Caleb Holm

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Mall Santas, Not Haram

Dec 10, 2024 | enjoyer.com | Caleb Holm

Troy — Malls have lost the suburban glamour and cultural power that made them the set of many ’80s or ’90s movies. Now they’re odd spectacles of assimilation. I couldn’t recall the last time I had gone to the mall. Somerset Mall is only a 20-minute drive, but most of my shopping happens at the grocery store and on my laptop. I had no clue what to get my family members for Christmas, so I figured that perusing a wide variety of goods in person might bring some inspiration.
Detroit’s Library of Alexandria

Nov 19, 2024 | enjoyer.com | Caleb Holm

On the edge of downtown Detroit stands a four-story building bursting with used books. In 1983, John K. King Books moved into the abandoned Advance Glove factory from its spot inside the Michigan Theater. Walking into John King’s, I’m transfixed by the chaos that envelopes me. There are books everywhere—one million, maybe more. They’re piled up on tables, stacked against walls, spilling out of bookshelves with a hand written and sometimes indecipherable coding system.
'I Kill White Boys Like You'

Oct 29, 2024 | enjoyer.com | Caleb Holm

Detroit — Met some friends for late-night eats after the Charli XCX concert in Detroit. It’s the last time I let a guy from Florida pick a diner in Detroit. I wasn’t able to attend the show, but some friends from college were traveling into town for the Dionysian festivities, and I was determined to see them, if only for a little while late that night.
Rylee Linting, the Face of Michigan’s Zoomers

Oct 28, 2024 | enjoyer.com | Caleb Holm

Grosse Ile — I’m getting breakfast with Rylee Linting, the young Republican candidate vying for a seat representing Michigan’s 27th District in the State House. We’re at Kathy’s Cafe, where Rylee has been coming since she was a kid. She stops to greet the hostess before joining me in the booth, chatting with the familiarity and warmth of an old friend. Though only 22 years old, Rylee isn’t new to Michigan politics.
Why Take Amtrak? Taxpayers Make It Cheap

Oct 17, 2024 | enjoyer.com | Tom Gantert |O.W. Root |Caleb Holm

Dearborn — I found a seat in the near-empty coach section on a Sunday evening. At age 59, I was taking my first ever ride on Amtrak. The conductor greeted me over the PA system: “Beverages are on the cart, leave your attitudes in your seat.” He repeated this line twice. Is this the sort of place where profanity-screaming passengers get forcibly removed? Apparently not. After a handful of trips, I’ve enjoyed nothing but pleasant commuters and welcoming Amtrak employees.
How HOAs Strangle Local Culture

Oct 15, 2024 | enjoyer.com | O.W. Root |Caleb Holm |Tom Gantert |Bobby Mars

Charlevoix — The Homeowners Association is one thing, the small town is another. And the truth is, northern Michigan is more small town and less HOA. Of course, every town has laws and regulations. You can’t actually do anything you want with your property. Blight is a concern in every corner of our beautiful state. It’s not okay to have three broken down cars sitting on blocks for six weeks in your front yard if you live in town.
Looking For a Vandal, Finding a Saint

Oct 10, 2024 | enjoyer.com | Caleb Holm |Tom Gantert |Bobby Mars

Grand Blanc — Church of the Holy Family recently had some vigil candles torn down in the sanctuary. Vandalism like this has been happening with some frequency, approximately every six months. Four times in the last two years. Curious. So I went to mass. The weather on the drive was horrible. The rain fell so heavily that I switched from my typical moody pop music to Gregorian chant; a plea to heaven.
Golf Is So Back - Michigan Enjoyer

Sep 6, 2024 | enjoyer.com | Bobby Mars |O.W. Root |Caleb Holm

The Mitten is feeling the golf renaissance. Golf Digest just named Michigan the second best state in the country for public golf, a testament to the quality and caliber of its unique courses. Online golf groups in Michigan are growing fast, like Metro Detroit Golfers, the “largest golf community in Michigan,” boasting more than 50,000 members across its platforms.
What's the Oldest Golf Course in Michigan?

Sep 6, 2024 | enjoyer.com | O.W. Root |Bobby Mars |Caleb Holm

Mackinac Island — It’s a great debate. Golf isn’t new here. People have been cursing sand traps, hitting double bogeys, slicing into the rough, and drinking too much on the back nine for quite a while. But once you crank the clock back over a century, the details start to get a little fuzzy. The years melt together. The answer gets harder and harder to nail down. What metric are we using? The oldest course in existence? Oldest continuously played course? Oldest course open to the public?
Hemingway Would've Shot Himself Sooner if He'd Seen This Yuppie Bar

Sep 4, 2024 | enjoyer.com | Caleb Holm |O.W. Root

Petoskey — Ernest Hemingway spent most of his boyhood summers at his family cottage nearby—one piece of what he called “the last good country.” This is where his nearly religious reverence for nature was born. Here, he was catechized by fur traders and Indians, baptized in trout-filled rivers flowing through America’s greatest cathedral: the northern wilderness.