Rothbury: Four days of bliss, music in western Michigan
Rumors of hippie culture's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Hordes of modern-day hippies descended on the quaint western Michigan town of Rothbury over the weekend for the four-day Rothbury festival, a musical, cultural and ecological celebration that put Rothbury -- population 443, as of 2006 -- on the local, national, and even international musical map. - 8:47 pm
- Rothbury music festival rolled through its third day, headlined by Dave Matthews
- Music fans pour into Rothbury
- Snoop's set lacks soul, flair
- Rothbury or bust
- Dave Matthews Band fits in
- A chat with the man behind the festival
- Rothbury line-up and schedule
- Rothbury hopes to make a case for rock immortality
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Tigers score off backup catcher in 15th for win
SEATTLE -- It was no crazier than the Tigers getting two hits, each of them a single, each of them by Pudge Rodriguez, during one nine-inning stretch in a 15-inning ballgame. - 9:07 pm
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Baby or baseball? Tigers' Guillen chooses All-Star Game for now
Truth be told, Carlos Guillen probably could have benefited from a break next week when the All-Star Game is played at Yankee Stadium. - 8:47 pm
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MIAMI -- Alex Rodriguez's wife will file for divorce Monday, according to media reports. - 8:37 pm
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Obama: Response to Iraq remarks overblown
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Car lovers turn out for Camaro Superfest in Ypsilanti
Camaro owners from all over Michigan, Ontario and seven other U.S. - 6:57 pm
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Furniture makers embrace natural hues and grains
Home interiors are lightening up. It has less to do with spare spaces than the hues of wood furnishings, which these days often are left unstained. - 1:00 am
