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Do you smell bacon in your sleep? Are you imagining ordinary things that resemble slabs of bacon during your waking hours? More than likely, you won’t be able to wait until June 2 for Baconfest Michigan at the Royal Oak Farmers Market. Lucky for you, the Rattlesnake — one of 36 participating restaurants, bars and markets — is...
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April was Michigan Wine Month, which culminated with the annual Michigan Wine Showcase at the Rattlesnake Club in Detroit. Now I could wax poetically about lemon grass noses and tastes of melon, leather, tobacco and (my favorite descriptor) barnyard. But I won’t. What I will do is point you in the direction of some...
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Adam Yauch, a.k.a. MCA, a.k.a. Nathanial Hornblower, died May 4th. One third of the Beastie Boys, Yauch had been diagnosed with cancer in 2009. To me, he always seemed like the elder statesman of the group. I mean, still kind of an ass in that Beastie sort of way, but also a little older,...
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There’s been a rash of Detroit documentaries lately, from locals with well fed Kickstarter accounts to seasoned vets submitting their takes on the city to the Sundance Film Festival. As the city’s buzz has intensified over the past several years, it seems everyone’s been trying to best document Detroit and what it all means....
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In Boy, the details are in the title. Yes, the main character’s nickname is Boy but it’s that eleven year old’s father who best lives up to the name. The film examines how a family of three Maori boys–a father and his two sons–cope with the death of their wife and mother in 1984 New...
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Over the past 21 years, Pronto! has grown, changed and evolved. If you haven’t been in lately, Royal Oak Restaurant Week is a great reason to come back and rediscover it. As Pronto! has expanded over the years, the restaurant has maintained what owner Bill Thomas calls a kicky and colorful urban bistro vibe – a...
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There’s been a rash of Detroit documentaries lately, from locals with well fed Kickstarter accounts to seasoned vets submitting their takes on the city to the Sundance Film Festival. As the city’s buzz has intensified over the past several years, it seems everyone’s been trying to best document Detroit and what it all means....
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Some Things Never Go Out of Style After dropping off a load of papers for shredding (it’s Shred-it Day in Southfield), I headed over to the Southfield Pavilion. The Michigan Modernism Expo is there for the weekend. What I discovered is, “What’s old is new.” On display were many unique items of eras gone...
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Royal Oak Restaurant Week begins April 27! Grab some friends and your appetite, and head over to Bastone Brewery or Café Habana, for some of the finest eats in Royal Oak. Certainly, the beer is exceptional, crafted on site by master brewer Rockne Van Meter. His credentials include more awards than you can count....
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Something that Royal Oak has is a little bit of everything. It’s what makes it interesting and what makes it hard to narrow down the choices during Royal Oak Restaurant Week. So it’s only fitting that Rock on Third is Royal Oak’s neighborhood bar in only the way a neighborhood bar in Royal Oak can be. “Everything...
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