[Deadline Detroit] Everything You Need To Know About El Dia De Los Muertos In Detroit

Niagara's sugar skull interpretation for Imperial's Dia de los Muertos art auction.Lately it seems like El Dia de los Muertos has been infiltrating mainstream culture, bringing in Halloween from the rear for a sort of spookshow double-header.But where Halloween is all about the scare (and sexy-anythings), El Dia de los Muertos—The Day of the Dead—is meant to be more joyous and fun. Traditionally a Mexican celebration that coincides with the Catholic...

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[HOT LIST] Halloween

You guys, Halloween is pretty much my Christmas. As such I'd like to think of this week as sort of a vacation week, a holy (or rather, hallowed) week of observation -- by that I mean, I pretty much just want to phone it in. And so, here are the five best things about Halloween. In pictures and video.Oh, let's also not forget the thing that makes Halloween that absolute greatest: the season. The leaves change color, the air is crisp, the sky is gloomy...

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The Week We Ate (The EID Week in Review)

There's no crying in baseball.This is a day of affirmations. Yes Detroit, you're good enough, you're smart enough, and gosh-darnit people like you. Seemingly all of my Facebook friends have manically flip-flopped between angry accusatory statements berating the Detroit Tigers for "sucking" and "ruining" their evening/weekend/Halloween, unrealistic optimism in the face of certain defeat, acute vicarious depression, threats to move to San Francisco,...

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[NEWS BITES] O'Toole's gets in the craft beer game, plus new brunches and businesses

Since Facebook is now burying posts unless you pay for them, I want to make sure nothing important gets missed (or also gets buried in the Week We Ate). Here are some of the most important of the important things you need to know, tasty little news bites for your gray matter.O'Toole's is getting into the craft beer game with the intention of being, and I quote from a third party, "the best craft beer bar in Royal Oak." The O'Toole's in Waterford always did well with their Michigan craft handles and O'Toole's founder Keith Wadle, who still...

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[HOT LIST] Detroit Beer Week 2012 (again)

Once again, I am extremely anal. To wit: when events are not announced and promoted with appropriate lead time and then compiled in one place (if it's a series of coordinating events), I get anxious. And so I'm following up last week's Detroit Beer Week Hot List with yet another one as several more coordinating events have been announced since last Thursday.Also I've been, like, SUPER busy with other stuff and, you know, I don't get paid for this.Okay,...

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The Week We Ate (The EID Week in Review)

One! One restaurant. Two! Two restaurants.The "Castle Building" will have not one but TWO new restaurants inside. [Curbed Detroit]Corktown: one of the 50 most stylish neighborhoods IN THE WORLD. The WORLD. [Complex]It's Greek Week in metro Detroit! KouZina Street Food opened in Royal Oak, and Santorini Estiatorio in Greektown (the remodeled Mosaic) isn't far behind. [Crain's / EID FB]Jon Carlson and Greg Lobdell are the BEST. [Freep]People are...

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