Full disclosure: I once worked for Heritage Newspapers, and I still have friends who work for…read moreHeritage and specifically for the Courier. The Courier lost some subscribers when it was bought by the Journal Register Company, the parent company that oversees the Heritage papers of Western Wayne and Washtenaw County. Those subscribers probably felt it was less of a hometown paper, and many were probably upset by the fact that the Ypsilanti office was closed and staff was consolidated with the staff that covers Belleville. However, I think that the folks putting out the paper really are trying to do a good job. I remember the Courier under the original owners, and I think the paper looks better these days. The layout is consistently cleaner and more interesting under the new owners, and community pages are full of photos of local doings. The report is also decent to good. A July edition had lots of election coverage on the front page and inside coverage ranged from business news to stories about Eastern Michigan unive rsity to news about millage efforts.

Great Magazine with lots of informative information as well as a great place to advertise…read more Carole Grace

Crain's Detroit Business is a business-to-business publication, so it's not terribly useful for the…read moreaverage joe. However, if you're a business owner in Metro Detroit or just like the inside scoop on business trends, it's a good publication. Full disclosure: I work part-time for another Michigan-based business-to-business publication, so I'm somewhat biased. However, I think Crain's does a good job for the niche it fills. They do less well with the outlying communities; in my opinion, several smaller business-to-business publications do a better job of very local business reporting. However, Crain's does a nice job with specific Detroit news that's relevant to local business people. The covers are bright and glossy. Inside, the business features inside are well designed and interesting, and the hard business news is handled well, too. The associated website is also useful and easy to navigate.

Came here for a meeting...which happened to wind up being on the same floor of the building that I…read moreworked on 15 years ago for a completely different company. It literally hasn't changed at all. Crain's is great at doing what they do, so if you're a business owner, you may well find yourself here at some point in time. Coffee shop's got solid coffee, and that's really one of the most important things, right? Right.

WEMU is the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti's lesser known radio station after WUOM, but it has its own charms…read more They play a little less of the big-budget talk programs and more jazz and world music. They also have some local features. The production comes across as a lot less slick than WUOM, but it also has more local flavor, and that's always nice in your local NPR station.

If I had to choose between FM 98 and HOT 102.7, it would be this one. I'm not sure why though,…read moreconsidering this radio station can't even keep a steady signal throughout the city. Seriously, in some parts of Detroit you can't listen to 102.7. That seems mighty strange to me. Either way, Russ Parr in the morning is pretty entertaining for the most part. His show is carried throughout various cities in the US, so it is not necessarily "Detroit" based in content. You want "interactive" Hip Hop and R&B, then this is a station you would enjoy. Although I must admit I don't understand why they call it "interactive".

Excited to have my favorite "alternative rock" station back. Some of the new stuff they're playing…read morejust doesn't fit the alt rock vibe and is pretty lame.

Dave and Chuck The Freak with Lisa Way actually makes me look forward to my hour plus long commute…read moreto work in gridlock traffic prior to the sun even rising....now that is powerful testimony! They have me cracking up the entire way from dumb ass criminal of the day, bitch is trippin, news, sports, Andrew the man expert, organism Rick, that crazy smoking granny who loves White Castle and adult novelties, Leon the sex coach. I love when Mark Steinus from ET calls in...he's a hoot! The listeners write in needing advice and they have some unique issues to boot! (Should I sleep with my friends mom, should I let her dominate me for cash, crazy roommate might be a serial killer, you know everyday stuff) I miss sexy Wednesdays. Then there's those dang Canadian fast food commercials-I'm jealous Poutine with butter chicken...I'm a sucker for fusion food and anything curry and unexpected french fry uses (Bucharest Shwarma, California Burrito at Carnival)! Other than Dave and Chuck..it's nice to have a radio station that plays something other than the same 8 sugar pop. Radiohead, Weezer make me happy. I could use more Ramones, Flaming LIps, Talking Heads, Janes Addiction, and obsecure things like CBC Radio2 plays. Bonus on the weekends they play retro tunage!

On the main channel they have their sales pitch during almost every she. Used to have a sales drive…read moremonthly. Also they have shows that have nothing to do with entertainment or education. Just people doing a sales pitch for their products. They also have commercials even though they used to be commercial free. This even occurs on the auxiliary stations. Not worth the time to watch.

Detroit Public TV Channel 56. I have been watching this station ever since I was a kid. Their…read moreprogramming has come a long ways over the years and it is always a pleasure to tune them in. Always educational, informing and entertaining, they provide some of the best television available. No wonder they were selected to provide public television service to all of Canada!

Better than ever, they're offering a 45% discount through January 6 - on all paperbacks, hardcovers…read more& journals (with free shipping for purchases of more than $60) - and the code is RHOLIDAY.

Visited at a pop up event at Eastern Market and spoke to some of the authors. Some great authors…read moreand publications!