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Plucky Heritage Guitar Carries On

Plucky Heritage Guitar Carries On

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

It’s been a while since the King of Rock and Roll was spotted at a Kalamazoo Burger King in August 1988, on the 11th anniversary of…

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An Ice Gift: Michigan Ice Molds

An Ice Gift: Michigan Ice Molds

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Here’s a nifty gift idea for those who think the Great Lakes State is cool: MI-Ice Cube Trays that freeze water in the shape of Michigan—both the…

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Tradition Lives at Roma Cafe

Tradition Lives at Roma Cafe

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Oh how I’d like to be at the bar of Roma Cafe, sipping a Manhattan and listening to the walls talk. Roma, in Detroit’s Eastern Market, is…

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Detroiters Flip Over Mercury Burger & Bar

Detroiters Flip Over Mercury Burger & Bar

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Detroit has no shortage of good burger joints but there’s always room for one more—especially when it heats up an empty building on a corner…

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World's Largest Limestone Quarry is Pure Michigan

World’s Largest Limestone Quarry is Pure Michigan

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

It looks like something out of the west…the wide open spaces, the eerie landscape. But it’s the world’s largest limestone quarry, located near the Tip…

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Gemignani's is a Hancock Gem

Gemignani’s is a Hancock Gem

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

In the North End of Boston, is Wednesday still Prince Spaghetti Day? Those of us of a certain age will remember the classic TV commercial…

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A World View at MSU

A World View at MSU

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

As I poked around the Michigan State University Museum in East Lansing early one Saturday morning I half expected to turn a corner and bump…

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Artful Adventure in Ann Arbor

Artful Adventure in Ann Arbor

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

If Suzanne Witthoff’s idea hadn’t taken root, the museum shop at the University of Michigan Museum of Art might have been filled with $67,000 worth…

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I've Got an Ale in Kalamazoo

I’ve Got an Ale in Kalamazoo

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

Big Band leader Glenn Miller made the city famous in the 1940s with the hit, “I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo,” but now that the…

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Finding Tallulah’s Folly in Lansing’s Old Town

Finding Tallulah’s Folly in Lansing’s Old Town

June 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
General

I was looking for a cup of joe to fuel the ride back to the 313 from a quick trip to Lansing and figured there’d…

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