![Wake UP to Java Joe's Cafe](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/java-joes-brooklyn_2065-470x140.jpg)
Yes, there is a Java Joe. At least in the a.m. each day. “He’s Joe in the morning, Jose in the evening,” says Brooklyn, my…
![Great Lakes Now: Beaches](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
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![Detroit: City of Champions](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/avison-city-of-champs0130-470x140.jpg)
Detroit is a sports town, whether its four pro teams are delivering heart-stopping thrills and keeping jersey-clad fans glued to game coverage—or not. It’s been…
![Olive You, Kewpee Burger](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/road-food-kewpee_9639-470x140.jpg)
Hamburg ~ Pickle On Top ~ Makes Your Heart Go Flippity Flop! You have to love a joint that not only plasters that little ditty,…
![The Ides of March](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
The Ides of March: 2011 R rated drama starring George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood and Marisa Tomei. Directed by George Clooney. Screenplay…
![Sonny Side Up at Northside Grill](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/northside_5755-470x140.jpg)
It’s off the beaten foodie path in Ann Arbor, not in bustling downtown or popular Kerrytown, but lines still form on weekends for comfort food…
![Plucky Heritage Guitar Carries On](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Kzoo-heritage-sign_0189-470x140.jpg)
It’s been a while since the King of Rock and Roll was spotted at a Kalamazoo Burger King in August 1988, on the 11th anniversary of…
![On the Day I Saved Dutch Leonard's Life](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dutch002-470x140.jpg)
Note: My favorite novelist, Elmore Leonard, passed away on August 20, 2013, weeks after he suffered a stroke. I am so glad I didn’t off…
![Artists Drop Anchor in The Nautical City](http://www.greatlakesgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Leaf-dish-Rogers-City-IMAG0072-470x140.jpg)
A favorite little serving dish we bought at an art fair many years ago is dark green, made of thick clay, and shaped like a leaf…