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Your Weekend In Detroit: Your City 5 For September 4-6

Hello Detroit! We’ve officially crossed the September threshold, which means the dog days of summer are off the leash and running away from us at a blistering pace. Fortunately, Labor Day weekend in Detroit is chocked full of festivals and other entertainment to ease us into the beginning of the end of what was another stellar Michigan summer. So strap on your party hats, Detroit. Here is your City 5. Scroll on for the text. Arts, Beats & Eats – Friday-Sunday – Royal Oak The annua...

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Ford Truck And Horse Trailer Worth $75,000 Donated by DTE Energy Foundation

The Detroit Police Department’s Mounted Police Division is one of our country’s oldest established law enforcement divisions, dating back to 1893 when it was founded. The Division, aside from its legacy, has seen an unfortunate decline in officers and horses available. Once the mounted police had five barns, 80 officers, and more than 60 horses, but now they only operate from one barn in Palmer Park and have five horses. These officers continue to patrol year round, performing their duty an...

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Winner Of 2015 Hatch Detroit Contest Live Cycle Delight Shares Prize-Money Plans

Amina Daniels straps on her helmet and pushes off on her bike. Seven bikers follow suit as they follow Amina from Capitol Park in Detroit (across from Detroit Bikes) on a bike loop that includes Harmonie Park, the Dequindre Cut, the United Auto Workers building, Mt. Elliot, and Lafayette before returning to Capitol Park. The route changes weekly, but it typically spans 8-10 miles, starting around 6:45 p.m. until 8:20 p.m.de The group, Live Cycle Delight, is diverse. The youngest is in elementa...

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The Grass Station To Give Back With Party And School Supply Drive This Weekend

When medical marijuana became legal in the state of Michigan in 2008, it was received with mixed reviews. One point of contention that remains is the question of what impact dispensaries – the distributors of medical marijuana – might have on the communities in which they exist. The Grass Station opened its doors in June and will host a Labor Day block party at their location at 2930 East Grand Boulevard to show that dispensaries can be a positive asset to a community. With the help of Pla...

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The Alger Theater Launches Crowdfunding Campaign To Build Community Space

Detroiters are no strangers to seeing former jewels of the city come crashing to the ground, or simply fade into obscurity and fall apart. One of the shining examples of this narrative is the Alger Theater, located at 16451 East Warren Avenue in the MorningSide neighborhood of Detroit. We reported several months ago that the theater was hosting a brew and view to help raise funds to renovate the space. Well, while that event was a success, the Friends of The Alger are ramping up for another...

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Holy Suds! HopCat Secures Expansion Funds

The owners of the HopCat chain of breweries, Barfly Ventures LLC, have secured $25 million in new financing from two undisclosed Texas investors through the Birmingham based investment banking firm, Cascade Partners LLC. The newly acquired funds afford the Grand Rapids-based company enough cash to double their current expansion plan, allowing for 6 new HopCat openings per year for the next 5 years, including 6 new brew pubs coming in the next year alone. HopCat, which recently opened its now...

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SMART Gets Smart, Spends $34.6 Million On 80 New Buses

Some good news for public transportation users as SMART, the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transit, announced that it will spend $34.6 million on 80 new 40-foot buses. The upgrade is the next significant move by SMART, who has already put 61 new propane-fueled paratransit Connector buses into action this year. The purchase comes as a result of last year’s election, where 66 percent of voters approved a tax increase to help SMART upgrade 135 vehicles through a four-year operating i...

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INSTACANDY: Ridiculous Ronald Does The Nae-Nae With Customers

Detroit’s a wonderful and weird place. In this piece of fun Detroit Instagram candy, this local Detroit Ronald McDonald took on the Nae-Nae challenge with fellow patrons causing quite the attraction and dance off in the McDonald’s parking lot over on Grand River and Lahser, according to posts by Lynn Haliburton (who is also a local PR professional). “Watch me, watch me.” https://instagram.com/p/65mIYXNIu6/ And, we can’t forget the well-loved hustle. https://instagram.com/p/65-xkRtIur/...

An Insider’s Guide To The Royal Oak Arts, Beats and Eats Festival

For the past 18 years, the metro Detroit area has been closing out the end of summer with the Arts, Beats and Eats festival. Now held in Royal Oak (previously it was in Pontiac), people from all over southeast Michigan and beyond are invited to spend their Labor Day weekend celebrating the arts, enjoying some local tunes and indulging in sweet and savory treats. The festival itself has more than enough to keep the whole family entertained, and enough to keep you wandering around looking for yo...

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Michigan Listed As One Of The Top 5 States For Beer In America

There’s no doubt about it, Michiganders love their brews. And we have good reason to. With such well known options like Bell’s Oberon, Founders or Atwater to the lesser-known like the excellent Ninja Chicken by Falling Down Beer Company or the wonderful small batches Batch Brewing Company produces (along with many other great producers) it’s not a surprise to us where Michigan places on the list at number four, only behind Colorado, California and Oregon. Says Yahoo! Travel/Thrillist: [quo...

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10 Awesome Places To Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth In Metro Detroit

Sadly, summer is swiftly drawing to a close. Back to school sales are already upon us, and the kids are thinking up new ways to get out of going to school. If you’re not quite ready to let go of summer yet, don’t worry. There’s still time to hit some of the best frozen dessert shops in Metro Detroit. Don’t be surprised if you find a new favorite shop. 1. Detroit Pop Shop What’s so exciting about popsicles? They’re just…popsicles, right? Wrong. The Detroit Pop Shop has forever redefined w...

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QUICK TIP: Meet Former Red Wings Players at Meijer Sep. 2 and 3

What’s better than getting to meet a former Red Wings player while grocery shopping? Not much, if you ask me. On Wednesday, September 2 at the Allen Park Meijer, shoppers will have the chance to meet Darren McCarty. From 6-8 p.m., Meijer is hosting the Red Wings Interactive Experience and Coke Zero Sampling event. An autograph session with McCarty will take place from 7-8 p.m. The first 150 people in line for the event will receive a priority wristband that will ensure one autograph. Wristba...

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The Detroit Om: You Shop, They Give

How could those two things possibly be combined into one: A bustling and energetic city and the sound of the universe paired with tranquility. With the beginning and end of a yoga class, every voice makes up that one harmonious sound; each individual noise intertwines and unites all in the room. Similarly, the Detroit Om does just that. Uniting Detroiters and creating a better tomorrow for the growth of a city on the rise. According to Breathe in Detroit owner Cynda D’Hondt, “It’s all Detroi...

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58th Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk Expects 40,000 Participants

Planning on sleeping in on Labor Day? Consider heading to the Mackinac Bridge over the weekend and waking up early to participate in the annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk. Governor Rick Snyder will lead the expected 40,000 walkers across the five-mile bridge at 7 a.m. Walkers will be allowed to start across the bridge up until 11 a.m., so if you want to participate in the walk, plan to be at the bridge in the morning. Worried about the return trip to St. Ignace? Don’t be. Buses will be a...

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PICS: Historic Book Tower Bought By Dan Gilbert

For about $30 million, Dan Gilbert is getting a gem of a building. Built in two stages, the Book Building (1916) and then the tower (1926) is one of Detroit’s most iconic structures, with high detail high into the sky. He also is acquiring the two-story building on the same block in the deal, first reported by the Detroit Free Press. All in all, it’s a purchase of 517,000 square feet and brings Gilbert’s downtown holdings to more than 80 properties. That’s 13 million square feet of real esta...

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Football Helmets Made In Detroit Beat Competition In Head Impact Test

Football is a rough sport and has been the focus of a lot of conversation as of late around safety. The National Football League’s 2015 Helmet Laboratory Testing Performance Results indicate that Xenith’s EPIC helmet received the highest performance ranking of all evaluated helmets. Xenith is a Dan Gilbert owned company that has facilities in Southwest Detroit. They make a variety of sports equipment, such as helmets, shoulder pads, and face masks. “We’re thrilled that the NFL and the NFL...

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QUICK TIP: Check Out The Free Detroit Summerfest This Weekend

This weekend Detroit will be buzzing with a series of free and fun activities thanks to the Detroit Summerfest. It started Thursday and is running through Saturday evening and will offer extensive opportunities to check in on new food, music, and other sorts of entertainment for all ages at each of downtown’s parks – Grand Circus, Campus Martius, Capitol Park, Cadillac Square, and Paradise Valley Park. Each year the Detroit Summerfest puts on this weekend series of events to close out the su...

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Get Your Wings at Thunder Over Michigan Aug. 29-30

Looking for a loud, family-friendly event to watch this weekend? Pack the car, and take the kids to Willow Run Airport just outside Ypsilanti for Thunder Over Michigan. You may want to bring ear plugs, too. On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 29 and 30, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will take to the skies as part of the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show, presented by Wayne County Airport Authority. Thunder Over Michigan offers an exciting lineup of events. From 10:30 to 11 a.m. is the World War II Air and...

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