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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Place 5: Kresge Court
Kresge Court is a courtyard within the Detroit Institute of Art that was roofed in 1961 & so has a indoor/outdoor feeling that is perfect for chamber music. So Lyn’s idea was to go to a Breakfast with Bach event … Continue reading
Place 2: DIY Recycling Holden
I had only just realized that there’s no curbside recycling here. Of course there isn’t. I’m used to a system that I had assumed was common throughout the civilized world: one of your trashcans is blue, for recyclable trash. Here, … Continue reading
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Place 4: Detroit Hardware Company
How do businesses survive down here? Detroit has (as you may have heard) a problematic economy, but some little businesses are thriving, & others have been around a long time. A very long time: Detroit Hardware has been at the … Continue reading
Place 3: Eastern Market Antiques
I didn’t bring all that much furniture from San Francisco, so I wanted to find some bookshelves & a dining room table, & for whatever reason I wanted to these to be about as old as my building, which I’m … Continue reading
Place 1: Avalon
I’m sitting at the counter at Avalon Bakery, which feels like the heart & soul of my immediate neighborhood. It was instantly familiar from my very first time here, when my sister had 4 of us, all in from San … Continue reading
Place 0: A Perfect Moment At The River
Friday night, weary of unpacking boxes at my new place, I took a walk through the neighborhood I left 40 years ago. The cold air woke me up. It seemed to be an auspicious occasion, so I thought I’d walk down … Continue reading
So how about this? 