Happy 2009, our filtering friends. We're back with a lineup of sweet events to help ease your way into a brand new year of activity. Why not begin with Friday Night Live! at the Detroit Institute of Arts, which hosts the multi-talented, multicultural group, Vagabond Opera (pictured) on Jan. 9? We say yeah.
Want more? There's plenty more where that came from inside FilterD, your weekly guide to cultural cool in the Metro D.
It was a big year for Detroit's dining scene. We love celeb chefs and fine dining, but we also love restaurants that are both interesting to the palate and kind to our budgets. Lucky for us, the '08 had a lot to offer in that department, too. Here are some faves.
2008 was a big year for Detroit. Photographer Marvin Shaouni offers a retrospective of his masthead images from the year. We've got the big stories (Transit. Film. Tiger Stadium. The Book Cadillac.) as well as the smaller stories, (D'Mongo's. A creperie.). All made this a good year to be in the D.
Also note: We're taking a break for two weeks for our annual holiday season ciesta. Model D will return Jan. 6.
Keeping young and talented kids in Michigan, and luring them to Detroit, is part of one U-M grad's mission. Detroit-based Digerati founder Brian Balasia talks with Model D TV.
Stop. Don't go anywhere. Staycations are the big travel, or un-travel, trend. We love this idea. Spend a quality weekend with someone you love in Detroit, and actually go to all those places you were meaning to check out but didn't have time. We offer some ideas on how to make it happen.
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