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This Detroit Ghost Tour Isn't What You'd Expect

While the brick and motor location in Midtown won’t open until the spring of 2016, Chefs John Vermiglio and Joseph Giacomino of the upcoming Grey Ghost restaurant are armed and ready to wow Detroiters with a pop-up series featuring selections from the menu of their latest creation. The pair have worked together in Chicago for nearly a decade, but Grey Ghost – named after the infamous Detroit Rum Runner – is their flagship restaurant in Detroit, and said to feature a meat-centric menu and cockt...

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New DIA Exhibit Captures A Full Year Of Detroit Weather

Weather is something we experience every day, but it also turns out that it can be pretty interesting art. Last week the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) announced the acquisition of a new video exhibit called “Detroit Weather: 365 Days,” which will premier on November 21, 2015, and run through April 24, 2016. The piece, created by artist Susan Goethel Campbell of Huntington Woods documents one year of weather in Detroit in a 90-minute video using footage captured with a webcam on the 22nd fl...

Michigan Has Best Uniforms In College Football, Says Poll

Sometimes, it’s all about the classics. In a recent ranking of the best college football uniforms in the country by USA, the University of Michigan comes out on top. The Wolverines have been wearing the winged helmet since 1938. The design had a very practical purpose. The distinctive helmet would also have practical advantages on the field. Crisler figured the helmet would help his halfbacks find receivers downfield. “There was a tendency to use different colored helmets just for receiver...

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The Fight For $15 Movement Protests At Detroit McDonald's

On a rainy Tuesday morning, about 200 fast food employees and political activists gathered outside of a McDonalds in support of a national movement to raise the hourly rate of fast food workers to $15 an hour. The nationwide rally is the combined effort of a group called, Fight for $15, who organized similar rallies in 270 cities across the country, marking the largest collective effort of demonstrations since their start three years ago. Leaders of the movement timed the rallies in advance...

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Check Out The New Wayne State vs. Everybody Tee

Unless you’ve been cruising around with blinders on, you’ve no doubt seen the Detroit vs. Everybody T-shirts that have taken over the torsos of many residents in the last year or so. Well, Wayne State University has partnered with Detroit vs. Everybody founder, Tommey Walker, to create a new line of shirts for the university. In a YouTube video we see Walker spouting phrases like “Wayne State versus Poverty” and “Wayne State versus Violence,” before ultimately revealing his latest creation...

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KIND Celebrates World Kindness Day Nov. 13

When was the last time you did something kind for another person? If you can’t remember, here’s your chance to get out and do something kind. World Kindness Day is Friday, Nov. 13, so start planning your kind acts now. If you want to celebrate this unique day, you won’t be alone, and there may be a KIND reward in it for you. The KIND team in Detroit will partner with students from Webber Elementary School to deliver care packages to the senior citizens at the Boulevard Health Center on Friday....

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Detroit's Spirits Are On The Rise With New Homegrown Rye

Spirits in Detroit are on the rise. Distilled spirits, that is. You might not know that Detroit has a long history making liquor. At its peak, the distillation industry was once second only to the auto industry in Detroit, but faced its demise with the onset of Prohibition in 1917. For all the talk about craft beer in this state as of late, over the last several years Michigan has solidified its reputation as major player in the craft beer industry. In fact, Michigan now ranks sixth in brewe...

The David Stott And Book Tower Skyscrapers Have Lights Again

Two buildings downtown have had a heck of a time lately. The Book Tower, a beautiful tower that is one of the more unique buildings in the country, and has been shuttered for awhile. Also, the David Stott earlier this year had a pipe burst under Chinese ownership, completely flooding the lower level in winter. However, there were small signs of progress this week at the two structures, both recently purchased by Bedrock Real Estate. In a blog post on BLocal, they outline the arduous process...

More Money For Art: Knight Arts Challenge Will Continue Another Three Years

The Knight Foundation is increasing its commitment to the arts in Detroit by renewing one of it’s signature programs in the city, the Knight Arts Challenge, for an additional three years. That’s a $9 million investment. Over the last three years more 3,500 ideas been submitted to the program, with 114 of them getting funding. $3 million per year is awarded under the program. Started in 2012, by design the Knights Arts Challenge supports “artistically excellent cultural experiences that contr...

BOOM: Down Comes The Power Plant In Marysville (Also In Slow Motion)

The old power plant in Marysville, built 93 years ago and shuttered in 2001, came down today and is now a pile of dust and debris. The “Mighty Marysville” was about 55 miles away from Detroit, and attracted spectators from near and far. There’s something about an implosion that’s fascinating. One of the first local media gigs of this intrepid writer was covering the downtown Hudson’s demolition in 1998. Seeing something that took so long to build, and was used for so long, come down so fast,...

WATCH: A People's History Of The Boblo Boat S.S. Columbia

“There’s nothing like a Boblo Boat,” says the video. There’s a movement afoot to bring the S.S. Columbia, one of the old Boblo Boats, to service. The final run was in 1991. The Columbia was launched in 1902. Sadly, this effort isn’t in Michigan, but as a service that would connect New York City to the Hudson Valley. From the S.S. Columbia website: The SS Columbia Project will reconnect New York City to the Hudson Valley, revitalizing waterfront cities and towns, while also creating a uniqu...

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QUICK TIP: Get A Drink In A Billboard This Weekend And Next In Corktown

Detroit’s first-ever walkthrough billboard is also a bar. The billboard is at 2000 Michigan Avenue in Corktown, next to the Gaelic League. Once you’re inside you can try Best Damn Apple Ale, a new beer from Best Damn Brewing Company, as well as a couple other standard beer selections. Detroit is one of only two cities the new beer is being launched in. Local artisans Woodward Throwbacks, Long White Beard, Butter Bean Antiques, and Sit On It Detroit are showcased all weekends. You can also...

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Things To Do: Your City 5 For The Weekend Of November 6-8

If you’re still picking candy corn out of your teeth from last weekend’s Halloween festivities, then it’s time to finish the job and saddle up for another weekend in Metro Detroit. We’ve been blessed with some outrageous weather this week and the weekend is still looking pretty good, so don’t waste the chance to enjoy life one last time before we’re smacked in the face by winter’s icy glove. Art For The Holidays: First Grabs Friday — 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. — Detroit Halloween always mark t...

Ruppits Are The Hand-Crafted Puppets Made In Michigan Everyone's Looking To Get Their Hands In

A passion for puppetry has turned into so much more for Ruppits owner Rebecca Casavant. Born and raised in Harrison Township she began making puppets for her church a little over seven years ago. She started a puppet ministry and already knew how to sew very well – she has a degree in Costume Design from Wayne State University, after all – and it has since evolved into a small business. Quickly people began requesting character puppets of all kinds and likenesses, as gifts, for themselves –...

The Taste Budz Food Truck Will Make You Melt

One of the tastiest developments in Detroit during the last few years has been the increasing number of food trucks posting up at Campus Martius and events throughout the city. We’ve written about the subject before, but we recently came across a newer kid on the block who’s serving up some of the best grub on wheels around. Taste-Budz Inc. is the brain child of Chef Gabe, who’s concocted a menu featuring a fresh twist on some savory classics. The menu is simple. Three sandwiches – one pork,...

CAR.SHOW Aims To Make Car Buying Better, Pop-Up Preview This Sunday In Eastern Market

Detroiters love their cars, but it’s no secret that the process of buying a car is dreaded experience for most people. CAR.SHOW aims to make car buying better and more fun. More than 50 makes and models will be on display and are representative of over 50% of new car sales for model year 2015. The idea is to provide brand choice and selection in one place, instead of driving to a bunch of dealerships and going through all the hassle. Once you’ve found what you like, you can directly conn...

Enough Is Enough: Detroit Lions Fire Martin Mayhew And Tom Lewand

In the middle of a disappointing 1-7 season, the Detroit Lions have shook up their front office. General Manager Martin Mayhew and President Tom Lewand have been fired. THIS JUST IN: Lions fire GM Martin Mayhew and president Tom Lewand. (via @AdamSchefter) pic.twitter.com/nyyAquRyyT — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 5, 2015 MAJOR changes in Detroit: Lions have fired GM Martin Mayhew and president Tom Lewand, league sources told ESPN. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November...

Could Dan Gilbert Be Looking To Buy The Lions?

One of the most enduring criticisms of the Detroit Lions is of their ownership. The Ford Family has owned Detroit’s football team for decades, and doesn’t have much in the way of titles or winning seasons to show for it, and fans are frustrated. Public comments today corroborate something we’ve heard rumors of but have been hesitant to talk about say that Gilbert wants to own the team. “It has been his lifelong dream to own the struggling franchise and turn it around,” Lesson said live on WW...

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