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Photo of the Week: Alpheus Starkey Williams Statue at Belle Isle State Park

July 17, 2021March 31, 2019 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

While spring officially started on March 20, almost two weeks ago, you wouldn’t know it by the weather in southeast Michigan this weekend.

Last night’s cold front brought frigid temperatures and snow flurries, which left a dusting of snow over everything.

Including the Alpheus Starkey Williams statue in the middle of Belle Isle State Park in Detroit, Michigan.

When I was birdwatching at the park today, the light dusting of snow gave the statue an interesting look and I had to take a few photos. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Alpheus Starkey Williams Statue at Belle Isle State Park

July 17, 2021March 27, 2019 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

Join us at our April 2019 West Metro Detroit WordPress meetup to learn the important steps to take before and after launching your website.

A successful website launch depends on a number of tasks, which can be easy to miss or overlook when you don’t have a system in place.

Here’s your opportunity to learn how to take control and avoid overlooking critical tasks during a site launch. Continue reading West Metro Detroit WordPress: Launching Your Website, Checklist of What to do Before and After

February 24, 2022March 27, 2019 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

My colleague Kelly was working with her client on a new website. And the client found an image they absolutely wanted on their site.

But her client didn’t know where the image came from. Kelly knew she needed to confirm the image could be used on the site.

Where could she start looking? Kelly posted in one of the online forums I belong to: Continue reading How to Find the Original Source of an Image