After six months, I'm recovering from my traumatic move from my residence of 24 years, an 80-year-old landmark apartment building slowly turning condo in Detroit's Cultural Center. There was only one other tenant on my [...]
By Sean Kosofsky By now most of you know the cult leader, soap-salesman and pyramid marketing con-artist Dick DeVos Jr. is running for governor of the great State of Michigan. He has spent $15 million [...]
A friend handed me a book and commanded me to read it. It was "Rainbow Boys," a novel about three high school seniors in varying stages of coming out. I'm not now, nor have I [...]
Q: I am having a problem with the person I have moved in with and am in love with, at least I think I still am in love with him. He has turned into such [...]
For well over a decade, the Michigan Women's Music Festival has been barred transgender women from attending, thanks to a "womyn-born-womyn" policy. This has led to years of protests on behalf of the transgender community, [...]
By Jeffery Hammerberg So-called "green building" practices have been around for years, but mostly on the fringes. But lately the trend is going mainstream. Newer and more efficient building technologies and architectural materials are brought [...]
As the weather cools, many homeowners already have a system in place to help prepare their home's exterior for the looming winter season. Making sure outdoor furniture is stored away and bushes and young trees [...]
Chris Campbell Senior loan consultant Royal Oak (248) 890-7726 http://www.samesexloans.com Jason Vorva Real estate agent Livonia (734) 645-4796 http://www.samesexrealty.com The gay community faces several obstacles straight people don't when taking out loans for a home. [...]
Most homeowners know by now that improvements to bathrooms can bring big returns on investment when it comes time to resell a house. But there's another equally compelling, often-overlooked reason to freshen your bath - [...]
Bathrooms have gone from cramped rooms tucked away at the end of the hall that merely served their purpose, to large, airy showplaces. From state-of-the-art showers and whirlpool tubs to high-end countertops and cabinetry, the [...]
With copper hitting record high prices in recent months, not only is it becoming a more expensive plumbing option, but also a more attractive theft item. The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries estimates that copper [...]
It's a common complaint. Just a few days after a thorough house cleaning, that unsightly dust is back, settling on every surface in your house. Dust can also contribute to respiratory allergy suffering. Although the [...]
With escalating energy costs and rising prices for home improvement projects, everyone is looking for ways to conserve and cut costs without breaking the bank on the initial investment. Adding a simple storm door may [...]
As the leaves on the trees begin to change color, so does taste in home decor. The transformation from a green landscape to one filled with rich russet colors and bright Halloween hues inspires us [...]
Many smart homeowners see fall as the year's last chance to fix that leaky roof, resurface the driveway, restain the deck, clean the chimney and tidy the yard. But while all your last-minute winterizing chores [...]
BY SHARON GITTLEMAN BIRMINGHAM - When disaster struck the Gilliams family, Bob Kupfer and Tim Robinson rushed to help. The pair, owners of Tiffany Florist in Birmingham, heard about the Armada Township family's plight when [...]
Norm Silk and Dale Morgan never thought 21 years ago - when they first moved to Palmer Woods in Detroit - that they would restore a house designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright in [...]
Almost two years ago, I walked past a big "SOLD" sign, nailed a pride flag to the front door of a house and called it mine. After years of living in apartments and homes, both [...]
According to the Center of Design For An Aging Society in Portland, Ore., older people need more light (about three-to-five times more than younger people) for both vision and maintaining health. Seniors are well aware [...]
Fall is the time for cleaning up the yard and garden, and sprucing up the inside and outside of your home. That means fall is also the time to deal with that peeling paint in [...]
As you delicately try to tiptoe past that familiar creak in the floor, your foot is inevitably drawn right to it and that terrible squeak is heard, loud as ever, throughout the house. It's happened [...]
When it comes to home decorating, texturing can do for your walls what a good coat of wax can do for your car's finish - hide a host of flaws. Poorly patched holes, uneven sheetrock, [...]
Bringing tile out of the bathroom and kitchen When you think of tile, does your design sense go immediately to the bath or kitchen? Yes, it is a perfect material for use in those rooms [...]
Soon, the leaves will change color, the birds will fly South, squirrels will hide acorns and the grass will slip into a dormant state of rest. Once this pattern begins - in late September in [...]
The Woodward Ave Lofts 320 W. Nine Mile Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 3 to 9 p.m. Sundays: 1 to 5 p.m. More information: (248) 545-4600 or http://www.thewoodwardavelofts.com [...]
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: Bedroom Farce A couple whose marriage is on the rocks inflicts their miseries on their nearest and dearest. Ledges Playhouse Theatre Company in the Ledges Playhouse, Grand Ledge. Fri.-Sun., through Sept. 24. $13-$15. [...]
ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN/GARDEN TOURS: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Summertime Behind the Scenes tours include "Staff Life on the Estate," "The Secrets Behind the Paintings" and "Cotswold Architecture"; plus Special Interest Tours "Modernism on the Cutting Edge" [...]
This (editorial) is a joke, right? ("Looking for love can be difficult in queer scene," Sept. 7, 2006) You're kidding about the stereotypes and over-the-top generalizations? The idea that gay men can't find a partner [...]
Sean Kosofsky suggests in his most recent column that gays don't support gay causes to the same degree that ethnic or religious group members support their respective interests. While this may be true, he doesn't [...]
Who? More than 7,500 people are expected to participate in eight AIDS Walks across Michigan. What? AIDS Walk Michigan is a non-profit organization that raises awareness of HIV and AIDS and raises money for AIDS [...]
"Another Gay Movie" Starts Sept. 15 Landmark Main Art Theatre, Royal Oak A cute queer is caught molesting his mom's quiche and gets ginormous butt plugs from dad. Sound familiar? It is. "This isn't 'American [...]
Performance Network Turns 25 - Part 2 Let the party begin! For Part 1 of this story, please see this week's edition of Curtain Calls. Performance Network Theatre is throwing a season-long party to celebrate [...]
DJ VanCronkhite Where:The Works, Detroit When: 10 p.m. Sept. 16 and 28 DJ VanCronkhite's punk days exploring the underground club culture inspired his venture from real estate agent to deejay club king. Not that original, [...]
Girlyman When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 Where: Creole Gallery, Lansing Phone: (517) 487-9549 Online: http://www.girlyman.com Nate Borofsky of queer folk group Girlyman will miss home made meals when the group hits the road this week. [...]
Crossover Tech (Anthony Mackie) is a promising young basketball player who hopes his skill on the basketball court will get him out of the 'hood. He goes off to visit a college with med-school-bound best [...]
In today's era of economic uncertainty, some might think it's a miracle that any of our local non-profit professional theaters makes it through a single season without going bankrupt. Yet despite the odds, Ann Arbor's [...]
This week in Curtain Calls ONLINE at pridesource.com: "Howl" in Flint, "The Rat Pack" returns, plus all the latest theater news. REVIEW: 'Moses:39' Staged by Satori Circus at 1515 Broadway, Detroit. Sept. 14-17 & 21-23 [...]
ROCHESTER - Royal Oak native Donna McKechnie, Tony Award winner and star of Broadway's original "A Chorus Line," returns home Friday, Sept. 15 with her cabaret show, "Gypsy in My Soul." The event is a [...]
{ITAL Cris Williamson 'The Changer and The Changed' 30th Anniversary Tour Saturday, Sept. 23 Hannah Theater in East Lansing} http://www.criswilliamson.com {ITAL When you open up your life to the living all things come spilling in [...]
Did "The Changer" change your life? Are you ready to revisit the Cris Williamson songbook and discover what other gems are waiting to speak to you? A great place to start is the recently released [...]
Indian actor takes on anti-gay bias MUMBAI, India - Well-known Indian actor-turned-director Amol Palekar says his new film "Quest" focuses on homosexuality. Palekar's film opens with a wife learning her husband is in a homosexual [...]
C'mon ... you know you do it. Vote, that is. And we want to help you tell our readers about it in the BTL 2006 online Voter's Guide. Please send us a story up to [...]
By Jillian Bogater Standing up for justice is something Elizabeth Davis learned at a young age. She was just 2 years old when her mother took her to a women's rights rally at the Pentagon [...]
-- "Come Hither: A Commonsense Guide to Kinky Sex," by Dr. Gloria G. Brame -- "Different Loving: The World of Sexual Dominance and Submission," by Dr. Gloria G. Brame, William D. Brame and Jon Jacobs [...]
Is there a connection between polygamy, incest and bestiality? Wayne State University professor John Corvino will address this controversial issue in a discussion on "Homosexuality, Principals and the PIB Argument," set for 6:30 p.m. Sept. [...]
YPSILANTI - ACLU of Michigan LGBT Project Staff Attorney Jay Kaplan and Triangle Foundation Executive Director Jeffrey Montgomery will be among those honored by the State Bar of Michigan during the organization's 2006 annual meeting [...]
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