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Ferndale's Locally-Focused Farm Field Table Butcher Shop To Expand In The New Year

There is something special about going to a legit butcher shop. Sure, you can pick up some ground chuck at the grocery store, but sometimes you need to find a specific cut of meat that you can’t find at Kroger. This is where Matt and Mike Romine come in. They opened the artisan butcher shop Farm Field Table last December. The Ferndale based butcher shop specializes in meat from heritage whole animals from local Michigan farms. Farm Field Table supplies meat to customers at their butcher...

Third Street Over I-94 In Midtown To Be Closed Indefinitely Due To Crumbling Bridge

Third Street, a one-way, multi-lane road through the heart of Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood, is going to be shut down over I-94. There’s not a definite timeline from the Michigan Department of Transportation on when the bridge will be repaired. According to MDOT, during a recent inspection of the overpass, they found structural deterioration in the bridge supports, requiring all traffic to be prohibited from using the overpass. All southbound traffic will be directed to nearby Second Avenue...

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8.5 Fabulous Reasons To Shop At The Stunning Fisher Building

Whenever my brother comes into town from Denver I will take him to one (or two) of my favorites places in the city. This visit I decided to take him to the Fisher Building in New Center. If you have yet to check out the Fisher Building during the holidays, do so. It is magical. Since we were already at the Fisher Building, I decided to do a little round up of some of the shopping you will be able to do while you visit this beautiful building. Let’s get shopping! 1. The Peacock Ro...

The Top-Searched Brewery In Michigan? It's Founders

When it comes to Michigan breweries, one beer reigns supreme, at least according to search data. The Business Broker Network took a look at all 50 states for the most-searched brewery in each state. All but one state — Missouri — had craft breweries at the top, and even then, Busch is based in St. Louis. In Michigan, the top-searched beer is Founders. They’ve made a lot of news with their popular pours and their new Midtown Detroit taproom. When it comes to style of beer, the top searche...

It's Great To See Detroit's J Dilla Get Some Of The Recognition He Deserves

J Dilla was a musical genius. The Detroit artist who died way too young at 32 years old in 2006 made the beats behind a variety of big hits and helped define the sound of a whole genre. If you don’t know who James Dewitt Yancey was, it’s time for a little primer. After all, two of his beat machines – his Minimoog and his MPC 3000 – are in the Smithsonian’s African American History Museum in Washington, D.C. Here are a few tracks you might know he was a part of, if you didn’t already....

Hispanics Outpace National Average For Home Ownership In Metro Detroit, African Americans Lag Behind

When it comes to minorities and home ownership, new data out shows that there are significant disparities between different racial groups around what is usually the largest asset a person or family has — owning a home. The data, culled from U.S. Census data and other sources and compiled by the real estate site Abodo, paint a very interesting picture. It’s one of the most clear numbers that illustrates wealth inequality. Nationally, 63% of Americans own homes. Whites in America have the hi...

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...

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