Karen and I headed Downtown for another fun event: the tree lighting at Campus Martius.

We started the evening by quickly dropping into D’Mongo’s on Griswold.  It’s a quirky, retro, funky place that’s worth a visit.  They’re only open on Fridays this time of the year, but open on Saturdays during the summer.

We ventured down to Campus Martius, stood around for some singing and skating performances, then cheered as Mayor Cockrel lit the huge tree.

Next, worked our way over to Foran’s to split a couple beers and fish & chips.  We jumped next door to Eph’s, which is now open in the evenings – Woo hoo.  We visited with Bil Lusa who was holding his 5-day old son Spencer and John Gannon who gave us the inside scoop on the deli scene.

On the way back to the car, we chatted with Chuck Gadica and Josh at the Urban Bean.

It was a cheery evening downtown.

The Detroit News has coverage of the event as well.