Daily Detroit (Page 186)

"This Old House" Will Renovate A Historic Detroit Home

A retired Detroit firefighter is going to get his 1939 home renovated, thanks to the 37th season of the PBS show, “This Old House,” that’s coming to Detroit. The show will feature a two-story Detroit residence in the Russell Woods neighborhood, which is located near West Davison and Livernois in Northwest Detroit. There will be 10 episodes covering the rehab of the 1,800-square-foot home featured in the show, and filming has already begun. The home was previously owned by the Detroit Land Ba...

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Eastern Market Looks To Get More Fresh Food To More People With Newly Donated Ford Transit Van

Eastern Market is a hub of fresh produce for the city and the region, but you might not know that they also have a program of 21 Eastern Market Farm Stands in various locations including community markets across Detroit each week. To help with additional cold storage space for these pop-up markets and to carry some perishable items they weren’t able to before, Ford Motor Company has donated a 2016 Ford Transit Connect refrigerated van to Eastern Market Corporation, the proper non profit name t...

Crash Detroit Street Band Festival Returns July 15-16, Adds Youth Crash Corps

One of the more magical events in Detroit is when the Detroit Party Marching Band shows up to wherever you’re having fun at. Now, imagine two days where street bands are in Detroit – that’s right, bands, not just one – and one night, Friday July 15th – when they’re just showing up around town (you’ll be able to get clues via social media). Then, on the 16th, a full day party in Corktown’s Roosevelt Park (that’s in front of the old Michigan Central Station). All for free for visitors. Well,...

Does Michigan's Flag Need A Redesign?

It’s one of those things you’re so used to seeing it everywhere that you might not even think about it – the state flag. Ours is basically the great seal of our state set on a blue background. It’s been around in one form or another since 1865, and codified as the state flag in 1911. We have a thing for seals on our flags in this state. Detroit, for instance, incorporates their very intricate city seal on the city flag. But Rick Devos, the entrepreneur/businessman/founder of ArtPrize (and...

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Metro Detroit Ranks Third In Nation For Walkability Development, Says Study

Detroit’s urban landscape is changing, and it’s becoming more walkable as a result. Foot Traffic Ahead, a study published by the George Washington University School of Business, ranked metro Detroit third out of 30 of the largest U.S. cities for walkability development momentum. The study notes that the potential walkable development in the Detroit region is promising. “[Detroit] has also experienced some of the fastest GDP and job growth of all 30 metros. Much of this growth has occurred in...

Two Lanes Of Emergency Concrete Replacement On I-94 By Metro Airport Means Traffic Delays

Oh, Michigan roads and their constant repair-and-replace cycle, you’re the gift that keeps on giving. MDOT (Michigan Department of Transportation) sent out word that now through late Tuesday you should expect delays by Metro Airport on I-94, with exact times unknown for emergency concrete replacement of two lanes of freeway. If you’re heading to the airport, they strongly encourage people to use the entrance off of I-275. I-94 eastbound from Merriman to Middlebelt roads will have only the le...

Vertical Detroit Named As One Of America's 100 Best Wine Bars By Wine Enthusiast Magazine

If you’ve never been to Vertical Detroit, it’s quite an experience for the wine lover. The space, part of which was a liquor store not too many years ago, is in the lower level of The Ashley, a recently renovated historic apartment building steps away from Comerica Park and the Detroit Athletic Club. It’s elegant and for someone who’s serious about having a nice night out with quality wine and food. It’s owned by James Lutfy and Remy Lutfy who also own the Fine Wine Source in Livonia. Fo...

Michigan-Based Program To Encourage More Fresh Food Purchases And Support Local Growers Expanding Across US

The Fair Food Network fights every day to redesign the nation’s food system so it is based on equity, diversity, ecological integrity and economic viability. It’s a system the nonprofit’s President and CEO Oran Hesterman has said is just plain broken. n “We need to fix the food system and have national and local conversations about the solutions,” he told DetroitUnspun back in 2013. “We have to shift the system to make it work and raise the issue of the food system to serious national...

"Public Matter" Futura Exhibition To Kick Off With Grammy Artist, Detroit Party Marching Band Saturday Night

It looks like it could be one very good evening tonight at The Belt, the alley in downtown Detroit by the “Z” garage. The Library Street Collective, who has hosted exhibitions by notable artists like Shepherd Fairey, Hense, as well as Revok & Pose, is opening up “Public Matter” by Futura tonight from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m., free and open to the public. Futura, real name Leonard McGurr, is from New York but is inspired by Detroit. “Futura is a pseudonym for the Futura car, and here I am, 46 years...

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QUICK TIP: Wednesday Air Show Features Canadian Forces Snowbirds

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will swoop, spin, and roar through the skies over Ypsilanti on Wednesday, June 22. Take the kids, because youth 15 and under get in free, and get ready to have an awesome time. The Yankee Air Museum (47884 D St. Belleville, MI 48111) will host its first ever Wild Wednesday air show. The gates open at 5:30 p.m., and the show starts at 6:45 p.m. You’ll want to get there early, because there’s a lot to see and do. In addition to the show, there will be interactive ex...

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WATCH: Wild Roll Cloud Over Lake Michigan At Sleeping Bear Dunes

Michigan’s natural beauty is something to behold – something you can’t stop watching. This 4x-speed video by Youtube user Nick Nerbonne is less than two minutes long, but well worth it. For background, this is a roll cloud. A roll cloud is a low, horizontal, tube-shaped, and relatively rare type of arcus cloud. Roll clouds usually appear to be “rolling” about a horizontal axis, and are rare. The unique motion is because of the winds changing speed and/or direction at the inversion. That’s wh...

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City of Detroit Launches Online Demolition Tracker

Detroiters can now see Detroit’s demolished and soon-to-be demolished houses online with the city’s new Demolition Tracker map. This is especially exciting news for Detroiters who live near blighted homes. No longer will they be left to wonder if the house next door will ever come down. The map shows houses that scheduled to be demolished up to 90 days in advance. The online map will be updated constantly as new houses are demolished and contracted for demolition. The Demolition Tracker list...

Two James And MGM Grand Team Up For New 3rd Street Whiskey

Collaborations are a thing here in Detroit, and Two James, the first distillery since prohibition in Detroit, is teaming up with the Wolfgang Puck Steak restaurant in the MGM Grand Detroit for a whiskey only available at that restaurant. The MGM Grand is a big destination in our area, and by far is the top casino in the city (at least by revenue), at nearly $13 million in revenue ahead of its next largest competitor in Detroit, Motor City Casino for the month of May, 2016. The new make of ry...

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Yes Shu Can

After what Shamayim ‘Shu’ Harris has been through, most people would have understood if she quit. Her son was killed by a hit and run driver just a few blocks away from her house in 2007. Her city, Highland Park, is just under three square miles of surrounded by Detroit and filled with good people but basically few services. The beautiful library? Closed. The kids? Bussed away as the district doesn’t run schools anymore, and the high school kids now are assigned to neighboring Detroit Public...

Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of June 17-19

This weekend is Father’s Day, so what better way to spend time with the dads in your life than to find something fun to do in Metro Detroit. There is pretty much something to do for anyone this weekend. We’ve got cars, games, and live music. Here is our list of fun things to do this weekend. 1. Greektown At Sundown -Greektown It’s summertime and Greektown turns Monroe Street into a walkable plaza between Beaubien and St. Antoine Street every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. Visitors wil...

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Detroit Has The Second Highest Residential Property Taxes In The Nation, Says Study

If you’re a Detroit homeowner, you might get the feeling that you’re paying through your nose for your property taxes. That feeling has been validated (more or less) in a report released by The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study, produced in partnership with the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence, tracks the effective tax rate, the tax payment as a percentage of market value, for residential, commercial, industrial, and apartment properties in more...

Bringing The Magic Of Reading To Detroit's Children, One Little Library At A Time

There is something magical about books. When most of us grew up libraries were places we could go, take out book and lose ourselves in imagery worlds, listen to story time, learn about any topic we wanted and, yes, do homework. Today that’s not the case for many in Detroit. The libraries in many neighborhoods are closed or have reduced hours and oftentimes transportation to get to other libraries is hard to come by. That means not only is the magic we experienced gone, it makes it harder for...

12 Truly Great Cheap Eats Around Metro Detroit

If you want an inexpensive lunch or dinner, you don’t have to stop into McDonald’s or a chain restaurant – let’s have an experience with our lunch or dinner while keeping some dollars in our pockets. Here’s how in metro Detroit – Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties are represented. A friend is from England and uses the term, “Cheap and Cheerful,” and that’s just what these eleven things are. Sure, they’re not quail eggs on a gold plate, but they’re tasty, they don’t cost a ton, and they’re near...

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