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TAPPER'S
GOOD
FORTUNE

SALE

SAVE
22-50%* td

LOUNGE: Spartans/Michigan T-shirt ($26.50), U-M/MSU sweat pants ($44.50), U-M

underwear ($9.99), all at area Victoria's Secret Pink stores (victoriassecret.com ). Pink

T-shirt ($26.95), brown kids' zip-up ($32.50), Red Moose zip-up ($45), all at Moosejaw,

Birmingham (877-666-7352).

features

P10 Hit The Books!

With a little help from our cool-for-school must-haves.

P14 Motor City Might

A Detroit transplant has big ideas for changing
his hometown's image.

departments

P4
P6
P6
P8
P18

Faces
All's Fare
Platinum Plates
The Buzz
Four Questions

ON THE COVER: Be teacher's pet with an apple cake and school-supply cupcakes from

Just Baked in Livonia (248-306-0296). For more for your back-to-school shopping list, turn
to "Hit The Books!" on page B10.

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The fortune cookie tells you how much
you'll save — anywhere from 22 to 50%
on your purchase. Just crack open your
cookie to reveal your savings.

PHOTOGRAPH BY ANGIE BAAN
PAGE DESIGN BY DEBORAH SCHULTZ

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