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Detroit Gets A Stock Market For Sneakers With Launch Of StockX

StockX, an online, stock market esque home for high end sneaker retailers and enthusiasts to buy and sell products went live this week, and already boasts more than 17,000 pairs of sneakers. The site, created by CEO and co-founder Josh Luber in partnership wtih Gilbert, aims to create a more fairly priced market for the high end sneaker phenomenon, by leveraging a model where prices are dictate by demand, as opposed to the whim of some stranger on ebay. Luber is best know as the founder of C...

General Motors, UAW Team Up To Commit $3 Million To Flint Crisis

Lots of famous folks have donated bottles of water. But many experts agree that long-term, it’ll be cash that’s the most needed. The GM and the UAW are donating $3 million as part of a five year commitment to support the increased health and education needs for the children of Flint who have been impacted by lead-contaminated water to United Way of Genesee County. The goal is that the money will help address immediate, ongoing and growing needs of Flint children affected by lead. “This crisi...

Detroit Ranks As One of the Worst Cities to Spend Valentine's Day, But The Reason May Surprise You

Bad news for all the lovers gearing up for another Valentine’s day in the D. According to Wallethub.com—a number crunching website that ranks cities on everything from most bars per capita to, well, this—has released a study in which Detroit landed as the worst city to spend this day. They ranked 100 large cities in terms of 15 key metrics which included everything from how romantic a place may be, to the average meal cost at area restaurants. So how did the D fare in love and war? Not wel...

Uber Bringing Back Paczki At The Push Of A Button In Time For Fat Tuesday

Uber every once in awhile likes to deliver interesting things via their fleet of on-demand drivers. Before, it has been kittens. Tomorrow, in time for Fat Tuesday, they’ll be doing Paczki. You can request PACZKI (it’ll be where you can currently select UberX, UberSUV, etc on the bottom) in the Uber app in Detroit on Tuesday, February 9. You’ll receive a box of paczkis on-demand from West Warren Bakery. They’re using the hashtag #UberPACZKI to promote the event. HOW IT WORKS: * Open you...

Is The Headquarters Of Wayne Enterprises The Penobscot Building?

In a creative Superbowl commercial for Turkish Airlines (yes, they’re a real thing founded in 1933) that’s cleverly also a promotion for the upcoming “Batman Vs. Superman” movie, there’s a mention in the storyline of Wayne Enterprises making a substantial grant to the airline so it can begin service to Gotham City. But he delivers his line walking out of Detroit’s iconic Penobscot building – could that be the headquarters of Wayne Enterprises? Or is he just walking between meetings? We’ve embe...

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5 Very Real Reasons Many Detroit Residents Aren’t Feeling The City's Comeback

Detroit’s resurgence is an incredible story. Hopefully, we can make sure everyone plays a part in it. There has been momentous progress, especially in the decade since the Superbowl came to town, but outside of signature developments and some truly impressive projects, most of the city hasn’t felt the comeback. A recent J.P. Morgan Chase study outlined the challenges, but frankly, it’s TL;DR (too long, didn’t read) for most folks. So we dived in and brought out the highlights. Here are fiv...

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WATCH: YouTube Star Mr. Foamer Simpson Tours Detroit

When you talk about media and Detroit, no longer can you just speak about what’s broadcast traditionally or print. The internet is a thing now, and it’s not going away. One of the vids that caught our eye this week was a tour of Detroit by none other than Mr. Foamer Simpson (a.k.a. Foamie) who has a passionate national following around style and culture. The New York native is not only is he a leading sneaker connoisseur, he also has a line of products including a “Grizzly Beard” conditioner....

Photo Of The Day: Sunset At Belle Isle

We love pictures of Detroit, and our readers take some pretty awesome ones. This one was submitted from last night looking at downtown from Belle Isle by Bill Golder and we just had to share it. As you know, Belle Isle is one of our favorite spots to write about and it has a ton of history. So behold this great shot from Bill, and that’s not all – he sent us along two other cool shots we just had to include....

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Michigan's Education Level Is About The Same As Thailand

Education in the United States varies greatly by state and even by city, or within a city if you’re in a top ten population state like Michigan who has many school districts. Michigan is sixth in the nation as of 2011-2012 for the number of school districts at 869. But, where does Michigan rank as far as education level, if it were a country? The website Home Snacks created a map of each state’s educational level and its equivalent to a country. It turns out we’re way down on the list – nu...

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Portland Hustles Softer? The West Coast Has A Take On Detroit Hustles Harder

A reader sent us along a nascent Facebook page (with store) of a new line of clothing from the Portland area. It is an almost exact replica of the popular “Detroit Hustles Harder” shirt, but with their own, mecca-of-hipsterdom spin on it. “Portland Hustles Softer.” The “story” of the brand doesn’t mention too many specifics, but it does mention someone who moved from Detroit to Portland, and avoided getting dysentery (a reference to the iconic “Oregon Trail” video game). They have on thei...

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One Woodward Skyscraper Now 100% Occupied With QStride Move To Detroit From Suburbs

The march of businesses big and small heading into the downtown area continues on. On Thursday, QStride, a leading technology solutions provider specializing in business intelligence, analysis, information technology (IT), and consulting services, announced today that the company will move from their current Troy location to a Downtown Detroit office located at One Woodward Avenue. Built in 1962, the 29-story One Woodward Building was the first skyscraper designed by Yamasaki, best known as...

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Grow Detroit's Young Talent Receives Massive Response

Just 48 hours after launch, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s ‘Grow Detroit’s Young Talent’ (GDYT) initiative has secured an astonishing 1,200 registrations for the popular programs upcoming season, according to officials. GDYT is a summer employment initiative, which last year matched 5,600 Detroit youth with a variety of summer a employment opportunities. The program was redeployed by the Mayor on Tuesday with a lofty target of finding 8,000 job for Detroit students this summer, which will be ma...

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Here's How To Help Reclaim Detroit Who Lost Everything In Massive Fire Rebuild

Early Tuesday morning, a warehouse located at 14310 Hamilton Ave in Highland Park caught fire. The space, home to several companies, was completely destroyed. A local favorite, Reclaim Detroit (RD) was one of the hardest hit residents. The company, a non profit that reclaims and repurposes otherwise useless raw materials from the city’s abandoned buildings, and even revamps artifacts like the old squash courts from the DAC, lost their expansive collection in the fire. According to their Face...

WATCH: Package Thief Swipes Delivery From Detroit Home

This guy was filmed from a door camera on Wildemere Street in Detroit’s University District (that’s on the east side of Livernois between 6 and 7 mile roads, and just west of the Detroit Golf Club). The alleged package thief rolls up, does a light jog before grabbing the packages, and after dropping one and picking it back up, walks off. Of course, the Internet has another way to foil a package thief. Good Morning Neighbors, this video was taken Wednesday afternoon, on Wildemere. T...

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Your City 5: Things To Do The Weekend Of February 5-7, 2015

For some reason, the unseasonably warm temperatures on Wednesday have me feeling a little extra frisky for the weekend, so let’s all follow that impulse toward party heaven this weekend. We’ve got a great mix of event lined up for this weekend, so without further ado, here’s your City 5 for December 5-7. Duel in the D—Friday, 7:30p—Detroit Most of us are big on celebrating the Michigan – Michigan football and basketball rivalry, but some might forget that the bad blood continues on the...

El Asador Is The Off The Beaten Path Detroit-y Mexican Experience You've Been Looking For

Pop off I-75 and slide under a rail bridge, and you might miss it on your right side at 1312 Springwells in Detroit. But don’t. Because El Asador is one of those special Detroit experiences you need to have. Most often when people talk about Mexican food in Detroit, the conversation focuses on that area right by the Ambassador Bridge. Xochomilco. Los Galanes. All of that. Not to besmirch these places, but there’s so much more to Southwest Detroit and Mexicantown than that strip. First...

Detroit City FC Hits Fundraising GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL For Stadium

Great news football fans (or soccer fans, depending on your vernacular). A few months ago we reported that Detroit City FC was moving ahead with he revamp and take over of Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck. Well, on Wednesday the club announced that their crowdfunding investment campaign had reached the minimum $400,000 goal needed to secure the fundraising pot, and begin prepping Keyworth Stadium for the start of the 2016 season kicking off in mid-May. The campaign funds, which is now the lar...

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Love Spirits? Help Detroit Distillery Choose Their Next Batch!

It’s common knowledge that the folks at Detroit City Distillery, located at 2462 Riopelle St. in Eastern Market, make some of the finest Spirits in town. However, even the best need a little help every once in a while, and that’s why they’re reaching out to whiskey enthusiasts far and wide to help in selecting their next signature whiskey this February. This month, the distillery is offering four exclusive tasting events where patrons will taste four single barrel bourbons, each aged in a di...

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