Sports + Recreation

Razzle Dazzle

RazMania founder Jason Raznick and a lineup of Detroit Lions and other local sports heroes are showing Michigan kids that big dreams come in many forms. Article by Lynne Konstantin When Jason Raznick was nine years old, he met Isaiah Thomas. “I’ll never forget it,” he says. “When I was a kid, I went to basketball camp. When you're nine years old and you meet a professional athlete, you don't ever forget that experience.”   Raznick grew up to earn a BBA from University of Michigan’s Ross...

Sports + Recreation

Game Changer

After 15 years at Channel 7, sportscaster Brad Galli traded the anchor desk for his own show, taking his trusted relationships and nearly 400,000 followers with him. Plus — a lightning round of ‘Would You Rather.’ Article by Jennifer Lovy Before a big interview, veteran sportscaster Brad Galli sometimes rehearses the conversation in his head. He decides what he wants to cover, thinks through how the athlete or coach might respond and prepares follow-up questions so he’s ready for wherever the...

Home + Design

FINE PRINTS

A brief history of transferware — plus, a few of our favorite pieces for setting your holiday table. Article by Lynne Konstantin A BRIEF HISTORY OF TRANSFERWARE The tradition of setting a Thanksgiving table with fine English transferware depicting the holiday bird or other pastoral scenes is almost as old as Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation of an official Thanksgiving Day — established in 1863.  Before the invention of transferware, every decorated plate in Europe was hand-painted, making...

Food + Beverage

The Art of the Thanksgiving Board

We asked a local charcuterie expert to bring her signature grazing magic to the holiday table. Article and Photography by Rich cheese, ripe figs and pumpkin-spiced almonds in tiny pumpkin bowls — this is the poetry that beckons crowds to the table. Ivana Stojkovic Ristovski, founder of GRAZED (grazedbyivana.com), built a Thanksgiving board as welcoming as it is beautiful. “Thanksgiving is all about gathering,” she says. “And a beautiful charcuterie board is one of my favorite ways to...