Friday, May 17, 2013
The weekend-long comic convention starts Friday in Novi. Are you going?
Motor City Comic Con, Michigan’s original comic convention, celebrates its 24th anniversary Friday to Sunday at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. Attendees will be absorbed into comic culture when seeing and meeting comic icons, shopping for comic merchandise and checking out what's new in the artist alley. Convention-goers will see comic characters come to life from participants of the adult and children costume contests, as well as enthusiastic fans. Are you going to Comic Con? Share your photos from the convention, in costume or not, on Patch. Add your photos to our gallery by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button above.
Tell us what you think of this local business by leaving a review on their listing.
The West Bloomfield Patch directory is filled with objective information about hundreds of local businesses, but there's also room for you to tell your neighbors – and the businesses – what you think about their services and products. Today, we're asking customers of Hiller's Market to share a review. You'd be surprised how interested others are in what you have to say. So click the link and tell us what you think!
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-83.360765
Hiller's Market
6433 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfield, MI
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716950
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The Saturday event encourages shoppers to help collect food for those in need.
Forgotten Harvest is teaming up with Whole Foods Market in West Bloomfield for a Stuff the Truck event to help gather food for those in need. Volunteers will be present to collect donations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and all food collected from three Whole Foods locations will be distributed to Forgotten Harvest’s network of over 260 agencies in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Whole Foods shoppers can pick up a Stuff the Truck shopping list on their way into stores, purchase any of the list’s items while shopping and donate to Forgotten Harvest on their way out. The local store is at 7350 Orchard Lake Rd.; other locations are in Troy, 2880 W. Maple Rd., and Rochester Hills, 2918 E. Walton Blvd. Source: Press release
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Whole Foods Market
7350 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfield, MI
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
In need of a new home, or just browsing? Check out this home for sale in West Bloomfield.
Each week, West Bloomfield Patch will feature a different home to give readers an idea of what the local housing market has to offer. Today, check out this two-bedroom, one-bathroom house at 5555 Shore Dr. in West Bloomfield that is listed at $1,125,000. Find the full listing here. Are you a real estate agent with homes for sale? Email tatum.ryan@patch.com and we'll try to feature yours next week. >>Sign up for the West Bloomfield Patch newsletter here.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Kevin Carlin discovered the art in Hawaii and now owns Motor City Glass Works, a studio in Sylvan Lake.
West Bloomfield native Kevin Carlin discovered glass blowing while visiting Hawaii after he graduated from high school and built his love for the art into a business. "I've always been into form and color, and the ability to make a product by hand," said Carlin, who in 2010 founded Motor City Glass Works in Sylvan Lake. The 35-year-old Brother Rice alum said he wasn't sure what he really wanted to do after high school, so he took some classes at Oakland Community College. A sculpture class got him interested in three-dimensional forms. His trip to Maui and exposure to glass blowing led him to take some courses at the University of Hawaii. "That's where I started doing ceramics and really kind of focused more on the vessel," he said. …
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-83.337556
2655 Orchard Lake Rd Ste 141, Sylvan Lake, MI
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
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An increased selection of fruits and vegetables and a daily wellness meal are part of the hospital's participation in Partnership for a Healthier America.
Over the next three years, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital will provide even more healthful food options for its patient room service and cafeterias. For its participation in Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), Henry Ford Health System has pledged to do the following at all of its hospitals: “Making healthy foods easily available for our patients, employees and guests is part of our overall commitment of providing quality health care,” said Bethany Thayer, a registered dietitian and director of Henry Ford’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. “We’re proud to help set a national benchmark for serving healthy food options in our cafeterias.” Henry Ford is one of 16 health systems nationally, and the only one in …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Tell us what you think of this local business by leaving a review on their listing.
The West Bloomfield Patch directory is filled with objective information about hundreds of local businesses, but there's also room for you to tell your neighbors – and the businesses – what you think about their services and products. Today, we're asking customers of Jen's Gifts of Love to share a review. You'd be surprised how interested others are in what you have to say. So click the link and tell us what you think!
42.575851
-83.36225
Jen's Gifts of Love
4280 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfield, MI
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Ignazio Tatulli oversees the hospital's retail and wellness services.
Ignazio Tatulli of Novi has been appointed director of Retail and Wellness at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. With a background of more than 20 years in the luxury cruise ship industry as a ship’s captain, Tatulli brings extensive experience in service excellence to the hospital. His focus will be on creating an exceptional experience for patients, their families, the medical staff and employees, as well as members of the community. Tatulli's responsibilities encompass food and nutrition services; retail; Vita, the wellness center and hair salon; and the greenhouse. Source: Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital press release
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-83.409433
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
6777 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
In need of a new home, or just browsing? Check out this home for sale in West Bloomfield.
Each week, West Bloomfield Patch will feature a different home to give readers an idea of what the local housing market has to offer. Today, check out this four-bedroom, four and a half-bathroom house at 2855 Warner Dr. in West Bloomfield that is listed at $624,900 Find the full listing here. Are you a real estate agent with homes for sale? Email tatum.ryan@patch.com and we'll try to feature yours next week. >>Sign up for the West Bloomfield Patch newsletter here.
Jim Sparks
10:13 am on Friday, May 17, 2013
Being judgmental about such things is lame. Maybe it's time for some introspective assessment. Self-perceived superiority is worthless and limiting. more ›