BY ALEC BRZEZINSKI OU News Bureau Detroit’s rich sports history makes it a tough task to pick the most popular team, but, in the end, the deciding factor was the NFL’s overall popularity based on attendance In an admittedly unscientific survey, these rankings were created by — Asking people in the area about their favorite [...]
BY ROSIE STRICKER OU News Bureau The historic Belle Isle Aquarium, which was open for 101 years before closing in 2005, is making a comeback. The aquarium opened in 1904, contained 60 exhibits and was home to more than 1,500 fish of 146 different species. The arched, green ceilings in the 10,000-square-foot building evoke the [...]
BY DANIELLE BROWN OU News Bureau Cooks think their chili is the best chili. That confidence will be put to the test Sunday, Oct. 14, in downtown Plymouth at the Great Lakes Regional Chili Cook-Off. Up to 85 participants are expected to cook for one or all thee of the chili categories and two different [...]
BY ALYSSA McMILLAN OU News Bureau Abandoned psychiatric hospitals have become the amusement attraction to urban explorers and ghost seekers. Psychiatric hospitals have a stereotype of being haunted because of the depiction of mentally ill patients in movies such as “Gothika,” “House on a Haunted Hill” and “The Ring.” State cutbacks during in recent years [...]
BY KEVIN ROMANCHIK OU News Bureau A metro Detroit-based band, the Orange Marsupials, has used a growing website called Kickstarter to help fund its vision for the future. Started in 2008, Kickstarter offers a way for donors to fund projects in fields such as journalism, indie cinema and technology. No money changes hands unless the [...]
BY KEVIN ROMANCHIK OU News Bureau There are 41,255 seats, 68 home games and countless ways to enjoy the Detroit Tigers this summer at Comerica Park. But where’s the best spot to watch — centerfield, behind home plate or some place in between? We asked seven fans where their favorite seat is at Comerica — [...]
JENNIFER HOLYCHUK OU News Bureau Tim Iovan was teary-eyed as he recalled the day he gave up Ramona, his beloved pet pit bull. “I just want to see my dog again,” said the 54-year-old Northville man. Iovan and his family learned the hard way that research is necessary when adopting a pet — especially when [...]
BY KEVIN ROMANCHIK OU News Bureau During the past decade, some Michigan businesses have closed their doors, but Moosejaw has avoided the descent and continued to climb. Moosejaw Mountaineering, an outdoor gear and apparel store, opened in Keego Harbor with a different approach to business that has given it Top 50 recognition in such media [...]
BY RACHEL ZYNEL OU News Bureau Nestled on the west side of Detroit’s industrial district, an old glove factory continues to tell stories every day. John K. King Used and Rare Books now inhabits the former Advance Glove factory. Owner John King, a book and antique connoisseur, moved his collections there in 1983. King opened [...]
BY JENNIFER HOLYCHUK OU News Bureau While social media sites are flooded with links to the new video campaign by Invisible Children, critics are raising questions. On March 5, the video Kony 2012 was released on YouTube by the nonprofit organization Invisible Children. It immediately spread to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and other social media sites. In [...]