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300+ People In Need In Detroit Get Free Haircuts

Today approximately 300 low income and homeless people were treated to a free shampoo and haircut at the Cass Community Social Services (Cass). The event was held in partnership between Cass and Paul Mitchell The School Michigan. This is the third year that the PMTS4Change has taken place. More than 20 stylists from the school at the event to give shampoos, haircuts, and hair braiding to people in the community. “This day is about so much more than just shampoos and haircuts by professiona...

Here Are The Top 10 Public High Schools With The Best Teachers In Metro Detroit

The education ratings site Niche.com has come out with their top teachers in Michigan, and many of those schools are in Metro Detroit. For the purposes of this post, we’re going to call Metro Detroit the tri-county area of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties. The data speaks directly to public schools. They came to their rankings through a combination of publicly available data as well as reviews by their Niche.com site users. In order of importance, Niche used the factors of Academics, Pa...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of August 25-27

I still can’t believe that this is the last weekend of August. There is plenty of fun things to do this weekend, so go out and have fun. Garlic & Music Festival This three day festival is going to be great for those of us who love garlic. If you’re a vampire or on a first date maybe stay away from Campus Maritus. Bring your appetite because there will be plenty of garlicky foods to choose from. There will be two stages with live music performances, a kid zone with bounce houses, and...

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Comcast's Low Income $9.95 Internet Program Expands To Include Seniors In Detroit

We are currently in the digital age, however there is still a huge gap between those who have access to internet and those who don’t. At last count, 39% of households in Detroit do not have internet of any kind. And if you don’t have internet and know how to use it, you don’t have a shot at moving up in the modern world. Comcast’s Internet Essentials has been providing low-income households the opportunity to sign up for internet for $9.95 a month. It’s found a measure of success compared to...

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"Katoi" Will Be Renamed "Takoi" In Response To Controversy, Re-Opens August 28

Amid a naming controversy that was brought into the open in a piece by the Metro Times, the award-winning Katoi is renaming itself “Takoi.” The shorthand version of the issue is that Katoi – a modified version of the Thai word kathoey – is an insult to Thai transgender people, and various groups have been calling for them to change their name. Tom Perkins at the MT digs into the reasoning behind why the word is offensive with more depth, and we’ll just link it here as it’s worth a read if yo...

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Meet The 12 Restaurants In Metro Detroit's First Black Restaurant Week

Metro Detroit has our fair share of restaurant weeks throughout the year. Restaurant weeks are used to give diners an opportunity to try restaurants that they might have thought to try, often with a reduced price or specials to bring folks in the door. The newest restaurant week is the Metro Detroit Black Restaurant Week is being organized by BlackMetroEats.com and TheStrangeRootsBox. The week long event began on Monday, August 21 and runs through this Sunday, August 27. The Metro Detroit...

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Duggan Teases "We're Very Close" On Deal To Reduce Car Insurance Rates

At a midday press and community event at the Williams Recreation Center to talk about the expansion of affordable internet, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan dropped a teaser around progress in regard to car insurance reform. For context, Detroit, along with the state of Michigan, has the highest car insurance rates in the nation (here’s an explainer as to why). It’s not uncommon for residents to pay more than $400 a month for basic, no-fault auto insurance. “I have a meeting back at the office wi...

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Detroit Adds 8 Trucks That Suck To Clean Catch Basins, Reduce Street Flooding

Normally when you say something “sucks,” it’s bad. In this case, sucking is a good thing. Today the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department rolled out eight new Vactor Trucks at a cost of $3.9 million. The fleet, with this addition, has been tripled to twelve trucks. They will be put to work cleaning out 30,000 catch basins over the next , with the goal of reducing street flooding across the city. When the water doesn’t drain away properly, it has to go somewhere. The chronic street flooding...

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REPORT: Gordie Howe Bridge To Be Delayed Another Year

A much awaited new link to Canada, the Gordie Howe Bridge, won’t be complete until at least 2023. That’s according to a report in the Windsor Star. The report outlines some key reasons for delay, including the new community benefits requirements with the city of Detroit and the the addition of separated pedestrian and bike lanes. These items were not in the original specifications. Instead of bids being due this fall of this year, the submission date has been pushed off until summer of n...

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Detroit's Afrofuturist Mayoral Candidate Ingrid LaFleur Appears On "This American Life"

Ingrid LaFleur didn’t make it to the mayoral primary. In fact, she wasn’t actually on the ballot and had to be written in, where she pulled less than one percent of the vote. But that hasn’t stopped her from getting a lot of media attention. She was featured on the front page of the Metro Times, but now, the giant public radio program and podcast This American Life that was focused on the concept of Afrofuturism. If you don’t know what that is, here’s a definition, per Wikipedia – although...

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Here’s Why Kate Upton Was Working Out In Detroit With Marines Today

We are used to seeing Justin Verlander and his Tiger teammates take the field for games, while the wives cheer them on. However, today the tables were turned when Verlander’s fiancé Kate Upton did a full Marine workout next to the football field at Wayne State University, with Verlander and their dog Harley, watching. Upton was joined by five other Tiger wives, Allison Bell, Kelsey Fulmer, Janelle Presley, Blanca Vizquel, and Kristin Wilson. The workout was lead by Gunnery Sergean...

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PODCAST: Haircuts, Beards And Shop Talk With Chad And Ryan Of Detroit Barbers

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Top Four Finalists For Hatch Detroit Contest Announced, Voting Continues Until August 25

The top four finalists of the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest have just been announced. These four entrepreneurs are competing to win $50,000 from Comerica Bank and more than $200,000 in pro bono support from Hatch Detroit and its partners. The winner will use the money to open a brick and mortar business in Detroit, Highland Park, or Hamtramck. “The community is as invested in this contest as we are and the amount of support we receive from them year-after-year is phenomenal,” said Vittori...

LA Based Urban Ramen To Open New Detroit Location This October

Midtown will soon have a new noodle restaurant popping up this fall. According to Eater Detroit the Los Angeles based restaurant Urban Ramen is expanding to Detroit. Urban Ramen is expected to open in October. https://www.instagram.com/p/BX4RznBgmzd/?taken-by=urbanramen The original Hollywood location has a menu that features ramen with chicken, pork, or mushroom broths. The restaurant also has sushi, rice bowls, and poke. While metro Detroit has a pretty good number of noodle places s...

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CONFIRMED: LinkedIn Is Opening An Office In Detroit

In an announcement that confirms buzz we reported earlier this month, business social network LinkedIn says they are opening an office in Detroit. The exact location isn’t confirmed and the office will be sales focused. Senior Vice President of Sales Mike Gamson had this to say in a blog post about the move: Why Detroit? After evaluating more than 10 U.S. cities, we chose Detroit because we believe the Motor City presents a unique opportunity for LinkedIn to hire top talent and be a part o...

Day Out With Thomas Returns To Flint For The Next Two Weekends

It’s pretty rare that we cover events that happen outside of the tri-county region, but I will make an exception for Thomas the Tank Engine. Day Out With Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017 will be coming to Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad in Flint for the next two weekends. To say that my toddler is obsessed with all things having to do with Island of Sodor would be an understatement. Let’s just say we are very familiar with those very useful engines. If you happened to have miss...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of August 18-20

Well readers, the weekend is almost here. You know what that means right? This City 5 round up for what to do this weekend in Detroit is here. There are a lot of great events happening this weekend, and none of them involve cars or cruising. Rockin’ on the Riverfront with Everclear This Friday is the final night in the 12th Annual Chevy Rockin’ on the Riverfront and the band Everclear will be performing. The concert is free and will be held at the GM Plaza behind the Renaissance Cent...

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"Cider Dayze" Promises To Be The Big Event For Hard Cider Lovers This August

We don’t always highlight events in Armada (around the office we call it Farmada) – but it’s in Macomb County and sometimes it’s nice to get out of town and enjoy some drinks. Cider Dayze is in its third year and will be on Saturday, August 26 and Sunday, August 27. It’s a nonprofit event that benefits the Armada Lions Club and hosted by Blake’s Orchard & Cider Mill. Although Blake’s is tasty if you’re into hard cider, the Cider Dayze is not limited to just their offerings. A bunch of Mich...

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