Wellness

Joy & Elegance

A Who’s Who of musicians, singers and fashionistas share their most graceful years at Provision Living Article by Elliot Stratford | Photography by Amy Gillespie Stroll the vibrant halls of Provision Living at West Bloomfield and you’re likely to meet a former Motown singer. Or hear the mastery of a virtuoso pianist. “Actually, two concert pianists live with us,” says Kim Burton, director of sales. “We have a baby grand piano, and they frequently lead us in sing-alongs.” Stepping into...

Food + Beverage

Family, Frenzy and Flavor

Inside Nonna Maria's, West Bloomfield's version of Hulu's "The Bear" Article by Marshall Zweig | Photography by Amy Gillespie For me, the binge-watch of 2024 was Hulu’s The Bear, an intense, sometimes verbally shocking and altogether mesmerizing portrait of running a family fine-dining restaurant. To find out how true-to-life The Bear really is, I sit down with John Gallagher of Nonna Maria’s. John, Maria’s grandson, tells me his uncle started Maria’s in the 1970s. “Pizza, pasta, fried...

Home + Design

Roofs & Truths

Patrick Stemmler's United Restoration specializes in quality roofing and remodels—and honest pricing from this disabled U.S. Marine Article by Marshall Zweig | Photography by Amy Gillespie The day I interview Patrick Stemmler, the founder of United Restoration, he’s standing up to his insurance company over his damaged truck. “It's a mind game,” Patrick says. “The adjuster was trying to steer me to a TPA (third-party administrator). TPAs do the absolute minimum they can. I said, ’I’m not...

Arts + Culture

For the love of laughter

Experience The Magic Soiree, Michigan's only magic dinner theatre Article by Todd Haight | Photography by Kevin Shea Photography There’s magic in laughter and certainly in love. And then there’s Lady Sarah and Keith Fields, owners of Michigan's only magic dinner theatre – The Magic Soiree in Troy ( TheMagicSoiree.com ).   This is a night of sophisticated shenanigans, illusions and sleight of hand, led by this British-born couple who have found celebrity in silliness.   Or perhaps...