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We ran across a pretty cool site for ticket purchase for events and venues in Royal Oak and wanted to share it with everyone. Ticket Luck Ticket Luck claims to be dedicated to the highest standards of online ticket selling...

Impress your date the morning after with a breakfast at Frittata in Clawson. This intimate breakfast and lunch bistro is an oasis off Main Street with warm tones and flowers on every table. No surprise: frittatas are a house specialty ($9). Make your own or choose from the menu...

The steamed dumplings @ TK WU. Cr: Ekachai Pattamasattayasonthi This is a guest post by Ekachai Pattamasattayasonthi.Chai is a regular visitor to Michigan and is currently studying architecture as a graduate studentat MITin Cambridge, Massachusetts...

Welcome to Episode One of the Royal Soak, filmed and broadcast on site at the Urbane Underground. Casual discussions and 4 different views on national and local happenings. It’s irreverent, it’s not at all censored and it might get a little nasty...

I like riding my bicycle around my neighborhood as a change of pace from walking or going on out to the fitness club for a choreographed group dance session, but sometimes I don’t feel like competing with cars for the road...

Known for decades now as Fashionable Ferndale, the dynamic burg fronting Historic Woodward Avenue will soon host the Ferndale Film Festival that promises to be a signature event for the summer season. The Ferndale Film Festival, dubbed in hipster lexicon as F3, will take place September 3-7, 2009...

Detroit and the suburbs came together to rock an amazing weekend on the Riverwalk during the River Days festival. Of course we had to get down there to take advantage of the opportunity to make fools of ourselves in a public place. River Days from Six Minute Men on Vimeo...

(photo by Joe Gall) Our friend Beck Davis did a great post on the Night Moves Bus over on her blog, Detroit Moxie, posted below. Metro Detroit has green public transit? Yes, it’s true! It’s called The Night Move and it serves Royal Oak, Ferndale, and Detroit...

Coworking is an emerging trend for a new pattern for working Typically work-at-home professionals or independent contractors or people who travel frequently end up working in relative isolation...

Recently married and filled with advice, check for a series of blog under the name “Wedding Talk.” Hopefully, you’ll find them informative. Feel free to share you own tips in the comments...

The low-cost version of New York City's effort to get its citizens and buildings in shape -- a sign encouraging people to skip the elevator. Imagine if Americans, as a group, spent just two minutes per day taking the stairs (the equivalent of climbing about six flights)...

We recently ate at Zanzibar when we visited the University of Michigan Museum of Art. I reported about those experiences here at The Urbane Life, and Eric suggested that we have more Ann Arbor reporting to do when commenting on that post...

Berkley - 48 Hours In Berkley & Clawson By: Melinda Clynes, 12/18/2008 Compact and unpretentious are the sweet little ‘burbs of Clawson and Berkley. But inside their comparable city limits are plenty of things to do and see, practice and polish, eat and drink...

Do you remember Mr. Wilson? He was the retired postal carrier and Dennis the Menace’s next-door neighbor...

I ran across a recent interview that the infamous Charlie Wollborg from Curve Detroit conducted with Hubert Sawyers. We love Hubert at The Urbane Life. Hubert is a great and interesting writer, as well as someone who apparently, based on his following at his Tuesday Tweet-Up’s can lead a Tribe...

Picture by Hubert Sawyers III with permission of Simply Good Kitchen Recently, my wife and I had our first official “date” as newlyweds. This was our first real date in a long time as we were quite busy preparing for our big day...

By: Jim Toscano, 5/14/2009 Just another example of downtown Ferndale’s revitalization. Sisters Linda and Cindy opened House Of Chants in 1995...

We find some of the most intriguing things by following a sign we’ve spotted alongside a road. I discovered the Opa! Fest when I saw a small sign advertising the event while driving through Troy a few years back...

Want to meet a young person making a local difference, and really Living an Urbane Life, introduce to center stage Kate Baker from Ferndale MI...

Cr: Brandon Edward Miller We recently discovered a wonderful new spot in Detroit to enjoy authentic French fare including crepes, salads, sandwiches, and coffee...

Incognito In Royal Oak By: Jim Toscano, Metomode 5/28/2009 Longtime local favorite, this is a shop known for its selection of funky footwear, clothing and accessories...

Naka, Naka (Who’s There?) By: Tom Hendrickson, Metomode 4/16/2009 Buy local doesn’t just mean food, dontcha know. Naka boutique in Ferndale features hand-crafted clothing, soaps and gifts from Metro Detroit creatives and designers at a reasonable price...

I found the attached story as reported by Tom Leonard in Flint, Michigan pretty interesting, and am curious as to what your thoughts are...

Cr: Maia C via Flickr TheDetroit Zoo’screative fundraising team is back with another cool event later this month – its annualSunset Gala.It is entitled “Celebrating Our New Arrivals” and will be held on June 19thfrom 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm.(We’ve previously written about the Zoo’s...

Birmingham has taken an innovative approach to marketing their City and have helped local business with some outdoor space. What an outstanding and innovative concept...

Downtown Royal Oak has first-run theater potential Hometown Life, 6/4/2009 Royal Oak already has the Main Art Theater, which is a gem of a place. Yet movie goers in the area still need to drive to Birmingham or the Star John R to see first-run flicks...

“It’s been a long time. I shouldn’t have left you…” If you know who infamously delivered that powerful first line, then today’s list of tracks are for you! It is true...

Commitment. Determination. Hard work. These are the keys to making it on the concrete jungle that is our summertime court. We show no mercy and we take no prisoners. If you think you can hang, get your gear ready and bring it. The Concrete Jungle from Six Minute Men on Vimeo...

Do you have just half an hour to spare between meetings or after work and want to take a quick walk? Is the dog park full of mud, or is the park behind your house a swampy mess...

We’re big fans of Goldfish Tea on West4th Street in Downtown Royal Oak. They are most known for serving a wide variety of high quality loose-leaf Chinese teas in a comfortable environment...

Just reading Frank Verrsagi’s coverage of the recent Royal Oak Administrative Hearing regarding Zoning Board of Appeals member Jim Rasor, (Council for Bordine/English Gardens controversy) apparently have been dismissed...

Looking for a great street party with free fun, great local music and the chance to browse and purchase some cool work from Michigan artisans and Berkley businesses? Mark your calendar for Saturday June 13 when 65 talented artists take to 12 Mile from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m...

This has got to be a first. A car company with a marketing campaign that encourages people to rediscover the joy of driving — their tag-line is “LET’S MOTOR.” — is encouraging drivers to leave the keys at home, no matter if they drive a gas-guzzling Hummer or a petrol-sipping Mini Cooper...

While taking a brisk walk this morning into downtown Clawson, I popped into Barbs Pasties. I had driven by many times and always wanted to stop in...

The multiculti stew of diverse populations calling the Detroit area home translates into an amazing array of opportunities to sample the differences—and the similarities—that make our area so unique...

In the shadows of an abandoned store front we find an amazing blueprint for life. After months of unemployment and the responsibility of caring for multiple people, including a mother with MS, ‘One had no choice but to go out and make a job...