Livonia, MI

Livonia City Hall Livonia, MI is a prosperous suburb of Detroit. An incorporated city, it has a population approaching 100,000, making it the 9th largest municipality in the state. The local economy is driven (pun intended) by the automotive industry, with Ford being the largest single employer. Based on the city hall and other public …

Detroit Institute of Art

While in the Detroit area last weekend for a wedding, I visited the Detroit Institute of Art ("DIA").  A fabulous collection of art of all kinds, from all places, and artifacts from all eras, it would take several days to digest it all. Not too long ago, when Detroit was drowning in debt and its …