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TEDxDetroit Was An Unforgettable Day For This Detroiter

What happens when you put nearly 30 speakers, poets and performers together at the historic Fox Theatre, all united around the idea of telling the world positive stories from Detroit? You get TEDxDetroit. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design and is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short presentation with a lot of meaning. There are many TED talks if you do a search online on a variety of topics. TEDxDetroit is an affiliated but independently run loc...

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8 Must-See Things At The Detroit Design Festival This Weekend

One of the city’s most anticipated events, the Detroit Design Festival, is back for 2016 with a wide range of activities. As a creative myself, I thought I’d share my top 8 events to you should be sure to check out this weekend for the festival. If you have a favorite, we’d love to hear it – leave it in the comments and we’ll add it. 1. Eastern Market After Dark Thursday, Sept. 22 | 7:00pm – 11:00pm The Eastern Market is going to be transformed into a creative district at night with more t...

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$2 Million Given To 20 Programs That Help Provide Food Access And Security In Detroit

Many people have to deal with the task of choosing between purchasing the basic necessity or purchasing food. Food insecurity, a hidden struggle, exists unknowingly in many of our community. The two groups that are most affected by this are children and seniors and more than 780,000 people do not have consistent access to healthy food. The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan plans to help decrease this rising issue by awarding $2 million in grants to 20 programs designed to improve hea...

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Decide The Best Burger Of Them All At Burger Brawl On August 27

There’s a brawl happening at Eastern Market soon. Spatulas will be shined, grills will be fired up, knifes will be sharpened for the biggest brawl in town. Burger Brawl, that is. This street fair-style competition returns to the Eastern Market, Saturday, August 27, from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to sample all the competing burgers from nearly 20 restaurants around the metro Detroit area and vote for their favorite. The voting will be by app, and people will...

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Wayne State University Gets $200,000 Grant To Help Combat Homelessness

College students deal with many pressures while in college. In addition to finding a way to pay for classes and dealing with the endless papers and reading assignments there’s one pressure that is not so obvious to see, homelessness. In addition to everything else, some students also have to worry about where they will place their head at night to sleep at night. “Without safe and reliable housing, or other basic needs being met, students cannot be successful in college,” said Kate Levin Mar...

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Troy Restaurant Week Returns With Fine Dining And Family Food Options

Attention foodies and people who love good food – get ready to explore new cuisines and have your taste buds tingled at the Troy Restaurant Week, running from August 21 through August 26. It’s a week-long event featuring 26 fine dining and family restaurants each offering a specialty crafted three course menu. Participating restaurants include: 2Booli, Bahama Breeze, Bonefish Grill, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Kona Grill, Kruse & Muer on Wilshire, Loccino Italian Grill & Bar, Maggiano’s Lit...

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Bamboo East Brings Co-Working, Entrepreneurship Hub To Detroit's East Side

The east side of Detroit is often portrayed by the media as empty, but like much of the city, if you take a closer look there are things happening. One of those things is a new co-working and pop-up space connecting entrepreneurs to serve the growing Eastside business community, not only in the city but those from the neighboring suburbs. Bamboo East, an extension of Bamboo Detroit, is expanding to their first neighborhood co-working and pop-up space inside of MASH Detroit. Entrepreneurshi...

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Shinola Launches Pocket Watch To Commemorate Henry Ford

Companies in the past have honored iconic Americans, but Shinola has given that tradition a local flair with the new Henry Ford, limited-edition pocket watch unveiled at the historic Fair Lane estate. Shinola is a Detroit-based designer and producer of luxury watches, bicycles and other goods. They have a “Great American Series” that honors iconic American innovators and industrial pioneers. The first timepiece honoree were the Wright brothers, and they were commemorated with not only a wris...