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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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Brix Wine Bar & Charcuterie Opening This Weekend With Three Nights Of Tastings

Three nights of fun are ahead at a new wine bar in a cool building that was an old bank. Brix Wine & Charcuterie Boutique is having their soft opening this weekend, and there will celebrations for the public on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. An 1,100 square foot space that you enter from the back of the building, it adds yet another place to go in the quickly growing West Village area. Brix is another story of an area resident returning after being in another city start a business....

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Check Out The New Mural On This New Center Parking Structure

A New Center parking structure on Baltimore between Second and Third Avenues has just received a $6.5 million dollar facelift. The structure needed structural repairs and a lot of upgrades. The upgrades included LED lighting, cameras, access system and safety phones. The most obvious improvement, though, are the new murals that are located along the east and west walls of the structure along Second and Third Avenues. The new mural is titled “Automatic Transmission” and was created by WC...

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Woodward Avenue Is Getting A Lululemon Store In The Old Kit And Ace Spot

Vancouver-based Lululemon is taking over the spot recently vacated by Kit and Ace at 1459 Woodward Avenue. The fitness and yoga clothes retailer has several suburban Metro Detroit locations, including in Birmingham, at Somerset Mall, and Twelve Oaks Mall. They’re taking the spot next to Warby Parker. Kit and Ace closed all of their U.S., U.K. and Australian stores earlier this year, leaving this storefront open as part of the aftermath of that move. A fun little fact. Kit and Ace was sta...

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New Downtown Skate Park Designed By Tony Hawk Opens To The Public Wednesday

The rain this morning didn’t stop Tony Hawk and the skateboarders from coming out to break in a new skate park on the corner of Monroe Avenue and Farmer Street. The new park will open to the public tomorrow, but we got a sneak peak of the new skate park and art installation called Wayfinding. Tony Hawk designed the skate park and Ryan McGinness created all of the sign artwork. McGinness was inspired by the way architects and designers use signs to help navigate places. “I saw a parall...

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Detroit Blows Finds Spot In Z Garage

A business with a name that has gotten people talking, Detroit Blows, has found a spot in the Z garage on Library Street. Detroit Blows will be a blow-dry salon. A blow out is less expensive and faster way to getting a professionally styled look, especially if you don’t necessarily need a haircut. Additionally, they plan to offer express mani and pedis and have a makeup station. The location is on the same block as Vicente’s Cuban Cuisine, the Vault of Midnight comic book shop and CBI C...

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Resurfacing Of 8 Mile Between Woodward And M-39 Begins Tonight

A $5.1 million project by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin resurfacing 8 Mile Road (M-102) between Woodward Ave. (M-1) and the Southfield Freeway (M-39). The construction kicks off tonight, Monday, August 14 at 7 p.m. and will run through late October. All told, there will be 4.6 miles of 8 Mile Road resurfaced. According to MDOT information relayed by the city of Ferndale, the work will consist of removing and replacing the road surface, repairing joints and cra...

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$70,110 In Tree Planting Grants Awarded By DTE Energy Foundation, Michigan DNR

Some parts of Michigan are going to get a little greener thanks to a series of grants from the DTE Energy Foundation. All told, 29 Michigan communities will be receiving a share of the $70,110. Many of those are in the tri-county area. This tree planting grant program is sponsored by the DTE Energy Foundation in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and ReLeaf Michigan. Grants awarded will be used to help purchase trees of various species and sizes to be planted thi...

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Detroit's Motown Mansion Sells For $1.65 Million

After sitting on the market for two years, the historic home formerly owned by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy has been sold for above the asking price. The buyer, according to a press release, is a Detroit native who currently lives in San Francisco purchased the property for $1.65 million. That’s above the $1.595 million asking price. This is the second highest sale price of the year here in the city of Detroit and the highest in the Boston-Edison neighborhood for awhile. The 1...

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63 Finalists Named In 2017 Detroit Knight Arts Challenge For Share Of $3 Million

Resources for creative projects can be hard to come by, and one of the programs that’s been fueling a variety of artists is the Detroit Knight Arts Challenge, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. In its fifth year, the challenge funds projects that enrich and engage Detroit through the arts through a matching grant. According to the Foundation, the nominees represent a broad spectrum of disciplines and practices, including production of a new dance performance that combines...

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"Detroit" Movie Crashes And Burns At The Box Office In Its Second Weekend

Although the source of a lot of conversation locally, it seems as if the recently released “Detroit,” a film focusing on the racial unrest of 1967 and the horrific incident at the Algiers Motel, is doing terribly at the box office. The film, according to just released comScore box office metrics, did just a little over $3 million in sales at the box office. This is on the heels of a disappointing opening weekend of $7.3 million. “Detroit” already fell out of the top 12 in the United States,...

Detroit Pizza Company And Nom Nom's Cupcakes Abruptly Close Their Doors In Midtown

An affordable pizza spot and a cupcake shop are no more on Woodward Avenue in Midtown. The Detroit Pizza Company, a place that opened about three years ago and offered 89 cent slices of pizza and one topping pizza for $5.99, closed their doors on August 10 with little public warning. Nom Nom’s Cupcake Factory, which has same owner, also shut their Midtown location as well as their other retail location in Westland. They will be continuing with special orders on their website. The note on t...

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Grammy-Award Winning Artist Bruno Mars Announces $1 Million In Aid For Flint During Show

At a sold-out show at the Palace of Auburn Hills, five-time grammy award winning artist Bruno Mars made the announcement that he’s donating $1 million to relief efforts in Flint, Michigan. “I’m very thankful to the Michigan audience for joining me in supporting this cause,” Mars said in a press statement. “Ongoing challenges remain years later for Flint residents, and it’s important that we don’t forget our brothers and sisters affected by this disaster.” The Hawaiian-born Mars is currently...

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