Where Is Your Garbage Going?
Posted by Eric Brown | Filed under Urbane, UrbaneApts, UrbaneTV, eco, life, video
Compost Happens
There’s been lots of talk about composting recently, but has anyone really taken the time to break it down for you? (hehe… get it?). Well, that’s what we’re here for… Check out an easy and effective way to stop from sending 4.5 lbs of garbage, per person per day, to the dump.
Compost Happens from Six Minute Men on Vimeo.
Another Young Blood Drops From The Royal Oak Commissioners Race
Posted by Eric Brown | Filed under Cool People, Royal Oak, UrbaneApts, events, people
Many of us were hopeful of the new Young Blood folks who were engaging in the Royal Oak Commissioners race. Could they have gained enough traction through grassroots campaign effort, hard to say. One such young man has decided not to give it a go.
Hey Eric,
Sorry I haven’t gotten back to you. I have had some hard decisions to make lately and so I will not be running… Hence no posts…. I will still be involved with Youthful politics, Vibrant City Life, and Regionalism.
The email below is my formal withdraw.
Thanks,
Sean
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Urbane Review: Public Enemies
Posted by Hubert | Filed under video
If you guys learn anything about me, then you’ll come to learn I love all things creative. Music is my first love, especially since it has been the catalyst for my interest in the visual space as well. Movies have to be my second love as some of my favorite films have the coolest music in them. Anything that puts music to greater use is always a bonus to me. Recently, I caught this blog review by Will Menaker on the movie Public Enemies, which I just saw. I figured I could share my thoughts on the movie here and maybe more if the review is well-received. I really enjoy taking in films at the Main Art in Royal Oak and occasionally you might find me at a $4 Super Saver showing (good until September 7th!) at the Marketplace MJR Theatre in Sterling Heights of a major motion picture.
I caught a Super Saver morning showing of the latest Michael Mann-directed Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. Public Enemies is a moment-in-time piece on John Dillinger’s life as he is being pursued by The Feds. While robbing banks and alluding the cops, Dillinger is stricken with the love bug. The virus is a lady by the name of Billie Frechette played by French actress Marion Cotillard - who is definitely on my radar as a brilliant performer.
Usually I prefer to weigh my decision on whether I want to pay money to see a movie in a theater on the story first, director second and the actors third. In this case, I was highly intrigued in seeing two of my favorite contemporary actors in a movie together. I have never really been blown away by any of Mann’s films, but he’s no slouch either. And the story? John Dillinger is only relevant to me because he has been evoked in many verses by wannabe gangsta rappers. You can say that my thought process was actually approached in reverse, which is not uncommon.
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Concert of Colors: Celebrating diversity in Detroit
Posted by DominiqueKing | Filed under events, music
I can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather be at 8:30 p.m. on July 18 than at “the Max” in Detroit.
Be there as Don Was takes the stage to present an all-star Super Session spotlighting some of the best, brightest, established and emerging Detroit-area musical talent in one fantastic package during Detroit’s annual diversity festival—the Concert of Colors.
The Concert of Colors is a free (yes, FREE) July 18-19 festival at the Max M. Fisher Music Center on Woodward, presented by the Arab American National Museum, New Detroit, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and ACCESS (Arab Community Center of Economic and Social Services).
Musician and producer Was worked with the Concert of Colors last year to orchestrate the festival’s first electrifying Super Session. That eclectic bill included classic Detroit talents like jazz sax player Faruq Z Bey, 60s counter culture icon John Sinclair and Mitch Ryder (who closed the show with a killer rendition of the old Jimmy Ruffin Motown classic, “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted”). Check out those moments and clips of performances like the young Muldoons powering through “Chubby Bunny”, the Ramrods’ Ivan Suvanjieff dancing atop the DSO’s $150,000 Steinway piano and more at Was’ My Damn Channel video collection.
Check out this year’s bill and links to lots of great Detroit music after the break…
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Detroit: From Hockeytown to Pizzatown?
Posted by Brandon | Filed under food
Luigi's Yummy Crust, CR: Patricia Beck, Freep.com
Detroit recently got some much needed media love in the form of a GQ article dubbing it one of the top Pizzatowns in the country. We got third place, after first-placed New York and runner-up San Francisco. But we were top of the Heartland Heap, besting Chicago which came in fourth. (No resting on your laurels, Detroit!)
GQ’s Alan Richman, whose findings are likely to be hotly contested, made his findings after traveling 20,000 miles, visiting 10 cities, and tasting nearly 400 pizzas. His article, available here, names the best 25 pizzas in the country in GQ’s June issue.
No city has more consistently satisfying pies than Detroit. No city executes its particular style as flawlessly as Detroit. –Richman
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Tags: Detroit, food, gq, hockeytown, pizza, restaurants
How to “Peel” Hard-Boiled Eggs Without Peeling
Posted by Eric Brown | Filed under UrbaneApts, art, food
OK, maybe lots of you have already seen this video, and it isn’t earth shattering, or even about Royal Oak, Ferndale, Birmingham, Berkley or Clawson, but it is kind of cool. And, I am pretty sure you could impress your date with this one too if you were tasked with peeling hard boiled eggs while cooking together and enjoying the Urbane Life!
At any rate, I thought it was pretty cool and wanted to share it here. I guess when you have a Four Hour Work Week you have lots of time to figure out the important things in life, such as peeling Hard Boiled Eggs! As only Tim Ferris can do!
How to “Peel” Hard-Boiled Eggs Without Peeling
The baking soda is optional, but if you choose not to use it, be sure to move the eggs to cold water (use ice) immediately after boiling. Blow from the tip to the broader base for faster de-shelling.
Tims preferred eggs are Gold Circle Farms cage-free DHA Omega 3 eggs, which contain 150 mg of DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) per whole egg. If you want to increase lean muscle mass, consider eating the yolks for their DHA and arachidonic acid content…
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Good Eats: What Crepe? in Royal Oak
Posted by Brandon | Filed under Cool People, Royal Oak, food
Owner Paul Jenkins, Jr. and Manager Lita Taylor. Cr: Brandon Edward Miller
When Café Muse moved out of their cozy space at 317 S. Washington (to a larger, still pleasant spot at 418 S. Washington) we hoped that there wouldn’t be a “FOR LEASE” sign on the door for too long. We were intrigued when a little sign popped up a few months later– “Coming Soon, What Crepe?” What?
“What Crepe?” Is Paul Jenkin Jr.’s latest venture (he’s also a partner at Ann Arbor’s Black Pearl and Theatro, a nightclub in Chicago) and is his first solo restaurant. It’s a creperie in Royal Oak primarily featuring sweet and savory crepes. Opened about a month ago, the small restaurant and it’s eager staff are working hard to impress both in the front of the house (which is managed by Lita Taylor) and in the back of the house where chef Chris Swansky is putting out some beautiful food. Paul reports that he first met Chris at our favorite sushi place, Noble Fish, where Chris still works as a sushi chef.
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Detroit City Council Charles Pugh
Posted by Eric Brown | Filed under Cool People, UrbaneApts, events
We wanted to reach out in support of our friend Charles Pugh here at the Urbane Life. Charles has done some Guest Posts for us and is Charles is off and running in his bid for Detroit City Council. In order for effective change in our region, we need a strong City of Detroit.
Charles has forward us some links should anyone have interest in his facebook page or his website. We wish Charles the best of luck!
Here are a few words from Charles;
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The Morning After, Head to Frittata
Posted by Eric Brown | Filed under Urbane, UrbaneApts, food, life, uncategorized
Impress your date the morning after with a breakfast at Frittata in Clawson.
This intimate breakfast and lunch bistro is an oasis off Main Street with warm tones and flowers on every table. No surprise: frittatas are a house specialty ($9). Make your own or choose from the menu. Sure, the salmon Oscar frittata sounds fancy, or try the Honey Bee, with roasted nopal cactus and poblano peppers. Other breakfast regulars are on the menu and can be ordered all day. Salads and sandwiches are available at lunchtime ($9). Everyone is welcome whether you’re coming from the office or looking for a good post-outing nosh. In spring, the patio comes to life with beautifully landscaped flowers. –Becky Schutter
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Royal Oak Event Tickets
Posted by Eric Brown | Filed under Royal Oak, UrbaneApts, art, events, music
We ran across a pretty cool site for ticket purchase for events and venues in Royal Oak and wanted to share it with everyone.
Ticket Luck
Ticket Luck claims to be dedicated to the highest standards of online ticket selling. They are committed to providing high quality Royal Oak ticketing solutions with excellent customer service at competitive prices. City of Royal Oak tickets have the first rate and sold out tickets at discounted prices for all local and national concert, theater, and sporting events. Get the best in Royal Oak City tickets online easily and securely.
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Good Eats: TK WU in AA
Posted by Brandon | Filed under food
The steamed dumplings @ TK WU. Cr: Ekachai Pattamasattayasonthi
This is a guest post by Ekachai Pattamasattayasonthi. Chai is a regular visitor to Michigan and is currently studying architecture as a graduate student at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Brandon and I went to the University of Michigan Museum of Art recently to check out the facility’s new extension that Dominique posted about here. The UMMA’s new extension is gorgeous and nicely done in relation to the more classical, existing main building. After two hours of being the art patrol, it was almost three in the afternoon and we knew we needed a quick fix before going to see “UP!”, Pixar and Disney’s latest joint animation adventure. I convinced Brandon that we should try a Chinese restaurant on East Liberty Street which we have passed many times, but never got to try, TK WU. It was well worth the stop! More on TK WU, after the jump . . . Read the rest of this entry »
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Episode One of the Royal Soak
Posted by Eric Brown | Filed under Cool People, Royal Oak, UrbaneApts, UrbaneTV, people, uncategorized, video
Welcome to Episode One of the Royal Soak, filmed and broadcast on site at the Urbane Underground.
Casual discussions and 4 different views on national and local happenings. It’s irreverent, it’s not at all censored and it might get a little nasty.
This episode discusses the smoking ban, clubs and music and some celebrity bashing.
Some adult language. Enjoy!
The Royal Soak from The Royal Soak on Vimeo.
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