With Christmas behind us, many of us are looking at a very busy last week of the year: remaining Christmas and New Year’s parties to plan for, gift cards and certificates to use, returns to make, resolutions to draft, charities to donate to—we’re all trying to make the last days of 2011 count. Homeowners who find themselves hosting relatives and throwing parties certainly have plenty to do, so planning out your activities can help you...

As December 20 edges closer and closer, many families are readying their frying pans and potatoes for another Hanukkah celebration filled with crispy potato pancakes (latkes) and cheese-filled, deep-fried crepes (blintzes). For those of us who don’t celebrate the eight-day Festival of Lights, these foods might seem appetizing, but also a little too intimidating to actually try plating. Fortunately, the Detroit Free Press was able to sit...

While everyone loves putting their homes—and their minds—in the holiday spirit, actually doing the grunt work of holiday decorating can be daunting. Whether you’ll be enjoying your decorations in peace and quiet or sharing them with hordes of relatives and party guests, holiday decorating is a serious business. There’s always so much to choose from at the department store; what should you add to your already-overflowing holiday...

Bloomfield Hills’ own ENRG Power Systems wowed judges at Accelerate Michigan when the company took top prize in the Advanced Transportation category. According to Jon Zemke’s article at Model D Media, the company won $25,000 for their work on fuel-efficient car engine technology that will help reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the air. The competition was fiercely competitive, as a large number of south-Michigan start-up firms...

For many of us, Thanksgiving was spent at home with our families, gobbling up all the turkey and mashed potatoes and cranberry stuffing that we could fit into our bellies before passing out into a food coma. The more proactive might have passed on that last serving of stuffing so they could be ready at midnight to hit up the Black Friday sales, but it’s probably safe to assume a lot of us were more inclined to make it an early morning at...