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  • Blue irises in bloom means big Michigan mayfly hatches are coming

    The large (and protected) ivory bloom of the lilypad is probably most well-known, while the elusive trillium humble announces spring's arrival while hidden along deepwoods damp areas. No flower, however, signifies the approach of ...

  • Detroit lawmakers present no-fault auto insurance reform plan

    Detroit - Democratic state lawmakers from the Motor City announced their own auto insurance reform package Monday that seeks to drive down the rates that Detroiters pay as well as force transparency into a $14 billion fund for victims with catastrophic accident claims. The package of bills, which remain in draft form, would restructure the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association to force it to ...

  • Canton youth minister dies in traffic crash day after wedding

    was killed Sunday in a one-car crash in Ohio just one day after he was married to his new bride, Heather Favazza-Costa, 21.Rocky Barra, pastor of Canton Connection Church, had presided over the wedding Saturday, just one day before Ohio State Police reported Costa, a Canton resident, was killed while the couple was traveling south for a honeymoon. Favazza-Costa of Wayne was hospitalized.Barra ...

  • Metro Detroit under severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m.

    The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch at 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. for the following Michigan counties: Alcona; Allegan; Alpena; Antrim; Arenac; Barry; Bay; Benzie; Calhoun; Charlevoix; Cheboygan; Clare; Clinton; Crawford; Eaton; Emmet; Genesee; Gladwin; Grand Traverse; Gratiot; Huron; Ingham; Ionia; Iosco; Isabella; Jackson; Kalamazoo; Kalkaska; Kent; Lake; Lapeer; ...

  • Mahjong jewelry is retro chic

    When I think of mahjong, I think of grandmas, Boca Raton and caftans.Retro? Of course.Which is what makes these bracelets from Detroit-based Gehazi Collections so fun.Made from bone, mahjong tiles and glass beads, the red Tournament Bracelet is $14.99. The blue sparkling lotus bracelet is $20.Both, along with mahjong earrings, necklaces, wine charms and more, are available ...

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Escape From New York [Blu-Ray]

Escape From New York [Blu-Ray]

There has always been a sense of dystopianism and apocalyptic anxiety in the science fiction genre, and the 1970s--with its worldwide recession, oil shortages, Vietnam conflict, and ever-present tensions between the capitalist West and communist East--helped fuel a special ... ...

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  • Stephen Henderson Morouns pet coke hell

    A pile of petroleum coke sites on the edge of the Detroit River in Detroit, in this March photograph. The pile has grown since this photo was taken. / Andre J. Jackson/Detroit Free ...

  • Police Royal Oak Township man charged with attempted murder for throwing girlfriend out window

    A 52-year-old Royal Oak Township man is in the Oakland County jail, charged with attempted murder, after police say he threw his girlfriend out of a third story window at the Royal Inn on Eight Mile Friday night.The woman, 47, survived, and underwent surgery at a local hospital, according to a press release from the Oakland County ...

  • Tornadoes Possible Monday From Michigan to Texas After Oklahoma Storms Kill 2

    Pets were rescued Monday from the rubble of mobile homes destroyed by Sunday's tornado in the Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park, near Shawnee, Okla., May 20, ...

  • Detroits Shinola Brings Watchmaking To The Motor City

    founder Tom Kartsotis launched Shinola with the aim of restoring quality American manufacturing in the economically battered industrial capital of Detroit, my hometown. Shinola takes its name from the mid-20th-century American shoe polish that was popularized in the expression, "You don't know shit from Shinola." This no-nonsense Midwestern attitude also comes through in ...

  • Where the Detroit Tigers stand after 42 games

    The Detroit Tigers have now played 42 games of the 2013 season. That 40 game mark is significant since it was famed former Tigers manager Sparky Anderson that often said it takes 40 games to see what you got each season. After 42 games we sort of know who the 2013 Tigers are, and here is a look at where they ...

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