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Detroit Eye Candy: A Beautiful Timelapse Video Of Detroit Shot Over Two Years

Detroit’s beautiful from the top of the Penobscot Building in downtown Detroit. That, and many other Detroit scenes including Belle Isle, are in this three minute video called “Rebirth” by YouTube user Mike Tokarz. According to his description: “I’m here to show you that Detroit is not a city of crime and ruins, but a diverse city of life, new ideas, and an abundant variety of scenery. Shooting for this video took place over the course of around 2 years, with countless hours processing....

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Multiple Detroit Restaurants And Chefs Nominated For Prestigious James Beard Awards

Detroit’s restaurant scene seems to be in an upswing, especially when it comes to critical acclaim. Although it’s the long list of semifinalist nominees, multiple Detroit area chefs and restaurants were nominated for awards. If you’re not familiar with the James Beard Awards, or the Beard Awards, it’s one of the food industry’s highest honors. There are a variety of categories from inside the kitchen to those who cover it. According to the Beard Foundation, which oversees the annual awards...

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10 Fabulous Facts About Pewabic, One Of Detroit's Most Loved Names In Art

Pewabic is a made in Detroit story that is deeply connected to the history of our region. I sometimes take my intense love of Pewabic and the arts and crafts era for granted. I have to remind myself that not everyone knows what Pewabic is. Often people don’t realize that what they are seeing is a Pewabic tile, vase or something else, made right here in Detroit. So I headed over to the studio and did some research to put together these 10 interesting facts about Pewabic. Maybe after you’re do...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit This Weekend, February 17-19

The month of February has flown by, I can hardly believe it. I just looked at the forecast for the weekend and it is supposed to be close to 60 degrees. Let’s hope that it stays that way — and here’s to having some fun this weekend. The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers — Detroit It seems like people have a hard time telling the truth right now, but there are places where you can find people who tell you true stories. During an evening of storytelling you can hear someone’s truth....

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Time To Rework Our Pedestrian Infrastructure For Healthier Communities And To Save Lives

Smart Growth America reports that 46,149 people were struck and killed by cars while walking 2005 to 2014. Dangerous by Design 2016 https://smartgrowthamerica.org/dangerous-by-design/) was recently released, and stated that more efforts are needed to make streets safe for walking in America. Of the 104 major metropolitan statistical areas studied, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn ranked 17th with 1.61 annual pedestrian fatalities per 100,000 population. This was an increase of approximately 12.6, within...

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Defeating Detroit's Lead Poisoning Problem, House By House

Back in 2015 Maria heard a knock on the door of her home in Southwest Detroit. When she opened it she found a team member from Green and Healthy Homes Initiative Detroit-Wayne County. He had good news. He told her he could help make her home healthier and safer for little or no cost. That’s what GHHI Detroit-Wayne County does. A collaboration of nearly 50 partner organizations, it is committed to create green, healthy and safe homes for children and families living in Detroit and Wayne County....

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For New Bridge To Canada Trump & Trudeau Want "Expeditious Completion"

When it comes to getting a second bridge linking the United States and Canada in Detroit built, it has been a long, drawn out process. Between multiple rounds of resistance in the courts and even at the ballot box from the billionaire owner of the Ambassador Bridge, Matty Maroun, as well as the process of acquiring all the land and doing the planning for the second span, the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been progressing in fits and starts with a seemingly indefinite construction start...

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A Carrot Cake From Detroit Is One Of The Best Vegan Desserts In The U.S., Says PETA

Last week PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) released a list of the Top 10 Vegan Sweet Treats in the United States. Our very own Avalon International Breads has made the list. Avalon made the list with their Vegan Cass Avenue Carrot Cake, which is filled with walnuts, raisins, carrots, and is topped with vegan cream cheese frosting and crushed walnuts. It seems hard to believe, but the cake is completely free of any animal byproducts. “At Avalon International Breads, diners c...

State Steers Detroit Parents To "Better" Schools That Don't Accept Detroit Children

Thousands of Detroit parents last month opened their mailboxes to find an alarming letter. “You are receiving this letter because the school your child attends is at risk of being closed by June 30, 2017 due to academic failure for many years,” the letter states. The letter, signed by State School Reform Officer Natasha Baker, went on to explain that children attending closed schools may be offered “the opportunity to attend a higher-performing school” and encouraged parents to use an attach...

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New Ranking Says Detroit Is The Least Healthy City In America

When it comes to being healthy, Detroit is ranked 150 out of 150 American big cities, according to a study released today. The folks at WalletHub have put together a ranking of large cities around the nation for how healthy they are. Detroit ranks far behind San Francisco, the healthiest city in the United States, which had a total score of 68.06 out of 100 possible points. Detroit clocked in at a paltry 28.37, below Memphis, Tennessee and Brownsville, Texas. Detroit had among the lowest p...

See Albert Kahn's Blueprints Of The Belle Isle Aquarium And Horticultural Building Feb. 17

If you love the work of famed Detroit architect Albert Kahn, this event with rare blueprints might just be for you. Here is a rare opportunity to check out some documents from the very early part of his career. The Belle Isle Conservancy is hosting the second installation of its Deeper Dive event series with the official exhibit opening of Albert Kahn at the Crossroads: The “Lost” Belle Isle Aquarium & Horticultural Building Blueprints, an exhibit in partnership with Lawrence Technological Uni...

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Readers Sound Off On The Most Important Issues Facing Detroit In 2017: Education, Crime & Job Creation

In today’s digital world it’s relatively easy to see what’s popular. Every website has software that tells us how many page views a story received, how long in aggregate people spent on a video, all of that. But anyone living here knows that what is popular is not the whole story. Often the most impactful topics are not the most popular. We do enjoy writing stories of interest about the next noodle place or reminding you of an old favorite burger. But there is, obviously, so much more. We’...

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The Glass Is Half-Full At Most When It Comes To Detroit's Recovery, Say Professors

After decades of demographic and economic decline, culminating in America’s largest municipal bankruptcy in 2013, many observers were ready to proclaim that the city of Detroit was dead. But over the past several years, following successful resolution of the bankruptcy and the emergence of new municipal leadership, views have changed. Now academics and the popular press are documenting Detroit’s recovery and resilience. But does this positive image of Detroit reflect reality? Will the recovery...

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10 Coffee Shops In Detroit And What Makes Each One Special

It seems nowadays everyone is making lists of the bars, restaurants, and general points of interest throughout Detroit. Some are organized by the perceived opinions of the writer on their quality or “hipness,” others simply listed by geographic location, and still others are lazily just ordered alphabetically. These serve only as filler or poor substitution for actual content and useful information. So rather than word barf out a list of the coffee shops that I can name and I have been to...

9 Things To Shop And Do For Valentine's Day

Love it or hate it Valentine’s Day is next Tuesday. Hopefully you have already figured out what to do for Valentine’s Day, but if not we’ve got some ideas for you. While I was compiling my list I noticed two distinct things. My list was made up of shopping and events. Since Valentine’s Day falls in the middle of the week I wanted to add a few weekend options, just in case you can’t hang on a Tuesday night. (My husband and I usually do something on the weekend just because it is less crowded)...

New Tom+Chee Location Opens In Canton On Friday

There will soon be one more dining option in Canton. Tom+Chee will be opening the third metro Detroit location on Friday, February 10. The restaurant specializes in tomato soup and fancy grilled cheese sandwiches. The newest location will be located on Ford Road across the street from Ikea. The 2,400 square foot restaurant will be able to seat 68 people, plus up to 20 on the outdoor patio. There are already two other locations in Troy and Northville. All three stores are owned by brothers Ji...

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Saying Goodbye To The Godmother Of The North End

I’d like to give prayers and blessings to Delores Bennett’s family, friends, and supporters after her passing on Tuesday February 7, 2017. Delores Bennett was a Wayne County Commissioner for years. But she will forever live on in the mind of most as the Godmother of the North End. The North End is Detroit’s neighborhood that surrounds what was Detroit’s historic Northern High School bordered by I-75, Highland Park, Woodward Avenue, and the New Center District. Delores Bennett was one of my...

Some Of The Big Local Minds Of Social Media Are Hosting A Digital Marketing Bootcamp Feb. 15

If you’re into marketing or social media, or using it for your business, this event might be the one for you. On February 15, the Detroit Regional Chamber is hosting a “Digital Marketing Bootcamp” at the beautiful A. Alfred Taubman Center For Design Education in Detroit’s New Center. The event has folks from Little Caesars, the Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau, MLive Media Group, Marx Layne & Company, Hay There Social Media, SS Digital Media, Saga Marketing as well as others talking ab...

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