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(34288 Woodward Ave, Birmingham. Tel. 248-203-7777)
moosejaw.com
The outgoing staff here knows almost
everything about Michigan’s great outdoors.
They will guide you to the best gear, from
hiking shoes to hydration packs.
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(5708 Woodward Ave. Tel. 313-875-9280)
myspace.com/showtime_detroit
This store stocks the perfect clothes for those
wanting to show off their Detroit pride: Kid
Rock’s “Made in Detroit” hoodies, T-shirts and
jackets all celebrate Motor City.
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(6253 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfi eld. Tel. 248-855-3180)
travelersworld.com
This store, which has been serving travelers
for more than 20 years, is the go-to place for
lightweight luggage, travel steamers and
tiny hairdryers.
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(5200 Woodward Ave. Tel. 313-833-7900)
dia.org
Indulge in an artistically stimulating brunch at DIA. The price includes food, beverages and a concert from the Harlem Quartet, which earned rave reviews from The New York Times for their 2006 Carnegie Hall premiere. Feb. 14.
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(At Campus Martius Park. Tel. 313-962-0101)
campusmartiuspark.org
Whether you channel your inner Olympian or spend most of your time just trying to stand up, make the rounds on this open air rink on the north lawn of the local park before it disappears in spring. Skate rentals are available seven days a week.
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(1100 Lake Shore Rd, Grosse Pointe Shores. Tel. 313-884-4222)
fordhouse.org
This exhibit in the historic garage at Ford
House features such classics as the 1938
Lincoln K Brunn Brougham and the 1941
Lincoln Continental Cabriolet, once considered
the most beautiful car in the world.
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(47 E Adams. Tel. 313-961-1700)
chelischilibar.com
If you don’t have time to make a Stanley Cup
Champion Red Wings game, visit this restaurant
owned by defenseman Chris Chelios. Bulldog’s
mini burgers and four-way chili go great with a
game on the flat-screen TV. $
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(6866 Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills. Tel. 248-608-1260)
This café and sushi bar in downtown Rochester
offers the standards (shrimp tempura and udon
noodles), as well as more creative dishes, like
Spaghetti Japonaise (oven-baked pasta with
white cream sauce and seafood). $$
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(273 Pierce St, Birmingham. Tel. 248-645-9123)
streetsideseafood.com
With just 55 seats, this fancy, intimate fish
house can be hard to get into, but it’s worth
the wait. Seafood is sourced from both coasts
as well as the Midwest lakes. $$$
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(1439 Griswold. Tel. no phone)
If you like the hipster scene, head to this
downtown hideout, which is so cool, it doesn’t
have a phone number and is only open one
day a week (on Friday nights).
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(1777 Third St. Tel. 877-888-2121)
mgmgranddetroit.com
Local and national comedy acts appear every
Wednesday at 8pm, but even on performerfree
nights, this comedy club and piano bar
has a great atmosphere for sipping cocktails.
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(53 miles northwest of Detroit. )
downtownhowell.org
This charming and walkable downtown is
packed with historic buildings. The recent
Betty Anne Waters, starring Hilary Swank and
Minnie Driver, was filmed here.
This month...
Fun Fact!
In 1909, Detroit installed the first mile of
concrete-paved road in the US on Woodward
Avenue just north of the Model T plant.