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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Quirky Chairs-As-Art a Hit at Designers' Fundraiser

The American Society of Interior Designers, Michigan Chapter, raises money for Macomb County's Turning Point shelter with their 'Chair-acter Chair-ity.'

It was something they’ll “chair-ish” forever, these local creative designers who recently gathered at a fundraiser to showcase their clever-and-sometimes-offbeat talents and raise funds for a local cause. The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Michigan Chapter, recently hosted its “Chair-ity” fundraiser at Leon & Lulu in Clawson for its annual community service project. The ASID organization partnered with Turning Point, a domestic violence shelter in Mount Clemens, to raise funds for a long-term renovation project in which Michigan designers assist in creating functional living spaces for temporary occupants seeking refuge from violence or assault. It’s one of only four shelters in Mero Detroit and houses an average of 40 …

Friday, June 29, 2012

DIA Millage Proposal Raises Delicate Questions for Suburban Voters on Aug. 7

Tri-county proposals spur debates over Detroit-suburbs ties, museum finances and property tax levels.

Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh and Diego Rivera are among candidates for local support in Metro Detroit's Aug. 7 primary elections. A millage request by the Detroit Institute of Arts – the museum displaying their art – will be on ballots in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties. Each county's elected commissioners this spring approved language for a 0.2-mill proposal to support the DIA as a regional resource. In addition to nominating candidates for congressional, state, county and local offices on Primary Day, voters will be asked to answer that yes-or-no DIA tax question. An impassioned debate has begun to intensify, as it always does when property taxes and city-suburban relations are involved. The political landscape also is shaped by …

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