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Housed in the former Via Nove space, Ferndale’s Local has got high ceilings and antiques that give off a casual, country home feel, all anchored by a wood-burning fireplace that’s totally hearth-warming. The Zagat-lauded chef’s sending out “well-crafted comfort” like the pig platter (slow cooked then seared belly, bbq pulled, porchetta, and chicharrons), chicken-fried chicken, and...
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Believe it or not, Ferndale Blues and Music Festival favorite Luther ‘Badman’ Keith didn’t start playing the guitar until he was well into his 30s. And it wasn’t until Keith was in his 40s when he played his first show. My, how things have picked up for the Badman. Keith will be playing his...
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If you’re unfamiliar with the bands and musicians that are playing the 2013 Ferndale Blues & Music Festival, we could see how that enormous list of performances might be daunting. So we’ve decided to handicap the schedule for you, and maybe make things a little easier on you. Of course, any performance you choose...
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Candles are my indulgence and my therapy. Sometimes the glow of a flickering light and a pleasant scent eases my mind even better than a cocktail or a glass of wine. But I’m also picky about my candles. I hate burning my money on a pillar or container of wax that’s going to disappear...
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Remember this past Labor Day when there about 1,442 amazing music festivals happening around town*? Well, this weekend’s sort of like that too. Except two festivals are in the same city. What the hell are you doing inside reading this? *Okay, three: Arts Beats & Eats, Jazz Fest, and the Hamtramck Labor Day Festival....
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In the past several years, I’ve been wondering what the point of going to a movie theater is. For the price of getting in, I suppose I want more of an experience than just taking a seat in a seat. Heck, I can wait a few months, watch the same movie from Netflix, and...
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It’s getting to be the end of the season and Ferndale’s packing in the end of another winning summer season with a double-header of fun. The DIY Street Fair, a celebration of homegrown forward thinking, kicks thing off on Friday night with 19 different bands on four stages. Its first-ever 5K run that benefits...
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If you haven’t tried mead yet, Ferndale’s own meadery, B. Nektar Meadery, has a fun event to discover some of the great things they do with honey wine. Mead Fest will give guests a chance to sample B. Nektar’s traditional honey meads made with orange blossom, wildflower and wildberry honeys, but also their specially...
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Is it possible to check out most of the great bars in Ferndale in just one night? Sure. Twenty-two bars will be opening their doors to about 2,000 people who are expected to attend the 16th annual Ferndale Pub Crawl on Friday, July 27. Crawlers travel in groups of 20 to 100 and will...
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Ferndale has recently gotten a facelift of sorts with 11 new public art on the streets as part of the ARTWN exhibit and it’s about to get another six new masterpiece reproductions on loan from the Detroit Institute of Arts Inside/Out project. The six new pieces that will be displayed on buildings in Downtown...
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When Motor City Pride took its festivities to Downtown Detroit in 2011, there was a plea to keep a Pride presence in Ferndale. Competition wasn’t a factor; it was just that Ferndale is a community that has rebuilt itself on acceptance, diversity, and the cooperation of many – commercially, residentially, academically in the schools,...
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Contrary to popular belief the LGBT community is not just sitting in a bar getting their drink on or highlighting someones hair and monikering themselves as artists. The contribution the subculture has made to the art community is vast and diverse and that is just what Beyond the Bar wants to convey. The event...
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