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5 New Detroit Developments Already This Week - August 23, 2016

Detroit’s progress seems to never stop. There simply is so much going on that it might be hard to follow. After all, Facebook and your feeds are a sea of things clamoring for your attention, and it’s easy to miss stuff. We’ve found the best for you. So let’s round it up. 1. Take a look Inside The Royce – Eater has a great look inside the new The Royce Wine Bar. Rutherford grew up in Michigan and The Royce’s name is a reference to her grandfather, a respected Flint-based detective serge...

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Detroit Hydrofest Returns This Weekend With Free Friday

This weekend, head over to the Detroit Riverfront for some family-friendly fun and lots of boat races as part of the nation’s longest continuously running unlimited hydroplane race. The 100th Annual UAW-GM Detroit Hydrofest starts Friday, August 26 and ends Sunday, August 28. In 1916, the first sanctioned hydroplane race took place on the Detroit River, and it’s been a staple of Detroit tradition ever since. The event has come a long way since 1916, and it now includes Free Friday. Free F...

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Casting Call: Help Scare People At The Erebus Haunted Attraction

Have you dreamed of working in a haunted house? Does the thought of running around in a terrifying costume and literally scaring the crap out of people appeal to you? Here’s your chance to make your dreams come true. On Saturday, August 27, and Sunday, August 28, Pontiac’s Erebus Haunted Attraction will host open casting calls. The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Erebus, located at 18 South Perry Street in Pontiac. If you can’t make it this weekend, there will be another casting...

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Riverside Park Improvements In Southwest Detroit To Get Underway Two Years Early

A year and a half ago, a land swap agreement was reached between the city of Detroit and the Detroit International Bridge Company to expand riverside park in exchange for land under and next to the current Ambassador Bridge. In the deal, there were to be new windows put on Michigan Central Station (which happened) as well as commitment to demolish the former Detroit News Warehouse by late 2018 and to transfer a 5-acre waterfront parcel to the city to expand Riverside Park. Today, Detroit May...

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Come Celebrate Summer At The Detroit Summerfest August 25-28

It is hard to believe that summer is almost over, but I’ve already started seeing Halloween decorations in stores. Our time to get outside and enjoy this beautiful weather will be ending soon. That is why you should all go to Detroit Summerfest this weekend. It starts on Thursday, August 25 and ends on Sunday, August 28. The best part of Summerfest is that it utilizes all of the different parks in downtown Detroit. There will be things happening at Cadillac Square, Campus Martius, Capit...

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Think You Can Be The Next Coney Eating Champion? Here's Your Chance

Do you have what it takes to beat the current coney eating champion? If you do, then you need to get registered for the 6th Annual American Coney Island Coney Eating Contest. The contest this year will be held on Thursday, September 1 at American Coney Island in downtown Detroit. Before the main event happens there will be a special competition between the Detroit Police Department and the Detroit Fire Department. The teams are currently tied with one win each, so come to see who takes the l...

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Track Testing To Begin On Detroit's New Streetcar This Tuesday

The Q-Line (formerly called M1-Rail) is starting to feel more like a real thing instead of a number of renderings on the internet. If you’ve been downtown, in some parts you’re seeing overhead lines go in and platforms begin to appear for future stations. Another step forward begins tomorrow when a small motorized inspection car called a “speeder” will travel on Woodward between Larned and Adams streets. The speeder, according to officials, ensures that the route is free of obstructions taki...

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No, Delta Air Lines Is Not Giving Away 900 Free Round Trip First Class Tickets Or $5,000 Cash

When an offer seems too good to be true, it often is. We noticed on Facebook a meme that’s flying around the local Detroit community (pardon the pun) about free Delta tickets and $5,000 cash if you participate online as they say. As Detroit Metropolitan Airport is a major Delta hub, it’s definitely gaining traction. Unfortunately, it’s fake, another scam to get likes and get attention to then probably spam you later. Here’s the text of a post shared more than 87,000 times in just five hour...

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Former Synagogue, Then Church, Now Looks To Find A Third Act As A Community Center

For 21 years Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation (CDC) has been dedicated to central Detroit communities and local residents. The organization strives to empower people and create positive opportunities through multiple services and programs allowing residents in the community to reach their highest potentials. Within this last year the CDC purchased a former synagogue built in 1924 located at 1550 Taylor (just north and west of Henry Ford Hospital) for a neighborhood c...

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Before There Was A Detroit Institute Of Arts, There Was The Detroit Museum Of Art

The Detroit Institute of Arts is one of the buildings that seems to have always been part of Detroit. Its cultural importance and clout make it an important fixture of Detroit history, but the DIA as we know it only came along in 1927. Up until that time, Detroiters visited the Detroit Museum of Art, located at 704 E. Jefferson Avenue. While the museum only served the city for 40 years, its impact is unmistakable and laid the foundation for the DIA. The Detroit Museum of Art opened in 1888....

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A Detroit First: The First Government Licensed Radio Station

Today marks a special anniversary, especially if you have ever turned on a radio. The first licensed by the federal government radio station in the United States was right here in Detroit – 8MK, now WWJ-Radio on this date – August 20, 1920 – started broadcasting at 8:15 a.m. to about 30 homes fortunate enough to have a receiver. The station was owned by the Detroit News, and at first broadcasted from their building and operated with an amateur license, which in 1922 was changed to commerc...

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DTE Linemen Earn Top Honors at Michigan Rodeo, Advance to Kansas

In October, linemen from around the country will descend on Kansas to compete in the International Lineman’s Rodeo. Sixteen of those competitors will be from Michigan, having earned top spots in the 23rd Annual Michigan Lineman’s Rodeo. While the term “rodeo” usually evokes images of cowboys riding broncos or roping calves, the lineman’s rodeo is a bit different. Events in the rodeo lineup are meant to test the skills of journeymen and apprentice linemen and include challenges, such as a hurt-...

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QUICK TIP: Tour A Viking Shipped Docked In Detroit This Weekend

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, Detroit in the last week has become home to an unexpected treat that’s open to the public at the Detroit Yacht Club. Draken Harald Hårfagre is docked at the historic club on Belle Isle Saturday and Sunday. Normally, the club is private, but they’re opening up their dock for public access to see this amazing ship that sailed from Norway all the way to the Great Lakes. The ship was originally part of a Tall Ships Challenge, ran into issu...

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Finalists Announced For 2016 Hatch Detroit Contest

And then there were four. The brick and mortar business idea competition Hatch Detroit today announced the top four finalists competing for a $50,000 grand prize from Comerica in the 2016 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest, whittling the field down from 10 using community voting. The final four businesses vying for public votes are: Bird Bee — a lifestyle clothing boutique offering a mix of modern bohemian, vintage inspired and contemporary clothing, shoes, jewelry and accessories. Cor...

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What Does Detroit's Motto Mean, Anyway? And Is It Still Relevant Today?

It’s funny how much the past can inform the future. Take the City of Detroit’s motto. It’s inspiring, timeless, and sobering, especially when you consider how it uncannily fit Detroit’s difficult 2013. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Detroit’s motto is “Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus,” which translates to “We hope for better things; it shall arise from the ashes.” The city’s motto was penned by Father Gabriel Richard after a terrible fire swept through Detroit on June 11, 1805. There...

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Detroit Radio Veteran Voices New App Audio Tour Of Belle Isle

Ever wandered around Belle Isle and wonder, “what exactly IS all this stuff?” Or, have you had a cousin in town and they need to spend some time doing things while you’re at work and can’t entertain them? Here’s a free answer for you. There’s a new audio tour on the izi.TRAVEL app, created locally by Audio-D Tours and production by Signet Creative – and features radio veteran Dick Shafran, who was on WNIC-FM for about a decade. He’s one of those voices that if you’ve been around Detroit awhile...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Week Of August 19-21

Sadly, it looks like the weekends of summer things to do are starting to come to an end. We’re only a couple away from hitting September in Detroit, but we’re not ready to give up on the summer fun yet. We’ve got everything from a world festival to a 14 hour dance party to an art walk and more. So get it! 34th Annual African World Festival – The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History The African World Festival is a three day festival that is packed full with musical performan...

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Kayne West's Life Of Pablo Pop-Up Store Coming To Detroit Area This Weekend

Kanye West is about to make a splash in Detroit, as well as 20 other cities across the world with a weekend-only pop-up of Life of Pablo, his retail concept that made huge waves in New York’s Bowery District. What will be in the stores? It looks like you may be able to get your Yeezus hoodie and more, per Vogue: Each city will have its name spelled out on tees and hoodies with Cali Thornhill DeWitt’s gothic script in a myriad of bold shades reminiscent of the collection West showed at Madiso...

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