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Monday, December 08, 2014
The Great Gordie Howe
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by Kim Fujiwara
Pencil drawing, "Number 9", 5x8. Circa 1983
Kim Fujiwara was born and raised on the northwest side of Detroit.
He attended the Center for Creative Studies/College of Art and Design.
The Art of Kim Fujiwara
http://kfgallery.com/
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Stevie Wonder receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Stevie Wonder's personal trophy collection already includes 22 Grammy Awards, an Oscar, the Kennedy Center Honors and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Now the iconic Motown star has a particularly prestigious one to add to the list: the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Wonder was bestowed the award — the nation's highest civilian honor — by President Barack Obama in a Nov. 24 White House ceremony, four days after a homecoming concert at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
READ MORE in the Detroit Free Press By Brian McCollum
LEGO architect takes on Detroit
Jim Garrett, of Redford, would argue that LEGO is not just for kids. Since 2004 Garrett has constructed 22 buildings, from small, two-story structures to the 11-ft tall Penobscot Building.
Twelve of those 22 buildings are replicas of real Detroit structures, including the DIA and the Main Library from Midtown and the Fisher Building from New Center. Most of his downtown Detroit buildings are on view at the Henry Ford Museum this month.
READ MORE in The Detroit News
Detroit from Above
"From the air today, the decline appears to be slowing. The spaces once covered in rubble are cleared and mowed. Open green spaces, along with new community gardens and orchards, look almost bucolic against the downtown skyline. From my plane, I sense the potential for resurgence in these areas."
Alex S. MacLean
READ MORE in the New York Times
"Eastside Kid" by David Bonior
Former Congressman David Bonior spent 26 years representing Macomb County in the U.S. House, rising to the rank of Democratic Whip. But his origins were humble — he grew up in Hamtramck and East Detroit as the grandson of Polish and Ukrainian immigrants; an athletically gifted Catholic schoolboy who toyed with the idea of becoming a priest.In "East Side Kid: A Memoir Of My Youth From Detroit to Congress," the first volume of his memoirs,
READ MORE in The Detroit News
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Motown singer Jimmy Ruffin
A LIFE REMEMBERED
JIMMY LEE RUFFIN
May 7, 1936 – November 17, 2014)
One of Motown Records' most memorable voices is gone, as balladeer Jimmy Ruffin died at a Las Vegas hospital. He was 78.
Ruffin's most enduring hit has to be 1966's "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted," with its majestic, stately rhythm and Ruffin's deeply soulful, sorrowful vocal. He followed up that Top 10 hit with "I've Passed This Way Before" in 1967. In 1980 he enjoyed a comeback hit with "Hold on to My Love."
Hard to Park: The 5 Longest Cars of 1975
At an average length of 233 inches (19.4) feet, the longest cars of 1975 might have just squeezed into one of the federally sized sparking spots, provided there wasn’t a concrete parking barrier in place consuming a precious foot or 2 of space.
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