Story by Derek Lindamood DAN BUTTS IS A MODERN RENAISSANCE MAN. At 74-years-old, he’s got more energy than most 25 year-olds, he’s been published in...

By Robert Littleton, Manager, Magic Bag Theater With heavy hearts and minds, The Magic Bag is sad to announce the loss of one of its...

By Andrea Grimaldi | Photos by Bernie Laframboise Anyone driving on Woodward Avenue through Ferndale will recognize the famous marquee of the Magic Bag. Sandwiched...

By: Jeff Milo Pink Lightning’s drummer, Neal Parks, calls the band’s latest album “an awesome collaboration between many talented people,” and proclaims how he loves...

Story by Jason Shubnell Marijuana has become one of the hottest topics in America the last few years. Newspaper and URL headlines are filled with...

Story by Sidnie Jackson | Photos by Ed Abeska “Being a pastor is everything I expected it to be,” says Pastor Paul Gateman of Zion...

Story and photos by Jeff Lilly Patrick Dengate is Michigan born and raised, but he’s chosen the entire world for his palette. “I’m inspired by nature, and influenced...

Story by Andrea Grimaldi | Additional material by Jeff Lilly Photos by Bernie Laframboise and Jeff Lilly Nanci Frazier, director of Motor City Ferrets, will...

By Jennifer Goeddeke Bernard ‘Barney’ Sherman is certainly no ordinary businessman! The founder of the store, at the impressive age of 93, Sherman still works...

By David Wesley One of Ferndale’s 2013 mayoral candidates, Linda Parton, has remained an influential presence in the community. She’s increased her artistic output, producing...