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Decide The Best Burger Of Them All At Burger Brawl On August 27

There’s a brawl happening at Eastern Market soon. Spatulas will be shined, grills will be fired up, knifes will be sharpened for the biggest brawl in town. Burger Brawl, that is. This street fair-style competition returns to the Eastern Market, Saturday, August 27, from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to sample all the competing burgers from nearly 20 restaurants around the metro Detroit area and vote for their favorite. The voting will be by app, and people will...

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WATCH: Trailer For "This Old House" Episodes In Detroit Released

Earlier we blogged about the fact the PBS show “This Old House” was coming to Detroit. It’s an exciting development on a lot of levels. The show is a television institution. The series shows off the city – and it shows the rest of the world there’s life in Detroit outside of downtown. Now, Detroit Public Television has released a short one minute trailer where we get to take a look at the place and the condition inside. Those front windows are a cool detail! Check it out in the video above....

Moosejaw Features Detroit's East Side Canals

Detroit has all kinds of interesting places. One of those places are the series of canals on the far east side. We’re partial to them having kayaked down them; but it’s cool to see a different side of Detroit showcased in an Facebook ad campaign. If you didn’t know, Moosejaw Mountaineering is based in the area in Madison Heights, Michigan. It’s nice to see them show a little local love. The drone video is below. If you want to hop on our photo adventure, click here....

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City Of Detroit To File 597 Lawsuits Against Banks And Companies For Unpaid Property Taxes

One of the challenges of Detroit’s financial condition is that many have historically not paid property taxes. According to officials, the City of Detroit plans to file 597 lawsuits, against mostly banks and companies, to recover more than $12.2 million in unpaid property taxes. The average amount the city hopes to recoup per suit is $19,942 and $7,898 per parcel, covering 1,543 parcels. This week demand letters were sent to banks, investment companies and others, and plans to file all of...

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Two Thirds Of White Social Media Users Won't Post Online About Race, Says Pew Report

They say if you talk about issues you can bridge divides. But it’s pretty clear, at least when it comes to white social media users, not only does a supermajority not post about race on social media, a good number also don’t see conversations around it. A Pew Research study of 3,769 adults in all 50 states showed that 67% of white social media users won’t post about race, reporting they post nothing on the topic. 58% of Black, however, talk about race online with 27% doing so some or most...

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Bend + Brew Brings Doing Good, Beer And Yoga Together On August 27

Beer, yoga and music will collide for a cause when Detroit’s own Bend + Brew begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 at Downtown Boxing Gym, 6445 E. Vernor Hwy, Detroit. All those 21 and over are welcome to practice yoga, co-led by Sam Arin from Center for Yoga and Dennis Blender. The hour long class is meant to relax your mind and strengthen your body while music by Cooper Anstett inspires all participating. At noon, join the community to enjoy a beer from Perrin Brewing Company and snacks from...

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1,200 Families To Receive Food And Essentials To Start The School Year

42,000 Pounds of food and essentials. That’s some help to get the school year started for 1,200 needy families. The donation is from PepsiCo and Feed the Children (which aims to end child hunger), and will be distributed to pre-qualified families identified by Second Ebenezer Church today on Dequindre in Detroit. This is the seventh annual event the pair of companies have hosted in the Detroit community, where nearly 40 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. Similar events w...

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Detroit To Get New Chief Service Officer As Part Of Grant From JP Morgan Chase

The Duggan administration, thanks to a $100,000 grant as a participant in the JP Morgan Chase City of Service program, will be getting a new “Chief Service Officer.” According to information provided to the media today, here are details on the new position: The Chief Service Officer role is instrumental in building the city’s capacity to address its most pressing challenges. The role serves as a champion for citizen volunteers, a voice for the mayor, a partner to city agencies, and a conduit...

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Michigan Town Named One Of "Best Places To Live" In The U.S.

If you live in and love Michigan, you know one of our best assets is the water. On a recent trip to this town, it was easy to fall in love with the mix of small town feel, historic architecture, and beach access. It was also near parade time, so the town was gearing up for what is clearly a fun event. So it doesn’t come as a surprise – even though we’re biased toward Detroit – that Ludington, Michigan made Outside Magazine’s list of 16 Best Places to live in the United States. The honor wa...

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UPDATE: State Now Says Number Of Michigan School Closures Would Be Smaller

State education officials now say they’re not likely to close as many schools as they could this year. When Chalkbeat broke the news about the School Reform Office’s aggressive school closure plan on Monday, we reported that more than 100 schools across the state could be shuttered at the end of the school year. State officials signaled that the number of closures would be that high, based on how many schools have consistently posted test scores in the bottom 5 percent of the state in the pa...

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USS Detroit Accepted by Navy

The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the future USS Detroit during a ceremony on August 12 at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. Detroit is the eighth littoral combat ship (LCS) to be delivered to the Navy and the fourth Freedom variant to join the fleet. LCS is a modular, reconfigurable ship, with three types of mission packages including surface warfare, mine countermeasures, and anti-submarine warfare. The USS Detroit is the seventh ship in a long line to b...

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Plans Submitted To Turn Long Vacant Big Buck Brewery On I-75 Into Fowling Venue

According to a post by the Director of Community Development of Auburn Hills, Steve Cohen, the long vacant Big Buck Brewery off of I-75 may soon be redone and called the “HUB.” An application has been submitted to the City of Auburn Hills to transform the dilapidated building, located at 2550 Takata Drive, into a “football-bowling” entertainment venue anticipated to be named the “HUB.” The interior will include 16 courts with spectating and eating areas, along with two bars, fast casual resta...

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Wayne State University Gets $200,000 Grant To Help Combat Homelessness

College students deal with many pressures while in college. In addition to finding a way to pay for classes and dealing with the endless papers and reading assignments there’s one pressure that is not so obvious to see, homelessness. In addition to everything else, some students also have to worry about where they will place their head at night to sleep at night. “Without safe and reliable housing, or other basic needs being met, students cannot be successful in college,” said Kate Levin Mar...

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Meet The 10 Businesses Looking For Your Vote To Win $50,000 Through Hatch Detroit

Hatch Detroit is one of Detroit’s most anticipated entrepreneurship competitions because the public has a huge say in which businesses will get a $50,000 and open in the City of Detroit or the enclaves of Hamtramck or Highland Park within the next year. This year’s class is no different – but the voting window is short. The primary voting period, from Aug 12-18, to determine the four finalists who will compete to win $50,000 from Comerica Bank and more than $200,000 in pro bono services from H...

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The Whitney To Hold Premier Party For Ghost Hunters Episode Featuring The Restaurant And Its Spirits

The Whitney is haunted and we have a picture of the ghost. Check out the shadowy figure of a woman on the left. The SyFy Channel’s Ghost Hunters looked for that ghost and others when it recently filmed an episode at the restaurant. The episode, Phantom for the First Course, debuts August 17 and you can see it at the haunted grounds. The Whitney is holding a “Restore the Floor” viewing party that day from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. The Ghost Hunters show starts at 9:00 p.m. For $75 a person...

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More Than 100 Michigan Schools To Be Closed Based On Test Scores They Were Told Wouldn’t Count

More than 100 low-scoring Michigan schools — including dozens in Detroit — will start classes next month likely doomed to close in June. In a move that is bound to shock parents and educators across the state, the School Reform Office is moving ahead with an aggressive plan to close every school in the state that posted rock-bottom test scores for the last three years — even though Michigan’s education department promised schools that last year’s test scores wouldn’t be held against them. Cl...

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The Newest Hub For Detroit's Creatives Might Not Be Where You Think

Through my work in Detroit’s incredibly vibrant and complex entrepreneurial ecosystem I’ve come across some amazing people and places. These hotspots of creativity and ingenuity inhabit a variety of sectors, services and geographic locations. To any entrepreneur names like Bamboo, Techtown, MOCAD, Ponyride, and The Build Institute are exceedingly familiar. Depending on your idea or interest, you may have set foot in one, if not all, of these places and know the faces of their fearless leaders...

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Two Upcoming Events Aim To Help Save Hamtramck Disneyland

Help save this Metro Detroit treasure and have fun at the same time. Hamtramck Disneyland is one of the most unique, artistic places in Metro Detroit, and quite possibly the world. Now, it’s in danger, but you have a chance to help save this amazing art installation. Hatch Art has organized two events this week as a last push to their fundraising goal of $50,000. Currently, the project has raised $31,053, meaning that Hatch Art needs less than $20,000 to meet its goal. The first event is T...

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