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Ford Field Getting An Internet Speed And Wi-Fi Boost

If you’ve been to Ford Field to watch a game, you might have noticed that the internet access stinks. Instagram often turns into Instaslow. Ford Field is taking steps to try and fix that problem, working with Verizon and Detroit-based Rocket Fiber to now allow Wi-Fi access to all devices regardless of carrier and invest in a project improving the actual hardware around the stadium to handle the big crowds. As part of the project, Rocket Fiber will be increasing the capacity of Ford Field’s i...

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Buzz: Wahlburgers To Open In Royal Oak And Taylor

There has been a lot of online commotion around Mark Wahlberg being the state. Whenever he shows up people seem to go wild. Thursday he made a surprise visit to his Wahlburgers location in Detroit’s Greektown to thank employees and customers. “We’ve got a couple locations we will be announcing soon,” Wahlberg told Fox 2. “One in Taylor, one somewhere close by at Woodward and 13 Mile, we are excited.” The location in Taylor is going to be next to the Home Depot at 21100 Penn and replace the B...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit This Weekend - Feb. 24-26

We’re in the final weekend of February, but it sure doesn’t feel like it. With unseasonably warm weather, it might be time to find the fun in the city. It is also the final weekend before Lent starts, so for those of you giving up drinking we’ve got a few fun events for you. Sweat the Details at The Whiskey Disco – Detroit Put on your dancing shoes and head over to The Whiskey Disco for Sweat the Details on Friday, February 24. HITCHENS will be performing for his first time in the Detroit...

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Podcast: A Deep Dive On Detroit's Schools With Erin Einhorn And Julie Topping Of Chalkbeat

“If they don’t fix the schools, the rest will be meaningless.” – Erin Einhorn [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/dailydetroithappyhour/DD-5Happy-Hour-Chalkbeat_mixdown.mp3″ social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_email=”true” ] Subscribe to the Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast for free on iTunes Detroit’s schools seem to be constantly in flux, and keeping up with it is a lot of work. Thankfully, Erin Einhorn and Julie Topping do that work for Chalk...

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Gilbert Wants To Build The Tallest Skyscraper In Detroit (And Public Financing To Do It)

Step aside, Renaissance Center. Dan Gilbert wants to take your crown as the tallest building in Detroit. The plans revealed during a Downtown Development Authority (DDA) meeting this afternoon and posted on a microsite devoted to the project. The 52 story, 734-foot tall building would be constructed on the old Hudson’s site in downtown Detroit. It would include 250 residential units and 700 parking spaces. There would be 1.2 million square feet in the development, approximately the same as t...

Southwest Detroit

Freedom House Fights For The Tortured And Persecuted. Now They're Fighting To Stay Open.

Being tortured for speaking your mind isn’t an idea that enters our minds in the United States. But it does really happen in various parts of the world, and the U.S. is still a beacon of hope for those searching for freedom. Freedom House is a local organization that provides temporary housing for people who are seeking asylum from persecution located in Southwest Detroit. After serving the community for more than 30 years, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) denied the gra...

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Detroit's Shake Shack Opens This Thursday, See The Menu That Has Beer And Wine

Detroit gets worked up into a frenzy around new (to us) burger places. It’s no different with Shake Shack opening this February 23, 2017 at 11 a.m. Passing by today we saw that the window had the menu, and figured we’d share. Turns out this place will have non-stratospheric prices, which will be a big deal for office workers who don’t want to be dropping $20 a lunch. Here are a few highlights. A Shackburger (cheese, lettuce, tomato, ShackSauce) will run you $5.39, and a double $8.19. A...

City Bark Pet Boutique Opens This Friday, Feb. 24 With Beverages And Bandanas

Downtown Detroit is getting a new pet boutique. City Bark will celebrate its grand opening in The Albert at Capitol Park this week, with doors officially opening at 11 a.m. on Feb. 24. City Bark is the latest retail store to open its doors in The Albert, located at 1214 Griswold. The 1,250-square-foot City Bark will feature 15 different types of dog and cat food, as well as a freezer section to serve raw bones and pet treats for the increased nutritional value. The store will be pet friendly....

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Kumbuka II Will Celebrate And Remember The Beauty Of A Culture

Celebrating Black History Month while growing up was a little lackluster for lifelong Detroiter Kaylan Waterman. Although her parents were very intentional about educating all of their children about the experiences in their African-American heritage, most of the events Waterman attended focused a lot on the pain, sorrow, injustices, and systemic oppression of black history. They lacked a celebratory element. Last year the singer-songwriter of Vespre did something about it and organized Kumbuk...

Grow Detroit's Young Talent Program Back For A Third Year

Summer might be a few months away, but it is never too early to start looking ahead for a summer job. Enrollment has already begun for employers and students for the Grow Detroit’s Young Talent (GDYT) program. Mayor Mike Duggan started GDYT in 2015 to help young people get experience in the work force. The city has partnered with Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation and City Connect Detroit for the program. This year Mayor Duggan has challenged area businesses and foundations to hire 8...

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Avalon's Baked Paczki, Ranked

Every once in awhile I get an opportunity to try something that I’m actually excited about. Between the stacks of really bad products from PR pitch folks who don’t seem to realize we write almost exclusively about Metro Detroit, to the well-meaning Europeans who got in touch and thought that someone has flooded the Lodge freeway and it’s now used as a river because there’s so little vehicle traffic, we get some.. Interesting and creative.. Ideas thrown our way. But today was all about the Pa...

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Pewabic Planning A 2,500 Square Foot Expansion, Currently Raising Funds

Detroit’s Pewabic is looking to expand their facility to double production capacity. The new expansion would be used for a 2,500 square foot tile studio. The new wing (in blue in the drawing below) will be located along Hurlbut Street and the alley. The building will be a single story, and is designed to match the historic character of the rest of the Pewabic campus. The renderings were designed by inForm Studio. The expansion will allow the artisans there the ability to double the prod...

New York Times Pumps Up The Motor City As A Car-Free Travel Destination

The New York Times is giving travel love to Detroit again. And this time, it’s for a reason that you might not immediately think makes sense if you’re familiar with Detroit as the car capital of the world. In an article today, “Car-Free Vacations For The Urban Traveler,” The NYT’s Elaine Glusac celebrated the soon to be open Q-Line down Woodward Avenue as being key for a carless traveler who prefers cities. The streetcar, of course, is limited relative to the footprint of Detroit, and tax...

Like Father, Like Son: Coleman Young Jr. Announces Mayoral Run

Over the weekend a new candidate officially threw his hat into the Detroit mayoral race. Coleman Young Jr., the term-limited State Senator, says he’s joining the race. Current Mayor Mike Duggan announced his official candidacy a couple weeks ago. The filing deadline is April 25. Young Jr., 34, made his announcement on WHPR radio on Sunday in Highland Park, according to multiple reports. His father, Coleman A. Young, was also a State Senator before serving as the first African-American Mayo...

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Here's How Poisonous Politics And Bad Timing Killed An Effort To Streamline School Enrollment In Detroit

A sophisticated new enrollment tool that was supposed to make signing up for school easier in Detroit won’t be of much use to the thousands of families whose children could be displaced by upcoming school closures. Despite the more than $700,000 and countless hours of planning that went into creating a single application for Detroit’s competing district and charter schools, the effort has been put on hold indefinitely — a victim of bad timing, poor planning, and a toxic political environment....

North end

Mardi Gras En Rouge Is On February 24, Raises Funds For Marche Du Nain Rouge

Detroit and New Orleans. Both used to be under control of the French so why shouldn’t we share a tradition or two? We will. On Friday, February 24, Mardi Gras en Rouge will come to life with music, food and live entertainment with the help of the soon-to-open Creole restaurant, Gabriel Hall, in West Village. That day Detroit’s flavor will come by way of the Big Easy with a chance to drink hurricanes, sample some crawfish pie and hit the dance floor to the sounds of the Gabriel Brass Band. Th...

Fundraiser To Help Employees Of Katoi Saturday At Motor City Wine

I’m sure that you’ve heard about the fire Friday morning at Katoi in Corktown. The dining room and bar have been ruined by the fire. The kitchen looks to be ok, but there is still a lot of work to be done before the owners can even think about reopening. There are plenty of articles already written about the fire, here is one from the Free Press. My main reason for this post was to let you know that there is a fundraiser tomorrow Saturday, February 18 at Motor City Wine. The community wil...

Anonymous Person Picked Up The Breakfast Tab For Everybody At Parks & Rec Last Saturday

If you were eating breakfast at Parks & Rec in downtown Detroit on Saturday at the right time, you might have had your meal picked up by an anonymous and kind fellow patron. Word of this act of kindness comes from the Parks and Rec Facebook page and was pointed out to us by a Daily Detroit reader. We embedded below: By the way, we’re at the tail end of Acts of Kindness week (February 12-18) in case you’re interested. Don’t know if that in particular had anything to do with it, but it’s at...

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