Tuesday Tidbits: Textures by Nefertiti

Former model, Nefertiti (shown above), moved to Detroit, from Chicago, finds it a pleasurable experience to educate and serve the community. Textures by Nefertiti offers you a holistic spa experience.

She opened the doors to her serene salon in 2003 in the Spiral Collective then later expanded but remained in the same West Willis Village neighborhood in Midtown about a year ago. Her shop caters to women with locks (also referred to as dreads or dreadlocks) and women who seek to have a maintained, professional and stylish look without the use of hot combs and perms.

Textures by Nefertiti, open five days a week, offers women more than just a natural hairstyle, the design and energy of her peaceful salon provides refreshing comfort to the spirit as well. Even her website, featuring reposing colors, vibrant photos and mellow music, soothes you and eases tension.

In a personal message on the company website Nefertiti says, "Many women, in particular, were coming into a new spiritual awakening making changes inside and out. We were shedding old stereotypes of “nappy hair” and “good hair” vs. “bad hair”. Textures by Nefertiti is said to be the mind, body, spirit health spa.

Textures by Nefertiti includes services such as, lock grooming and styling, natural nail care, esthetic services by Dena, massage and a line of products by Hairobics, which are organic, environmentally safe and non-animal tested.

 © Textures by Nefertiti Website Photography

Textures by Nefertiti 

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Thursday To-Do: Midtown Loop Groundbreaking

Model D reports that on Thursday April 15 at 11am, a groundbreaking will be held for the long-awaited Midtown Loop. This "greening" project has been spearheaded by Detroit's non-profit University Cultural Center Association, and has been in development for seven years. The $8M project is funded with private and government funds, including 2009 stimulus funding.

The first 0.85 mile phase of the Midtown Loop Greenway will run along Kirby between Cass and John R to Canfiled and is slated to be completed by October of 2010. The complete loop back going north along Cass Avenue back to Kirby will be completed by the summer of 2011.

 The Midtown Loop will ultimately connect Wayne State University, the Main Detroit Public Library, The Detroit Historical Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the College for Creative Studies, the Detroit Science Museum, the Charles H.Wright Museum for African-American History, and the Detroit Medical Center. Several amenities are planned: dog watering stations, human watering stations, bike storage lockers and racks, LED pedestrian lighting, benches, signage, and perennials and grasses to add to the mature trees.

Eventually the Midtown Loop will connect to the Dequindre Cut, another greenways project that runs through the Eastern Market all the way to downtown Detroit.

The groundbreaking ceremony will take place on East Kirby and Canfield in Midtown.

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Doing it in Detroit: SHOP DETROIT EVENT

The holidays are quickly approaching and Detroiters usually have a lot on their minds during this time. We realize that you want to maintain your holiday traditions such as gift giving and shopping, and if your anything like us, your also wondering how you can stretch your dollar this year. This post features some of Detroit's best places to buy gifts for your loved ones and friends. We'll show you places that are local and affordable.

The sixth annual Shop Detroit features giveaways, demonstrations, shuttle transportation, and gift wrapping station, plus many discounts at participating retailers. Come on out and shop alone or bring the entire family. For more information visit http://www.detroitsynergy.org/

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Thank You Model D Media!

On June 30 2008, I officially started this blog focusing on the positive side of Detroit while being realistic about the problems we face every day. I am thoroughly enjoying being a Detroit blogger, posting 5 - 7 times per week; but I am understandably still "new" to the blogosphere.

This week, however, my post about "Golfing in Detroit" was picked up and linked by one of the most well-known blogs in and about Detroit! The Model D Media Blog concentrates each week on Detroit neighborhoods, businesses making news, things to see and places to go, etc. Make sure to check it out!

I am very honored to be noticed by Model D!