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Metro Detroit's Future Mass Transit Needs To Be Simple To Use And Seamless

This November, the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan is expected to propose a millage request to voters in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties to improve public transit in metro Detroit. The plan calls for constructing dedicated bus rapid transit lanes along Gratiot, Michigan and Woodward avenues (see video here); creating commuter rail service between Ann Arbor and Detroit; and establishing transit to Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The RTA is expected to release its ma...

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Red Bull's High Energy Skateboarding Competition Returns To Detroit's Hart Plaza

On May 14 and 15, Detroit’s Hart Plaza will once again be transformed into a two-lane skateboarding course for Red Bull Hart Lines. Developed and hosted by Ryan Sheckler, Hart Lines boasts a unique course layout and format. “I’m super stoked to be heading back to Detroit for Red Bull Hart Lines,” said host and competitor Ryan Sheckler. “Last year was awesome and this year is going to be even better with a bigger, improved course and room for more community involvement around the Hart Lines ven...

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Join The Craftsman Motown Mowdown And Help Keep Detroit’s Parks Clean

On Saturday, May 21, the Detroit Mower Gang is hosting a 12-hour marathon of cleaning, cutting, and mowing across the Metro Detroit area. Fondly known as the Motown Mowdown, the event is the Mower Gang’s biggest. The public is welcomed and encouraged to volunteer during this day-long mowing fest. The event will start at 10 a.m. at O’Shea Playground and end at 10 p.m. at Dorais Playground. Interested volunteers should meet at O’Shea Playground shortly before 10 a.m. There, everyone will be a...

Detroit's Billionaires Hope to Change Downtown with Development Spree

“Many Detroiters for so long have not seen progress, so they just want to see something,” said Dittmer, the director of architecture and design for Bedrock, the real estate company owned by billionaire Dan Gilbert. “What we have tried to do is say something is not enough. We need to do something spectacular.”...

Bon Appetit: "We'd Visit Detroit Just to Eat at This Pie Shop"

Lisa Ludwinski opened Sister Pie just about a year ago in a former beauty salon in Detroit’s West Village neighborhood. Her grandmothers grew up in Detroit proper (Ludwinski grew up in the suburbs), and after working for a year at Momofuku Milk Bar in New York City, she knew it was time to go home. She started selling her pies at markets, and the community rallied behind her sweet-salty chess version—and her palpable energy, which she channeled into a 24-hour dance-a-thon fundraiser....

In A Big Hole For A Detroit House, But Happy

Amy Haimerl’s book about their migration and renovation adventure, “Detroit Hustle,” will be out on May 3. It’s a love song sung to a house and a city, but it’s also a money memoir, one marked by ignorance at the outset and a triumph of feelings over financial facts. It does not end in ruin, but it does end in debt....

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Listen To Prince's Interview With Detroit's Legendary Electrifying Mojo

One of the things about Detroit is that it’s a great media town, and it has been for many years. Turning back the clock to 1986, The Electrifying Mojo was granted an interview by Prince after a birthday performance at Cobo Hall. By the way – if you don’t know the Electrifying Mojo and consider yourself a fan of Detroit culture, you should take a second and brush up. The guy is a legend, our own musical Wizard of Oz who was on the radio as cool as he was mysterious and bears large responsibilit...

Report: Just $250 In Savings Can Make Difference Between Self-Sufficiency And Government Aid

So often the conversation is focused on the city government and their budget. But the budgets of municipalities and counties is often reflective of the budgets of the citizens. One doesn’t need to look far to know that thousands upon thousands of Detroiters have lost their homes in foreclosures, as well as many water shutoffs among other issues. But a new report out shows that a small nest egg of as little as $250 can be the biggest of differences between paying that bill and not; or having to...

Three Michigan Cities In Top 10 Of "Most Dangerous" In Country, 7 In Top 100

Michigan’s ranking is high on a list where the lowest number possible is best. According to NeighborhoodScout, Michigan not only has seven cities in the top 100 on this list of the most dangerous in the country, but three of the top 10 in 2016. Their research was based on violent crimes (those include murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault) per 1,000 residents in cities with a population of 25,000 or greater, based on FBI statistics. That’s how they determine which cities are the...

Week Of Purple Rain Screenings Coming To Cinema Detroit

The sudden news of the passing of pop music legend Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) at the age of 57 stunned the world. To honor and celebrate him, Cinema Detroit in the Midtown neighborhood of the city is screening his iconic 1984 film “Purple Rain” five times next week. The movie is an entertaining and fictitious version of his life story and includes extended concert scenes. “Our hearts are greatly sadden upon hearing of the passing of Prince. In honor of his memory and the lasting legacy he...

Detroit City FC Opening New Hamtramck Storefront Office Friday, Addresses MLS Buzz

An unassuming brick building with papered-over windows in Hamtramck will become the new mixed-use home of the Detroit City FC soccer team, which is preparing to move into nearby Keyworth Stadium for the 2016 season. The new headquarters, at 2750 Yemans St., will serve as combination office space for the team’s business operations, a community gathering space and retail store selling branded DCFC merchandise, such as replica jerseys, T-shirts and scarves. It opens to the public Friday at 11 a.m...

Turns Out This Windsor High School Basketball Player Is Really 30 Years Old

File this under the “absurd” section. According to the Windsor Star, Jonathan Nicola was a 6’9, 202-pound basketball talent (you can see the video above), but turned out the Catholic Central Comets player is in fact 30 years old. He was arrested Wednesday for violating the Immigration Refugee Protection Act after Canadian Border Services Agency found evidence that he was a full 18 years older than his oldest competitors. He was even living with his coach, Pete Cusumano. He was in a program t...

Looking To Grow Your Biz In Detroit? NEIdeas Small Business Challenge Back For Final Year

The New Economy Initiative and Community Foundation For Southeast Michigan (CFSEM) are partnering to bring the NEIdeas Small Business Challenge back for a final year. The NEIdeas Small Business Challenge is awarding 32 existing small businesses a total of $500,000. Small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park are eligible to apply for this challenge. The NEIdeas mission is to reward small businesses for ideas and business growth. This is the third and final year of the challenge....

WATCH: Drone Video Over Downriver

It’s getting to be beautiful out there. Often, we highlight cool videos near downtown, but here’s a little downriver love. This drone video by YouTuber Nathan Labadie shows the waterfront near Trenton and Grosse Ile. There’s also construction of a fishing pier at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in Trenton. Look at all the boats!...

Motor City Makeover Is Back This May To Help Clean Up The City

May is right around the corner, which means the Motor City Makeover will soon be upon us. Motor City Makeover is a way for residents, community groups, and businesses can work together to clean up the city. This year the event will happen over three Saturdays in May (May 7, 14, and 21). Yesterday Mayor Mike Duggan held a press conference at Cody High School to announce this year Motor City Makeover. He urged Detroiters to get involved. “The reality is city government can’t do everything. It’...

Two MDEQ Officials, One Flint City Official, Charged For Role In Flint Water Crisis

Multiple charges were filed against Mike Glasgow, the city’s laboratory and water quality supervisor; Mike Prysby, a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality official; and Stephen Busch, the former Lansing district coordinator the DEQ’s Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance....

Duggan Looks For More Businesses To Step Up And Hire Detroit Youth This Summer

If you own a business and are looking to step up for Detroit youth, here’s an opportunity. Today at a press conference at the NAACP Detroit office, Mayor Mike Duggan and Chris Lu from the the United States Department of Labor spoke to businesses about the Grow Detroit’s Young Talent (GDYT) program. Mayor Mike Duggan is looking for additional businesses to get involved with Detroit young adults with the Grow Detroit’s Young Talent program. Here are some details. Last year the program was ab...

Charivari Returns The Beats To Belle Isle August 6 & 7

We wrote last year that Charivari is a must-do for your party calendar, and so here’s the details on the 2016 edition. If you weren’t with us last year and didn’t read how Charivari captures the heart and soul of the city – go back and do that now. Done? Ok. Let’s talk about this year. Starting out in Milliken Park in 2014, Charivari migrated to the beautiful island state park last year and this year promises to be better than ever. A few things to note. Charivari isn’t about gigantic beat...

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