Reposting some best of Detroit picks....

'K-9 to five' still wants your dogs. For Day-care that is. I'm a hoping (and a wishin..) some field trips get scheduled, cheap fun. Better yet, after school (during school??) dog walking programs. Hmmmm, any schools near '9 to 5'?

Anyway, an easy way to get some parents involved without permission slip waivers allaround: they are having a doggie First Aid class on Oct. 12th. check their website: Canine to Five

Here's the posting as promised, I feel is should warn the unsuspecting 'clicker', well...that was the warning

Metro Times Best of Detroit 2008: The Supergay Slate

Best Detroit Riverfront Attraction : Bike Rentals (from our friends at Wheelhouse!)

Best Dog Park : Doggy Style co-presenter Canine to Five's urban dog park

Best Local Radio Talk Show : Detroit Public Radio's Detroit Today (because sometimes they let me talk on it)

Best Local News Blog : Detroitist (detroitist.blogspot.com)

Best Local Pop Culture Blog : Supergay Detroit! (supergaydetroit.blogspot.com)

Best Florist : This is a toughie, there are two deserving gay-owned florists. My pick this year is Blossoms because, while they are located in Birmingham, the owners just spent like $17 million renovating the Frank Lloyd Wright Turkel House in Detroit. Blumz owners also live in Detroit, and they have a location here, but this past year their money went into expanding the Ferndale location. It's really kind of a wash, so pick your fave.

Best Place to Buy Furniture : Mezzanine (although Art Van always wins this category, so you may want to save your vote for ...)

Best Indie Home Furnishing Store : Mezzanine, or Bureau of Urban Living. (both are deserving - and while Mezzanine is gay-owned Bureau is as gay friendly as you can be. Pick your fave!)

Best Gourmet Grocery Store : Zaccaro’s (because they really are quite lovely, if you are not buying produce, and I need them to stick around because they are so convenient)

Best Health Club : Downtown YMCA

Best Bike Shop : Wheelhouse

Best New Nightspot (Last 2 Years) : Park Bar (last chance in this category!)

Best Gay Bar : Detroit Guerrilla Queer Bar (because it really is)

Best Beer Selection in a Bar : Park Bar

Best Place to get a Martini : Centaur, home of the original gay straight guy, and great friends

Best Jukebox : Honest? John’s Bar & No Grill

Best Jazz Club : Cliff Bell’s

Best Restaurant Under $15 per diner : Bucharest Grill (inside the Park Bar)

Best Restaurant Under $50 per diner : my fave, Atlas Global Bistro

Best Hangover Brunch : Honest? John’s Bar & No Grill

Best Barbeque Restaurant : Slows Bar BQ

Best Neighborhood Pizza : Motor City Brewing Works or ...

Best Gourmet Pizza Place : Supino Pizzeria (Dave Mancini’s great new place in Eastern Market - thanks Open City! Let's give the new guy a boost!)

Best Brewpub Restaurant : Motor City Brewing Works

Best Beer Selection in a restaurant : Slows Bar BQ

Best Bakery : Avalon International Breads (family owned and operated, if you know what I mean!)

Best Tea Room : No comment (do they mean what I think they mean??)

Best Indie Coffee Shop: Rowland Café (in the Guardian Building)
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Posted by SupergayDetroit at 2:35 AM

If you have to ask how these postings are sustainable, I'll have to tell you someday. In the meantime...speaking about dogs,

I hear that our local Animal Control Shelter is still hard at work keeping the fires going. I wonder what the issue is? Could it be a simple matter of feeding large quantities of dogs? I know it has nothing to with some of our local populations ability to deal with dogs. We get Cesar 'the dog whisperer' on our cable here. Dogs love soccer. Maybe some of them are so mean because they are frustrated. Maybe some are too far gone to have a good temperment.

Some dogs are extremely high energy, demanding dogs. Not for everyone. Just don't have expensive furniture in the house, and make sure they can get along with the cat. That could take some serious 'whispering' though.

Cheers.