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Bike Share Contract Adds To 'Pretty Damn Fast' Growth For Detroit Bikes

Homegrown bicycle maker Detroit Bikes LLC hopes to be able to soon turn its first profit in the wake of a new contract to supply bikes for the nation’s largest bike share operator, the upcoming release of a new model and other developments. Founder and President Zak Pashak said he’s also hopeful his five-year-old company will be chosen to supply bikes for the upcoming Detroit bike-share program, which could launch later this year. Detroit Bikes announced Wednesday it has partnered with Motiv...

QUICK TIP: Brass Ensemble From The DSO Will Be Playing Opening Day Of Milford Farmer's Market

When you think symphony, maybe you think top hats, tails, suits, and ladies in their finest. But the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, as they’ve proved with various events before, is an orchestra of all the people – not just the fancy folk – and that’s very appropriate for our region, isn’t it? With that in mind a brass ensemble from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will be playing the opening day of the Milford Farmer’s Market in Oakland County this Thursday, May 5 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The...

Watch Texans Try To Say Hamtramck, Mackinac, Paczki And Other Michigan Words

This admittedly is pure candy for a Michigander, but it sure is entertaining. We stumbled across this gem of Texans attempting to say words commonly used in Michigan or Michigan locations – and as one of our team is originally from Texas, we’re going to have to test her when she gets in tomorrow. Words attempted include: Ontonagon Dowagiac Hamtramck Mackinac Island Charlotte Sault Ste. Marie Pinconning Ypsilanti Gratiot Gogebic Paczki Poutine Poutine is one of those things tha...

Write A House Puts Homes In The Hands Of Creatives

Detroit has a new writer in residence thanks to the people at Write A House. On Tuesday Anne Elizabeth Moore received the keys to her house in the Banglatown neighborhood of Detroit. Along with her new keys Moore received a Spirit of Detroit award from District Three Councilman Scott Benson. Moore is an acclaimed writer, artist, editor and a cultural critic from Chicago. She is the third writer to receive a free house through the Write A House program. Moore has traveled the world, but has fin...

LOOK: Virtual Reality Technology Is Coming To Job Training

The first thing that I think of when I hear virtual reality is the Aerosmith video Amazing. If you grew up in the 1990’s you know the one I’m talking about. It’s the one where Alicia Sliverstone and Jason London are in the desert on the motorcycle, except the whole thing is the virtual world. Jason London has a desk full computer monitors, electronics, and a giant headset in order to create this fake world. Long story short, the technology for virtual reality has become much more refined. The...

We Will Be Back To Work Tomorrow, But This Is Far From A Win

Today, Transition Manager Judge Steven Rhodes provided a signed document stating DPS teachers will be paid for services rendered. We will all be back to work tomorrow. However, as this was happening, the Republican majority House of Representatives were busy voting down a proposed forensic audit, and voting down the proposal to return teachers the $10,000 in TIP money they each “loaned” the district out of their checks in 2009 (not to mention restoring the 10% pay cuts that were taken on top...

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Penske Tech Center Opens For Detroit's Streetcar Line

The M-1 RAIL organization has officially opened and dedicated the Penske Tech Center, which will act as the M-1 RAIL administrative headquarters and function as the maintenance and operations center for the QLINE streetcar vehicles that will run along Woodward corridor. The Penske Tech Center is located in the North End neighborhood and is sponsored by Penske Corporation. The center is named for Roger S. Penske, chairman of the board for M-1 RAIL. Penske highlighted the impact of the QLINE a...

Detroit's Teachers Going Back To The Classroom Wednesday After Receiving Pay Promises

Between money issues, sick-outs, and Lansing’s fast-track action for a partial solution to the DPS crisis, it has been a whirlwind few days as far as the the Detroit Public Schools goes. Detroit Public Schools transitional manager Steven Rhodes gave teachers and school employees the assurance they needed earlier today that they will be paid for their work. At a membership meeting late this afternoon, the Detroit Federation of Teachers encouraged the school employees to go back to school on W...

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UberPITCH Connects Entrepreneurs and Investors in Downtown Detroit On On May 4

Looking for that big breakthrough? This just might be it. On Wednesday, May 4 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Uber is giving entrepreneurs in Detroit the chance to pitch their business ideas to prominent local investors. All you have to do is request UberPITCH inside the Uber app, and you’ll get a chance to take a 10 minute Uber ride with a potential investor. How it works * Download the Uber app if you don’t have it. * Enter the promo code PITCHDET in the promotions tab to unlock UberPITCH. W...

Human Bowling, Keg-O-War And More Are Coming To Detroit Thanks To The Labatt Games

Sure, it’s not the actual Olympics, but it looks like a barrel (or keg?) of absurd fun. Detroit is one of five cities that will play host to the Labatt Undomesticated Games that feature sports such as Human Bowling, Oversized Slingshot, Roller Dash, Undomesticated Challenge, and Keg-O-War. This edition of the games will be held on Belle Isle on July 23 from 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. The Events How do you become a human bowling ball, you may ask? Well, if you’ve ever seen one of those giant...

On May 20, Bike To Work Day Will Have Three Locations In Detroit

Local organizations and bike commuters will mark the start of the bicycling season and highlight the region’s growing bike culture on Bike to Work Day Friday, May 20. This year’s event will feature a new location for the main morning gathering in downtown Detroit along with satellite pit-stops in the New Center and Midtown. Participants are asked to register for the event, which will feature free coffee, snacks, free T-shirts and other giveaways, vendors and local discounts at the following lo...

Justin Verlander And Kate Upton Are Engaged, Report Says

After three years of dating, 33 year old Detroit Tigers star pitcher and 23 year old model and actress Kate Upton are getting engaged says E! Online. Per E! Online, the big question was popped right before the season started. Upton revealed the engagement on the red carpet at the annual MET Gala in New York City. “I’m really excited, he asked me right before season started so we’ve been keeping it on the down low for quite a while,” she told E! News exclusively. “So I’m excited to finally be...

What Everyone's Missing About Detroit's Teacher Situation: I've Already Earned That Money

This is a guest post from a Detroit Public Schools teacher. I want to explain a very important piece of this DPS issue that some may not realize, and that media outlets are not detailing. As teachers, we are hired as nine month employees. Our salary is for nine months of work. We are given the option of whether we’d like to take that salary in 22 pays, or have it extended the full year in 26 pays. The majority of teachers, of course, elect the 26 pays to keep checks coming through the summ...

No Water, No Teachers: Behind Detroit's Surge, Old Problems Stubbornly Persist

A year and a half after the city emerged from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, Detroit 2.0 is still beset by crippling bugs in the system....

More Than 4,500 People Expected Across Three Events This Month Focusing On Entrepreneurship

It used to be that basically the only business narrative around Detroit was the big automakers. In some ways, Detroit is still a big company town – whether it’s mortgages, health care or cars – but that’s starting to change with a nascent but energetic startup scene. As part of that, three events this May consisting of Techweek, Detroit Entrepreneur Week, and and Detroit Startup Week are set to make May quite the month for entrepreneurship conversations and events. “This month is about celeb...

#MiggyBeingMiggy And Hilariously Videobombs V-Mart Postgame Interview

One of the great things about having Miguel Cabrera as a Tiger is not only the explosive play on the field but you’re never quite sure what he’s going to do next. His latest antics include Miggy hilariously videobombing Victor Martinez in this postgame interview. #Tigers LIVE postgame 5.1.16: Victor Martinez https://t.co/F6a9dPHt5B — FOX Sports Detroit (@FOXSportsDet) May 1, 2016 The Detroit Tigers, after tonight’s 6-5 win over Minnesota, are on a five game winning streak. That’ll pu...

WATCH: Mike Posner And Big Sean's New Video Is All Detroit Love

Two artists that are in the national spotlight aren’t forgetting their hometown of Detroit. 28 year old musician from Southfield and rising star Mike Posner’s track, “Buried In Detroit (Lucas Lowe Remix) ft. Big Sean” also features another Detroit native that’s the same age, Big Sean, who lends his voice to a verse on this remix. The track is an ode to how Detroit is home, no matter where he travels – and that there’s no substitute for his hometown. But I’ll be buried in Detroit Next...

Detroit School Teachers Starting Mass Sickouts Monday, Rally Planned For Morning

The situation in the Detroit Public Schools is continuing to spiral downward. Upon receiving word earlier this week from DPS Transition Manager Steven Rhodes that there would be no money to pay teachers after June 30, even after $48.7 million in supplemental funding – including those receiving 26 paychecks a year who, under a previous understanding, were to continue to get paid through the summer, an emergency meeting of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, Local 231 was called. In an email s...

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