http://timpulice.com/blog Michigan focus, global perspective Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:16:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Whaddya know?! Found out today that I'm slated be on set as an extra in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, Whip It!, starring Ellen Page, and which begins shooting next week here in Michigan. I should know soon how many days the filmmakers will use me, and I'm honored to have been chosen, along with hundreds more area residents, by the ... http://timpulice.com/blog/2008/07/21/extra-extra/   My daughter loves taking public transportation. If she can get on a train or a bus, it's a great day. Yesterday was one of those great days. I picked her up from preschool late in the afternoon and, although it was rush hour, the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority buses did ... http://timpulice.com/blog/2008/07/16/kudos-to-the-aata/   Featuring "daily reports on job growth and development in Southeast Michigan, from Detroit to Ann Arbor," metromode remains one of the most compelling Michigan-focused Web sites going. As such, I've selected it as my "Arresting Site of the Month" for July. Packed with resources for those living in or doing business in Michigan, ... http://timpulice.com/blog/2008/07/07/arresting-site-of-the-month-july-metromode/ My wife, daughter, and I not only had a great time in Chicago for three days last week, we found a new way to make the journey: Megabus.com. Featuring "low cost daily express bus service in the US and Canada," Megabus was a suggestion of my wife's cousin, and a most ... http://timpulice.com/blog/2008/06/30/get-on-the-megabus/ A splendid community anytime, Northville is all the more so this weekend. Art in the Sun takes place this Saturday and Sunday, with more than 100 exhibitors, thousands of attendees, and untold smiles. Stop by, make a purchase, soak in the atmosphere. The forecast calls for temperatures in the upper 70s to ... http://timpulice.com/blog/2008/06/19/art-in-the-sun/ One of the major real estate companies in my area is advertising "Foreclosure Bus Tours," all the better to show potential clients the sheer volume of such available properties in one session. I don't have a problem with the company putting on these tours, because I'm guessing many people will be interested in ... http://timpulice.com/blog/2008/06/13/foreclosure-bus-tours/ The culmination of another superb campaign, last night's Game 6 victory (watch highlights) in Pittsburgh further solidifies the place of the Detroit Red Wings in hockey's pantheon. Four Stanley Cup championships in 11 years is a remarkable accomplishment. The Wings' playoff run was bittersweet for me, as my father -- a big hockey fan, who started ... http://timpulice.com/blog/2008/06/05/we-win-the-cup/ It's "Detroit's Unrivaled International Arts Festival," a claim its organizers back up year after year. The 22nd Annual Detroit Festival of the Arts kicks off this Friday, June 6, and will keep tens of thousands of attendees entertained and well-fed through Sunday. Smokin' tunes from such national acts as Raul Malo (Saturday @ ... http://timpulice.com/blog/2008/06/04/detroit-festival-of-the-arts/ Presenting "outstanding independent films from all over the United States," Saugatuck, Michigan hosts its 10th Annual Waterfront Film Festival. This year's event runs June 12-15 in the town also renowned (as is sister city Douglas) for its B&Bs, and the schedule is packed with highlights, ranging from dramas to comedies to documentaries, and a "Michigan Showcase." The festival has ... http://timpulice.com/blog/2008/06/03/waterfront-film-festival/ I've written about her in the past, and with good reason. Chronicling the "Great People, Great Stories" of our state, Celeste Whiting pens the marvelous Our Michigan, which I've chosen as June's "Arresting Blog of the Month." In recent posts, Whiting, a self-described small business owner, educator, writer, and photographer based ... http://timpulice.com/blog/2008/06/02/arresting-blog-of-the-month-june-2008-our-michigan/