Charley Marcuse.. Opening Day.. Agema's Risky Lifestyle.. MLK Remembered..

April 5, 2013 Subscribe · Forward IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR BASEBALL.. My Detroit is a series of Q&A profiles with our favorite denizens in and around the D. Hot dog vending isn't for the faint of heart or the shy of speech. Few in Detroit understand this better than Charley Marcuse, better known as Comerica Park's "Singing Hot Dog Man." Marcuse has been slinging dogs for 15 seasons and singing his operatic hot dog chants almost as long. In addition to his hardcore hawking skills, he's also an entrepreneur and a dapper dresser. Oh, and he also appeared on Good Morning America several years ago for a his role in a controversy related to his unique approach to selling dogs. In honor of Tigers' Opening Day, The Huffington Post caught up with him for a Q&A session that we hope sticks with you like mustard on a ball park hot dog. Click through the slideshow below to see Marcuse's answers to our questions about his career, the game he loves and the city he calls home.  Continue reading... Now THAT'S A Home Opener WHO'S YOUR TIGER? WATCH: Behind The Scenes With Local Instagram Celeb Asian Carp May Have Invaded Great Lakes Small Detroit Automaker Reveals Electric Sports Car Detroit Mayor, Emergency Manager Already At Odds Dad Busts Man In DIY 'To Catch A Predator' Sting Dad Busts Man In DIY 'To Catch A Predator' Sting The Most Miserable City In America Is.. Detroit Synagogue Goes High-Tech To Fix Up Old Building JOHN CORVINO Dave Agema Half-Right About 'Risky Lifestyle' (VIDEO) By spreading lies about the "homosexual lifestyle," and by teaching kids, and especially vulnerable LGBT youth, that there's something sick, wrong or unnatural about being gay, folks like Rep. Dave Agema increase the suicide risk that they then turn around and use to justify their anti-gay rants. Continue reading... SEN. BERT JOHNSON 45th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassination Dr. King also said, "Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals." Continue reading... PATRICK O'CONNOR Better College Options? Michigan's Legislature Can Help A major breakthrough was announced last week to help low-income students attend college. The news gives educators and policy makers an opportunity to right a devastating wrong that has derailed the college dreams of many of Michigan's students. Continue reading... ANN BRENOFF On The Fly: Traveling Alone, Again When I was single and in my 20s, I loved traveling alone. Traveling with friends required compromises I resented having to make: They wanted to sleep til noon while I rose with the sun raring to go; they preferred booking tours to eliminate any uncertainties while I liked using public transportation for self-guided exploration. Continue reading... NANCY KOTTING Inside Out in Detroit This view from my pew in its totality constituted the very juxtaposition which I had sought for years to put into words for all those inquiring minds from locales beyond Detroit who inevitably asked me: Why Detroit? Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.