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Your Networking 5 For The Week Of December 11-18

Hello everyone! I don’t know about you, but the closer we get to the holidays the crazier my schedule is. But that doesn’t mean that I slack on networking. You never know who you might meet while you’re out and about. Have a good week! The After Work: Network Women in Business In the past few months I have learned about all sorts of co-working places around metro Detroit. One of them is the Coop Exchange in Oak Park. There is a networking event for women every Tuesday evening. The...

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WATCH: The Motor City Is Getting Rid Of A Freeway

In the heart of the Motor City lies a freeway whose days are numbered. I-375 is a mile-long, sunken freeway serving downtown Detroit. Its construction half a century ago destroyed an historic African-American neighborhood. Today, the freeway and its bridges are literally crumbling. It forms a barrier between Greektown and the Lafayette Park neighborhood. The Michigan Department of Transportation says the freeway no longer fits with a Detroit that is seeing major redevelopment. So rathe...

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Peek Inside Detroit Axe & The Corner, Ferndale's Newest Destinations

When Local Kitchen in Ferndale closed in the beginning of October, the owners Geoff Kretchmer and Brian Siegel hinted that there was going to be big changes to the space. And boy, were there. Last night we got a chance to check out The Corner Grill, Bar + Game Room and Detroit Axe. There are now two concepts in this one space. The Corner has a friendly vibe and offers a casual menu, full bar and a game lounge. There are some pretty noticeable changes to the space itself. They h...

Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of December 8-10 (With Double Bonus!)

Hello lovely readers! This weekend is going to be pretty spectacular in terms of things to do around town. In fact I had to add two bonus events because I couldn’t make up my mind. My brother is in town from Denver, so I know we will be out and about the city this week. There has been so much that has happened around the city since the last time he visited. I hope you have a great weekend! Pot + Box Grand Opening In The Fisher Building I have been a huge fan of the botanical design wo...

Detroit Water & Sewerage Department Cuts Saturday Hours "Due To Reduction In Foot Traffic"

Looks like the digital age may have come to paying water bills in Detroit. According to a release from the City of Detroit’s Water & Sewerage Department, the department will no longer offer Saturday hours at their Customer Care Centers after the weekend of December 16. Following an evaluation, the department says that foot traffic has fallen since their new online website has opened. “We have seen a sharp downward trend of customers coming into our downtown Customer Care Center on Saturday...

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Flipping The Script When It Comes To Inclusion And Impact In Detroit's Startup Scene With Amanda Lewan

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Warm Your Belly With Soup At Rose's Fine Food While Helping Detroit Prep Raise $1 Million For Their New School

Giving Tuesday might have been last Tuesday, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop being charitable this season. On Thursday, December 7 the east side diner Rose’s Fine Food will be hosting a soup dinner benefiting the free charter school Detroit Prep. The school is currently trying to raise $1 million to purchase and renovate an abandoned school that is located two blocks from the current location. The charter school is currently located in the basement of a church in Indian Village, an...

Could Detroit (And Michigan) Be The Leader For Autonomous Vehicles? Survey Sees Opportunity

One of the things that’s talked about a ton is the perception of the state, city and region. After all, there’s a lot of money and effort spent by government, businesses and others to influence and help shape how the country sees us. But, what is that perception, specifically when it comes to jobs? After all, there’s so much focus by the mainstream media on the splashes high-profile people and companies like Dan Gilbert make (because by putting the name in there, like we just did, more people...

Your Networking 5 For The Week Of December 4-11

Welcome to the first full week of December. We are fully immersed in the holiday season, and it shows because we have a few holiday parties going on this week. Startup Grind with Stacy Brown-Philpot, CEO of TaskRabbit Startup Grind will be hosting a fireside chat and Q&A session with Stacy Brown-Philpot the CEO of TaskRabbit on Wednesday night. Brown-Philpot is an expert in building and scaling large, mission-minded organizations. There will be networking before and after the livestr...

WXYZ Anchor Stephen Clark Announces Retirement

One of the most well known people in Detroit media has announced his retirement. Stephen Clark, who came to WXYZ TV-7 in 2001, announced his retirement on Facebook today. He has a four decade career in broadcasting including stints at KRDO in Colorado Springs, KCNC in Denver’s KCNC, KGTV in San Diego and WCBS New York. In the announcement, Clark said that he was going to focus on his family, his music career (including his second home in the Nashville area), as well as charity work around Th...

Loverboy Changes Names Before It Opens, Now Called "Lovers Only," Focusing On Fast Casual

The much debated burger spot that is soon to go into the corner of Griswold and Grand River in Capitol Park has changed names and defined a bit more of their concept. Created by the same team behind Voyager in Ferndale, owner Eli Boyer and co-chefs Justin Tootla and Jennifer Jackson, the concept formerly known as “Loverboy” is now called “Lovers Only.” Lovers Only will focus on “delicious food and warm hospitality” but this time in a “fast casual setting.” “Our ambition is to create a true...

Historic Buhl Building Bought By Gilbert's Bedrock

Apparently, Dan Gilbert’s skyscraper buying spree isn’t over just quite yet. The historic Buhl Building, a 390,000 square foot structure in the heart of the Central Business District that opened in 1925, has a very ornate lobby as well as some of amazing statuary high about the city. Per Historic Detroit, it’s another one of Detroit’s buildings adorned by the work of Corrado Parducci. The deal also includes a 652 space parking garage next door. From an entertainment perspective, the buil...

Fourth Victim In Noel Night Shooting

As we reported yesterday, there was a shooting incident during Noel Night in Detroit. There’s some new information. According to Detroit Police, there’s now a fourth victim. He saw the suspect and saw him fire shots into the ground. The victim is 19 years old and received a graze wound to the right hand as well as the lower leg. This fourth victim, as well as the three others we previously reported, are all in stable condition as of this writing. The description police have shared of the s...

Holiday Magic Shattered: Triple Shooting At Noel Night

A popular and long-standing Detroit holiday tradition, Noel Night, was marred by violence tonight as three teens were shot outside of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Two male teens, aged 14 and 15, as well as one 17 year old female were shot at approximately 7:40 p.m. Their injuries are not life-threatening and they were transported to a local hospital. Initially, there was bedlam and confusion at John R. and Farnsworth streets in Midtown. we had just walked past the science center when...

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Peek Inside Founders, Detroit's Newest Destination Bar

To say that there has been a lot of buzz around the new Founders in Midtown is an understatement. National publications have been picking it up, one positioning it the anchor of Detroit as America’s next beer city, as well as every outlet in town. Today, I got a chance to take a peek inside of the 14,000 square foot space before the doors swing open to the public at 3 p.m. on Monday. You’ll also get a look at the price points, as the menus are below. And as far as a brewery goes, Foun...

The Fail Jail Is Fully Failed: Wayne County Jail Won't Be Finished Downtown

Wayne County has announced that they will not complete the unfinished jail at Gratiot near Ford Field. According to a press release, Rock Venture and Wayne County has moved closer to a deal to build a brand new criminal justice center on the site of what is now a DDOT bus terminal at Warren and I-75 near Midtown. Currently, the plan is that Rock Ventures will pay a $500,000 stipend to compensate Walsh Construction for submitting a response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) to finish the par...

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Here's A 17 Photo Construction Tour Of Wayne State's New Mike Ilitch School Of Business

Wayne State’s Mike llitch School of Business is at the halfway point of construction, and the progress is impressive. Come next year, more than 3,500 students will be served by the 120,000 square foot building that’s across the street from the new Little Caesars Arena on Woodward Avenue. On Thursday we went on a construction tour of the $59 million project that we’ve been following since steel started going in back in April. $40 million of the funding came through a gift from Mike and M...

Menorah in the D Returns To Campus Martius For A Seventh Year

Menorah in the D will be returning to Campus Martius for a seventh year to celebrate Chanukah. The 26 foot Menorah will be lit at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12 which is the first night of Chanukah. Prior to the Menorah lighting there will be a ton of family friendly activities like; Chanukah crafts, face painting, jugglers, and an opportunity to take pictures with the Dreidel mascot. The Detroit Pistons Extreme Team will also be performing a high-energy show before the menorah lighting...

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