The Urbane Life
Blog URL http://www.urbaneblog.com
Located Royal Oak, Michigan USA
Tags urbane, royal oak, loft, apartments, food, drinks, politics, social media, urban
UrbaneBlog.com wanders through and around life in Royal Oak, southeastern Michigan’s hotspot for new urban living.
Latest Blog Posts
- Buy Local: Oakland Community College Potters Market creates showcase for local artists on Nov 19, 2009 in art events Ceramic Technology program madison heights michigan Oakland Community College OCC Potters Market pottery show Royal Oak
Looking for unique gifts? Like to support local artists? Just want to see some cool art for free? Then head on over to the 34th annual Potters Market in Madison Heights December 4, 5, and 6, when over 130 local potters offer their work for sale. The...
- ARTS BEATS & EATS MAY MOVE TO ROYAL OAK–FREEP NOV.17 on Nov 18, 2009 in uncategorized
The 12-year-old Arts, Beats & Eats festival that took place each Labor Day weekend in Pontiac might move to Royal Oak, festival and Royal Oak officials said today. Festival organizers said they had been negotiating with Pontiac leaders bu...
- A True Community Photo Event on Nov 18, 2009 in uncategorized
A Guest Post by Dave Peckens (Dave, we really thank you for such kind words, much appreciated) This past Sunday I had the opportunity to co-host a photowalk in Royal Oak, Michigan. What’s a photowalk, you ask? Well a photowalk or photowalking i...
- Stories I Twitter’d about instead of working: November 16 on Nov 17, 2009 in uncategorized
I feel like a social-media dork for writing this, but it’s been a crazy day on the interwebs! Rather than take one big idea and flesh it out, there were so many crazy-cool local things going on, I want to write about them all…and shout ou...
- Motown memories tell a tale of empowerment and Detroit pride on Nov 13, 2009 in uncategorized Berry Gordy Jr. Detroit Funk Brothers Hitsville U.S.A. Michael Jackson michigan motown Motown Museum
Well-heeled Motown fans are preparing to celebrate the legendary label’s 50th anniversary with a swanky “Golden Gala” on November 21 that carries a price tag of $350 to $1,000 per ticket, but I’d suggest popping for the $10 ad...
- Inaugural Detroit Harvest Beer Festival: The Late Re-Cap on Nov 13, 2009 in Detroit MI drinks events food music people uncategorized detroit harvest beer festival michigan breweries winter beer festival
My first post also happens to be the 400th post on the Urbane blog - congratulations to Eric and all the other bloggers! Last month I attended the Inaugural Harvest Beer Festival, also referred to as “Detroit Beer Week,” at Eastern Mar...
- Vitamin Erin…An Hour with Positive Detroit’s Erin Rose on Nov 10, 2009 in Cool People Detroit MI Ferndale MI drinks food life marketing people politics technology uncategorized
An Hour with Erin Rose…part of your daily positive-thinking diet. Erin Rose, the brainchild behind the all-good-news media site Positive Detroit, is more chock-full of favorite local things than Mary Poppins. Click here to see what the fuss i...
