• Motor City Meltdown: Music Picks for 6/17 – 6/23
  • Craft Beer Facts: Detroit Summer Beer Fest 2013
  • Something’s Brewing: Detroit Summer Beer Fest 2013
  • Motor City Meltdown: Music Picks for 6/10 – 6/16
  • BRU Fest Michigan Comes to Royal Oak!
  • Detroit’s known for a lot of things: Cars, cars, and, oh yeah, cars. But wait! There’s more . . . Music! Detroit’s produced as many great musicians as it has cars, easy. And not just the city, but the metro region as a whole. Let’s see what’s happening this...

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  • Our friends at Real Detroit Weekly want to celebrate craft beer–something we can get behind–so they got involved with Detroit Summer Beer Fest. Talk about a celebration! Live music, spirits, and over 60 craft beers from around the world, including Michigan beers from local breweries like Milking It Productions and the Rochester...

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  • Our friends at Real Detroit Weekly want to celebrate craft beer–something we can get behind–so they got involved with Detroit Summer Beer Fest. Talk about a celebration! Live music, spirits, and over 60 craft beers from around the world, including Michigan beers from local breweries like Milking It Productions...

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  • Detroit’s known for a lot of things: Cars, cars, and, oh yeah, cars. But wait! There’s more . . . Music! Detroit’s produced as many great musicians as it has cars, easy. And not just the city, but the metro region as a whole. Let’s see what’s happening this...

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  • “Beer Fest” seems to be all the rage these days, right, so what makes Bru Fest Michigan different? Culinary partners: Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern, Buffalo Wild Wings and Treat Dreams Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern: The Fiery Bleu Buffalo Burger: Turkey burger with shredded lettuce, vine ripe tomato, bleu...

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Motor City Meltdown: Music Picks for 6/17 – 6/23

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June 16, 2013
Motor City Meltdown: Music Picks for 6/17 – 6/23

Detroit’s known for a lot of things: Cars, cars, and, oh yeah, cars. But wait! There’s more . . . Music! Detroit’s produced as many great musicians as it has cars, easy. And not just the city, but the metro region as a whole. Let’s see what’s happening this week. Monday, 6/17 Hey Marseilles...
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Craft Beer Facts: Detroit Summer Beer Fest 2013

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June 16, 2013
Craft Beer Facts: Detroit Summer Beer Fest 2013

Our friends at Real Detroit Weekly want to celebrate craft beer–something we can get behind–so they got involved with Detroit Summer Beer Fest. Talk about a celebration! Live music, spirits, and over 60 craft beers from around the world, including Michigan beers from local breweries like Milking It Productions and the Rochester Mills Beer Company. The festival...
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Something’s Brewing: Detroit Summer Beer Fest 2013

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June 9, 2013
Something’s Brewing: Detroit Summer Beer Fest 2013

Our friends at Real Detroit Weekly want to celebrate craft beer–something we can get behind–so they got involved with Detroit Summer Beer Fest. Talk about a celebration! Live music, spirits, and over 60 craft beers from around the world, including Michigan beers from local breweries like Milking It Productions and the Rochester Mills Beer...
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Motor City Meltdown: Music Picks for 6/10 – 6/16

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June 9, 2013
Motor City Meltdown: Music Picks for 6/10 – 6/16

Detroit’s known for a lot of things: Cars, cars, and, oh yeah, cars. But wait! There’s more . . . Music! Detroit’s produced as many great musicians as it has cars, easy. And not just the city, but the metro region as a whole. Let’s see what’s happening this week. Monday, 6/10 Black Flag...
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BRU Fest Michigan Comes to Royal Oak!

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June 8, 2013
BRU Fest Michigan Comes to Royal Oak!

“Beer Fest” seems to be all the rage these days, right, so what makes Bru Fest Michigan different? Culinary partners: Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern, Buffalo Wild Wings and Treat Dreams Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern: The Fiery Bleu Buffalo Burger: Turkey burger with shredded lettuce, vine ripe tomato, bleu cheese crumbles, topped with Buffalo...
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Motor City Meltdown: Music Picks for 6/3 – 6/9

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June 2, 2013
Motor City Meltdown: Music Picks for 6/3 – 6/9

Detroit’s known for a lot of things: Cars, cars, and, oh yeah, cars. But wait! There’s more . . . Music! Detroit’s produced as many great musicians as it has cars, easy. And not just the city, but the metro region as a whole. Let’s see what’s happening this week. Monday, 6/3 Jonathon Richman...
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TODAY: Baconfest 2013

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June 1, 2013
TODAY: Baconfest 2013

In honor of one our all-time favorite events in Michigan, Baconfest 2013, we present this great bacon-themed infographic (that we found online).
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Ferndale Pride; Everyone is Welcome!

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May 30, 2013
Ferndale Pride; Everyone is Welcome!

We are fortunate to live so close to Ferndale Michigan and to have such a strong and active local LBGT presence there. I had the opportunity to interview Craig Covey, former mayor of Ferndale, Michigan. Craig was the first openly-gay mayor of any municipality in the state of Michigan and previous held a 25th district seat on the...
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Downtown Hoedown Schedule

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May 26, 2013
Downtown Hoedown Schedule

Last year, the organizers of the WYCD Downtown Hoedown made a few changes: the fest moved from Hart Plaza to the parking lots surrounding Comerica Park and it was no longer free; tickets were now required to enter the country music fest. Maybe a surprise, or maybe not, but the festival hasn’t suffered a...
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Motor City Meltdown: Music for 5/27 – 6/2

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May 26, 2013

Detroit’s known for a lot of things: Cars, cars, and, oh yeah, cars. But wait! There’s more . ....
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Downtown Detroit Pop-Up; Bike Groups!

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May 22, 2013

Detroit Riverfront  Have you noticed anything lately in Downtown Detroit? People on the Streets, People on Bikes, Riding around the beautiful city!...
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A Night Out in Downtown Detroit

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May 19, 2013

Uber Detroit Car Service  We are downtown a lot and LOVE the City of Detroit. We went to the...
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Motor City Meltdown: Music for 5/20 – 5/26

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May 19, 2013

Detroit’s known for a lot of things: Cars, cars, and, oh yeah, cars. But wait! There’s more . ....
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Let’s Change Downtown Royal Oak to an Urban Utopia

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May 17, 2013

We have clamored a lot here at The Urbane Life about how the City operates downtown, specifically the parking meters. What...
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Detroit Artist to Watch: William ‘Big Will’ Elijah

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May 17, 2013

Detroit musician William Big Will Elijah recently released a new album called ‘Under the Influence’. Taking a cue from the title,...
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Mike Kelly

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May 16, 2013

We attended the Mike Kelly Exhibit last Saturday evening at MOCAD. I didn’t know much about him, however Nicole Rupersburg crafted an excellent article,...
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Motor City Meltdown: Music for 5/13 – 5/19

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May 12, 2013

Detroit’s known for a lot of things: Cars, cars, and, oh yeah, cars. But wait! There’s more . ....
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Worth the Trip: Mighty Uke Day III in Lansing

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May 9, 2013

For an instrument so connected to the tropical paradise of Hawaii, you might be surprised that one of the...
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Indie Movie Round-Up: May

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May 4, 2013

Most every town has a giant movie multiplex but there’s only one Main Art. Independent movie lovers from all...
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Motor City Meltdown: Music for 5/6 – 5/12

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May 4, 2013

Detroit’s known for a lot of things: Cars, cars, and, oh yeah, cars. But wait! There’s more . ....
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Royal Oak Music City: May

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April 28, 2013

Built in 1928, the Royal Oak Music Theatre started out as a grand movie house typical of its era....
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Motor City Meltdown: Music for 4/29 – 5/5

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April 28, 2013

Detroit’s known for a lot of things: Cars, cars, and, oh yeah, cars. But wait! There’s more . ....
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Wine Stroll 2013 Royal Oak

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April 26, 2013

Calling all Wine Lovers! Wine improves with age and organizers of Royal Oak’s Wine Stroll are trying to do...
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Pemberton: Pistons get final grades

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April 24, 2013

It was another tough season for the Pistons, one that ultimately cost head coach Lawrence Frank his job. Detroit...
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