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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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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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