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Mahindra Summer Music Series Kicks Off This Thursday At Lafayette Greens

Music lovers will have another opportunity to see live music performances during the Mahindra Summer Music Series. Mahindra is the world’s largest tractor company, and Metro Detroit is home to their North American technical center. The three part music series will be held at Lafayette Greens on Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The first concert will be this Thursday, June 29. Mahindra will be presenting $100,000 to local non-profit organizations that are involved in urban agriculture. June...

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The Greek Is Opening Where Greektown's Plaka Used To Be, And They're Hiring

If you have spent any time in Greektown in the past seven months you might have noticed that Plaka, a downtown Detroit mainstay since 1984, has closed and that there is something else going in the space. I have been keeping an eye on the renovations since Plaka closed in November. Here’s what I know after talking to owner Christine Hapipis. The new restaurant will be called The Greek and is owned by the same family that owned Plaka. They’re hoping to be open in a week pending inspections, wh...

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Car-Free Pedestrian Plazas Are Suddenly All The Rage In The Motor City

Detroit, for decades a monument to the hegemony of the automobile, is increasingly ceding road real estate to pedestrian uses, most recently through the creation of outdoor public plazas. Since spring, at least three pedestrian plazas have opened around town: the Gratiot-Randolph public plaza, a new plaza on Woodward between Jefferson and Larned, and now a pop-up pedestrian plaza in suburban Oak Park along Nine Mile Road. Curbed Detroit, in a story about the new Woodward Avenue plaza, puts t...

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Detroit: "It's Been The Best Food Tour Of Any City I've Ever Done, Easily"

Detroit’s food scene is getting more and more attention – and this one caught our eye because of the pure love for Detroit dishes. The YouTube channel numbersixwithcheese, featuring Sean Ely and Corey Wagner from Chicago, recently did a food tour swing through Detroit and their love was high for Coneys, Pizza, and of course, the Slow’s Yardbird. They even took a swing at the American vs. Lafayette Coney debate. The pair normally reviews chain restaurants and has some local stuff thrown...

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The Red Dunn Kitchen Is Now Open Inside The Trumbull & Porter Hotel

Last night I had the opportunity to attend the grand opening of Red Dunn Kitchen in Corktown. The restaurant is located inside of the Trumbull & Porter Hotel. While it serves as the onsite restaurant of the hotel, you don’t need to be a guest of the hotel to dine there. The Red Dunn offers a casual atmosphere with a full bar, dining room, event space, private dining room called “The Steak Room,” and an outdoor seating area. The outdoor seating area is in the courtyard of the Trumbl...

REPORT: Emagine Considering Downtown Detroit Movie Megaplex

The greater downtown Detroit area might be getting a movie theatre megaplex soon. That’s what Crain’s Detroit Business is reporting, based on a conversation with Emagine Chairman Paul Glantz. “If you look at all the housing units that are being developed downtown and in Midtown, I think you’re going to see an enormous amount of housing come online in next couple years,” Glantz told Crain’s. The investment would be in the neighborhood of $15 million, and closer to residential. Downtown De...

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Michigan Has The Cheapest Case Of Beer In The Nation

Earlier this week, we shared about how Michigan has the best beer around, with both Bell’s and Founders being ranked as the best breweries. Today is the reason why Michigan is the best beer state. Why? Because not only do we have the best beer, if you’re broke, we also apparently have the cheapest beer. Less than 60 cents a can! That’s according to Simple Thrifty Living. STL compiled the the list with 10 different Target and Walmart locations in each state, all in different zip codes, using...

A Detroit Teacher Uses Music To Expose Students To History, Politics & Power. "They Walk In Here And They Don’t Even Know Who They Are."

As soon as Quincy Stewart started teaching music, he realized that harmonies and melodies would never be enough — not nearly enough for a man determined to connect his students with their history and culture. “I’m a black man and these are black children,” said Stewart, 59, a music teacher, band leader and choir director at Detroit’s Central High School. “These children have been robbed by this system, from the cradle until right now. They’ve been miseducated, undereducated and misused …. They...

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QLINE Extends Free Service Through Labor Day, Plans To Make Service Improvements

Free rides and service improvements are on the horizon for Detroit’s streetcar. That’s the word today as the QLINE has announced that riders will continue to get free fares for the remainder of the summer. Riders will be able to ride the QLINE for free until Monday, September 4. To make the balance sheet work, the Kresge Foundation has offered to cover the fares for QLINE riders from July 1 through September 4. The foundation is the largest funder of the QLINE project. “The QLINE holds muc...

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Major Detroit Greenway Project Takes A Big Step Forward

If you’ve seen the Dequindre Cut, and how much of an improvement that is for biking, running and walking — imagine if it were 26 miles long. Plans for a massive, 26-mile greenway that winds through the cities of Detroit, Highland Park and Dearborn took a major step forward today, with the City of Detroit and Conrail coming to an agreement in principle to purchase 7.5 miles of railroad property. The Inner Circle Greenway plans to make use of existing paths like the Detroit RiverWalk and Dequi...

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The Bootmobile Will Be On Detroit's Riverfront This Weekend

You read that right. Bootmobile. L.L. Bean is rolling their giant boot around the country, and Detroit is their next stop. The Bootmobile will be on the Detroit riverfront on June 23-25 with enter-to-win contests, prizes, giveaways, discount coupons and the chance to try out great gear and apparel for the summer season ahead. It’ll be around the River Days festivities by the Renaissance Center this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. ’til 10 p.m. each day....

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Buddy's Is Giving Away Pizza For A Year And Free Posters This Weekend

Buddy’s Pizza is one of the pantheon of Detroit’s deep dish pizza places. Founded 71 years ago in Detroit at 17125 Conant Street (and the location is still there), the business has spread around the Detroit region like sauce and cheese on, well, pizza. To celebrate their 71st birthday, Buddy’s is giving away a special edition poster of their original location as well as to one lucky winner, Buddy’s Pizza for a year. The return of “Buddy’s Pizza Day” brings three contests: Poster Giveaway –...

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SNEAK PEEK: New Narrow Way Cafe Is On The Way To Opening

One of the neatest areas of town is the Avenue of Fashion. If you don’t know about it, you should. It has a ton of history. We just did a big list over here. If you head down Livernois between 7 and 8 mile, you’re going to find what is shaping up to be a stylish new entrant into the coffee game over there. That’s the Narrow Way Cafe & Shop, tucked next to Kuzzo’s Chicken and Waffles. It’s a partnership of the Merritt family. That’s a last name some Detroiters would know as the dad is Bishop...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of June 23-25

Hooray! The weekend is almost here, and we have you covered for what promises to be a weekend of fun in the D. Let’s dive right in. Jesus Christ Superstar Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice have been responsible for some of the most popular musicals of all times, and Jesus Christ Superstar is one of them. This weekend the Detroit Actor’s Theatre Company will be putting on four free performances of Jesus Christ Superstar in New Center Park. Because this is show is in a park it is suggeste...

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28 Things Going On In Marvin Gaye's Old Neighborhood, The Avenue Of Fashion

There has been a lot of news about Bucharest opening on Livernois over the last couple of weeks (it’s finally open, by the way). But if you have been around the northwest neighborhoods you would have known that the area of Livernois between 7 Mile and 8 Mile has a whole host of businesses already. First, a little history. This area is often called The Avenue of Fashion because it was a major shopping district in the 1950s. Shoppers would come to shop at B. Siegel, Sibley’s Shoes, Jacobson’s,...

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Get A Sneak Peek Of The Restoration Of The Historic Palmer Park Log Cabin This Saturday

There has been a lot of work done on the Palmer Park Log Cabin. So much in fact that the People for Palmer Park want to invite people to a special grand opening concert celebration this Saturday. Usually the cabin is only open during Log Cabin day, however this year it will be open both Saturday and Sunday. If you have been around Detroit for any amount of time you probably know about the log cabin in the middle of Palmer Park. It was the former summer home for Senator Thomas Palmer and his wi...

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The Balloon Hullabaloo Brings Booze, Bars And A Great Cause Together

One of the things we’ve found over the years is that Detroiters love to mix a good time with a good cause. So when this came across our desk, we thought we’d share.The Balloon Hullabaloo is a charity bar crawl in Detroit. 100 percent of all the ticket sales go to help Humble Design and families who have recently left homeless or abuse shelters by providing furniture and hope in their homes. We profiled Humble Design awhile back here. The crawl is July 15 and everyone who comes will get a...

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Hour Detroit's "Best Of Detroit" Party Hits The Joe Louis Arena Friday

What establishments around town are the best of Detroit? Sure, there’s a list – but there’s also a great party that happens every year. And that party is thrown by Hour Detroit. This year, many places you may have heard of – like Ashe Coffee, Beyond Juicery + Eatery, Bistro 82, Buddy’s Pizza,Café Cortina, Donut Bar + Coffee, Griffin Claw Brewing Company, Love & Buttercream, The Morrie, Social Kitchen and Bar, Taste Love Cupcakes, Toast, Vince & Joe’s Gourmet Market, Vivio’s, Wright & Company,...

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