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Mayer Hawthorne’s Mom Tells All (Almost)

By Allan Nahajewski March 2012

Depending on when you’re reading this, Andrew (Drew) Cohen — who became a bar mitzvah 20 years ago at Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor — may be crooning his soulful original

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Magnum Opus | Comment

Builder Constructs Five-Man Band

By Pamela A. Zinkosky February 2012

Foster Brooks band rocks to a different beat.

Drumming was hardly forefront in builder Scott Gittleman’s mind when he designed his Bloomfield Township home in 2006. But the

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Kiddush Club | Comment

Romantic Wines

By Harry Kirsbaum February 2012

All right. You’ve made special plans for Valentine’s Day. Your special someone is cooking a romantic dinner, and you want to show up with a bottle of wine that not only matches

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In Defense of Cars

By Gina Volpe January 2012

Anyone in possession of eyes, ears or even a semi-conscious state can’t escape learning of some new report each month detailing the evils of automobiles and their noxious fumes.

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Spotlight Summons Attorney to the Stage

By Pamela A. Zinkosky January 2012

Tony Targan may be a late-bloomer, but he’s made up for lost time. Last year, he debuted his latent acting and singing talents in the Farmington Players production of The Producers.

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Kiddush Club | Comment

Bloody Good

By Red Thread Staff January 2012

The storied history of the Bloody Mary harkens back to 1934, when Fernand Petiot, a bartender at King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City, mixed up equal parts of

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Beauty Lessons

By Stefani Barner December 2011

Mama, does this make me beautiful?”

The question, asked by author Harriet Morse’s then-3-year-old daughter Jillian, was the inspiration for her children’s book Does This

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Speakers' Corner | Comment

Using ‘Jew-Bait’ to Obfuscate the Issue

By Howard Lovy December 2011

At the end of World War I in Hungary, my grandfather, then about 9 years old, cowered inside a wine barrel in the cellar of his house, while upstairs his home and the homes and

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The Scallion | Comment

Birmingham to Become Nation’s First Municipal Food Court

By Drew P. Hodensack December 2011

City hopes to add condiment stations soon.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Retail stores in tony downtown Birmingham continue their exodus for affordable square footage, furthering the

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Kiddush Club | Comment

Champagne: The Tiny Bubble Powerhouse

By Red Thread Staff December 2011

Tiny bubbles, in the wine, make me happy, make me feel fine.” — Don Ho, pure genius. As the Kiddush Club mobilizes for its New Year’s blowout, the go-to drink for frivolity

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