Photo of the Week: LuminoCITY Art Project Lights Up Downtown Detroit

Stereobot arched art installation lights up Grand Circus Park at night

Have you seen the incredible art installations throughout downtown Detroit this month?

I caught this gorgeous installation in Grand Circus Park last week, after I spoke at our Metro Detroit WordPress meetup.

Beautiful, isn’t it? Continue reading Photo of the Week: LuminoCITY Art Project Lights Up Downtown Detroit

Celebrating the Holiday at the 90th America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Big Heads, papier-mâché heads of singer Aretha Franklin and Detroit hockey player Gordie Howe

It’s our first year here. I can’t believe how much fun it is to see the parade in person!

The young women and her husband sat next to me on the sidewalk along Woodward Avenue.

We quickly exchanged names as we settled in to watch the parade. Her two young children oohed and aahed as the parade floats slowly traveled by us. Continue reading Celebrating the Holiday at the 90th America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Photo of the Week: USS Detroit

USS Detroit on the Detroit River

Like many people in metro Detroit, I couldn’t wait to see the USS Detroit docked on the Detroit River along the downtown Detroit Riverfront.

The U.S. Navy ship, the sixth warship to be named for the city of Detroit, arrived on October 14, 2016 for a week of tours and events. Continue reading Photo of the Week: USS Detroit