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  • 313OdeToBelleIsle
  • (313) 669-8413, Call the Scene: Jewel of Detroit, Ode to Belle Isle

    • Everybody's favorite, from our perspective + experience--a look into the place we go to escape, our own little island, our Detroit Jewel...

    Saybin Samone Roberson and Catie Goins

    August 3, 2026

    architecture, culture, columns - detroit city

  • HouseOfAThousandJoumanas.SageSherlock
  • House of 1,000 Joumanas

    • Joumana Joumana Joumana. Blessed are the billboard gods of Detroit, lining our skies with their faces and their promises of redemption. Joumana Kayrouz has long been an exciting face to gaze upon as we drive down the Lodge, drive home from the airport, or drive down the Boulevard. She’s always watching and we love it. Beloved bar venue Old Miami has shown their love for Joumana two years in a row by throwing the fabulous party House of 1000 Joumanas...

    Sage Sherlock

    October 13, 2025

    culture - detroit city

  • ComingHomeCraneStreet
  • Space Dive: A Themed Party Done Right

    • You don’t need to be hyper-informed about Star Wars to enjoy Space Dive. The mandatory costumes, the mercantile market with all Star Wars related handcrafted items, and the themed drinks and grub is a feast for the senses!

    Sage Sherlock

    May 8, 2025

    culture - detroit city

  • Porcelinen
  • Porcelinen

    • Hamtramck, Michigan is the home of a few different ceramic studios, with the newest one being Porcelinen. Vanessa Beard has been working as a ceramicist for many years, officially starting her business in 2019, and opening a storefront and studio in 2022...

    An interview with Vanessa Beard

    August 26, 2024

    art, culture - detroit city

  • Florescence.MarissaJezak
  • Florescence

    • A series of photographs taken at Hart Plaza during Movement 2023

    Marissa Jezak

    June 5, 2023

    culture - detroit city

  • FigureClub.HeatherAnger.RichRiquist
  • Figure Club

    • The Figure Club of Detroit provides the opportunity to sculpt from life...

    An interview with Heather Anger and Rich Wiquist

    January 30, 2023

    art, culture - detroit city

  • HearseFest.NikiWilliams
  • Hearse Fest

    • At Hearse Fest, one of the largest gatherings of funeral car aficionados in the country, one thing is clear, death is coming for us all. When it shows up, with its cold glare and hungry scythe, you might finally get to catch a ride...

    Niki Williams

    October 17, 2022

    culture - great lakes region

  • DetroitKiteFestival.DanielRibar
  • Detroit Kite Festival

    • A series of photographs taken on Belle Isle during the Detroit Kite Festival...

    Daniel Ribar

    September 12, 2022

    culture - detroit city

  • Movement.DanielRibar
  • Movement 2022

    • A series of photographs taken at Hart Plaza in Detroit during Movement Electronic Music Festival 2022

    Daniel Ribar

    July 18, 2022

    culture - detroit city