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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and emergency manager Kevyn Orr are scheduled to speak at a joint press conference at 10 a.m. Friday in Detroit to discuss the filing.Snyder said bankruptcy is the only way for the city to emerge from its crippling $18 billion debt.“The simple fact is Detroit is in a financial crisis. The city is insolvent and has been b...

Page 1 of 2 Beyoncé Knowles is a megastar and an icon. Her popularity is into the stratosphere. Kelly Rowland has made a name for herself and is on a steady rise as a solo act. But the third member of Destiny's Child, Michelle Williams, is also a lady of great achievement....

Page 1 of 2The Detroit Opera House is celebrating its newest edition, the Coors Light Sky Deck, this Friday, July 12th.This brand new party place adds an exciting twist to one of Detroit's legendary venues. The Sky Deck is located on the rooftop of the Opera House and will feature live entertainment every Friday and Saturday night.The grand...

Page 1 of 2Rivière28, the volunteer group within the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy that is working to engage the growing number of active professionals in downtown Detroit, is continuing its summer season of events with its second annual Soirée on the Greenway on Thursday, July 18 from 6 – 10 p.m.Set within the Dequindre Cut Greenway, this...

The Michigan Women's Golf Association State Championship will be held at The Medalist, 15701 N Dr. North, Marshall, MI 49068 (269-789-4653, www.themedalist.com), Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21. It is open to all amateur female golfers. The entry deadline is Wednesday, July 10, 2013 and the fee for members is $126 for two rounds of golf, cart,...

At the June 19 Fed meeting, Chairman Bernanke indicated that a strengthening economy would cause the Fed to 'taper' its bond buying activity commonly known as QE3 (Quantitative Easing 3, no one really remembers QE1 and QE2 because they really didn't work.) The Fed Chairman then proceeded to repeat a statement almost verbatim that he had said in...

Performance Network Theatre's Fireside New Play Festival is the perfect opportunity to for audiences to share their opinions about four of the hottest new plays that no one has ever seen on Sunday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 24 at 7pm with works by Martyna Majok, Kirsten Knisely, Sean Christopher Lewis, and Brooke Berman. Tickets are...

In 2012, Zacardi Cortez made a big splash with his best-selling debut CD "ZacardiCortez: The Introduction" (Worldwide Music Inc.). The album peaked at #2 onBillboard's Top Gospel Albums chart and earned him a Stellar Award nomination. Aftera brief recording hiatus, Cortez is back in the studio and has recorded a soulfulnew song that is taking the...

Coming this November, the devishly handsome, Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio will star in what is guaranteed to be one of 2013's biggest monster blockbuster hits--The Wolf of Wall Street. Based off the trailer, the film, directed by Academy Award Winning Director Martin Scorese is bound to be an intense, thrilling experience....

Welcome to Mersoon, where the food is free, the water pure, and the drugs are good. War is constant, and the inhabitants mix with the Descendants of Earth. Mersoon Rising is an adult sociopolitical science fiction novel that chronicles the lives and loves of the Jymirr race during an epic battle for the fate of a planet and an entire...