October 2007

Hospitals Get More Hospitable

Today's medical centers are shedding their impersonal, sterile images and improving patient amenities, from spa services and abundant greenery to tastier food

By Alexa Stanard

Cyber Rays of Hope

State-of-the-art digital systems are allowing doctors to treat patients’ insides from the outside

By Sheryl James

Two High Rollers

When the permanent MGM Grand Detroit opens its doors this month, diners will be in luck. Aleene Jinn Hang talks to a couple of noted chefs as they lay their cards on the table.

When Babs Was Fab

Barbra Streisand appeared on the Jack Paar Show in 1961 when she was a little-known singer performing at Detroit's Caucus Club

By George Bulanda

Bubbly Personality

Soap star and model Michelle Ray Smith ties her success to a good attitude

By George Bulanda

Gourd for You

Squash, the giant-size vegetables of autumn, pack a large dose of dietary benefits. On the vitamin report card, you might say they rank an A-plus.

By Andrea Morabito

Molly’s Picks

Café West & Kona Grill

by Molly Abraham

Burned Out by High Alcohol

High alcohol levels in wine are no longer an issue raised solely by effete wine writers and nostalgic whiners who would turn the clock back by dialing down the levels to where they were a decade ago.

By Christopher Cook

Mansion Makeover

At The Whitney, they’ve thrown out seven Dumpsters of stuff, pulled up carpeting and replaced it, repainted rooms on the main floor, opened the doors and windows to let the dust out, dumped the...

By Christopher Cook

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by George Bulanda