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Two Michigan Breweries Were Just Ranked #1 And #2 In America

At one time, Michigan’s license plates read “Winter Wonderland.” Maybe they should come out with a new edition – “Beer Wonderland.” Michigan breweries took two top spots in the Zymurgy Magazine “Best Beers In America” ranking, endorsed by the American Homebrewers Association. Those breweries were Bell’s Brewery out of Comstock and Founders Brewing Company from Grand Rapids. Michigan also took the top spot for beer, with Bell’s Two Hearted coming in at number one. It’s an American IPA that...

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Detroit's Legendary Goat Yard Is For Sale

Detroit has a long history of misfits, creatives, gadflies, rabble rousers, and people who are wonderfully outside of the social “norm.” One of the many places in the city that was defined by the people in it was the “Goat Yard,” a small boat yard on the east side of the city over by the foot of St. Jean. It was maybe the last hippie boat yard, the Detroit Boat Works. For years it was home to a litany of never-ending nautical restoration projects, low key social gatherings and some of the...

Brooklyn Based Artists FAILE Brings "The Size Of The Fight" Show To Library Street Collective Gallery and The Belt

Two new exhibitions by FAILE will be opening this weekend at the Library Street Collective and the Public Matter Program at The Belt. Brooklyn based artists Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller make up FAILE. The exhibition is called The Size of the Fight. It will feature twelve paintings that reflect Detroit’s comeback over the past few years. The duo was inspired by the resilience of the Detroit community. The paintings are made from wood blocks that have been painted or silk screened. T...

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La Dulce To Move From Downtown Royal Oak To Downtown Detroit

A popular downtown Royal Oak Restaurant is making moves to the city of Detroit. La Dulce opened in downtown Royal Oak and made waves for their unique look. The place has been pretty popular, but moving to downtown Detroit was an opportunity owner Luis Negrete couldn’t pass up. “We have absolutely loved our time in the Royal Oak community and will miss the neighborhood that embraced us as we built out footprint. We had an opportunity to be part of Detroit’s growing culinary scene that we coul...

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QLINE, I Love You But We Need To Talk

At first, you hear the warm voice of Carmen Harlan. “Grand Circus Park, brought to you by Chevrolet” the recorded message assures the passengers. Next, you hear some weird, garbled digital voice finishing the sentence, telling you about the attractions at that stop. That contrast is exactly the QLINE today. We wanted to step back, let some kinks work out, and then add something. Optimistically, one could think hey, it’ll take some time to iron things out. We’re now a month in, and the...

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The Story Of Michigan's Almost Forgotten First Commercial Airport, Packard Field

When you drive down Gratiot Avenue in Roseville, there’s a monument just past Frazho road that would be very easy to miss. After all, it’s painted green – the same as the surrounding bushes. An important piece of Detroit area history was erased by a strip mall with the “greatest ratio” of parking to store area in the nation as a selling point in 1954. That historic place ties in not only aviation, but one of Detroit’s iconic and long gone manufacturers, Packard. That place is Michigan’s...

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Check Out The Construction Progress Of Downtown Detroit's New Beacon Park

Across Grand River from the beautifully restored Grand Army of the Republic building a park is under construction, paid for by DTE Energy. Today, that park got a name. According to the Empowering Michigan blog, it’s going to be called “Beacon Park.” The circular, open lawn is the largest of any downtown Detroit park and gives visitors room to run, play, relax and recharge. With year-round programming, interactive light installations, and a brasserie-style restaurant with a rooftop garden, se...

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Comerica Commits $5 Million To Home Appraisal Gap In Detroit Through Detroit Home Mortgage

Less than 20 percent of homes purchased in the city of Detroit have mortgages. It’s currently a cash system where you either have all the money you need for the house, or you can’t buy it. That shuts the door on anyone who doesn’t have the purchase price of a house sitting in the bank – and that means most people can’t buy a house in Detroit if they wanted to. This happens for a variety of reasons, but the long and short of it means that if the gap is too big, the mortgage doesn’t happen and t...

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Hudsonville Ice Cream's New Flavor To Honor Detroit Is The "Comeback Cooler"

Last night the winning flavor of the Hudsonville Ice Cream “Flavor of Detroit” was announced. The contest brought in over 2,500 entries. The newest Hudsonville Ice Cream flavor will be called the “Comeback Cooler”, which is Hudsonville’s take on the Boston Cooler. The ice cream will be a French vanilla base with a ginger ale ribbon running through it. The winning flavor was submitted by Tracy Heureux of Plymouth. Heureux received $500 and a year supply of Hudsonville ice cream for her win...

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8 Amazing Dutch Girl Donuts, Ranked

Dutch Girl Donuts have been a mainstay in Detroit since 1947, and for good reason. The donuts there are really good. We have often joked about doing a ranked list of the donuts at Dutch Girl, but have laughed it off as a silly idea. Until today, when our long standing plans got rained out. We were on that side of town so we decided to just hit up Dutch Girl for a treat. If you’re wondering why there are no cake donuts on the list, it is because they were already sold out. Which goes...

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A Tale Of Two Pre-Ks In Detroit Shows Gap Between Classrooms That Get Private Donations And Those That Don't

LaWanda Marshall and Candace Graham both teach pre-kindergarten at the Carver STEM Academy on Detroit’s west side. Both have colorful, toy-filled classrooms, computers for students to use and assistant teachers to help guide their four- and five-year olds as they learn and explore. But Marshall’s classroom has other things too — lots and lots of other things that regularly arrive like gifts from the pre-K gods. “The office calls and says you have a package, and we’re like ‘Yay!’ and the ki...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of June 16-18

The weekend is creeping up on us, but it will soon be here. Have you made your plans yet? Let’s get started. BTW, don’t forget it is Father’s Day this Sunday, so you still have time to plan something nice for the dads in your life. 2017 Michigan Burlypicks If you’re looking for a variety show that includes some of the best burlesque from around the world then you need to be at the Tangent Gallery/Hasting Streets Ballroom on Friday night. Tickets for the show are $12 in advance ($15 for...

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Duggan Announces Program To Give A Hand Up To Existing Detroit Businesses

One of the many recurring discussions in the city is that there’s a feeling that new businesses get more support than those who have been in the city and stuck it out. With the aim of giving neighborhood businesses the attention they deserve, Mayor Mike Duggan announced today a new program from the City of Detroit and The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) called Motor City Re-Store. The first round of Motor City Re-Store will start on Thursday, June 15 when the application process o...

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Michigan Honda Dealership Calls Out Panhandler, Sign Goes Viral

New information has been added to the bottom of this story. A car dealership in Brighton has heads turning in traditonal and social media around town thanks to a provocative sign that calls out a local panhandler. Brighton Honda is at 8294 Grand River, near a busy intersection and close to the ramp for I-96. The sign reads: “Please do not give anything to this panhandler. We offered him a fulltime job at $10.00/HR. He said: ‘I make more a day than any of you’ and he did not want a job.”...

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Riverfront Controversy: Residents Make Noise Complaints, Others Complain About Complainers

One of the often reported successes in Detroit as of late is the Detroit Riverfront. It’s quickly becoming a destination attraction for those within and from outside the city. However, an uptick in residences near the RiverWalk is also bringing to light other issues. ClickOnDetroit reports that some residents are considering moving out after just moving into the new Orleans Landing development near the riverfront due to noise and a lack of enforcement of the existing 10 p.m. curfew. Some o...

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PODCAST: Detroit Can Be Better Than Silicon Valley With Tom Lawrence

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Get The Island Vibe Every Friday Night At The Beach At Campus Martius Park

Detroit might be close to 1,500 miles from the Caribbean, but that doesn’t mean we can’t bring the Caribbean to the Beach at Campus Martius Park. Every Friday night throughout the summer Campus Martius will have local artists play Caribbean-style music at the Beach. The live concerts will be from 5:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and will begin on Friday, June 16 and will go through August 18. The Marketing Associates Beach Party is presented by Absopure. “We’re excited to be the title sponsor o...

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Detroit One Of Hottest Cities In U.S. For Tech Jobs, Sees 81% Year Over Year Job Growth

A new report by Ziprecruiter, an online job board, names Detroit as one of the top 20 cities for tech jobs in the nation. It was featured this week on Time. Detroit is the 16th fastest growing market, with hot jobs including Project Manager, Software Engineer, Quality Engineer, Systems Engineer and Application Engineer. “The tech industry is no longer bound to the coast,” says ZipRecruiter’s Chief Economic Adviser, Cathy Barrera told Time. “As a result, we’re seeing the tech industry expan...

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