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No Boat – No Problem! Cruise the Lower Detroit River August 3-22

For the past decade, Michigan State University Extension, Michigan Sea Grant and the Huron Clinton Metroparks have been collaborating to invite the public to explore the natural wonders of Lake Erie and the Detroit River. Summer Discovery Cruises offer anyone interested the opportunity to get out on the water for an educational experience and learn about the Great Lakes on the Great Lakes! Cruisers can learn about many aspects of the lakes, from lighthouses, shipwrecks, bootleggers and histo...

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Detroit's Sister Pie Nominated For Best New Restaurant In U.S. By Bon Appetit Magazine

More plaudits and praise for a popular pie shop. Sister Pie, located in the West Village neighborhood of Detroit, started out with humble enough beginning – a woman with an audacious pie-making dream and focus to make it happen, raising multiple rounds of local funding (including with a dance party). Well, that sweat equity is turning into sweet success. The shop that opened last year has been nominated by Bon Appetit as one of the top 50 best new restaurants in America, with the announcemen...

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HAP Launches School Supply Drive For Detroit Schools

Before you know it, the school year will be here. With that in mind, there are a lot of kids who need school supplies. To help out, Health Alliance Plan (HAP) is partnering with the Detroit Public Schools Community District (that’s what the former Detroit Public Schools are now called) to help students and teachers prepare for the upcoming school year by hosting a Back-to-School Supply Drive. The much-needed items will be collected between August 1 and August 25. “HAP has a strong traditio...

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OABI - Once Around Belle Isle - Paddle Board Race Returns August 13

If you’re looking for a paddle sports race, beginner friendly paddlerama, a vendor village, local food trucks, craft beer and live music on a stage – all on and around Belle Isle utilizing our own Detroit River – you’re in luck. “OABI is such a unique event because it blends Detroit City culture, beach lifestyle culture, and waterman culture all in an incredible setting. With the food trucks, craft brews, incredible bands and vendor village, OABI offers something really special to SUP racers,...

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Capitol Park Is Aiming To Be A Summer Food & Brunch Hub

There’s a brunch option in a park in downtown Detroit for the month of August. Capitol Park, which we’ve written about new developments multiple times, is seeing a new chapter of businesses and residential development. They’re hosting Summer Saturday Nights and Sunday Brunch Specials in August as part of Quicken Loans Summer in the Parks. The historic creates a feel that organizers say will be “reminiscent of a mini Soho within the city of Detroit.” Let’s break it down, first with the Satu...

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Detroit Vegan Soul Expanding To Second Location On Grand River

When something works, you go with it. The owners of Detroit Vegan Soul – Kirsten Ussery-Boyd and Erika Boyd – have announced that there will be a second location opening in December of this year. The location will be in the Grandmont Rosedale neighborhood of Detroit on Grand River, two years ahead of their internal plans because of the runaway success of the initial West Village location. Detroit Vegan Soul opened their doors in 2013. The farm-to-table, zero waste restaurant restaurant...

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Legendary Former Detroit Mayor Gets A Bourbon Whiskey Named After Him

He, by some accounts, was Detroit’s best mayor. An “Idol of the People.” Regardless if you think he was the best, Mayor Hazen Pingree was legendary. “Potato Patch Pingree” not only encouraged people to grow their own food to get through a crisis, but is also known for engaging in visibly national battles with Detroit’s streetcar, gas, electric, and telephone companies, which were considered monopolies. These crusades resulted in rate reductions that earned him widespread popularity and helped...

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Renew The Zoo: The Detroit Zoo Deserves Support On Tuesday

Although many people aren’t paying attention to the primary election on Tuesday, there are some very important items on the ballot. One of those is the Detroit Zoo millage, which spans across the three counties of Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne. The Detroit Zoo, in the time of receiving regional support, has thrived. It’s physically located in Oakland County at the crossroads of Woodward and I-696, making it rather accessible and centrally located to all in the region, and it has a litany of pro...

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Could Canada Be Looking At Buying The Ambassador Bridge?

A Windsor Star columnist is saying that there’s a recommendation by Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority chairman Dwight Duncan to investigate Canada buying the aging, 89-year old Ambassador Bridge, currently owned by Matty Maroun. The billionaire not only controls the bridge, but large swaths of land on either side. There are streets in Canada – most notably Indian Road – that now sit with rows of vacant homes, emptied by Matty’s expansion plans as he has continued to push for building his own se...

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Check Out 1,000 People Playing "Seven Nation Army" By The White Stripes

It’s pretty epic to see 1,000 musicians play a song. Even better when it’s from the White Stripes, a rock duo that although broken up still has a lot of love around here. “Seven Nation Army” (so named because as a child Jack White called the Salvation Army the Seven Nation Army) has a James Bond-like riff and has become a sports anthem to those far and wide. The video was recorded in Cesena, Italy a few days ago and was part of the Rockin’ 1000 live performance in front of an audience of 15,...

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Smokey Robinson To Produce Netflix Series That Will Introduce Motown Music To A New Generation

The beating heart of Motown music is still alive. Thanks to Netflix and legendary musician Smokey Robinson, a whole new generation will be introduced to the songs of Marvin Gaye, The Jackson 5, Lionel Richie, The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Robinson and more. The Motown project, which is at this time is untitled, features a fantastical world created by director/producer Josh Wakely. The series will be created with counsel from Motown legend Smokey Robinson, who has signed on as E...

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Pittsburgh’s Primanti Bros. Opening First Michigan Location, Bringing "Two Handed" Sandwiches

Metro Detroit is getting a new entrant to the sandwich market. Primanti Brothers Restaurant and Bar opening of their 35th location in Taylor on August 3. Primanti is known for sandwiches that are stuffed with fries. Their signature is meat of your choice, provolone cheese, house-made cole slaw, tomatoes, “secret sauce” and fresh cut fries on fresh Italian bread. They’re going to have what they call a “Celebration Tailgate” beginning at 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 3. The first 100 tailgate...

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When It Comes To Transit, Maybe It's Time We Left Brooks Patterson Behind

It’s a common saying that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. As we told you earlier today, the RTA board — after four years of work, and thanks to some last-minute objections from Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and Oakland County Executive Brooks Patterson — defeated a proposal to let voters decide whether they want to fund an improved regional mass transit system. To most modern cities, this is the kind of basic thing you just do. Here...

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The Storied History Of The 6 Ships Named U.S.S. Detroit

This fall, the U.S. Navy will commission a new USS Detroit. The ship was Christened on Oct. 18, 2014 and delivered to the Navy in late 2015 for further tests and trials. The USS Detroit is an innovative surface combatant designed to operate in littoral seas and shallow water to counter mines, submarines, and fast surface craft threats in coastal regions. This ship is the sixth in a long line of USS Detroits that stretches all the way back to the 1800s. In anticipation of the most recent USS De...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Week Of July 29-31

Here we go, folks – the best things to do in Detroit and nearby. Enjoy! Hamtramck Disneyland Charity Event – Hatch Art We covered the work Hatch Art has done to save this unique art instillation located in Hamtramck. Hamtramck Disneyland was the work of Dmytro Szylak a Ukrainian immigrant. The work took Szylak nearly 30 years to complete. After Szylak’s death his masterpiece was in danger of being torn down. Hatch Art stepped in and purchased the property, but there is a lot of work that ne...

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The 27th Attempt At Regional Transit Might Not Be Completely Dead, But It's On Life Support

Sitting on the 19th floor of One Woodward Center this afternoon, the energy was clear: Despite the overwhelming support of those in the public who had come downtown to this hearing, the transit plan from the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan as we know it is on critical life support. After a litany of public comments, RTA officials walked through with a policy lovers precision some of the changes they had made to the plan to attempt to fend off the county executioners, and the C...

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Finalists Named For 2016 NEIdeas Challenge, 32 Businesses Will Eventually Win

One of the challenges often talked about is capitol or investment for expansion for Detroit businesses. To help meet that need, 134 businesses have been selected as finalists for this year’s NEIdeas challenge, a program described as “rewarding existing small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park with cash for their ideas for growth.” This fall, 30 of the finalists will be selected to win $10,000 each for their ideas to grow, and two others will be selected to win $100,000 each f...

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13 Fun Things to Do This August At Michigan State Parks

Michigan is a beautiful state, and the summer is a great time to get out and experience the state’s natural beauty. The Department of Natural Resources has just the thing to help you get the kids (and yourself) out the door and into the parks, namely an awesome lineup of events during the month of August. Grab your sunscreen, take your water, and head out to the state parks. 1. Pheasant Friday During Pheasant Fridays, Michiganders of all ages are invited to learn about gun safety, shoot a B...

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