Tag: City Life
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I lived through the Draft!
“Did y’all know the Draft was going to be happening in Detroit the entire time you’d be here?” I asked. Four heads started dramatically shaking, “Nooope…”
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Loving Detroit: Quiet Weeks, Lively Weekends
This is the fifth and final part of my series exploring the top five reasons I’ve been loving my new chapter in Detroit so far. Previous posts focused on local enthusiasm in rooting for the city and on my enthusiasm for the city’s atmosphere in the autumn, its history, and its budget-friendly options for exploring.…
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Loving Detroit: Accessible Activities
I’ve been blessed with the opportunities to visit so many cities around the world–London, Paris, Amsterdam, Moscow, Tokyo, Bangkok, and New York, to name a few popular destinations–and I’ve learned how to have a great time on a dime. Some cities are more friendly and approachable on that front. Detroit is one of them, and…
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Loving Detroit: “Restore the Roar!”
It’s by no means a new phrase, as a 1989 New York Times headline read, “Toothless Lions Hope to ‘Restore the Roar’ to the Silverdome.” But the catchphrase is back with a vengeance (especially as the Detroit Lions have been looking better than they have in a long time)! On the opening night of this…
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5 reasons I am loving Detroit life
I spent the first 10 years of my life in southeast Michigan, and then my world gradually got bigger as I moved–to Illinois, Florida, England, Russia, and Japan. When I tell people that I decided to move back to Michigan, and specifically to downtown Detroit, the most frequent response I get is one of confusion.…
Detroit, Reformed. 