Musicians – Motor City Muckraker

Once considered a lost cause, deteriorating Vanity Ballroom may get new life

By Steve Neavling on August 28, 2015 Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Buildings, Headline

Once billed as “Detroit’s most beautiful dance rendezvous,” the ornate venue attracted musical acts as diverse as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, MC5, Velvet Underground and The Stooges.

Artists to transform Historic Fort Wayne into virtual world of imagination Sunday

By Steve Neavling on May 21, 2013 Art & Entertainment, Culture, Life in Detroit, posts

Fort Wayne will come to life Sunday as thousands of people are expected to descend on the 88-acre site for a day and evening of live music, large art installation, local food and even a world record.