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A Brotherhood Of Runners

By Harry Kirsbaum May 2013

The images from Boston are seared in my memory. The white smoke, the blood on the sidewalk among the debris. The wounded lying there, surrounded by doctors and EMTs.

The death

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Six Words Tell the Story

By Ben Falik April 2013

I was going to write about the summer I was an intern for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick — about being the only white person in the Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs (MOCA), about

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China Ruby

By Esther Allweiss Ingber April 2013

You’re hungry, perhaps on a date, and don’t have loads of money to spend on a meal. My best recommendation is to visit China Ruby, a Chinese restaurant in downtown Ferndale.

In

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The Buzz | Comment

Ready, Set — Target!

By Lynne Konstantin April 2013

Kate Young is hot. The one-time assistant to Anna Wintour was tapped to style the very first cover of Teen Vogue and has gone on to be the sought-after stylist for celebs such

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Here and Now | Comment

Jean Genies

By Lynne Konstantin April 2013

In 1978, 27-year-old Mark Blumenfeld had a dream. He wanted to wear blue jeans to work every day.

It may sound simple, but for a recent pre-law grad, he didn’t see it coming

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Dear Debra

By Red Thread Staff April 2013

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Red Thread’s new advice columnist, Debra Darvick, a longtime Detroiter with Southern roots. Her sample advice column rose to the top of 60 submissions.

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Ignite The SPARC

By Red Thread Staff April 2013

Single-parent resource program connects families to the Jewish community.

Chances are, if you’re a single parent, you are consumed by such thoughts as “How am I going to

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Night Cap | Comment

Everybody Into The Pool!

By Harry Kirsbaum April 2013

I got Han Solo in the Final Four.

Having only seen the first Star Wars movie, my level of expertise remains with the original characters.

It is March, and that means Madness,

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I Do It For Detroit, And So Can You

By Ben Falik March 2013

Against a backdrop of a former mayor possibly being sentenced to serve time in a federal prison and a future mayor to work under the likely backdrop of an emergency manager —

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Gastronomy

By Esther Allweiss Ingber March 2013

You’ll check your winter woes at the door entering tranquil Gastronomy, A Modern American Bistro, on the ground floor of Southfield’s 17-story Baker Tilly Building. Yes, finding

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Sneak Peek

By Lynne Konstantin March 2013

Our favorite shopping picks for women, men, kids, the home and more.

Spring forward with a glimpse of what’s hot just around the corner.

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Here and Now

Here and Now | Comment

Sweet Art

By Lynne Konstantin March 2013

Adorable, elegant, creative and charming. Stacie Berman’s custom cake, cookie, cupcake and cake-bite creations cover pretty much any base her clients want and the results are

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The Yenta | Comment

The Yenta: News and info on cool places around town.

By Red Thread Staff March 2013

The Yenta asked her friends for their favorite getaways to take their children only a few hours away from home. Elana Burnstein Weisberg from West Bloomfield heads south to Toledo:

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All Creatures Great and Small

By Louis Finkelman March 2013

What should you do if you see an overburdened donkey, suffering under too much weight? The Torah demands that even if the donkey belongs to your enemy, “you should certainly

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It’s A Dog’s/Cat’s Life

By Harry Kirsbaum March 2013

I’ve always loved pets, but I didn’t have a pet during my adult life until I got married. It wasn’t fair to them because I was never home during the day.

When I married

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