
Had a chance to go out with folks from Urbane Apartments, the Royal Oak apartment I live in. Love the place, and I'm glad I finally met the people who live in my building. I mean, come on, I've only been living there for [...]

It's that time of year again! Spring Training is underway, the Tigers are preparing for another season of baseball, except this year, things are different. After traveling all the way to the World Series last season, higher expectations await these Tigers, who look to have a' [...]
When the rumors began swirling after Chris Webber was waived by the 76ers, I have to admit that I was skeptical. I liked the agility and size ratio Nazr Mohammed gave the team, yet felt C-Webb could add a much more powerful inside presence on the [...]
It's a beautiful time of year. The magical time of year when Detroit is host to the North American International Auto Show, and when we can all take a look at just about every car worth looking at all within the confines of a single convention' [...]
This past April, I wrote about Michigan trying to move up its 2008 presidential caucuses up to compete with the traditional early-primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire. The Boston Globe is now reporting that MI's Democrats and Republicans are working together trying to' [...]
This morning, the MSU Trustees approved Mark Dantonio, coach of the University of Cincinnati's fightin' Bearcats, so succeed John L. Smith as MSU's football coach. It's a bit of a surprise, considering the others interviewed for the position - among them, LSU's brilliant defensive coordinator [...]
After coming under widespread criticism over his use of city-issued credit cards during his first term, the Detroit News reports that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has "reined in" use of the cards "by more than 70 percent" this year. As you may remember, the Free Press [...]
Our ever-invaluable Metro Times pointed out this past week that Detroit has the highest rate of chlamydia of any city in the nation. According to numbers cited from the Center [...]
Apparently there's a little game going down in Columbus, Ohio, today that could be interesting. The #1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes are hosting the #2 Wolverines of Michigan in the final game of the season in a clash of undefeated football titans. Whoever wins will certainly [...] 
This morning, the AP put out a story about the redevelopment of the famous Book-Cadillac Hotel in downtown Detroit. The storied building - which, for information's sake, is the setting of an important scene in Scorsese's "Raging Bull" - has been vacant more than [...]
The World Series ended with disappointing results, and summer is now officially over. But before Detroiters are faced with the cruel reality that is the Detroit Lions (this Sunday's bye means they didn't lose!), we can still have some good old Halloween fun.
Well, according to new rankings done by Morgan Quitno Press, Detroit is the second most dangerous city in the nation, behind only our World Series rivals, St. Louis. Flint is number three. And while Detroit and Flint's places on the list only help to reinforce [...]
Well, with tonight's 4-2 Game 5 defeat by the Cardinals, our beloved Detroit Tigers have lost the 2006 World Series. Having watched the frustrating game, I can't help but to ask what was up with errors by the Tigers, particularly the pitching staff? I mean, [...]