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An Evening Of Stories: "School Days" With The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers & Chalkbeat

There is something special about listening to someone tell their story, and storytelling events have become pretty popular in the past few years. Every month The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers holds an evening of storytelling at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. The next evening of storytelling is this Friday, March 17. The theme for the evening is “School Days.” The education news organization Chalkbeat reached out to Twisted Storytellers to put together an...

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How Changes To Michigan’s Ranking System Hurt Schools Like Cass Tech, Help DeVos Family Charter School

Some of Detroit’s most celebrated selective schools saw their standings plunge on the state’s most recent school rankings. Renaissance High School was one of the highest ranked schools on Michigan’s 2014 Top to Bottom schools list, scoring in the 98th percentile, better than 98 percent of state schools. But when the state in January released its latest ranking, based on 2016 test scores, the school had dropped to the 48th percentile, putting it slightly below the state average. Cass Technica...

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VIDEO: GM CEO Mary Barra On TODAY In Segment About Women And Leadership

Before she was the first female CEO of an automaker, Mary Barra rose through the ranks of General Motors from an Intern in 1980 all the way to the top seat. In a nearly five minute piece, Jenna Bush Hager talks to Barra about women and leadership in typical morning show style. Barra is currently advocating for more women at GM and is advocate of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) for girls. General Motors is doing financially better than the dark days of the bankruptcy, and h...

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Artist Clearance & Artist To Artist Sale At The Tangent Gallery April 2

Having a few artists in the family, it’s amazing how they can repurpose things and make beautiful items out of what at first seems like nothing. But that “nothing” is something, and this is a town that’s always looking for a good deal. So when got word that the organizers of Detroit Rummage and Detroit Artist Bazaar have once again combined the two annual sales events into one called the Detroit Artist Clearance & Artist-to-Artist Sales Event, we thought we’d share. The sale on April 2, 20...

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Historic Durfee Middle School On Detroit’s West Side Aims To Become Mixed-Use Community Innovation Center

One of the scourges of Detroit’s depopulation has been the empty school buildings left behind. As students continue to leave the public school district in Detroit, in the wake are left many hulks of buildings smack dab in the neighborhoods of the city. For the last 90 years, the building that houses Durfee Middle School has been serving the community. It would be quite a negative impact to the community for another such structure to meet the same fate. With the elementary and middle school s...

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The 5 Safest Cities in Michigan, According To The National Council for Home Safety and Security

As far as cities with more than 5,000 people in Michigan, what are the safest ones? The National Council for Home Safety and Security is a trade association comprised of home security professionals across the United States. The report uses the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics along with the organization’s own population data and internal research, and came up with these ten entrants. 5. Hamburg Township Hamburg Township, population 21,825 was named after the hometown o...

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31.3 Reasons To Love Detroit On #313Day

It’s that time of year again. Although Chicago has recently picked up the ball with #312Day thanks to Goose Island beer, Detroit’s original #313Day reigns supreme in our humble opinion as the best unofficial regional holiday of them all for civic pride. Because #313Day is to celebrate love for Detroit, let’s set aside the problems (for now) and remember what’s great about the Motor City. 1. Summers on Belle Isle There’s nothing better than the sun on Belle Isle’s beach, or enjoying t...

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Detroit Mass Mob Kicks Off April 30 In Wyandotte

Detroit Mass Mob is, quite literally, a religious experience. The concept is simple. Detroit Mass Mob picks a church and you come to Mass there. As they say, no dancing required. As a group they’re kicking off their fourth season with their thirtieth mass mob that provides a great way to experience the Detroit’s area’s historic churches. This grassroots event allows you to not only enjoy the architecture and communal experience of an important part of Detroit’s past and present, but calls at...

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Your Detailed St. Patrick’s Day Drinking And Dining Itinerary

To begin, I think it’s important to start by explaining what this is not. This isn’t a comprehensive list of all the chintzy St. Patrick’s Days celebrations taking place at countless bars from Ypsilanti to Utica and just about everywhere else in the metro area. There are plenty of other resources and lists for what drink specials are where and who has the cheapest green beer. This isn’t a guide to where to pound $5 Bud Light tall-boys during the St. Patrick’s Parade along Michigan Avenue. The...

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WATCH: USS Detroit Test Fires Hellfire Missiles (In Slow Motion)

It was a proud moment for the city when the USS Detroit docked on the riverfront and thousands of people came out to see the sixth ship in the service of our country named “Detroit.” Now done with the commissioning tour, recently released video shows that the United States Navy conducted a successful structural test firing of the Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM) from Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Detroit (LCS 7) Feb. 28 off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. PICS: See on board the USS...

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PODCAST: Beyond The Myths Of 8 Mile With Cindy Thomas And Anna Schroen Of The 8 Mile Boulevard Association

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Power Outage Update: 340,000 Customers Still Out, Map Of Warming Centers

New information from DTE Energy says that they’re making progress at restoring people’s power. It is expected, according to a press event hosted by DTE, that 75 percent of customers will see their power return by the end of the day today. More than 3,500 people have been deployed to deal with the effects of the storm. This includes 1,500 line workers, 950 who are from out of state as well as 1,000 tree trimmers, 250 from out of state. 340,000 DTE Energy customers are out currently. When...

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Fallen Trees To Be Removed By Helicopter From Belle Isle To Control Oak Wilt

A rare flatwoods forest on Belle Isle is in danger due to Oak Wilt, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources along with the Belle Isle Conservancy is undertaking a four-phase project to control the fungus. A helicopter is going to be used to transport felled logs out of a sensitive habitat area at Belle Isle Park. This measure is being done to prevent damage caused by heavy equipment to the rare forest. The helicopter will transport felled logs to a staging area on the island. The wo...

Top Of Downtown Church Steeple Bent In Big Windstorm

A piece of Detroit history and one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the United States sustained some damage thanks to Detroit’s winds on Wednesday. The top of the steeple at Fort Street Presbyterian Church in Detroit was bent due the winds that Detroit’s City Airport registered at 61 miles per hour at one point. Fort Street Presbyterian was built in 1855 and you can see the damage from a few blocks away if you look from Griswold and Fort Street, where we first noticed...

Across The Table With David Kraus Of Maccabees Traders

Maccabees Traders, located kitty-corner from the Detroit Institute of Arts, just went through a relaunch that kicked off Monday. They’re pivoting toward an asian-inspired concept, and we stopped in last week to have a taste of some of the new menu items and talk to David Kraus. He’s from the Metro Detroit area but has made a name in Los Angeles consulting with the James Beard-nominated Shibumi as well as the critically acclaimed smoke.oil.salt. He’s a partner in Maccabees Traders. The resp...

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Detroit's QLINE Streetcar Will Start Public Service May 12

Starting on the Friday evening of May 12, for the first time in decades you’ll be able to take a streetcar down Woodward in Detroit. “QLINE’s grand opening will be a historic day in Detroit,” said M-1 RAIL CEO Matt Cullen in a statement. “We’re bringing rail transit back to the heart of the city and connecting the Woodward Corridor in a way that’s already begun to transform the entire district.” A Grand Opening event will begin with a morning press conference featuring elected officials and...

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90% Of Customers Should Have Power Restored By "End Of Day Sunday" Estimates DTE Energy

At a press conference at DTE Energy Headquarters in downtown Detroit on Thursday, DTE Energy president Trevor Lauer shared details around the widespread power outage and the path toward restoration. According to Lauer, 90% of DTE Energy customers will be restored to service by end of the day on Sunday, March 12. Lauer said that restoration is “a moving target” and to “be patient” as this is the largest storm DTE Energy has dealt with in their history. 650 crews are coming from various states...

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DTE Outage Map Shows Widespread Effects Of Wednesday's Winds

Although the fancy DTE outage map is down, there is an power outage map by zip code that the company is manually updating every half hour. We’ve turned that map from 9:45 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. into an animated gif to see the progress of repair work by zip code. To best understand the map, know that this is by zip code and not to the specific neighborhood and block level like the regular map that isn’t currently online. A detailed map is available if you download the DTE app for your smartphone on...

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