Saturday, May 23, 2026

Detroit's Pfeiffer Brewery and Johnny Pfeiffer

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The Johnny Pfeiffer plaster-of-paris figurine depicts a Revolutionary War minuteman playing a fife. Designed by Walt Disney Studio...
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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Bill Bonds and WXYZ Channel 7 Action News

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Bill Bonds WXYZ-TV Ratings Leader       "It's hard being Bill Bonds. You can't even imagine." --Bill Bonds No other Detro...
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Friday, May 8, 2026

Something Fishy About "The Spirit of Detroit"

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Photo courtesy of Chris Ahern Photography LLC The Spirit of Detroit statue has graced the site of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center (or...
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Friday, May 1, 2026

Detroit's Historic Fort Wayne Namesake--"Mad" Anthony Wayne

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Portrait of Anthony Wayne painted by Thomas Pauley   Throughout the Midwestern states of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan the name Mad Anthony...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

B'wana Don in Jungle-La with Bongo Bailey

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B'wana Don and Bongo Bailey B'wana Don in Jungle-La ran on WJBK-TV, channel 2 in Detroit, Michigan, from 1960 to 1963. The program...
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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

High Flying in Detroit with Leaping Larry Chene

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Arguably the most popular wrestler in the Detroit, Michigan area in the early 1960s was Leaping Larry Chene--born Arthur Lawrence Beauchene ...
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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Edythe Fern Melrose--The Lady of Charm

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The Lady of Charm Edythe Fern (Culp) Melrose was born in rural Illinois in 1897, but she was raised on a farm in West Mansfield, Ohio. She g...
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