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Men Steal Three Boxes Of Honey Buns From Detroit Gas Station, Which BTW Are Prison Currency

At 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning on the 8000 block of Woodward near Detroit’s New Center neighborhood police say two men robbed a gas station and stole three boxes of honey buns after the suspect backed off the security guard at gunpoint. The internet news caterpillar that eats a story on one end and spits it out on the other after almost every outlet has had a chance to spin up their own version is in full effect. The headlines wrote themselves today, with basically the same story: “Sticky fin...

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Giraffe Born At The Detroit Zoo For Second Time In Two Years

The Detroit Zoo has a new baby addition – a female reticulated giraffe calf, born at 8:21 p.m. on August 6. The mom is 7 year old Kivuli following a 14-month gestation. The father is 8-year-old Jabari. This is the pair’s second offspring in two years. According to Zoo officials, one year old male Mpenzi was born at the Zoo on September 30, 2014. The calf weighs 166 pounds and stands more than 5 feet tall. The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) can reach heights of up to 18 fe...

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Team Behind Ferndale Radio Propose ‘An Alternative to Taylor Swift’s Domination Of The Airwaves’

A group of broadcast veterans wants to bring non-commercial community radio to the Rust Belt Market in downtown Ferndale and has launched a crowdfunding drive to help it get on the local airwaves. The group of friends recently launched Ferndale Radio on Indiegogo. They’re aiming to raise $15,000 from backers to construct a tower, antenna, transmitter, and studio and go on the air within the next 12 months. The group recently received a construction permit for a low-power FM station from the...

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QUICK TIP: The Belle Isle Art Fair Is This Weekend

There are always a lot of fun things to do on Belle Isle during the summer, but this weekend there is something special happening at the Scott Fountain. The inaugural Belle Isle Art Fair will be held on August 6 and 7. This art fair will have over 100 artists displaying their work. Their work is all forms of artistic expression; painting, drawing, photography, pottery, sculpture, plus much more. There will be more than just art at the fair. You will be able to grab a bite to eat at one of...

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Detroit Could Get Another First: Little Free Libraries In Every School In A District

Many of us carry our own little library with us. It’s called a Nook or a Kindle or one of the other e-readers. Mine’s a Nook. When I open it up sayings appear. One of them is a quote from Cicero, “A room without a book is like a body without a soul.” Reading books brings whole new worlds to life and sets the stage for future success. Unfortunately, the reading statistics for many kids in Detroit are dismal – 12 percent can’t read and 33 percent don’t read. Only 11 percent are elite readers....

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Group Plans To Build Human Wall Around Rencen For Trump Visit On Monday

Editor’s Note: The Trump speech on Monday has been moved from the Renaissance Center to Cobo Center. Donald Trump (and his presidential campaign adversary Hillary Clinton) are locked in what could be arguably the most divisive presidential race in a long time. That energy is coming to Detroit’s Renaissance Center, where Republican nominee Donald Trump is speaking at a luncheon of the Detroit Economic Club. A Facebook event has popped up from a group called Cockroach Watch – and for a shor...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Week Of August 5-7

It’s hard to believe that yet another week has passed and it is time to make plans for the weekend. But don’t worry, we have you covered. Now on to the things happening in Detroit this weekend. Charivari Detroit 2016 – Belle Isle This weekend music festival on Belle Isle is sure to be a great time. We have already done a post that has a line up of the entire weekend so head over there to read all about the line up and all the additional events happening. Here are the key details, tickets...

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Detroit's Best Beats Return To Belle Isle At Charivari This Weekend

Charivari, as we’ve written about before, is one of our favorite festivals of the year. See, if you’re a fan of the Detroit electronic sound – techno, house, all of that – this is probably, as far as a festival goes, the best way to see it. More low key than some of the bigger named fests, Charivari brings back the DJ under a tent with massive, high quality sound that you can’t help but dance to. This year, there are a few changes to the festival which is set over by the lighthouse on the...

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Who Needs Billionaires? Investing Locally Pays Off For Soccer Team Supporters

Sports teams are normally controlled by billionaires and although loved by fans, often fans don’t have a part of the action beyond the jersey they bought to wear to the game. But in the Detroit area, we’re doing it different. Nearly 500 investors have crowdfunded a soccer team – and are already getting paid a dividend on their money. For many, this might seem as an unconventional way to fund a business or a project – to get investors through the internet, sometimes large, sometimes small – a...

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420 Bikes, 42 Bike Stations Coming To Downtown Detroit As Bike Share Vendor Selected

Downtown Detroit’s plans for bike sharing took a step as the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) has selected a vendor to provide 420 bikes and 42 stations around the greater downtown Detroit area for a rental bike share program. Shift Transit was selected through a competitive bid process by a team of representatives from the City of Detroit and the DDP. In a statement the reason for the selection of Shift was: In addition to its award-winning bicycle design, competitive price and value, a...

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9 Year Old Breaks Board, Learns Life Lesson In Moving Viral Video

The video named “Working Through Emotional Barriers,” shows instructor Shärath Jason Wilson comforting a tearful young boy named Bruce Collins III. Shot in the Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy in the Midtown neighborhood of Detroit, the clip has garnered more than 1,000,000 views and counting, and touches on some of the issues facing people today. After attempting to break the board a few times, Collins finally does it but while crying. His instructor who has more than 20...

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25,000 Detroit Households Will Now Qualify For High Speed Internet For Less Than $10 A Month

Comcast and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) partnered to create a new initiative that’s working on closing the digital gap in America. Under the ConnectHome program, public housing and HUD-assisted residents living in Comcast’s service area are eligible to apply for Internet Essentials, the company’s high-speed internet adoption program for low-income families. An estimated two million HUD-assisted homes will now have access to low-cost internet service across the na...

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The Story Of The Davison, America’s First Urban Freeway

While freeways are pretty standard in American cities now, it wasn’t always that way. Instead of the ability to potentially go up to 70 miles an hour like on today’s highways, motorists had to use regular city streets to cross town. That was especially the case for motorists who wanted to cross Highland Park and enter Detroit. Everyone piled onto Davison Avenue, the only large street that ran through Highland Park and connected to Detroit running roughly east to west. The avenue and freeway wa...

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WATCH: Behind The Scenes With Michael Bay, Mark Wahlberg Filming Transformers In Detroit

Take a look behind the scenes of Transformers: The Last Knight that has been shooting in downtown Detroit. The location is in what looks to be the Farwell building in Capitol Park from the stairwells, the window types and what’s seen outside the windows. In the ten minute video shared through Facebook Live last week, Director Michael Bay, Mark Wahlberg (who is opening a Wahlburger in Greektown soon) and Jerrod Carmichael have a fun set of interactions, get in the way of a scene, and then...

Which Pizza Reigns Supreme? Find Out Thursday Night At the Motor City Pizza Fest

If you are struggling to come up with dinner ideas for Thursday, August 4, we have a suggestion for you – head over to the Royal Oak Farmers Market for some pizza. We feel pretty strongly about our pizza here at Daily Detroit. Thursday night is the 4th Annual Motor City Pizza Fest, and it should be a great opportunity to try all types of pizza. The event website boasts that they will have all types of pizza available to try out from thin crust, deep dish, wood fired, and even gluten free....

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FIRST LOOK: Checking Out The Brand New Primanti Bros. In Taylor

Judging by the wild reaction on our Facebook page, there have been people anticipating the opening of Primanti Bros. since they announced that the Pittsburgh restaurant would be opening two locations in Metro Detroit – and you can include myself in that mix. Whenever there’s a new place to check out, there’s always a bit of excitement. We had already made plans to check out the new restaurant over the weekend. For one we wanted to do a review for Daily Detroit, but I have been wanting to go...

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14 Photos That Show How Great Tuesdays Can Be In Eastern Market

Almost everyone knows about Saturdays at Eastern Market. But did you know that there’s a Tuesday market? And although not as large as Saturday, for me – who does some serious grocery shopping for my family here – Tuesday can be a great option for you. Farmers come with their trucks filled with fresh fruits, vegetables, honey, meat, eggs, and flowers – with plenty to choose from. Others like Bring Out The You Jewelry come with hand made goods for sale. The Tuesday Market began in J...

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Deal Reached: The People Will Get To Vote On Detroit Regional Transit

We don’t know specifics yet, but multiple sources say there is finally a deal to put regional mass transit before the voters of Wayne, Washtenaw, Oakland and Macomb counties. The mayor of the city of Detroit, sources close to the RTA as well as a major Detroit paper are saying that there has been a deal reached to get a proposal for funding the Regional Transit Authority through a millage on the November ballot after a meeting at the historic Detroit Athletic Club. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan...

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