole week off during the shortest but seemingly most prolonged month of the year. While some metro Detroit school districts still have this, others have reduced the break to just […]
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Culture Calendar: Top Events in Metro Detroit in February 2023
Metro Detroit is always so full of events and other fun things to do that it can be tough keeping track of it all. To help you plan your weekend itineraries, weβve asked Ryan Patrick Hooper, the host ofΒ CultureShiftΒ on 101.9 WDETΒ to share his top February events in the area. Last chance to check the local […]
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Check Out Black Art in Detroit this Black History Month
In the last half-decade or so, thereβs been a marked shift in Detroitβs art scene. After years of grumbling from some artists about having to leave home to find work (or, in some cases, share this town with artists who left their home in search of cheaper digs in the Motor City), that sentiment seems […]
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BroadBand Light (BBL) β Proven Results with New Technology
The board-certified aesthetic physician and neurologist, Dr. Youssef Dakka, has one goal: to provide you with the most sophisticated and advanced treatments available.
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Three Detroit Restaurants With Tasting Menus Worth a Visit on Your Next Date Night
The occasion calls or dinner plans, and itβs all on you. So, howβs your restaurant-going game? Does it begin and end with making reservations and picking up the check? Why be that person, treating your someone special to the same ole routine? Donβt just settle for this or that. Order like a big-night-out boss β […]
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Bridget Brink on Being the American Ambassador to Ukraine
Death had not been part of the plan. As the 20th century was drawing to a close, Bridget Brink, then a young and freshly trained American diplomat, was on her first assignment, half a world away, in the middle of a war zone. She had not asked to be there. She knew that she wanted […]
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Details on Boyne Mountain Resort and Detroit Hotels for Your Next Staycation
Looking for a moment to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life? Get details on what’s going on at Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls, to help you start planning your trip Up North. Plus, for those that don’t want to take a big trip, find someΒ staycation ideas in Detroit too. Boyne […]
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Six Recent Additions to the Metro Detroit Shopping Scene
From national brands to local favorites, metro Detroit shoppers saw an expanded and exciting new retail scene this past year. Undoubtedly the biggest news of 2022 was the debut of Gucciβs first Detroit location in the historic L.B. King and Co. Building. But there was a lot more going on in the retail world. Here […]
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Marcia Rieke Discusses Her Role in the Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope
Launched on Christmas Day in 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most powerful space telescope ever created. Needless to say, the device and its crisp, detailed images have left the world in awe. A mission of this magnitude doesnβt happen overnight. It took over two decades of planning and preparation by […]
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How Detroit’s Automotive Industry Will Adapt to Electric Engines
The debate is over. The global automotive industry has committed to transitioning from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles. That raises a couple of questions. Where will the battery packs EVs need be made, now that the factories making IC engines are on their way out? And how can Michigan attract them? βThereβs this […]
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How Financial Adviser Phil Serra Dresses Like a Million Bucks
The year is 1989. Phil Serra, who is in his mid-20s at the time, has just taken on a new role as an account executive at Merrill Lynch, the wealth and investment management division of Bank of America. Naturally looking to dress for success at his brand-new job, the Detroit native decides to use one […]
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Heated Winter Cocktails at Metro Detroit Bars and Restaurants
Chris Garcia has measured, poured, fired up, and served his fair share of Spanish coffees. The bar manager at Howeβs Bayou in Ferndale knows, after nearly 23 years, that after that first crackle of blue flame appears behind the bar and patrons start to smell the deeply rich coffee and the caramelized sugar on the […]
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Local Makeup Artist Shares her Favorite Vegan and Cruelty-Free Beauty Products
Vegan and cruelty-free products have become a norm within the beauty industry, coming in forms ranging moisturizers and concealers to eyeshadows and lipsticks β but that wasnβt always the case, says makeup artist and eyebrow specialist Jessica Haze. The Australia-born, Ferndale-based beauty expert β who goes by Jessica Haze professionally β began her career in […]
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A Look Inside an Intriguing Grosse Pointe Farms Home
The idea for a tucked-away bar in his home was slowly bubbling in George Kordasβ mind as his impressive collection of American whiskeys grew over the years. He and his wife, Annie, had lived at their Grosse Pointe Farms abode for more than a decade before deciding to make the idea a reality. Annie, an […]
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Three Detroit Bakers You Should Be Following on Instagram
Food connects us all, and so does Instagram. These three Detroit bakers combines them both with beautiful images of their delish desserts. Find out why you should be following them on Insta, and get details about their brownies, cookies, cupcakes, and more. Jenn Tilton For the owner of Indulge by Jenn, baked goods are about […]
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Canton Native On Performing With the English National Ballet
Sitting outside a cafe in Paris, 27-year- old English National Ballet soloist Precious Adams remembers growing up in an idyllic suburban neighborhood nearly 4,000 miles away in Canton, Michigan. There was apple picking, family trips to the Henry Ford Museum to see the 1952 Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, and Christmastime visits downtown when the Joffrey Ballet […]
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New Book Takes a Dive Into Detroit Hockey History
Sometimes a book teaches you as much about the kind of reader you are as it does about its focal topic. In the case of On the Clock: Behind the Scenes with the Detroit Red Wings at the NHL Draft, written by Helene St. James (who covered the Wings for the Detroit Free Press for […]
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Restaurant Review: Bar Pigalle
The French neighborhood of Pigalle in the early to mid-20th century was infamous for its reputation as the seedy underbelly of Parisian culture and the home of the City of Lightβs red-light district. Over the years, a wave of trendy shops, restaurants, and bars have helped Pigalle reinvent itself, making it a place to go […]
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How to Make Isla’s Turon
Turon is a Filipino dessert often made with bananas and jackfruit, rolled in a spring-roll wrapper and fried, but Isla’s pastry chef Jacqueline DiΓ±o-Garcia uses phyllo dough in places of the spring-roll wrappers to create an extra-flaky treat. Learn how you can make a version of DiΓ±o-Garcia’s Turon at home with this easy-to-follow recipe. Ingredients: […]
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The Way It Was β Rosa Parks and a Friend at The Detroit Zoo
1948Β A few of Southeast Michigan’s cultural institutions have proven than the 125-acre Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, which opened 95 years ago. One can only wonder who among its more than 1 million yearly visitors may someday become a historical figure. This rare snapshot, taken 75 years ago, shows 35-year-old Rosa Parks (left), a […]
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Study Breaks: Intriguing Findings From Researchers Across Michigan
Left-Right Brain Pingpong A University of Michigan psychology lab has identified key features of a brain rhythm that helps the brainβs left and right hemispheres communicate better, according to a study in the journal Cell Reports. The researchers call this rhythm βsplines,β because the brain waves resemble the interlocking teeth of gears. βSpline rhythms … […]
