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Jump Scare When my friend Andy offered to walk his street with me this morning I had no idea he was setting me up for an incredible jump scare. As we started off on the corner of Spring Garden and Detroit, the Dunkin’ Donuts drive thru was already looped around and backed up onto Spring…

Every Thorn Has Its Rose Many people have asked me what my favorite street has been so far. I always have the same answer – Grace. If you haven’t taken the time to do a leisurely stroll down this street, I recommend you get at it while the weather is still good. As I was…

Fun on Four Wheels The Lakewood Club Apartments on the far east side of Lakewood are bordered by North Lane Drive and South Lane Drive. I completed North Lane Drive about 2 months ago, so I was wondering what new discoveries I would find today as I completed its partnering street. As soon as I…

The Best Bookends in Lakewood Sloane Avenue begins with BEER, ends with COOKIES and has a SUBWAY in the middle. As I turned from West Clifton onto Sloane this morning, the first building I passed was Immigrant Son Brewery. Our Lakewood neighbors (the Revy Family) run this establishment, and they have my favorite Lakewood beer.…

Playing Scarecrow I felt like I did my job as a scarecrow, protecting a front yard garden from an advancing deer. Shaw is a short side street that branches off of Webb in both the eastern and western directions. As I started down the western side towards the Dead End, I passed a yard with…

Let There Be Light As I was biking to my street this morning I glanced up at the rising sun. My office still did not have power from last week’s storm, but I had an inspirational moment as I was basking in the glow of the sun – today would be the day. Sure enough…

Tornadoes Really Suck My last post was almost a week ago. I finished up the “R” streets last Tuesday morning on my 51st Birthday. It will be a birthday I will never forget. I was at my office that afternoon when the terrible storms hit, with my office staff huddling in the small basement waiting…

Happy Birthday to Me I got up early to run to my street, and to my delight my wife Amy decided to join me. With today being my birthday, it was extra-special to have a running partner to celebrate with. Roycroft is located just west of Larchmont and runs from Detroit to Franklin. I have…

Kids at Play I usually ride my bike to the destination streets if they are east of Lakewood Park, or south of Detroit Avenue. However, I broke my own unwritten rule the last two days, choosing to jog to Rosewood yesterday and Roy this morning. I think it might be because I am feeling healthier…

Serving Your Country When I saw I was walking Rosewood this morning the first thing that came to my mind was the Armed Forces. An Armed Forces Career Center wraps around the corner of Rosewood and Detroit, with separate storefronts for the Navy, Army, Air Force and Marines. At every Lakewood High School graduation that…