The Detroit Regional Chapter of the US Green Building Council is offering its second LEED^® Neighborhood Development (LEED^® ND) Forum of 2011, Friday November 4 at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield–presenting a broad spectrum of educational opportunities for all those in the neighborhood development and planning professions. Registration is $70, with complimentary admission for LTU faculty and students.  Detailed session topics, speaker bios and registration details can be found at www.usgbcdetroit.org More

Dining out should be an enjoyable experience; one in which deciding what to order is easy and pleasant. Grosse Pointe Park’s new restaurant, Greengos, makes this possible for individuals on special or restricted diets, as well as their dining companions who may enjoy more traditional menu options.More

Co-op Services Credit Union, which was founded in Dearborn more than 57 years ago, recently participated in the launch of Adopt-A-Watt, an energy and money saving program for two public parking structures that are located only a few blocks from the credit union’s branch on Michigan Avenue in west Dearborn.More

On Saturday, October 8, 2011, more than twenty vendors will gather for LifeCare’s Second Health Expo & Workshops beginning at 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at 29850 6 Mile Road in Livonia (Calvary Missionary Church).More

WWJ Newsradio 950 Technology Editor Matt Roush and a panel of experts will discuss job openings in Michigan on Thursday, September 29th, as the opening of the Last Thursday Coffee series put on by the Great Lakes Innovation and Technology Report and hosted by Lawrence Technological University.More

September 21, 2011 was Bat House & Duck Nest Day at Farms Intermediate School in Brighton, Michigan. More

St. Joan of Arc Catholic School will hold a Computer and Small Electronics Community Recycling Event from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2011.  A donation of $5.00 per car is requested, with all proceeds being designated towards the Energy efficient efforts slated for St. Joan of Arc School.  The collection will take place at the school, located at 22415 Overlake Drive (8 ½ Mile and Mack Avenue), Saint Clair Shores. More

In her famous book The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron states:  Art is an act of tuning in and dropping down the well. It is as though all the stories, painting, music, performances in the world live just under the surface of our normal consciousness. Like an underground river, they flow through us as a stream of ideas that we can tap down into. As artists, we drop down the well into the stream. We hear what’s down there and we act on it…” More