Momento Gelato opens at Michigan and Trumbull in Corktown
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Momento Gelato opens at Michigan and Trumbull in Corktown

It seems Corktown has new businesses opening every week. The newest is Momento Gelato and Coffee, which is now open at Michigan and Trumbull in Corktown.

It seems Corktown has new businesses opening every week. The newest is Momento Gelato and Coffee, which is now open at Michigan and Trumbull in Corktown.

Comedy Show Fundraiser to Fight Hunger & Homelessness
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Comedy Show Fundraiser to Fight Hunger & Homelessness

The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit is holding its 10th annual Comedy for a Cause fundraiser presented by Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle and Michigan Financial Companies. The event takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at the comedy venue located at 310 South Troy St. in Royal Oak. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the program starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person and include a dinner generously donated by Lockhart’s BBQ. Proceeds from the event will benefit the nonprofit’s Bed & Bread program which feeds and shelters those in need throughout metro Detroit. To purchase tickets, visit salmich.org or call 248-443-5500 ext. 312. Seating is limited. About The Salvation Army Bed & Bread Program The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit’s Bed & Bread Program serves nearly 4,400 meals each day to men, women and children who would otherwise go without. That’s nearly 1.6 million meals every year. In addition, the Bed & Bread Program provides more than 77,000 nights of shelter annually. Hats, gloves, socks, personal supplies and blankets are often distributed, along with the meals. The Bed & Bread Program is unique in that it serves many people via mobile soup kitchens. The Bed & Bread trucks are on the streets of Detroit 365 days a year making designated stops throughout the day.

The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit is holding its 10th annual Comedy for a Cause fundraiser presented by Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle and Michigan Financial Companies. The event takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at the comedy venue located at 310 South Troy St. in Royal Oak. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the program starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person and include a dinner generously donated by Lockhart’s BBQ. Proceeds from the event will benefit the nonprofit’s Bed & Bread program which feeds and shelters those in need throughout metro Detroit. To purchase tickets, visit salmich.org or call 248-443-5500 ext. 312. Seating is limited. About The Salvation Army Bed & Bread Program The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit’s Bed & Bread Program serves nearly 4,400 meals each day to men, women and children who would otherwise go without. That’s nearly 1.6 million meals every year. In addition, the Bed & Bread Program provides more than 77,000 nights of shelter annually. Hats, gloves, socks, personal supplies and blankets are often distributed, along with the meals. The Bed & Bread Program is unique in that it serves many people via mobile soup kitchens. The Bed & Bread trucks are on the streets of Detroit 365 days a year making designated stops throughout the day.

How to make the most of a tiny kitchen
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How to make the most of a tiny kitchen

Producer Connie enlists the help of professional organizer, Kara Desmond to get ideas on how to make her tiny kitchen feel larger. www.utterlyuncluttered.com instagram.com/utterlyuncluttered

Producer Connie enlists the help of professional organizer, Kara Desmond to get ideas on how to make her tiny kitchen feel larger. www.utterlyuncluttered.com instagram.com/utterlyuncluttered

How to make Detroit Wing Company's Buffalo Sauce
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How to make Detroit Wing Company's Buffalo Sauce

Detroit Wing Company Buffalo Sauce Yields: 3.5 Quarts Prep Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: · 9 sticks of unsalted butter · 8 cups hot sauce. (Franks is traditional, but use whatever you love) · 1-1/2 cups tomato paste · 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper · 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce · 1 tablespoon minced garlic · 1/3 cup light brown sugar Method: · Melt butter in a medium sized sauce pot. · Add minced garlic, sauté for just a few minutes until fragrant. · Add tomato paste, cayenne pepper, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce. Whisk these ingredients together until combined. · Remove from heat and add the hot sauce. · Whisk until sauce is smooth. If you have an immersion blender, use it! Notes: 1. Tomato paste is added to give the sauce some body. Increase/reduce amount to achieve your desired consistency. 2. Allowing the butter to brown slightly in step one adds a deeper, nutty flavor. 3. Increase/decrease cayenne pepper to adjust heat. Standard recipe is for medium-hot.

Detroit Wing Company Buffalo Sauce Yields: 3.5 Quarts Prep Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: · 9 sticks of unsalted butter · 8 cups hot sauce. (Franks is traditional, but use whatever you love) · 1-1/2 cups tomato paste · 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper · 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce · 1 tablespoon minced garlic · 1/3 cup light brown sugar Method: · Melt butter in a medium sized sauce pot. · Add minced garlic, sauté for just a few minutes until fragrant. · Add tomato paste, cayenne pepper, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce. Whisk these ingredients together until combined. · Remove from heat and add the hot sauce. · Whisk until sauce is smooth. If you have an immersion blender, use it! Notes: 1. Tomato paste is added to give the sauce some body. Increase/reduce amount to achieve your desired consistency. 2. Allowing the butter to brown slightly in step one adds a deeper, nutty flavor. 3. Increase/decrease cayenne pepper to adjust heat. Standard recipe is for medium-hot.

Master Illusionist Rick Thomas
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Master Illusionist Rick Thomas

Rick Thomas will appear at Music Hall on Friday, February 11. The show is presented by Greektown Casino on Music Hall's Historic Stage. For tickets please visit Musichall.org.

Rick Thomas will appear at Music Hall on Friday, February 11. The show is presented by Greektown Casino on Music Hall's Historic Stage. For tickets please visit Musichall.org.

New Shirley Woodson exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts
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New Shirley Woodson exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts

Shirley Woodson is a figurative painter, tireless arts educator and advocate of African American artists. Her career spans six decades. Shirley Woodson: Shield of the Nile Reflections, which opened December 18 and runs through June, is another crowning achievement for Woodson, a local legend who received the 2021 Kresge Eminent Artist award for ?devoting decades to broadening education and exhibition opportunities for generations of African American artists, and for championing art as an essential lens into Detroit?s history and culture.

Shirley Woodson is a figurative painter, tireless arts educator and advocate of African American artists. Her career spans six decades. Shirley Woodson: Shield of the Nile Reflections, which opened December 18 and runs through June, is another crowning achievement for Woodson, a local legend who received the 2021 Kresge Eminent Artist award for ?devoting decades to broadening education and exhibition opportunities for generations of African American artists, and for championing art as an essential lens into Detroit?s history and culture.