Diving In Downtown
My friends and I never really drink downtown. Sure, I take all out-of-town and overseas visitors for an al fresco craft beer or cocktail...
WXYZ’s Alpha-bar Soup
The pungent odor of nail polish lingered as my party and I exited the parking garage. Our sights set on WXYZ Bar, we stepped...
Diving In the Stockyards
A couple of friends visiting from Europe wanted the tourist experience, so we visited the usual Stockyards places, such as Leddy’s for hats and...
Ampersand: Party in the Back
In early February, I whiled away a sunny afternoon quaffing liquor-infused coffee drinks on the patio of Ampersand, a coffee shop at the edge...
Funkytown Fermatorium Arrives
Some bar openings feel a bit like an arranged marriage. Yes, we knew it was only a matter of time before a brewery from...
The Blind Tiger of Panther City
“May I see your IDs?”
A misty rain fell as we were greeted by a bouncer with bulky arms and a wide grin just outside...
Diving in Sansom Park
Sansom Park is an incorporated city of 4,181 souls, per the 2010 census. It occupies a whole 1.2 square miles and sits north of...
Happy Trails, Backstage Club
We may have just witnessed the end of a glorious, notorious era in our humble town’s history. Though the head honchos haven’t announced anything...
Food Stalling for Time
With all the growing up our Fort has been doing in the last decade, it feels like we’re a little overdue for a food...
Diving In Race Street
Recently, a couple of couples in our friend group moved into the up-and-coming Oakhurst neighborhood around North Sylvania Avenue. This area’s housing prices are...
