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Two Southeast Michigan Businesses Featured in Google’s Annual Economic Impact Report

Mercury Promotions & Fulfillment and Detroit-based Walker-Miller Energy Services were highlighted in Google’s Annual Economic Impact Report. They were featured as case study examples of Michigan businesses using ecommerce to achieve better results with limited resources. Google’s report chooses 51 companies across the United States to show how Google’s ecommerce products have increased the economic stamp on businesses. “By connecting customers with businesses at the moment they’re searching...

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Detroit Zoo Will Add New Polar Bear This Summer

The polar bear exhibit at the Detroit Zoo is adding a new resident this summer. Tundra, a 29-year-old female polar bear, will be moving to Detroit from her current home at the Indianapolis Zoo sometime after June 22. She’ll join the zoo’s Arctic Ring of Life exhibit along with the exhibit’s current residents, two female polar bears named Talini and Nuka. Tundra’s 28-year-old exhibit at the Indianapolis Zoo is being permanently closed, so she’ll be moved to Detroit in late summer. Tundra has...

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Cycle Through Detroit and Help Raise Money for WSU Scholarships

See Detroit from your own two wheels and test your cycling limits in Wayne State University’s second annual Baroudeur. The event will take place on Wayne State’s Midtown campus on Aug. 20, 2016. This year, participants can choose to ride 25, 62, or 100 miles through Detroit. Registration for the event is $50 and includes refreshments along the route, lunch after the ride, two tickets for Michigan craft beers, a limited edition T-shirt, ride support, and free parking. All net proceeds will dire...

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Detroit Ranked as Best City in America for Hockey Fans

Anxiously awaiting the start of the 2016-2017 NHL season? If you’re in Detroit, you’re not alone. WalletHub released a report that ranked 72 of the largest U.S. cities to determine which ones were the best for hockey fans. The report used 17 metrics, including ticket prices, stadium capacity, and the performance level of each city’s teams. Based on the findings, Detroit came in first as the overall best city for hockey fans. Breaking down that ranking even further, the report shows that Detr...

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QUICK TIP: Experience Spanish Night Life in Detroit On Thursday, June 9

Ready to shake up your nightlife? Thursday, June 9 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., you can join LICOR 43 for a Spanish party like none other. La Marcha 43 will take place at The Annex Detroit (22 W Adams Avenue in downtown Detroit). The term “La Marcha” refers to a party lifestyle that is defined by starting later, ending later, and having unpredictability define everything in between. The event will feature the legendary Detroit based DJ Godfather and promises to be a night of eclectic drinks, musi...

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Strategic Staffing Solutions To Support Detroit Police Mounted Unit For Three More Years

Tuesday, Detroit Police Chief James E. Craig announced the sponsorship of the Detroit Police Department’s Mounted Unit by Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3). The company has made a three-year commitment through the Detroit Public Safety Foundation to help support the department’s Mounted Unit. S3’s support includes funding for the cost of veterinary bills, horseshoeing, hay, wood shavings, grooming, feeding, cleaning, repairs, and replacement of equipment. The funding will also provide for the...

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The Detroit Wall: A Tale of How Federal Policy Helped Divide A City

Starting at the northern boundary of Antwerp Park on Pembroke Avenue is a 6-foot high wall, known by many names. The Detroit Eight Mile Wall, Detroit’s Wailing Wall, The Birwood Wall, or the Wyoming Wall. The wall extends about half a mile north and stops just south of 8 Mile Road. The wall served one purpose: To separate an already existent black neighborhood from a new all-white neighborhood. But why? Money. And racially-charged federal housing policies. You see, in the 1930s, that area...

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Detroit Creative Corridor Center Launches Detroit City of Design Initiative

Detroit has a long and prestigious history of being in the forefront of design and the creative sector. Now, that heritage is being recognized and enhanced. The Detroit Creative Corridor Center (DC3) has announced the launch of the 10-year Detroit City of Design initiative. The announcement follows Detroit’s designation as the first and only recognized UNESCO City of Design in the U.S. Detroit is one of only 22 cities worldwide to be chosen as Cities of Design in the UNESCO Creative Cities Net...

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Detroit to Receive Additional $88.2 Million in Blight Elimination Funding

Detroit’s urban landscape will continue changing in the next few years, in part thanks to an additional $88.2 million dollars in blight removal funding. The money comes from the $188.1 million dollars the U.S. Department of Treasury awarded to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority in April. “The strategic use of these dollars will greatly benefit Michigan homeowners and strengthen communities, resulting in positive progress for people across the state,” Gov. Rick Snyder said. Detr...

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Cinetopia International Film Festival Starts Friday With A Film On The Lawn Of The DIA

Looking for a great lineup of notable new features, short films, and documentaries? Check out the Cinetopia International Film Festival, from June 3-12. The event, created for the people of Southeast Michigan, brings together the best screenings that film festivals have to offer. The festival starts on Friday, June 3. Screenings will take place at venues in multiple locations, including Detroit, Ann Arbor, Bloomfield, and Dearborn. Cinetopia features screenings of many films from renowned inte...

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Roads and Infrastructure Cited as Top Challenges to Entrepreneurial Success in Wayne County

In the age of the startup, it seems like everyone and their moms are starting businesses. While most entrepreneurs face similar business problems like securing funding, those in Wayne County face slightly different issues. MIMayors, an initiative of Westland Mayor William R. Wild, commissioned Ed Sarpolus and his research firm Insyght Institute to conduct a survey of 1,000 entrepreneurs. The aim of the survey was to address business growth issues facing the City of Westland and the surrounding...

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There's Going To Be A Party In Greektown At Sundown All This Weekend

They’re shutting down Monroe Street in Greektown in the evening all weekend because this party is going to be so big. On Thursday, grab the family and head to Monroe Street between Beaubien and St. Antoine streets on Thursday, June 2 for a celebration like none other. Starting at 5 p.m. the area will become a walkable plaza for racing fans and visitors. You’ll be able to enjoy a variety of activities, including strolling performers, live entertainment, and Belle Isle Grand Prix related inter...

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8 Things You Need To Know About Detroit's New Mass Transit Plan

Earlier today, the Southeast Michigan RTA, or Regional Transit Authority, unveiled a $4.6 billion new plan for a regional public transportation system. The plan is a response to over two dozen failed transit plans and aims to connect the four-country Southeast Michigan area. We’ve got your need-to-know info on the plan. The plan’s changes won’t happen all at once Lest we get ahead of ourselves in our bright, starry-eyed visions of a more connected region, it’s important to remember that...

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War Games Exhibition Opens June 2

Los Angeles-based contemporary art gallery Moran Bondaroff is showing its first exhibition in Detroit on Thursday, June 2. The opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the former Woods Cathedral at 1945 Webb Avenue. The exhibit is part of the gallery’s yearlong residence in the former Detroit cathedral. War Games gathers works of art, which relate to an emergent practice, that Benjamin Godsill, the curator, conceptualizes as “technological misuse and abuse.” The art in this exhi...

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Healing Metro Detroit's Children Through Music

Children are one of our most vulnerable populations, and they’re also our future. It’s critical that we do everything we can to raise strong, confident, considerate kids. However, that’s often easier said than done, especially when the children come from households where there’s been serious abuse and neglect. Enter Love Centers, a non-profit dedicated to reaching Metro Detroit’s hurting children and building lasting relationships with them. The organization uses the creative arts as a platfor...

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Help Build Tiny Homes For Homeless Detroiters

If Cass Community Social Services is successful, currently homeless people are going to have the opportunity to own their own tiny home. The organization is campaigning for funds for its Tiny Homes project. Through this project, the non-profit will provide clean, safe, and affordable housing for low-income Detroiters. The Tiny Homes will be located two blocks north of Cass’s campus at Woodrow Wilson and Elmhurst. Such a close location will enable residents of the Tiny Homes to access most of t...

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7 Places Around Detroit With Mob Stories

Walking casually past many of the buildings and sites in Detroit, you’d never know they hold a violent past. However, many of the city’s iconic landmarks and attractions have had their own brush with organized crime. The Mafia and its rivals, notably the Purple Gang, had their favorite haunts and places where they committed terrible crimes. Fortunately, time has largely removed the traces left behind by the criminals, and the collective memory has forgotten the sites’ negative associations. Ho...

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Flint Restaurant Week Is Underway

From May 17 to May 21, Flint Restaurant Week offers visitors a chance to find a new favorite restaurant or discover the ever-growing dining scene in the city. Restaurants across the city are participating, so there’s a range of menus, price points, and locations. Even the pickiest eater will find something to love during Flint Restaurant Week. Pop into the Soggy Bottom Bar, Downtown Flint’s neighborhood bar, for classic bar food, craft beer, and fine whiskeys. If you’re more interested in ex...