Mark your calendar! TEDxDetroit returns to Detroit, Michigan with a day of inspiration, creativity, and innovation on November 10, 2021.
Presented by United Wholesale Mortgage, TEDxDetroit is a full day event where local designers, educators, scientists, entrepreneurs, makers, artists, thinkers, and technology fans gather together to engage in ideas and connect with each other.
The stunning 8,000-square-foot mural is impossible to miss as you travel eastbound on Grand Boulevard from Woodward Avenue into the Milwaukee Junction area of Detroit, Michigan near the New Center.
Painted by local artist Sydney James, The Girl with the D Earring mural stands nine stories tall on the west wall of the 107-year-old Chroma building, recently renovated by The Platform development company.
James is well known in Detroit for her murals across the city, including Our Issue and Black List (which I highlighted a few years ago on this blog) as part of Murals in the Market at Eastern Market. Continue reading Photo of the Week: The Girl with the D Earring
The fairies landed at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit, Michigan this month.
Created by the Belle Isle Conservancy, the self-guided fairy doors scavenger hunt is a welcome outdoor exhibit at one of my favorite state parks.
I visit Belle Isle several times a month for birding—it’s one of the best birding locations in the state.
But this weekend I spent time exploring the grounds of Belle Isle Aquarium and the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory in search of the 17 fairy doors hidden on the grounds. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Fairy Doors at Belle Isle State Park