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QUICK TIP: How Many Sliders Can You Pack Down In 5 Minutes? Find Out At The Slider Square Off

Atwater in the Park, the location of the famous Atwater local brewery that’s in Grosse Pointe Park just over the Detroit border, wants to know how many sliders you can eat in five minutes. Prove your slider eating skill in The Slider Square Off this September 9, starting at 7 p.m. There are three prize levels. First takes home a $50 gift card and an Atwater T-shirt; Second, a $25 gift card and an Atwater Pint Glass, and third is a $10 gift card. If you want to get in on the gluttonous acti...

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WATCH: Actor Trolls Detroit TV News And The Result Is Amazing

[fbvideo link=”https://www.facebook.com/BeingNoticedBySenpai/videos/952439108112501/” width=”640″ height=”500″ onlyvideo=”1″] A comedian and actor has successfully trolled local Detroit TV in a remarkably funny fashion by splicing himself into the newscast about the unveiling of the Satanic sculpture of Baphomet. The statue had its big debut last month in Detroit, and in the weeks leading up to the event much of the national media’s attention was focused our way. However, despite the att...

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WATCH: "I Gotta Say Thank You To The Fans" Says Verlander

Having a no-hitter slip out of your grasp when you’re only three outs away is disappointing, but Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander showed his class following an amazing outing Wednesday night. The no-hitter was broken when Chris Iannetta hit a double down the left field line that stayed just fair. Verlander, although he does not have the velocity he did in earlier years, seems to have figured out the old adage that roughly goes “old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill.” He’s refined...

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Laughter Is The Cure To Life: Young Trio Uses Comedy To Give Back

It’s amazing what three hysterical college-age kids are trying to do. It all started with Huntington Woods native Sam Silverstein and his passion for stand-up comedy, but it didn’t take much to recruit Jeremy Paczos and Nick Tenaglia. Laughter is the Cure to Life is what they dubbed their show, and it’s quickly making waves in surrounding communities as well as those on college campuses. Always commenting on his uncanny resemblance to a young Adam Sandler, Silverstein is furthering his...

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Voice On The Street: What Kinds Of Businesses Does Detroit Need?

It seems as if there’s always another article about a possible development downtown. One week it’s an Apple Store rumor. The next week, Nike. Me and colleague Mehul Tolia hit the streets surrounding Campus Martius and asked a diverse group of people what kind of business they wanted to see open in Detroit. The group included security guards, cooks on their cigarette break, corporate employees, Detroiters who live downtown, and visitors from the suburbs. Each interview was as unique as the indi...

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Greektown's New Sidewalk Decks Reinvigorate One Of Detroit's Classic Attractions

Ah, Greektown, where the street artists, the pedestrians, the waiters on their cigarette breaks, all jockey for sidewalk space without stepping on anybody’s toes or walking into the streets where the cars have braked to a slow crawl. Not anymore. Greektown has (finally!) widened its sidewalks, making room for spacious dining decks outside its most popular restaurants that include Santorini Estiatorio, Pappy’s Grill, Golden Fleece, Krema, Plaka, Astoria Bakery, Pizza Papalis and Red Smoke Barbe...

Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For For The Weekend Of August 28-30, 2015

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but the dog days of summer are slipping through our fingers like melting ice cream, and they’ll be gone before we know it. This week I noticed several events involving Cider or other Fall-ish things, but I’ve decided to spare everyone the pre-emptive winter anxiety and focus on squeezing the last bits of juice out of our sweet summer fruit before it turns brown. Detroit City Art Walk – Friday And Saturday – Corktown, Detroit First up we have The Det...

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"Rehabbed And Ready" Program Aims To Help Stabilize Four Detroit Neighborhoods

Mayor Mike Duggan joined representatives from Quicken Loans, Home Depot and members of the community to announce the “Rehabbed and Ready” program Wednesday. The collaborative public-private campaign will renovate homes, increase occupancy and bring pricing stability to four of Detroit’s neighborhoods: Bagley, Crary/St. Mary’s, College Park, and Evergreen/Outer Drive. The areas were selected because they featured well-maintained homes, but needed a helping hand to increase home price stabilit...

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Tour de Troit Bike Ride Returns With New Route

Tour de Troit veterans may have been able to race the route with their eyes closed, but that’s about to change. The 14th annual Tour de Troit will return on September 19 with a route that’s sure to keep riders’ eyes open. “As the Tour de Troit presented by Flagstar Bank continues to expand each year, we’re thrilled to give riders a different view of the city with a brand new route,” said Vittoria Katanski, director, Tour de Troit. “This is Michigan’s largest cycling ride and we’re proud to bri...

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Is Detroit Style BBQ Fact Or Fiction?

At this point in history, it might finally be safe to say that there is something more American than apple pie. Barbecue. BBQ has become such an integral part of American culture that it seems to have developed its own subculture. The result of our BBQ obsession is the countless hordes of spirited chefs who dedicate their lives to building the right combination of tender, slow-cooked meat, spiced and smothered with tangy sauce as they relentlessly strive to create the perfect bite of barbecu...

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Casamira Apartments Built In 1925 To Be Redeveloped Into 44 Apartments

In 12 months, the Casamira Apartments in New Center should have new life. There will be $10.2 million invested in the four story, 42,200 square foot property on Delaware street, near the end of the M-1 Rail under construction on Woodward. The faith-based economic development and employment training nonprofit Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation had the property donated to them. They intend to turn the 1925 structure into 29 market rate apartments and 15 affordable hous...

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Grab Your 15 Minutes of Fame As A Paid Extra In Upcoming "Looking For Alaska" Film

Several weeks ago, we told you that the upcoming film “Looking For Alaska” had chosen Michigan for it’s primary shooting location, and that they were looking to hire a number of Michigan residents to work on the film. Well, the casting process begins soon and they want you! Paramount announced that they are seeking nearly 1,700 paid extras for the film. Think you’re ready for the chance to grace the silver screen? Here’s what you need to know. The film, based on the novel by John Green and...

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Crobot Swings Through Detroit En Route To The Top Of The Rock World

In a world where auto tune and drum machines rule the mainstream, many a music fan are left hankering for the days when rock ‘n’ roll was king and disco sucked. Enter Crobot. They’re a hard-hitting, remarkably sweaty, no frills rock band that captures the spirit of an age of music that seems to have been lapped up and swallowed by the gnarled, wagging tongue of Miley Cyrus. This gang of grizzled road warriors have had an impressive few years, including tours with some well-established rulers...

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Put The Rubber to the Road: Bike Sharing Is Coming to Detroit

Ever wanted to bike Detroit, or just bike from work to a hot new lunch spot and back again without having to deal with the hassle of owning a bike? Your wish will come true soon. Detroit will get more $1 million to launch a public bike share program, possibly in the spring of 2016. Detroit’s funding comes form the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, which is also funding 13 other transportation projects around Metro Detroit. In total, SEMCOG is planning on spending over $6.4 million o...

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Here's Why Detroit Doesn't Have A RoboCop Statue (Yet)

In February of 2011, something remarkable and utterly bizarre happened in Detroit. And, like most monumental movements in today’s world, it all began with a tweet: What followed was this response by then Mayor of Detroit, Dave Bing: What happened next was nothing short of magic, and proof of the unyielding power of Internet virality. Local artist John Leonard created a Facebook page, which boldly stated that Detroit needed a RoboCop statue. By the end of its first day, that page rece...

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Neighbors Turn Neglected Sinkhole Into A Fish Pond In Detroit

A gaping hole in the street near McNichols and Hull, just off of I-75 has been turned into a fish pond by the neighborhood. The large concrete cutout has been filled with algae and water for the last four years according to Uncle Zeke and Auntie Na (that is short for Sonia Renia Brown) who live on the street. They decided to take action and raise awareness about the problem, which they have more or less accepted as part of the landscape. “You can imagine it’s caused some problems for so...

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Meet The Man Behind The Million Dollar Detroit Baseball Card Mystery

Headlines about Detroit, especially when they happen at the intersection of abandonment and large sums of money, get a lot of attention. But what is the real story behind those stacks and stacks of baseball cards, and who owned them? There had to be more behind the vague headline that appeared in the UK’s Daily Mail on August 20 which read, “Urban explorers find $1MILLION-worth of collectible sports cards inside an abandoned factory in Detroit?” Although Detroit Tigers cards from the 90s wer...

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The Dish: Addicting Salted Maple Pie at Sister Pie in West Village

Sister Pie is the pie shop that looks like a tornado swept it from fashionable Brooklyn into Detroit’s gritty West Village. The 2014 winner of Hatch Detroit’s $50,000 prize transformed their dream into a comfy brick and mortar store that is inviting and warmly chic. It is a sharp contrast from the abandoned houses a short walk away. The open professional kitchen allows you to watch the bakers create Salted Maple Pie, the dish you must try because it is so good. The sweet maple filling was...

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