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Linda Schlesinger-Wagner is always looking for a way to combine the power of her brand and her love for cities – and she has found it in her newest lines for skinnytees. Skinnytees is the business that grew out of her divorce and desire to help others when she can....

Michigan-based GETTEES is part of domestic garment manufacturing resurgence.

Michael Bashawaty wanted to find a new way to cook for himself and friends during a Pure Michigan day on the water. He took that idea one step further and created it, too.

  With its mix of businesses, beautiful glass storefronts and an amazing backdrop of the ever-changing city, the Downtown Detroit Markets are back for another year in Detroit’s city center. This spring and summer, Bedrock and the Quicken Loans Community Investment Fund are welcoming two phases of market vendors with support...

It always happens doesn’t it? You run out of printer ink just as you’re in the middle of printing that important report at home for the Monday morning meeting with the boss. Thanks to Epson, that isn’t likely to happen – at least not for years. In February, Epson America,...

Download Food Fight Fix on the App Store or Google Play.   Have you ever played the restaurant game? It's Friday, and your significant other asks you: "Where should we eat?" You spend an hour running through a list of restaurants, only to decide nothing. Royal Oak-based, Alchemy, launched Food Fight...

Sometimes, you need caffeine if you're going to get any work done. And, sometimes, you need coffee just to get a few words out. Whatever the reason, you might need to meet a co-worker, boss or potential client at the same time. Here are some of Detroit's most productive coffee...

I made a major change this summer. It’s one that is making my life so much less stressful. Yes, I made the change to 20-volt cordless impact drivers by DeWalt. I fought hard against it, thinking my 18-volt Ryobi drill was just fine. But heck, what a difference. Today’s impact...

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Bike enthusiasts can be among some of the most demanding and focused of athletes, which in the case of the Hammerhead, may be exactly what's needed, especially when the route being traveled may not be a familiar one. The $99 device, which came to reality after a successful crowdfunding campaign,...

Remember the facsimile machine you once "had to have" in order to run your small business? It was, the argument went, the defacto means of communicating with clients and just about anyone who was serious about commerce. There's a pretty good chance that today's typical startup has ditched the fax. Two...

OK, you gave yourself plenty of time to get to the airport and gate and everything is on schedule. Enter I-94 (or many other busy freeways), backups, construction – and *#!**!!!!! OMG! All of a sudden you are out of time and need to maximize every move you make. You...

We’ve all been there. You are trying to measure the distance from the floor to the ceiling and the tape measure keeps flopping over. Or you are cutting a 2X4 inch stud for a wall you are building and you can’t quite get an accurate measure and have to...

The fall holiday season has some of the busiest vehicle travel days of the year. And with gas prices – averaging $2.19 a gallon nationally on Nov. 13 – the lowest in nearly a decade, the choice to hit the road to visit family and friends looks even better. The...

On the links and you need a beverage, burger or a new set of cold weather gloves from the clubhouse? Well, a new app called Golfler has you covered.

The decision is made. From now on it will be almond milk creamer in my coffee. It has the least calories, compared with popular brands of coconut creamer and soy creamer. Almond creamer has half the calories of coconut and a quarter of the calories of soy. Considering all...

So what do you do with all the passwords and user names accumulated by your activities online? I sure can’t remember all of mine, and don’t really like to have them scribbled on a sheet of paper and stuffed in my sock in a dresser. It’s just not convenient...

Gotta Have It - Stand up for sit-stand desks.

Ah, the convenience of modern technology. Just check your wallet – contactless credit cards, smartcards, keyless entry cards, RFID chips embedded in cards and passports. Great stuff for transferring information, but unfortunately hackers, skimmers and other tech-savvy criminals want to glean your numbers and codes from the cards while they’re...

With the weather getting a little nippy, gloves are a key accessory for outdoor wear. Running, bike riding, motorcycle rides, skiing, hiking or just going to the store or doing yard work – they all require keeping your finger tips warm. But with today’s smartphone dependency, you need to...