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Belle Isle to 8 Mile: An insider's guide to ice cream parlors

Andy, Emily and Rob Linn Tuesday, June 11, 2013

No doubt frozen treats are good year round, but they are especially tasty when the sun and air are hottest. Just in time for the coming summer heat, our authors the Linn sibs show us some of the best places to get your ice cream fix in Detroit.

UIX: Signal-Return

Tunde Wey Tuesday, June 11, 2013

A traditional letter press design and print shop in Eastern Market, Signal-Return is co-owned by advertising executive and novelist Toby Barlow.

Belle Isle to 8 Mile: An insider's guide to Southwest edibles

Andy, Emily and Rob Linn Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Food reigns supreme in the city's most ethnic neighborhood, where full service restaurants, mercados and taco trucks are plentiful. Here are a few of the best recommended by our authors, the fab Linn siblings. Don't forget the hot sauce.

UIX people: Nefertiti Harris and Tarot & Tea

Tunde Wey Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Proprietor of Textures by Nefertiti, a natural hair salon and spa opened as part of the Spiral Collective on Cass and Willis, and the soon to open Tarot & Tea in West Village, Nefertiti Harris is rockin' entrepreneurship, says Tunde Wey.

UIX: Noam Kimelman and Fresh Corner Cafe

Tunde Wey Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Noam Kimelman is co-founder of Fresh Corner Cafe, a business that brings fresh, healthy and nutritious foods to corner stores and gas stations throughout Detroit. Tunde Wey does the taste test in this report.