“I couldn’t believe it!” That was Sweet Potato Sensations owner and North Rosedale Park resident Cassandra Thomas’ reaction when she found out that she was on the cover of Hour Detroit magazine. Cassandra recalled the interview with Hour editor and fellow North Rosedale Park resident Steve Wilke, and the trip downtown to get her photo…
When you step inside the Just a Bit Eclectic retail tea shop at 19015 West McNichols, you know immediately why the owner, Darlene Alston, named her shop “eclectic”. You might argue with the “just a bit” though. It is a magical tea shop, nothing “bit” about it. Darlene has artfully arranged unusual, old, and new…
On May 5, the Redford Branch of the Detroit Public Library closed for renovation. Although the library is closed for the next several months, there will be a lot of activity inside the library. According to assistant branch manager, youth librarian and Rosedale Park resident Conja Wright, there are a lot of improvements in the…
Did you participate in National Record Store Day, the day that celebrates independent record stores, new vinyl releases and the people who love old school records? Did you finally get your hands on an album that you’ve been looking for, for ages? Did you find an old favorite you haven’t seen in a while? Did…
Contributed by: Amy Kuras Party stores in Detroit are more than just places to buy drinks and snacks. In an underserved retail environment, they become the place you pick up poster board and markers when your child tells you at 8 p.m. about a school project due the next morning, where you can send a fax or…
Katie Kolbus bakes for those with the top 8 food allergies out of her North Rosedale Park home. Channel 4 – Click on Detroit, caught up with Motown Freedom Bakery owner last week, see the interview with Katie below: via Detroit mom finds success baking for ‘food challenged’. For more information about menu item, where to…
Tomorrow, August 3rd, Grandmont Rosedale will welcome a new business to the neighborhood. Class Act Designs Flowers and Gifts, located at 18431 W. McNichols, will hold their Grand Opening from 5:30-9:00 PM. North Rosedale Park President Cheryl Buswell will be in attendance for the ribbon cutting. The first twenty people in the door will receive…
Saturday, May 4 marked the Grand Opening of “Just a Bit Eclectic”—a new tea shop in the Grandmont Rosedale community. Darlene Alston, the owner, says she’s been dreaming of opening a tea shop since she was 18 years old. Thirty years later, she’s turned her dream into a reality. Not only does she serve locally…