Juliana Lumaj

Ann Arbor

Associate Editor at Hour Detroit

Associate Editor @Hour_Detroit | Email: [email protected]

Articles

Gardner White Opens Collaborative Retail Concept in Downtown Detroit, Plus Other Metro Detroit News

2 weeks ago | hourdetroit.com | Juliana Lumaj

Gardner White Opens New Retail Concept in Downtown DetroitGardner White opened GW Home, a new brand concept, at 1201 Woodward Ave., across the street from Hudson’s Detroit on June 6.
Enjoy Big-City Vibes at Otis Harbor Springs

1 month ago | hourdetroit.com | Juliana Lumaj

Downtown Detroit’s renaissance has brought countless modern bars, cozy cafés, and extravagant hotels with it, all developed with the Midwestern hospitality Michiganders have grown accustomed to. Now, imagine a similar experience, but instead of tall buildings and electric scooters, you’re surrounded by towering trees and galloping horses. Otis Harbor Springs opened last summer, introducing a style of modern boutique hotelnot often available in northern Michigan.
Veronica Beard Opens First Michigan Location

1 month ago | hourdetroit.com | Juliana Lumaj

The sisters-in-law, AKA the Veronicas, behind Veronica Beard, a modern luxury fashion retailer that offers a combination of classic, chic, and eclectic goods, opened their first Michigan location at Somerset Collection on May 15. Located across from Shinola and Alo, which also opened its first Michigan location last November, Veronica Beard offers everything from dresses featuring hand-beaded designs to Italian stretch linen pants.
Shop the Closet of a Baroness in Downtown Detroit

1 month ago | hourdetroit.com | Juliana Lumaj

Purchasing couture is one thing, but the opportunity to purchase a plum Andre Laug Haute Couture wool skirt suit, worn by a baroness while meeting the President of Equatorial Guinea, doesn’t come around very often.
Over 400 Attend the College for Creative Studies’ Annual Fashion Show

1 month ago | hourdetroit.com | Juliana Lumaj

More than 100 looks featuring hand-spun chain mail, custom 3D-printed shoes, and extravagant gowns adorned with plenty of tulle (it never feels like enough), were presented at The College for Creative Studies’ fifth iteration of The Show, held at the General Motors Design Dome on April 26. This year’s theme, “Icons,” which was chosen to celebrate the people, institutions, and movements that have made Detroit the city it is today, played a part in the venue selection.
Top Metro Detroit News for April 2025

1 month ago | hourdetroit.com | Juliana Lumaj

AfroFuture Detroit Announces Headliner and Full LineupAfroFuture, a vibrant music festival highlighting African talent that’s making its U.S. debut in Detroit this summer, unveiled their full music lineup on April 23. The two-day event, which will take place Aug. 16-17 at Bedrock’s Douglass Site, will start off hot on Saturday with Asake, a Nigerian singer and songwriter who, in 2022, released Mr. Money with the Vibe the highest-charting Nigerian debut album in Billboard history.
Immersive Sports Venue Cosm Breaks Ground in Downtown Detroit

2 months ago | hourdetroit.com | Juliana Lumaj

Cosm, an immersive sports and entertainment venue where Detroiters can feel as though they’re watching their favorite teams in-person — whether it be a Lions’, Pistons’, Tigers’, or Red Wings’ game — broke ground in downtown Detroit, at the corner of Monroe Street and Campus Martius, on April 17.
City Guide 2025: Detroit Murals

2 months ago | hourdetroit.com | Juliana Lumaj

With some of the best museums in the country, like the Detroit Institute of Arts (named the best art museum in the country by USA Today readers two years in a row), countless art festivals throughout the year, and many monuments to admire, the city of Detroit is every art enthusiast’s dream.
Top Metro Detroit News for March 2025

2 months ago | hourdetroit.com | Juliana Lumaj

Detroit Tigers Swept by Los Angeles Dodgers in Opening SeriesThe Tigers only hit 4-for-32 with runners in scoring position during the three-game series. During the final game of the series on March 29, the Tigers jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning but lost that lead by the second, according to the Detroit Free Press. Their next series against the Seattle Mariners began on March 31. The Tigers won that game 9-6. To learn more, visit mlb.com.
A Wedding at The Treasury

Mar 14, 2025 | hourdetroit.com | Juliana Lumaj

While working on our bridal fashion photoshoot for the March issue at The Treasury in Pontiac, we couldn’t help but pull out our phones and take photos of the building’s stunning interior architecture, from the large Palladian windows that flooded the room with natural light to the coffered, honeycomb, gold-leaf ceiling that look like something that would be on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts.