Politics - Dec. 5, 2008
Between a rock and a hard place on "Big Three" bailout
I just can't put my finger on how I feel about the plea from Detroit automakers for gigantic loans from the federal government. America can't afford to prop up an inept auto industry. But it can't afford to let it go out of business, either.
Tags: detroit, auto industry, ford, gm, chrysler, bailout

Sports - May 10, 2008
USBC Queens offers Maxx national TV debut
This time last week, I was in suburban Detroit preparing to go live on national television for the first time. I was hired by the United States Bowling Congress to be a part of the Queens tournament broadcast on ESPN2.
Tags: USBC, Bowling, Queens tournament, Detroit, kelly kulick, professional bowlers association, PBA

Sports - Sept. 11, 2007
MLB players take a swing at Milwaukee
A Sports Illustrated survey reveals that major leaguers don't like to visit Milwaukee or Detroit.
Tags: sports illustrated, survey, milwaukee, detroit, road trip

Sports - Oct. 23, 2006
Tigers' tale provides preview for Brewers fans
What is it like when a bumbling, stumbling baseball team transforms itself into a championship-caliber club and a city goes along for the ride? We went to Detroit for Game 1 of the World Series to search for answers.
Tags: tigers, world series, brewers, yount, molitor, bodeans, femmes, detroit

Travel & Visitors Guide - Aug. 30, 2005
Canada and back on a tank of gas
When OMC publisher Andy Tarnoff and his three friends from college decided to meet up for a weekend this summer, they knew they had to pick an interesting location for their hijinks. When they settled on Windsor Detroit, Tarnoff threw down the gauntlet: could he make it Canada and back on one tank of gas?
Tags: canada, windsor, prius, detroit

Marketplace - June 9, 2005
Designer Dettloff rescues beloved old T-shirts
Meet Melissa Dettloff, an earth-friendly designer from Detroit, who creates and recycles clothing under the label Lekkner. If your dresser doubles as a graveyard for XL band T-shirts from the '80s and '90s too saturated with memories to discard but too ridiculously large to wear, Lekkner is here to help.
Tags: Lekkner, Dettloff, Detroit, T-shirts, Arts Vs. Craft, fashion, DIY

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 15, 2004
Pure calls it quits -- for good
A weekend shooting seems to have been the last straw for Pure, 162 W. Wisconsin Ave. Westown Association executive director Ellen Winters received a call today from Marv Berg, the owner of the downtown nightclub Pure, saying he was calling it quits.
Tags: Pure, Westown, Berg, Detroit, Winters, downtown, Haynes, Bauman

Sports - Oct. 18, 2004
Packers sing sweet song of success in Motown
The Packers looked much better in all aspects of the game as they snapped a four-game losing streak in Detroit against the Lions. Read about it in the return of On the Pack.
Tags: packers, lions, detroit, lambeau, favre, sharper, ahman, harrington

Music - Sept. 1, 2004
Gatti-Taylor earns encore as a Detroit soul diva
To her UWM students, she's the smart, funny and personable evening teacher of Italian classes, who has a beautiful singing voice. Now, they also know that she once shared a studio with Motown's Funk Brothers and one of her songs has gotten a new lease on life.
Tags: Marisa Gatti-Taylor, Motown, Vandellas, Supremes, Sammarinese, San Marino, UWM, Detroit, Mauritia Gatey