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Smart Cities Challenge Comes To Detroit, $100,000 Up For Grabs

Detroit has made a name for itself when it comes to innovation. From the automobile to the mechanical heart pump, Detroit has been at the forefront of new technology. NextChallenge: Smart Cities will help ensure that it stays there. Hosted by NextEnergy, DENSO, DTE Energy, and Wells Fargo, the global Smart Cities challenge aims to encourage friendly competition in an effort to create hardware and software technology solutions for the growing problems facing urban areas. “Urban populations ar...

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A First Look Inside The New All-American Woodward Thowbacks On Michigan Avenue

On Michigan Avenue, just west of the Lodge and east of the iconic Hygrade Deli and Mike’s Famous Ham Shop, is a low-slung storefront building that contains the new retail store and woodworking shop of Woodward Throwbacks. If you’re an Eastern Market regular, you may have seen the wares created by Detroit residents Kyle Dubay and Bozenka “Bo” Shepherd – from furniture to bottle openers – made all of reclaimed and repurposed materials, much of it from illegal dumping sites. One man’s tras...

Here's How The RTA’s Plans To Improve Detroit Regional Transit Are Shaping Up

There would still be shortcomings and gaps, but plans to shore up our embarrassingly inadequate public transportation system in metropolitan Detroit carry the distinct whiff of a credible and functional system that can compare with those found in other big cities. On Thursday, I stopped by the second of two public workshops held by the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan to view plans for express service between the suburbs and city along Woodward and Gratiot Avenues. I spoke with...

State To Pay Water Bills Of Flint Residents For Month Of May, 15,000 Additional Eligible For Medicaid

City of Flint Mayor Karen Weaver Thursday, along with state and federal officials, rolled out a new campaign to encourage Flint residents to flush the water in their homes for a total of 10 minutes a day to remove lead particles as well as coat the pipes to protect their homes. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder also announced, according to both the Governor’s office and the City of Flint, that the state will pay for water used by Flint residents during the month of May to encourage them to partici...

This Entrepreneurial Detroit Couple Is Creating Smells To Find Success

Many entrepreneurs are aiming to, as the saying goes, “experience the sweet smell of success.” Let’s meet two Detroiters that are making smells with the hope of finding success. On a sunny afternoon I met with Kevin Peterson and Jane Larson on the patio of St. Cece’s in Corktown. We were there so I could get to know the people behind the fragrance company Sfumato (\sfü-‘mä-(,)tō). The married couple turned a hobby of Peterson’s into a small business in 2013. Sfumato is an Italian word that m...

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14 Awesome Detroit Tours You'll Love

Warm weather and sunshine is finally here. Take advantage of the lovely days ahead by planning a tour of Detroit. There’s a tour for everyone, from history buffs to natives who think they know everything there is to know about Detroit. Grab some friends, make some plans, and prepared to be impressed by the incredible stories of the past and present that make Detroit the amazing city and region it is. City Tour Detroit Ready to dive into Detroit’s storied (and sometimes ghastly) past? C...

QUICK TIP: Detroit Company Looking For IT Salespeople

CBI in downtown Detroit is holding a networking event on May 12th to find people to fill entry-level IT security sales positions at its Detroit office called “Jumpstart Your Cybersecurity Sales Career.” The event is at Cornerstone Barrel House at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 12. They’re looking to fill several entry-level IT sales openings in our downtown Detroit office. “Breaking into an IT industry sales role can be an uphill battle. Many times, entry-level positions that exist provide littl...

Detroit And Livonia Rank At The Bottom Of Nation For Diversity, Says Report

When it comes to diversity of four types – among social class, ethno-racial, economic and household diversity – the least and second to least diverse cities in the nation are Livonia (ranked 312) and Detroit (rank 313). Detroit and Metro Detroit has a very long history of racial segregation – first within city neighborhoods, and then among suburbs as the population sprawled far beyond the city borders. The survey was published by Wallethub, and here’s how they talked about their methodology...

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Brendan Patrick Can't See Sh*t: The Story of a Blind Artist

Blind artist. Those are two words you don’t hear together every day, but that’s what Brendan Patrick is, among other things. Patrick was born with cystic fibrosis, an inherited genetic disorder that causes damage to the lungs and digestive system. Through complications with this disease, Patrick lost his sight. However, he hasn’t let that, or his deteriorating health, slow him down. He and his good friend, Rob Cousineau of Get Super Rad, are busy creating a documentary, aptly named “Can’t See...

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Here Are Your 5 World Beer Cup Winners From Michigan

What are the best beers in the world? That’s probably a question that will never be truly settled, but the World Beer Cup, organized by The Brewers Association, a non-profit, tries to come close. The annual competition at the Craft Brewers Conference this year in Philadelphia received more than 6,500 entries from 1,907 breweries in 55 countries. Only five percent of that total received a winning medal. Because this is a passionate topic for folks, what are the criteria? What gets you a gold,...

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Detroit’s Blight Removal Program Receives Additional $42 Million

The City of Detroit’s blight removal program is now able to expand into more neighborhoods as a result of an extra $42 million in funding approved by the U.S. Treasury and Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). The city has been allocated a total of $170 million in federal blight removal, including this most recent round of funding. Detroit has so far used the funds to demolish more than 8,600 vacant buildings since January 2014. This year, the city plans to demolish 5,000 vacan...

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26 Percent of Detroit Area Millennials Live With Mom, In National Top 10

If you’re a Millennial in Metro Detroit, there’s a 1 in 4 chance you shouted “Happy Mother’s Day!” from the living room. Over a quarter of millennials in Detroit – 26.1 percent – live with their moms, and living with mom is something that’s happening across the country, according to Zillow. In the U.S., Zillow estimates that 21 percent of 24-34 year olds live with their moms, and that number has increased since 2005, when just 13 percent of young people lived at home. Why? The reason is more...

Romeo, Oh Romeo - For An Estate Sale In A House From 1868, That's Apparently Where To Go

Update: Due to the immense interest in this estate sale the organizers have postponed the sale. The Estate Sale of the Century will now be held on Thursday, May 19th through Saturday, May 21st from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. We don’t often write about the farther reaches of Macomb County around here – we did include Frank’s Eastside Tavern as one of the basement bars you have to check out – but considering there are more than 3,000 people interested in this “Estate Sale Of The Century,” and the...

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The New "D Rover" Is Like A Food Truck That Serves Up Detroit's Best Attractions

There aren’t too many institutions that have been around since before the turn of the last century, but the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau – known socially as “Visit Detroit” – has been serving the region since 1896. The world’s first convention and visitors bureau unveiled on Friday a 20 foot, artist-decorated van that will be used at events to talk about all of the attractions and good things happening in Metro Detroit at event. You might not think of Metro Detroit as a to...

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Sheila Wright And Her Journey From Automotive Engineer To Successful Entrepreneur

What do automotive engineering and making children’s crafts have in common? Ingenuity, creativity, and problem-solving, for starters. Bloomfield Hills resident Sheila Wright has all three qualities, so it’s not quite so hard to see how she made the leap from automotive engineer to founder of Ann Williams Group, the company behind successful children’s craft kits like Loopdeloom and Loopdedoo. Sheila explains, “As a child I used to daydream about businesses I would like to start. I had a few...

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Metro Detroit’s 20 Largest School Districts, Ranked by Student Attainment

Education is important, but it’s very clear that not all students are educated equally. The New York Times published an article based on a study that looked at the correlation between money race, and student success. The results were fascinating and disheartening. But what does that mean locally? Using the Stanford Center For Education Policy Analysis study data, we applied the findings to Metro Detroit’s 20 largest school districts (using the tri-county area as definition this time) to see ho...

An Auto Engineer Returns to Work After 24 Years Raising Children

Stepping out of the workforce for two decades is enough to kill any career in technology or engineering. After spending 24 years out raising her four children and teaching at a home-schooling co-op, 54-year-old Wendy MacLennan scaled a Mount Everest-like learning curve to make a comeback as an automotive engineer....

Express Bus Service Plans For Gratiot, Woodward: RTA To Hold Open House Workshops, Public Hearings

One of the things the RTA does, beyond the big plan for transit we’ve talked about, is help coordinate the existing suburban and city systems of SMART and DDOT. Two areas that have been identified as high demand for bus service, where more express service down the roads could make an impact, is the Woodward and the Gratiot corridors. The Regional Transit Authority (RTA) will be hosting several opportunities for public input to discuss express service along Woodward and Gratiot Avenues with l...

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