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Wayne County Takes Steps Toward Fail Jail Being Less Fail And More Jail

The incomplete new Wayne County Jail on Gratiot Avenue took a couple steps forward today, with the goal in mind by county officials to complete the project. The Wayne County Commission, by a 15-0 vote, approved a $4 million contract with Carter Goble Associates. They will serve as the county’s owner representative on the jail project. Also by a 15-0 vote, the Wayne County Commission approved a settlement with Detroit-based AECOM and Dearborn-based Ghafari Associates LLC. The settlement inclu...

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Plans For Riverfront Overhaul Should Give Detroiters Opportunity To Touch Our Water

Let’s first start out by saying the work the Detroit Riverfront is doing has been impressive. They’ve been part of making large change on a swath of land that in recent memory was completely unaccessible to the public and opening it back up for everyone’s use. Their good stewardship has been rewarded, as we reported earlier, with a funding campaign that has exceeded their goal. And they have a public input process about plans for the east riverfront from now until 2050, and other plans running...

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I-696 Construction Switches Sides And Starts Again Thursday Night

I-696 commuters are used to headaches, and here’s a quick update on one coming your way shortly. From July 7 – July 25, as part of the ongoing I-275 project, I-696 is being repaired between the I-275/I-96/M-5 interchange and Lahser Road. Previously, westbound I-696 was repaired. Work has switched to the eastbound lanes to occur during work on northbound I-275; MDOT (Michigan Department of Transportation) believes that fewer drivers are expected to be affected by these lane closures. This pro...

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See Two Detroit Houses Get Demolished In Two Minutes

Timelapse footage is a fun thing. Sometimes it can be used for sweepingly beautiful videos – and other times, just to get a point across. The City of Detroit just released this two minute promo video about two houses being demolished in the city. It’s kinda cool in the gawk-at-construction-equipment way to watch the houses come down. The city also recently released a demolition tracker to keep up on the plans for taking down houses. The program, however, isn’t without some controversy. A...

Detroit Police Chief "Not Concerned" With Private Security Teams Downtown

There has been a lot of talk over the last year around Detroit’s security situation, especially in some areas that have private security teams that are in addition to regular police department personnel. While in some cases these private police are licensed private security officers with misdemeanor arrest authority, such as with the GM Renaissance Center, the Detroit Medical Center, the Detroit Public Schools and Wayne County Community College, some are not, such as many of the security guard...

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Local Internet Provider Rocket Fiber Expands Outside of Central Business District

Rocket Fiber, a local Gigabit Internet provider that offers customers internet speeds up to 1,000 times faster than the average residential connection, has finally expanded outside of the Central Business District of downtown and into more of what’s known as “Greater Downtown.” The Midtown, Brush Park, and New Center neighborhoods now have access to Rocket Fiber, according to this blog post by Rocket Fiber. Rocket Fiber launched Gigabit Internet in January. At the time of the launch, there w...

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Rethink High School With the XQ Super School Bus July 7-9

If you’re of the opinion that American schools must adapt to the modern age we live in, you’re not alone. What’s more, you can find out just how schools can do that with XQ: The Super School Project. July 7-9, the XQ Super School Bus will be in Detroit July 7-9. The Super School Project was created by Russlynn Ali, former assistant secretary of civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education, and Laurene Powell Jobs, president of Emerson Collective. From their experience in the field of educa...

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Proposed Third And Grand Project In New Center To Have Public Hearing July 14

The same developer – Peter Cummings – that brought in the Whole Foods to the Midtown neighborhood also has his hands in a few other projects. One of those is Third and Grand – at, well, the intersection of Third Avenue and West Grand Boulevard. Here’s a rundown on the vitals of the project, announced initially in February and aiming for a groundbreaking later this year with completion in 2018. * Close to the new Q-Line * 231 apartment building * 73% studios at 500 square feet or on...

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The Motor City Is Looking At Kicking Cars Off Two Major Roads For Two Days Of Street Fun

We might be in the middle of summer right now, but there are already things to put in your calendar for this fall. The number one thing on the list is Open Streets Detroit. The Downtown Detroit Partnership and DTE Energy Foundation are working together to bring the international event to Detroit. Open Streets Detroit will close Michigan Avenue from downtown to approximately the Michigan Central Station and a portion of West Vernor Highway in Southwest Detroit to all motorized vehicles. In th...

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Find The Fun In These Five Downtown Detroit Parks This Summer

Need an inexpensive, family-friendly way to entertain the kids this summer? Check out the 2016 Quicken Loans Summer in the Park lineup. It’s got plenty of free events in downtown Detroit’s five historic parks – Campus Martius, Cadillac Square, Capitol Park, Grand Circus, and Paradise Valley’s Beatrice Buck Park. Some of the highlights of Summer in the Parks include a performance by American Authors, Rhythm & Stage, Faygo Movie Night in the D, and Dot & Ziggy Kidz Show. On July 22, Indie rock...

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“Rhythm & Stage” Brings the Theatre to Grand Circus Park All Summer Long

Love the theatre but can’t seem to make it there? This summer, check out Grand Circus Park for an experience unlike any other. Rhythm & Stage, a unique theatrical and cultural live stage series, will return on Thursdays in July and August with high-caliber theatre and opera acts. Performances will include acts like “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare,” the abridged version performed by Outvisible Theatre Company and a season preview from the Michigan Opera Theatre. Each evening of out...

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Cranbrook Grad Student Makes Tracks With Art At Mercedes-Benz Financial Services

Brandon Bullard’s grandmother drove a Mercedes. His grandfather drove a Mercedes. His mother drove one, too. So when it came time for Bullard to produce a piece of art as part of his graduate studies at Cranbrook Academy of Art it seemed only natural to create something for the Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Experiencing Perspectives program. The Colorado native first “played” the project in his head to come up with just the right formula for his original fiber art piece. The answer was to u...

Novi Getting $15 Million In Investment, 85 New Jobs

The city of Novi is getting a new North American business headquarters. Daifuku North America Holding Company plans to construct a new headquarters building in the city of Novi to benefit from “the competitive engineering talent market and robust automotive industry” in Southeast Michigan. The project is expected to generate more than $15 million in capital investment and create 85 new jobs. They will receive a $700,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant from the M...

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Nike Offering $5,000 Community Grant In Detroit, Applications Due July 15

Part of what’s different than a regular retail store about the recently opened Nike store in Detroit is that it’s a “Community Store,” and we’re starting to see exactly what that means. Detroit was the first of six Community Stores across the country to launch Nike Community Impact Fund (NCIF) grants for local organizations that give youth early, positive experiences in sport and physical activity and strengthen communities. In total, $40,000 in annual grants of $5,000 each are being offered...

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Detroit Experience Factory Kicking Off Third Annual Bar And Restaurant Challenge

There’s a lot to do in Detroit if you know where to look. If you read Daily Detroit on the regular, we’re always sharing something to do, another place to check out or experience. One group of people that has been dedicated for years (under different names in previous iterations) to getting people to explore Detroit is the folks at the Detroit Experience Factory (DXF). So when we heard they’re doing their third annual bar and restaurant challenge, we had to share it along For background, the...

Detroit's Party, Fun And Dining Scene In 10 Numbers

So what’s the state of Metro Detroit’s fun scene? It’s obviously getting more press, but where does it stand as far how many establishments, what dinner costs, and where we rank against other cities? The answers might surprise you. 1. Who’s The Biggest Booze Buyer? Punch Bowl Social, who spent $515,840 with the state of Michigan to purchase for resale in 2015. So despite the snarky claims in some corners of the Internet about how it sucks, somebody must like it as it’s by far and away the...

Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Week Of July 1-3

Hello Fourth of July weekend! This weekend will be filled with cookouts, city firework displays, and parades but there are still some other things happening around town. Remember to be safe this weekend! Be careful if you plan on lighting off fireworks – the state has been considering a ban on fireworks due to the dry conditions and your community may have one. Without further ado, here is this weekends City 5 – so if you’re staying in town you don’t have to crash someone’s birthday party on...

Jack Nicklaus Coming To Metro Detroit For Benefit Tournament, Cornerstone Announces New Education Initiative

Cornerstone Schools is looking to expand their reach. At a press event Thursday they announced numerous items that they plan on fulfilling this year, their 25th anniversary. The group of schools has been part of a study for the past two years that looked at how they could extend a new platform to broaden and strengthen it’s vision and mission. The goal is to help as many students as possible in the city of Detroit. The new program is called the Cornerstone Education Group (CEG). The group pl...

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