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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Week Of July 15-17

There is a common theme for the events this weekend and that is music. Music has a way of bringing people from different backgrounds together. It is a universal language. The other common theme is that most of these events are family friendly. So pack up the kids and spend some time getting to know your neighbors. Crash Detroit – Roosevelt Park This is the third year that the Detroit Party Marching Band has put together this fun music fill weekend. Crash Detroit is a two-day party that show...

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Michigan State Police To Start Pilot Roadside Drug Testing In Five Counties

Thanks to a law passed recently and signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder in June, Michigan State Police are soon going to be selecting five Michigan counties for roadside drug testing. With a cotton swab drug test and a healthy dose of trained on-the-spot judgement, officers will determine whether or not a driver is under the influence of marijuana or cocaine as part of a 12-step evaluation. “The test drug recognition experts do are everything from taking a blood pressure, looking at your...

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Speak Your Mind At The Truth Booth July 31-Aug 13

Have an opinion that you’re scared to speak? Do you see something happening in your community that you’d like to address without fear of judgment? The Truth Booth is a great place to do just that. The free public event is hosted by the Cause Collective and will be in different locations around Metro Detroit from July 31 through August 13. The Truth Booth is a giant inflatable sculpture in the shape of a cartoon speech bubble with the word “Truth” printed on the side. Inside the speech bubble...

VIDEO: Craftsman Teams Up With Detroit Mower Gang To Mow Detroit Parks

The Detroit Mower Gang, one event at a time, have been a help to city parks. The group of volunteers mow the grass, pick up debris, and fix playground equipment in abandoned parks throughout Detroit. The Detroit Mower Gang was started in 2010 by Tom Nardone. All of these good deeds were recognized by Craftsman Tools in May during the Motown Mowdown a 12 hour marathon. Craftsman released a short video about the work that the Detroit Mower Gang is doing throughout Detroit. Craftsman also made...

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FAIL: Watch As A Drone Crashes Into The Steeple Of St. Florian In Hamtramck

Make sure your drone has signal when you’re flying it high near a church, or it could meet an untimely end. This drone bit it in an epic way, according to the Youtuber alexandr pugachov causing $400 of damage to his drone and GoPro Black 4 camera on it after it lost signal and went into “go home” mode. Although the video says downtown Detroit you can see in the very beginning of the short, less-than-a-minute video the towers of the Rencen in the distance and since we’re so very close the unm...

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Ruin Porn? Maybe In Europe, But Not In The 313

As a Black person, and lifelong Detroit resident my understanding of the world is heavily influenced by race and process. This relates to the concept, term, and idea of ‘Ruin Porn.’ I first heard the term used in a discussion 4 years ago. I was sharing ideas about my soon to be released album ‘If Detroit were Heaven,’ and conceptually how I saw photography being coupled with the music to provide a better understanding of the album’s premise. As the art student from Center for Creative Studies...

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WATCH: Detroit TV Reporter Just Can't Handle The Giant Slide

Ahh, the hilarious dangers of Sunday morning live television. There are three words we’re not sure we’d ever see together, “Uncle Sam Jam,” but it’s a real thing, and WDIV reporter Nick Monacelli did a live shot from the event in Woodhaven on a giant, rainbow-colored slide. However, the giant slide gets the last laugh – as not only does Monacelli go at basically warp speed, he hits the fence with his head. He’s ok – “And yes, that was my head against the metal gate at the end, but Motrin i...

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8,000 Detroit Youth Will Get Summer Jobs Through GDYT, Up From Last Year

This summer, there will be plenty of fresh, young faces around town, thanks to the Grow Detroit’s Young Talent Program (GDYT). For six weeks this summer, youths 14 to 24 years of age will receive work experiences that will provide them invaluable training, on-the-job experience, professional contacts, and a potential career path. “A summer job can make all the difference in the life of one of our youths,” Mayor Mike Duggan said. “It provides skills, experience and confidence, and it prepares t...

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Bus Tours On Two Saturdays In July To Help You Catch Them All And See The City

Like a flash, Pokemon GO has become a thing. You see folks with their head down in their phones across Metro Detroit, trying to catch a Pidgey or a Pikachu. The greater downtown area has a ton of Pokemon stops and all manner of Pokemon to find. But what if you caught a ton of Pokemon, got to hang out with fellow players, and saw the city in a whole new light at the same time? Well, Seven Point Two Tours has a bus and walking tour for you to cover a lot of ground and learn a lot at the same t...

Demolition project in Ferndale will bring huge new residential loft building

Demolition has begun on a vacant grocery store in downtown Ferndale where developers plan to build a four-story, $14.9 million mixed-use residential loft building. The Ferndale Downtown Development Authority posted photos and a video on Facebook of crews tearing down the former Save-A-Lot grocery store at 430 W. Nine Mile Road. The property has been fenced off for months. The city back in March approved a $2.24 million brownfield redevelopment proposal for developers Ferndale9 LLC. They...

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The Other Detroit River Tunnel No One’s Told You About

How many Detroit River tunnels connect Detroit and Canada? If you said one, you’re wrong. In addition to the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, there’s the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel, the lesser-known of the two. However, the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel is the older tunnel, and it handles freight train traffic. Construction on the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel began in October 1906, and the tunnel opened for trains in July 1910, 20 years before the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel opened. Both tunne...

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Murals in the Market Returns This September

Mark your calendars. Murals in the Market will return to Detroit’s Historic Eastern Market September 15-24. More than 50 local and international muralists will be painting live throughout the district during the event. Last year, it was a visual feast. Here’s a gallery of 18 of the murals that were just amazing. This year, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Eastern Market Corporation are presenting sponsors of Murals in the Market. Tyree Guyton, a local Detroit artist and creator...

QUICK TIP: Beer Launch Celebration Party Saturday At Mudgie's

Pretty much everyone likes Mudgie’s. Great food, solid drinks – and an awesome new-ish addition of a slightly magical patio out the back. Well, to add on top of that, Lake Brothers Beer Company, brewed locally at Brew Detroit, is throwing a party and everyone’s invited at this fun Detroit establishment. They’re doing a series of celebrations about the launch of their new lager, and one of them is a big ‘ol party from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Mudgie’s. So about the beer. Their focus of the beer is...

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Watch The Story Of The Spirit Of Detroit From 1959

Step back in history and take few minutes to watch the story of one of Detroit’s most iconic statues. The Detroit Historical Society released this short video about the making of the Marshall Fredrick statue. The Spirit of Detroit has become one of Detroit’s most beloved sculptures over the past fifty-plus years. As the narrator says, “it serves as a reminder that the spirit of Detroit will endure forever.” In 1955 Fredrick was commissioned by the Detroit/Wayne Joint Building Authority to...

Detroit Nightclub Tweets "Libtards" And Anti-#BlackLivesMatter Opinions, Causes Online Firestorm

Social media in Detroit is active with retweets and shares of a tweet and retweet from last night by the popular Midtown nightclub Populux that shared anti-Black Lives Matter, anti-Obama and anti-liberal sentiments as well as retweeted former congressman Joe Walsh who recently said in a deleted tweet that “This is now war. Watch out Obama. Watch out black lives matter punks. Real America is coming after you.” @CharlesTrees @tacoinhaler pic.twitter.com/aeCN5d5b4v — Shady P (@le_soif) July...

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WATCH: Calvin Johnson Talks Painkillers, Concussions, And The Other Side Of NFL Life

Calvin Johnson is beloved by many Detroit Lions fans. But when you get a look at what he went through on a daily basis, it makes a lot of sense why he decided to retire early in the minds of many this off season after nine years, where he had seven 1,000-yard seasons and was invited to six Pro Bowls. In a teaser trailer for an ESPN interview with Michael Smith that’s airing in full at 10 p.m. tonight (Thursday), John covers a wide range of challenges he faced that should be known the football...

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A Piece Of Detroit's History From The 1870s Burned Last Weekend

Over the Fourth of July weekend, a piece of Detroit history burned. A piece that a dedicated group of neighbors was trying to save. On the evening of Sunday, July 3 the Nortown Community Development Corporation got a call that there was a fire at the Philetus W. Norris House at 17815 Mount Elliot in Detroit. It was heartbreaking for the group, as years of hard work and passion went up in flames for the people who were involved with trying to renovate historic the house. “I’m heartbroken, and...

QLINE Construction Closing: Westbound Warren At Woodward Starts This Weekend

Many of you travel around Detroit on Woodward and Warren so we wanted to be sure you knew westbound Warren Ave. at Woodward Ave. will close on Friday, July 8, 2015 at 8:00 pm. Construction crews will be working extended hours until the construction for the QLINE at this intersection is complete. Pedestrian and vehicular detour routes will have directional signage. Motorists and pedestrians will be able to access businesses in the area. On-street parking will be maintained. Vehicles traveli...

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