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Library of Michigan's 2009 Michigan Notable Books

Every year the Library of Michigan selects their Michigan Notable Books, 20 books published over the last year that highlight Michigan history, people, places and events. The 2009 group features many historic views of Michigan's past including…
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Michigifts: Fork in the Road Cookbook by Eric Villegas

The new cookbook Fork in the Road with Eric Villegas (Huron River Press) is a companion to Chef Eric's award-winning national PBS cooking show of the same title. The 192-page, hard cover, book is filled with gorgeous food & other photography…
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Wierd Wednesday: Michigan's Headless Chicken

File this month's Weird Wednesday under "Hopeful Stories for Turkeys". The last Wednesday of every month is a "Weird Wednesday" on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey brings you 100% of the USRDA of Michigan weirdness. You can listen to Linda's…
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Tossed Together Tuesday: Vanishing newspapers, clueless media, Michigan love and an arkfull of rain

Snowball Ready! by Odalaigh 11 AM already?? Who forgot to set the alarm? Apparently the newspaper biz did, somewhere around 1997. The Center for Michigan's Phil Power writes that while they aren't shedding jobs at quite the pace of the…
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Setting the Table Thursday: Chestnuts, Turkey & Michigan fixings (and football)

Wild Turkey October by incaseofme The Freep reports that many stores like Southfield-based Hiller's Markets are cutting prices on turkey and the fixings.   CEO Jim Hiller: Yes, we are going to make less money, a lot less. At the end of…
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First Annual Ohio vs Michigan Wine Clash

You've heard of Bud Bowl, right? Well, panels of wine tasters in Ann Arbor and Columbus recently gathered to judge over 60 selected consumer-selected wines from Michigan and Ohio. It was the first purely consumer-selected judging of wines in…
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Deer Diary, it's Monday and there's snow in Michigan

Better Hide! by reddeviltj There's a light dusting of snow on the ground, something that no doubt has Michigan's 3/4 of a million deer hunters counting the days until Saturday. Our Opening Day of Michigan deer hunting season post from last…
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Grand Rapids International Wine & Food Festival

00-19 by Emery Co Photo The 2008 International Wine & Food Festival takes place November 21-23 in the Steelcase Ballroom at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids. 2008 is the inaugural year, and the event will pair Grand Rapids' finest restaurants…
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Trick or Treat Thursday: Curry wins #1, Tiger comic, Fixing Michigan, Wine harvest & new links

Congratulations to the Phillies, who last night won the World Series the Tigers were supposed to win. We'll have to settle for Michael Curry's first win as an NBA head coach in the Piston's opener last night. While the Tigers and everyone…
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Forward-Thinking Monday

the creative big three by vanessamiller (John Howkins, Charles Landry & Richard Florida) We'll lead off with a quick plug for an upcoming conference and a look back at one from the recent past. The Conference on Michigan's Future takes…
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Setting the table Thursday: take a bite out of Michigan this fall!

Allegan Sunset 2 by raddad! Autumn is when Mother Nature packs the boards with a feast for the eyes. AAA Michigan says that the best viewing conditions are being reported in the Southwest and Southeast Lower Peninsula with fair to good…
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Michigan breweries shine at national competition

the Great Beer State With Michigan's wine industry becoming an international player our state microbreweries don't always get the full attention they most definitely deserve. The KalamaBrew staff over at mlive.com bring to our attention…