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Shinola To Open New Store In The Somerset Collection

Shinola is expanding their brick and mortar footprint in metro Detroit. On Friday, April 28 the newest location will open in the Somerset Collection in Troy. This is the third full store that Shinola has in Michigan, the other two stores are located in Midtown and Ann Arbor. There is also the Shinola Outlet in Great Lakes Crossing. This new location brings the total number of locations to 21 world wide. The new store will be 2,400 square foot and will be filled with all of the luxury items t...

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Shield's Pizza Celebrates 25 Years Under The Same Ownership On Tuesday, April 25

Usually when we think of Detroit style pizza there are a handful of pizza places that come to mind right away. One of those places is Shield’s. On Tuesday, April 25 the Troy location of Shield’s will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Andoni brothers purchasing the pizzeria. While Shield’s opened in 1937, Peter and Paul Andoni bought the restaurant in 1992. Since then they have expanded from one location to three in metro Detroit. The other two restaurants are in Southfield and Macom...

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27 Photos Of Detroit's March For Science

On Saturday more than a thousand people hit the streets of downtown Detroit in the name of science. The crowd was protesting the de-emphasis of science in American life and in policy making. The purpose of the march, according to organizers, was to give the opportunity and the forum for scientists and science enthusiasts to publicly take a stand and be counted in support of scientific research, scientific education and evidence-based policies. When it comes to government, an examples of this...

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The Evolution Of The Great American Pickup Truck, From 1925 To Today

There is no vehicle more American than the pickup. One out of every five autos sold in this U.S. is a pickup truck, and flatbeds claim the top three spots on the bestseller list. Since the first farmers strapped wood crates onto their Model Ts in the early 1900s, trucks have—decade by decade—grown into the massive, powerful, terrain-tearing monsters that fill our roadways today. 1925 Before World War I, farmers and tradesmen retrofitted boxes and beds onto stripped-down cars to more ea...

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Hatch Detroit Returns For Seventh Year To Help Fund Detroit Businesses, Accepting Applications May 1

If you’re looking for some cash and/or support to get your brick and mortar business in Detroit, Highland Park or Hamtramck off the ground, Hatch Detroit might be your ticket. As last year, the winning business pitch will take home $50,000 from Comerica Bank and a package of accounting, legal, IT, public relations, and counsel from Hatch Detroit and its partners. The contest includes both popular vote and juried portions. But there’s a new twist this year. Hatch Detroit is introducing a seco...

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The Ultimate Detroit Patio Guide You Didn’t Know You Absolutely Needed

Patio season is fully upon us in Detroit and with that comes a myriad lists and heatmaps of where you should be spending your sun soaked days and nights. The problem with most of these is that they simply opt for a geographical map or perhaps simply a list of places randomly selected from the vast metro Detroit region. What they don’t do is get to the heart of why someone chooses where to spend their time during this joyous season. In my estimation, it really boils down to four distinct fact...

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New Shipping Container Kiosk On Riverfront To Teach Students About The Great Lakes

The Portal View is a shipping container repurposed to provide an education experience about the Great Lakes and the maritime industry’s past and future. It opens to the public on May 22 (that’s National Maritime Day) and is located right outside of the Port of Detroit, between Hart Plaza and the Renaissance Center. The container will be home to Great Lakes maritime artifacts, educational boards, and an interactive computer provided by Boat Nerd. “As an economic engine, the Port of Detroit...

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Long Time Sports Journalist Terry Foster Retiring From Sports Radio

Terry Foster is one of those guys who you never thought would retire. The Detroit-born journalist and radio co-host announced on CBS Detroit today that he’s retiring from 97.1 The Ticket effective immediately and leaving the Valenti and Foster Show. “I am retiring from sports radio but I am not retiring from life,” Foster said. “It is time for me to move on to a more low-key career.” After suffering a stroke in August of last year, Foster returned to the air in January. According to the post...

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PODCAST: Who Is IT In The D, Don't Be That Guy, And Job Training In Flint

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Detroit Named As One Of 6 Cities U.S. To Watch In 2017 By Conde Nast Traveler

The positive attention for Detroit as a destination continues to shine on Detroit. The latest is a mention by Conde Nast Traveler highlighting Detroit as one of “6 U.S. Cities to Watch in 2017.” Conde Nast Traveler describes itself as “the global citizen’s bible and muse, offering both inspiration and vital intel.” The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Jamaican restaurants, and the new Foundation Hotel that is about to open with an in-house restaurant headed by a chef that has two vaunte...

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Detroit Based Helmet Maker Inks Deal With Developmental Football League

You’ve heard of bikes from a Detroit-based company. And watches. And surely, potato chips. But did you know about football helmets? It seems appropriate considering how big of a sports town Detroit is that sports equipment would be from a company here in the city. A company doing just that – making sports equipment – announced a deal that will mean the Rivals Professional Football League (RPFL), an adult professional development league that serves the NFL, the Canadian Football League and the...

What Detroiters Say New Schools Superintendent Nikolai Vitti Should Tackle First

Nikolai Vitti, the Florida school leader selected this week to run Detroit schools faces many steep challenges. Among the most daunting: He’ll be working with people who wanted someone else to get the job. “Educators wanted Alycia Meriweather,” said Andrea Jackson, a college advisor at Osborn Collegiate Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology, an eastside high school. Meriweather has led the district as interim superintendent for over a year and had been the top choice of many distric...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of April 21-23

The weekend is almost here and luckily for you there are a ton of great options to keep you busy. Buhl Bar Presents: Nicole New- Detroit Heading downtown on Friday night for a cocktail but want a change of pace? I suggest going to the Buhl Bar to listen to songstress Nicole New. She will be performing from 8:00 p.m until 10:30 p.m. The Buhl Bar is usually only open during Happy Hour during the week, so it being open later is a special treat. Not to mention the entertainment is top notch....

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Report: Quicken Loans Donated $750,000 To Trump's Inauguration

A new disclosure, reported first by the Center for Public Integrity, sheds light on a large Detroit-based company and their contribution to President Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to the report based posted earlier today, Quicken Loans donated $750,000 to the 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee this January. The full disclosure document can be found here. Per the CPI: The donations earned contributors exclusive access during inauguration weekend to Trump, his family, top adminis...

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6 Record Stores Pick A Quintessential Detroit Album For Record Store Day

Saturday, April 22 is Record Store Day. If you are into vinyl then you probably already know this. Instead of doing a regular old list of area record stores I thought I would change things up a bit. This year I wanted to know what people’s ultimate Detroit album is. The quintessential album that speaks to them on a personal level. The musical legacy that Detroit has means that there are so many avenues one person could take. So I drove to a few record stores around the area to ask. This qu...

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Michigan DNR Investigating Reports Of Dead Fish In Lake St. Clair

People are finding dead fish in Lake St. Clair, and a viral pathogen could be to blame. Particularly gizzard shad is affected, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. A number of samples have been collected by the department to determine the cause. Some of the fish may have been affected by viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSv), a very contagious pathogen. However, the DNR is still waiting on confirmation. The virus is known to infect more than 30 species of Great La...

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Upscale Press Room Cafe To Open In Old Detroit News Building

In a building where printing presses once churned out tons of freshly inked newspaper, there now will now churn out paninis and pizzas with fresh mozzarella. So as it goes with the new Press Room Cafe on Lafayette. Opened by a North Carolina-based international hospitality company named Eurest, the new restaurant is going to take up some significant frontage on 615 Lafayette with it’s 8,000 square foot space. The building, owned by Bedrock Real Estate, currently houses the Michigan region...

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OPINION: Supporting Financial Literacy Is An Investment In Southeastern Michigan’s Future

Each April, Financial Literacy Month offers an important opportunity to educate consumers on the fundamentals of personal finance – from how checking accounts and credit cards work to how to establish a basic household budget. This should be a year-round commitment by our community because it is so fundamentally important to making financially responsible decisions integral to the everyday lives of our residents. Financial literacy can also be an issue for entrepreneurs and small business owne...

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