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More Luxury Living, This Time In The Form Of Condos, Coming To Downtown

The first standalone condominium project in 20 years in Downtown Detroit is laying plans for construction. The $35 million, 11-story residence will be built next year on the parking lot next to the studios of WDIV-TV Channel 4. The Ashton Detroit, as the new building will be called, will have the latest in luxury living with high-end finishes, a pool, a fitness center, retail space, and enclosed parking. The existing building at 600 W. Lafayette will be upgraded to Class A office space. “We...

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QUICK TIP: Green Alley Gathering In Midtown This Saturday Night

If you’ve decided to head over to the Dally in the Alley this Saturday, you should add to your fun quotient and also hop over to Jolly Pumpkin and Third Man Records because they are also having a fun event. The Green Alley Gathering is going to start at 6:00 PM on Saturday, September 10. There will be live music from The MarchFourth Marching Band, Craig Brown Band, Silent Disco with DJ Psycho. Word is that there will also be some Third Man Records Artists there as well. Food and beer will...

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Tour de Troit Returns For A Remarkable 15th Year - And You Could Win A Shinola Bike

There promises to be a caravan or convocation of cyclists there. (We’re not sure what you would call the more than 7,500 people expected to ride in this year’s Tour de Troit on Saturday, September 17, but we know it’s not a gaggle because that is an unorganized group doing nothing.) That certainly won’t be the case at the 15th year for this annual ride. Those participating will ride 30 miles – the very energetic will do 62 – and raise money for a great cause. Tour de Troit has raised more than...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of September 9-11

If you are looking for some fun things to do this weekend, we’ve got you covered. Whether you are trying to hold on to the last bits of summer, or have welcomed all things fall there is something to do in metro Detroit. Dally In The Alley – Detroit It is hard to believe, but Dally in the Alley has been around for 39 years. If you’re unfamiliar with Dally, it is a community street fair that celebrates life in the Cass Corridor. It is the big event in the city this weekend. It will be fille...

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Look Inside The Delightful Tiny House That Could Be A "Game Changer" For Detroit

After less than a year of planning the first Cass tiny home was recently completed on Elmhurst Street on Detroit’s west side. Today, we got to tour it. Tiny homes for everyone! Ok, that might be an exaggeration, and Oprah wasn’t in town. But in all seriousness, the plan is to have 25 tiny homes for people who qualify for the program. Reverend Faith Fowler came up with the idea to build tiny homes in the area by the Cass Community campus near Elmhurst and the Lodge freeway to give people t...

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A Principal And His Staff Have Just One Year to Prove Their School Should Survive

It was the first day of school at the Mumford Academy high school and principal Nir Saar was working the hallways, shaking hands, introducing himself to new students. “There’s the football star!” he said as he greeted a returning 10th-grader. “How you doing, Mr. Varsity?” He high-fived a girl as she walked by. “I missed you, Zakiya!” he exclaimed. “How you been?” “I missed you too,” she answered. It was a scene similar to ones that played out in schools across Detroit and the nation in...

Fitzgerald Neighborhood To Receive $4 Million Matching Grant From Foundations

Foundations are getting are continuing to be a financial catalyst in Detroit’s neighborhoods. The latest announcement comes today that Mayor Mike Duggan will be traveling to Philadelphia to receive a grant of at least $4 million (that the city has matched for a total $8 million) that will be targeted to the Fitzgerald Neighborhood in northwest Detroit, roughly between Marygrove College and U of D Mercy. The funding is through a national initiative called “Reimagining the Civic Commons.” it a...

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Detroit’s Surveillance Program Expands, Partners With Comcast To Lower Costs

When it comes to reducing crime in the city of Detroit, the Duggan administration is banking on the idea that better technology is going to help. The city announced today that at a Valero gas station on Telegraph in Detroit that Project Green Light is now partnering with Comcast to make the camera systems more affordable. Initially, the program cost $6,000 up front to join and connect to the city’s real time crime center. Now, the technology giant Comcast is offering eligible businesses the...

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25 Pictures Inside The Last Of Detroit's Amazing Ballrooms

Grande. Graystone. Arcade. Crystal. Vanity. Names of Detroit’s dancing past, when the city had beautiful ballrooms to house the big band and Motown sounds that were created with the musical heart and soul of Detroit. Of the above, the last built before the Great Depression was the Vanity in 1929. The east side Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood has been recently designated a National Historic Treasure, and a structural and environmental survey has been funded to see how this amazing structure tha...

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Detroit's Historic East Side Jefferson-Chalmers Neighborhood Gets National Treasure Status

Today was a good day in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood of Detroit. The east side neighborhood, situated just before the Grosse Pointe Border, the Detroit river, and Jefferson Avenue, was named one of the United States National Treasures from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This is the first National Treasure site in Detroit and in the state of Michigan. It is also the first time that an entire neighborhood has been given this status. The National Trust has also announced a...

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Need A Job? Pink Slip Party Returns To Detroit's Majestic Sept. 15

Imagine a networking event that’s also actually fun. It’s a rarity, right? If you’re in the I.T. (information technology) or other tech-related space – and looking for a job – then this may be the event for you. The IT in the D Pink Slip Party is returning to the Majestic Theatre on Thursday, September 15 starting at 5 p.m. As many as a thousand people have shown up in the past for what could be Detroit’s largest regular networking event. The organization has been doing networking events s...

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Labor Day Traffic Fatalities Down This Year In Michigan

The preliminary reports are in and this Labor Day was safer on the roads than last year across the state of Michigan. According to Michigan State Police, traffic fatalities decreased this Labor Day holiday weekend. There were nine traffic deaths in nine separate traffic crashes during the 2016 Labor Day holiday weekend, compared to 12 traffic crashes and 15 deaths during the 2015 Labor Day holiday weekend. “These numbers are preliminary and only reflect those fatalities reported to the MSP...

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Survey Says Detroit Area Companies Having Trouble Finding People With The Right Skills

Although Detroit area CFOs (Chief Financial Officers) are optimistic about their companies – with 15 percent planing to add jobs in the next six months and 66 percent hiring for open roles, there’s a cloud hanging over the success of many Detroit area businesses, and that cloud is finding talent. According to a Robert Half survey of 200 CFOs of companies with twenty or more employees, 58 percent of Detroit CFOs surveyed said it’s somewhat or very challenging to find skilled candidates for prof...

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Love Comedy And Theater? Love Hamtramck? Planet Ant Is In Home Stretch Of Fundraiser To Finish Hall

Have you ever driven down Caniff in Hamtramck and wondered what that purple house with the giant white ant painted on the side of it was? Welcome to The Planet Ant Theater. The Planet Ant has some pretty cool history. It was originally a coffee shop that had poetry nights, musical performances and art shows. Then one day in 1996 Keegan Michael Key talked the owner into turning it into a theater. For years members of the Planet Ant have been performing improv, sketch, and plays in the small...

Gold Ribbon Expo Honoring Childhood Cancer Awareness

Come visit with organizations who help brave fighters & their families in various supporting ways. This event is possible thanks to Presenting Sponsor-Alisha Baker Farmers Insurance Agency & Host Salon Bliss & Spa of Shelby Twp. Charities taking part in the event are: Rockin’ For A Match (will be doing bone marrow registry), St. Baldrick’s Foundation, Kids Kicking Cancer, Children With Hair Loss and Operation Little Princess. Local businesses who will be part as well are: Angel of Grace Aw...

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Detroit's Public Schools, Teachers Union Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

Details are sparse as they’ll be revealed to Detroit Federation of Teachers members later this week, but a tentative agreement has been reached between the new district that controls Detroit’s public schools and the 2,900 or so unionized teachers and staff who work there. Any deal not only must be approved by both parties, but also the Financial Review Commission overseeing the finances of the district. The DFT has called a special meeting of membership for after the first day of school Tuesda...

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Ambassador Bridge Ordered To Make Immediate Safety Repairs By Canadian Government

The Ambassador Bridge is not only an unmistakable part of Detroit’s skyline, it’s also the busiest port of entry in terms of commercial vehicles to Canada. In short – it’s crucial for trade between the United States and Canada. The 86 year old span has been cited by Transport Canada as having unsafe railings and curbs. The Direction concerns safety deficiencies found in a section of the bridge’s railings and curbs on the Canadian side. The deficiencies were observed during a Transport Canada...

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9 Labor Day Facts That Might Surprise You

We all know that Labor Day happens on the first Monday in September. For many of us, it’s a break from work or school and a last chance to squeeze in a vacation before the fall work grind arrives – but the holiday has a lot of meaning. The history of Labor Day is, not surprisingly, influenced by organized labor in more ways than one. From its murky beginnings to its lasting legacy, check out these nine cool facts about Labor Day. 1. The founder of Labor Day is disputed There’s a disput...

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