Artisan Design Network Gallery Bold gallery harbors 54 Michigan fine artisans — and one fearless guy who signed the lease. By Patty LaNoue Stearns and Tom Tracey, Photo by Brian Confer In the depths of the recession last October, Rick Paid was rollerblading down Traverse City’s Front Street and saw a prime retail spot with …
Eco Lawn Crusader In a neighborhood of too-perfect chemical lawns, one eco-queen’s quest for true green. By Patty LaNoue Stearns Worried about her pets’ health and the toxic chemicals being freely applied to the lawns around her downtown Traverse City neighborhood, eco-conscious artist Julie Pearson pulled together some convincing materials, found some great alternatives for …
Home Is Where the Heart Is A love for Detroit brings a writer back to her roots WALKING DOWN EAST Canfield, heading toward Cass Avenue, the chill in the air reminded me it had been years since I happily jaunted down these streets with my sister Linda (right), a freshman at Wayne State University. I’d skip …
River Reverie This Detroit Towers apartment with a Roaring Twenties past is infused with a modern, big-city presence. BY PATTY LaNOUE STEARNS/PHOTO BY JEFF GARLAND It’s one of Detroit’s fabulous architectural gems from the 1920s, yet the slender building with its distinctive gilded, witch-hat crown, is barely noticed by the Jefferson Avenue commuters who whiz …