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Michigan Central Station Is Lit Up With A Moving Light Show And It's Bananas

It seems that the folks putting on the Crain’s Homecoming event have pulled out all of the stops, including an crazy impressive light show using the windows of historic Michigan Central Station as their canvas. A rainbow pattern, as well as words like “Detroit,” “Reinvent,” and “Reimagine” scrolled across the building. If you don’t know about Crain’s Homecoming, it’s where Crain’s Detroit Business rolls out the red carpet (with help from sponsors and foundation dollars) to attract Detroit ex...

REPORT: CEO Of Gordie Howe Bridge Project Is Out

A story we’re following reported by the Windsor Star’s Dave Battagello is that the head of Canadian government body that oversees the project now known as the Gordie Howe International Bridge, Michael Cautillo, has been unexpectedly removed from their post. Per the Star: “It’s shocking news,” said local MP Brian Masse (NDP — Windsor West). “(Cautillo) was one of the more steady hands in the process for the new crossing. Now he is being removed. “Given the latest developments, I can only im...

The Detroit Design 139 Exhibition Is A Peek Into The Future Of Detroit

Detroit is undoubtedly a city that’s undergoing a lot of change. But what will that change look like, and will what’s built be something residents can be proud of? Today the Director of Planning and Development for the city, Maurice Cox, and the Vice President of Architecture & Design for Bedrock, Melissa Dittmer, took media on a tour of a new exhibition and architectural advocacy platform, Detroit Design 139. The space at 1001 Woodward contains 38 development projects, most that already in-...

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A Look At The Changes Coming To Detroit's Capitol Park

Capitol Park will be getting a face lift starting in the spring of 2018. Monday night during a community meeting the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) and PUBLIC WORKS principal designer Marc Ryan went over the potential plan for the park. Currently, Capitol Park is a lacking green space and trees. The new plan would include trees that will create a rising canopy, river gardens, and grassy areas. The mix of five trees will mainly be native to Michigan. The trees are being chosen ba...

Michigan Cracking Down On Marijuana Dispensaries, All Must Close By Dec. 15

It’s going to be a lot harder to get ahold of medical marijuana in Michigan soon. According to multiple reports, the state of Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs is giving medical marijuana dispensaries and other businesses until December 15 to shut down. If they don’t, they risk not being able to get a license under a new regulatory system they’re rolling out or be forcibly shut down by law enforcement. Some areas, like Oakland County, are already doing shutdowns. New...

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Inn Season Cafe In Royal Oak To Start Serving Booze

A suburban staple of the vegetarian and vegan community, the Inn Season Cafe, now has a liquor license. The 36 year old restaurant at Fourth & Knowles located on the edge of downtown Royal Oak will begin serving beer and wine immediately with craft cocktails being added by the winter, according to a release. “We couldn’t be happier to accommodate our most frequent customer request,” said owner Nicholas Raftis. “You can now enjoy a glass of wine or a beer with your meal, and know that, in add...

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Inside Nikolai Vitti’s Early Effort To Transform Detroit’s Battered Public Schools

Three months after taking on one of the most daunting tasks in American education, Nikolai Vitti was having a fit over pizza — $340,000 worth of pizza. Vitti, Detroit’s new school superintendent, had just discovered that the district had set aside that eye-popping sum of money last year to pay Domino’s Pizza for what he assumed were hundreds of thousands of slices for parties in schools. He was asked if he wanted to do the same for next year. “Do you really think for a minute I’m goin...

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27 Ways To Make Fall Awesome On $5 In Metro Detroit This Year

These last few weeks of summer have been pretty mild, and it has got me thinking about fall. While Autumn doesn’t officially start until September 22, I am already thinking ahead to those cool brisk days. Here’s a bonus — Getting out and enjoying metro Detroit doesn’t have to cost a ton of money. I tried to keep most of the 27 things right around $5 per person. 1. Grab some hot apple cider and donuts from one of the many orchards and cider mills If you haven’t checked out our list of...

Yes, Kid Rock Does Own A Home In The City Of Detroit

The local internet is abuzz after a post by Kid Rock firing back at critics, who believe he isn’t the right performer to open up Little Caesars Arena starting tomorrow through September 20 due to his controversial views that do not align with most in the majority African-American, Democratic-voting city. We’re not going to break down the post you can easily read for yourself here that has more than 3,500 shares of this writing. This isn’t an opinion piece. So we’ll stick to the topic at hand....

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Weekend Ketchup: 4 Food News Stories From The Weekend

Over the weekend there were a few interesting developments in food and food-related news in Metro Detroit. Save Your Quarters: Pop+Offworld, the bar/pizza joint/arcade, opened up on Friday above Checker Bar at 128 Cadillac Square (website). They have more than 30 vintage arcade games, ‘za, and, well, a bar. It’s neat that it actually opened, and there are two more bar arcade projects in the oven. A post shared by Elija (Blu) (@elijablu_e4) on Sep 10, 2017 at 6:16pm PDT Speaking...

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Signs Seem To Be Pointing To More QLINE Routes In Detroit

It’s not hard to think that there is a concerted push for more QLINE routes, especially in Greater Downtown. It’s important to watch because when they focus, what major funders want they often get in this town and money starts to appear. The latest hint of a new QLINE route would be from downtown to the old Michigan Central Train Station, as Matthew Maroun (the son of Billionaire Matty Maroun) hinted in a long interview interview with Crain’s as part of their coverage for their Homecoming ev...

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QUICK TIP: North End Urban Farm Hosting Crop Up Exhibit Party This Saturday Night

I know that I have already written this weekend’s City 5, but I found out about another event happening on Saturday night. The Oakland Avenue Urban Farm is hosting an event called Crop Up. It is being curated by Detroit architecture and design studio Akoaki. The Crop up is an exhibition opening party. It is exploring art, agriculture, and the cultivation of the public commons on the North End of Detroit There will be art, live music and performances, and food. The event is part of the De...

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Amazon Should Be A Wake-up Call To Metro Detroit To Think Bigger

All the Mayor’s horses and all of Dan Gilbert’s men are looking to put together a deal together with Amazon. After all, the prospect of 50,000 jobs — with well-paying salaries — and a $5 billion total investment has the entire nation talking about where the online retail Goliath will build its second headquarters. Beyond the breathless headlines that will get shared ad nauseum on Facebook, we should take this as an opportunity to look at our region in the mirror and ask ourselves how we coul...

New Report Says Detroit's Rocket Fiber Has The Fastest Internet Speed In Town

Sometimes, David beats Goliath. At least when it comes to internet speed, The 2017 U.S. Market Report by Ookla puts locally-owned Rocket Fiber at the top of the Detroit market for fixed line (internet with a wired connection to a house or business) service ahead of much larger players. According to the report, Rocket Fiber’s download speeds average at 60.09 Mbps for downloads and uploads at 28.23 Mbps. A new metric for the Ookla report is “speed score,” which aims to quantify the overall e...

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Detroit Is The Number One Spot In U.S. For Pizza Lovers, Says Report

Any way you slice it, Detroiters love their pizza. According to SmartAsset.com, Detroit has taken the number one spot in the United States for pizza lovers. It’s a top spot we can be proud of. Detroit beat out both New York City (third) and Chicago. In fact, Chicago didn’t even break the top 10. So sad of a showing, Chicago. So sad. SmartAsset analyzed data on 150 of the largest cities in the United States. They then looked at the data from five categories to come up with this list....

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Work Begins At Historic James Burgess Book Mansion, Details Are A Mystery

A mansion built in 1911 may be getting a new lease on life, but details are “under cover,” when we asked on site. The area near West and Indian Villages on the east side has seen a lot of investment as of late. The James Burgess Book Mansion seems to have at least extensive exterior restoration work underway. Here are some photos. James Burgess Book was one of the Book brothers that had a grand vision for Washington Boulevard to be a shopping destination that rivaled Fifth Avenue in New...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of September 8-10

There are some great events happening this weekend. I had such a hard time narrowing them down, that you’re getting two bonus events. What can I say, sometimes I am a giver. Have a great — and fun — weekend! Nash Next Regional Finals If you are a fan of country music, you should head to the Magic Stick on Saturday evening for the Nash Next Regional Finals. The line up will be Bari Lee, Kari Holmes, Lisa Mary, Daniel Cameron, The Drew Hale Band, Tweed & Dixie, and Mac Watts. Tickets f...

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City Unveils Hidden Camera Program To Catch Illegal Dumpers, Two Out Of Three Are From Suburbs

Illegal dumping is a problem in the city in Detroit, and no neighborhood is immune, from Midtown to Brightmoor to Warrendale to Ravendale. It was interesting to head to the Detroit Police HQ to check out the details on a hidden camera program the city has launched to help catch more dumpers. Above you’ll find some video the city shared of people in the act. Over the summer the police tried the technology with more than a dozen internet-enabled cameras, and today Chief of Police James Craig t...

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