As a hardcore coffee drinker, I’m always searching for the coffeehouse with the best hours and the best drinks. I can say that I’ve been to a large majority of the different coffeehouses in the CBD, Midtown and over on the East side. Catch my reviews after the jump…
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Detroit mailboxes invoking Star Wars’ R2D2 around the city. Find out what it’s all about March 28th.

If you are as excited as I am about the return of the Grand Prix this Labor Day weekend, then I have good news. On March 29th the Downtown Detroit Partnership is having their annual luncheon meeting at the Ren Cen and DDP chairman, Roger Penske, will be giving his presentation of the race. Present will be Hello Castroneves, two time Indy 500 winner and Sam Hornish Jr., last years champion.

Tickets are (again??), $60. Reservations are required and you can make them at this site.

Today the Metroblogging family welcomed city number 54, Kuala Lumpur.

Also known as “KL”, Kuala Lumpur has a population of 1.8 million people and is the capital and largest city in Malaysia.

If you have a few minutes today, stop by Kuala Lampur’s Metroblogging site and give its authors and audience a warm Detroit welcome.

Tomorrow, the MoCAD is featuring German poet, Esther Dischereit, and the Detroit-born, Germany-based percussionist, Ray Kaczynski, for wordMusic, a sound performance of percussion and poetry in German and English at 5:00. The movie “A Dress from Warsawon” will be shown on March 22, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. in the Bernath Auditorium of the Undergraduate Library at Wayne State University. Both events are free.

St. Patricks Day 2007 has arrived at last and this year it’s on the best day of the week, Saturday. This means that more beer will be consumed today than any other day in the last seven years. In terms you can understand, the Old Shillelagh goes through about 300 barrels alone. At any rate here’s some trivia you can load up on to impress your pals while you consume all that Guinness. (First made in 1759 and properly poured in stages but, to act like you know what you are doing and you don’t want to wait, ask for a “single pull.“)

The largest St. Patricks Day parade in in New York and is the longest running parade in the world beginning in 1762. Nearly 3 million people watch it and 150,000 march in it.
Four leaf clovers are rare and found only in about one in 10,000 three leafs. The world record is 14 leafs and they are nearly nonexistent.
Leprechauns don’t guard gold, they make shoes for the other fairies.
There are about 34 million Irish Americans in the U.S.
The American Heart Association declared three years ago that drinking Guinness helps reduce blood clots the same as aspirin does.

That’s enough already. It’s time for me to put on my green sweater and head out into the fray. Oh, one more thing. . . there are more DUI arrests on this day than any other. Cabs are much, much cheaper.

With every year’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration comes a free opportunity many not be aware of.

If you go out and drink on St. Patrick’s Day, don’t risk getting yourself killed this Saturday. Instead, ride the SMART Bus. After 6:00 PM, the bus service will operate for free on all routes.

If not riding the bus, please be safe, get a taxi or have a designated driver.

The Book Caddilac rehab project, which is scheduled to open in October, 08′, has only four condo’s left and is getting ready to lure restaurants for it’s retail space. In addition, representing the first new condominiums built in the central business district, The Griswold at Michigan and Griswold, is getting ready for pre-sale activities. At a total cost of $41 million, this 80 unit building will be state of the art when finished. Each condo will range from 800 to 2,800 sq.ft. and will feature a 24 hr. doorman, floor-to-ceiling windows and fireplaces. There will be nine, two story penthouses on the top, (15th) floor with great views of downtown. If you can pony up $200,000 to $750,000 and want to register for the presale event, direct your browser here.

If you are interested in our history and have a liking for Tiffany glass,then this tour is for you. On Wednesday, March 21st, Stewart McMillin will be hosting a guided “Tiffany Window Tour of Detroit.” Six buildings in dowtown Detroit, mostly chruches will be featured. A tour bus will leave from Eastpointe at 9:30 in the morning. The $60 price tag includes lunch at the Whitney. That, in itself with it’s own huge signed Tiffany windows and beautiful wood carvings is worth the trip. For more details, call 313-922-1990.

In regards to the photograph posted below, it is interesting to read Max’s comment that the big three in Detroit is now MGM, Greektown, and Motor City Casinos. Of the thousand jobs advertised as being created, I wonder if Detroit will be attracting gaming/hospitality professionals from outside the metro-Detroit area or from within. Some find it disconcerting that Detroit is being poised as a gaming destination. However, gaming composes merely a fraction of the offerings that is making Detroit an entertainment destination. I’m off to Vegas soon, for the first time, and I’ll let you know if my opinions are swayed.