In the past seven years, Lost & Found Vintage has gone from niche boutique to vintage retail powerhouse in downtown Royal Oak. Owner Tommy Dorr opened the store after working various flea markets in Detroit (certainly not a walk in the park), financing the place with money out of his own pocket and thus securing its success down the road with no heavy debts hanging over the shop's head. Today, Lost & Found Vintage dominates the vintage ...

Named after Mr. Hugh Hefner himself, Hugh caters to the male, GQ-minded residents of downtown Detroit and beyond. Located in the Iodent Lofts on Park Avenue (where bars like the Centaur and Town Pump Tavern fill out the sort of nightlife suit Hugh caters to), Hugh carries an array of housewares and walk-away furniture that screams "cigar smoke, expensive suits and whiskey on the rocks" with the type of vintage James Bond flare that may be ...

Success in a city that doesn't beg for attention like Detroit can often be hinged upon one's ability to diversity. The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is a prime example of such an artistic (and, quite frankly, commercial) philosophy. Located on Woodward and Garfield between the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Institute of the Arts, Wayne State University and the College for Creative Studies, the museum is an innovative addition to ...

It wouldn't be fair to quickly write off 323East as "another gallery." The place is just too diverse and imitates a living, breathing human — with each exhibit, 323East's range of artists and concepts grow like a bloated Facebook friend list of the only the most talented souls metro-Detroit has to offer. Yes, "a collection of creative energy materialized in a mash-up of art, culture, lifestyle and creativity" is dead on without one's ego ...

Bureau is a new emporium for urban living in Detroit. Located in Midtown's Canfield Lofts, Bureau of Urban Living offers an array of modern accessories for the home and office. From everyday basics to unique designer wares (along with a lovely array of Detroit-centric serving plates that had us head over heels), Bureau's collection caters to the growing community of city dwellers who are nesting and nurturing new businesses, homes and lifestyles ...

LIFT is the bionic arm of niche retail in downtown Royal Oak — one part art gallery, one part designer toy shop (not unlike Kidrobot), two parts awesome. Located on the constantly expanding Fourth Street, LIFT has changed forms once or twice over (pretty sure you could buy elastic band shoes there at one time), but after some commercial soul searching, LIFT landed upon their own identity in a metro-area that is otherwise void of David Flores ...