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Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For The Weekend Of April 24-26

Detroit always has fun to find, if you know where to go. Here are our picks for the best things to check out around the D this weekend. Friday: Cinema Detroit – Lost River is Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut feature, starring Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, Saoirse Ronan, Matt Smith, Ben Mendelsohn, and Eva Mendes. It was filmed here in Detroit in the spring and summer of 2013. There are several other movies to catch this weekend as well as Lost River, so definitely click the Cinema D...

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FIRST LOOK: Inside The New Sister Pie Bakery In West Village

We’ve written in the past with mouth-watering anticipation of the impending opening of Sister Pie. To say that we’re smitten with Salted Maple, or a little in love with the Lemon Merangue is an understatement. Lisa Ludwinski, the creator of the place, is a story in herself. After winning the Hatch Detroit competition, she went on to do a second round of crowdfunding through a dance-break-a-thon and somehow pull this place together. “We couldn’t be more proud of Sister Pie. They’ve done pheno...

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CHECK IT! Detroit's Own Jamaican Queens Premier New Video

In the seemingly endless sea that is the Detroit music scene, it’s rare that a band captures our collective attention span for more than a brief, shimmering moment. Every once in a while, though, a majestic group of wizards appear to leave us all feeling like a high school students again, feeling the liberating effects of our first Mike’s Hard Lemonade. For the past several years, Jamaican Queens have been just that for music fans in Detroit and beyond. Formed in 2012 by Ryan Spencer and Ada...

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Creating New Identities Through Art In Detroit At Marygrove College

The Gallery at Marygrove College presents “Identify” as their senior art exhibition for 2015. At the opening reception this Saturday, April 18, it is to be a show that not only represents what people are creating in our city, Detroit, but what our city, Detroit, can create in its people. Art therapy senior, Jennifer Awad, is an international student and artist from Toronto, Canada at Marygrove College. She was serendipitously drawn to Detroit to pursue her ode to staying present and to also gr...

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Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For The Weekend Of April 17-19

The weekend is right around the corner and is filled with sports, music, comedy, art, and theatre. It seems as if the energy of the city during the day has made its way into the night life allowing for a growing list of options each weekend for all of its residents. We will always try to keep the list of events as localized to the heart of Detroit and it looks as it won’t be an issue with all the growing talent and innovative event curators. With all that being said, let’s get into the City 5, a...

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Detroit Soul Music Legends To Gather For One Of A Kind Benefit Event

Tomorrow, April 16 from 7:00-9:30 p.m., The Detroit Institute of Music Education (DIME) will play host to a benefit event so cool, it only happens in the D. It’s called The Detroit Soul Summit. Hosted by Detroit-based drummer/songwriter, educator, and soul music enthusiast Drew Schultz, this unique event is a must see for music lovers of all ages and genres. The summit is part of the continuation of Shultz’s “Back to Class” series, a project he’s been working on for several years. For the fi...

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PowerMoves@Detroit Gives Minority Firms A Chance To Raise Venture Capital

Invest Detroit and Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) announced the details surrounding PowerMoves@Detroit, a competitive business event that runs April 13-15 which will introduce local and nationally recruited minority entrepreneurs competing in pitch events and vying for $100,000 in direct prizes. This is a great opportunity for these business owners to increase their visibility among investors. “Morgan Stanley is proud to sponsor this innovative program that will showcase the talent...

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Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For The Weekend Of April 10-12

Well Opening Day was a blast, the weather is warming, and Metro Detroit is bustling with activity. This week, there’s plenty of culture to go get with live music, art, performances and permutations of the two. There are so many great events around town we couldn’t just pick five – we had to add a bonus sixth. There’s a little something for everyone in this week’s City 5. Friday and Saturday: Lotus @ Royal Oak Music Theatre – Lotus presents The #GildedAge Tour with special guests 4/10 – Zoogma,...

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That Meme About Detroit Water Shutoffs And The Giant Slide Is Shenanigans. Here's Why.

One version of this meme, “Detroit cuts off water to 30,000 families – builds 1,000 foot water slide downtown and charges $15 per ride,” has been shared more than 23,000 times with more than 22,000 likes. And we call shenanigans, on the level that most on the left of the political spectrum would be screaming from the hills if Fox News pulled something like this. It’s a great example of leaving out information to make a snappy point. First, the slide is to be set up by a private company, not...

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Detroit Music Awards Hit The Fillmore This Friday

Detroit musicians, industry heavy hitters, and fans will pack The Fillmore for the 24th annual Detroit Music Awards this Friday, April 10. The show is presented by The Detroit Music Awards Foundation (DMAF), a Michigan 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation, and is sponsored by a number of Detroit businesses. According to their website, the DMAF’s mission is to recognize exceptional Detroit area musicians working on a national, regional and local level. They also work to support and nurture the mus...

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New Pewabic Exhibition “Mommy Dearest” Talks About Childhood Fragility Through Art

Starting on April 10, 2015, with a reception running from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. and running through June 7, “Mommy Dearest” is an exhibition featuring the ceramic work of artists Beth Lo and Michaelene Walsh. Childhood nostalgia and familial memoir gives the work of Beth Lo and Michaelene Walsh a personal quality reminiscent of the fragility of childhood. In the exhibition, “Mommy Dearest,” subtle Freudian cues, coupled with soft colors and prepubescent imagery, pushes the work into a realm of memor...

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"15 Minutes Or Better" Aims To Bring Together And Educate Detroiters About Benefits Of Mass Transit

Mass Transit is a foreign concept to most metro Detroiters. The “15 Minutes or Better” project is aiming to change that. Younger people across the nation are clamoring for mass transit, and voting with their feet by moving to where they can take a streetcar, light rail, or other transit options other than driving their own car–the Motor City is no exception. Part of the hot real estate market in the central core of the city is in anticipation of the new M1 Rail streetcar. The reality is that...

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5 Must See Detroit Artists At Movement 2015

As we move ever closer to the looming magical weekend of Movement, we thought it might be good to get a head start on sorting through the monumental list of artists that make up phase one and two of this year’s line up. Today, we’ll start by highlighting a few of the Detroit artists that will grace the stage. Some are brand new to Movement, some are Detroit legends that have been playing for years. Regardless of their experience, though, each is sure to help make your time at Movement somethin...

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Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For The Weekend Of April 3-5

One of Detroit’s rowdiest days, Opening Day, is almost here! Monday, Detroiter’s from near and far will be reveling in the streets of downtown. But there’s plenty to do and see this weekend, especially if you need to, you know, be at work on Monday or just baseball isn’t your thing. Friday: Tracksuit Party 3 – Whiskey in the Jar in Hamtramck has a new edition of their fun tracksuit party for a good cause. This week’s raffle benefits Team Pancake, who is raising money for pancreatic cancer. So...

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Scotch And A Haircut? Fellow Barber In Midtown Putting In A Bar

You might of heard of Fellow Barber in Midtown. It’s a neat barber shop that is for the discerning devotee of a haircut and a shave that recently opened a Detroit location (there are three others in New York City and one in San Francisco). But while on a recent trip through and asking around, they showed us that there’s a bar under construction upstairs on the second floor. Although it’s still in the beginning stages (they plan an opening sometime in the spring) the second-story view is ver...

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WSU’s C2 Pipeline Program Partners With STEM.org To Help At-Risk Students

Everyone it seems is talking about the need for more people trained in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in the current job market. Especially for students that are at-risk and face challenges, access to that education can be difficult. To help people get these in-demand skills at an early age, Wayne State University’s C2 Pipeline Program has become the 21st American CCLC program to receive STEM Accreditation through STEM.org. What is the C2 Pipeline Program? It partner...

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Detroit's Own GRiZ Releases New Album, "Say It Loud" - Listen To It Here

If you’ve not yet heard of hometown EDM hero, Griz, then get ready, because you’re about to hear him loud and clear. Griz is a true Metro Detroiter, born and raised in Southfield, and a graduate of Groves High School in Birmingham. His rise to EDM stardom began in 2011 with the release of his first album, End of the World Party, which led to opening slots on tours for more well established artists like Bass Nectar, Big Giagantic and Pretty Lights. He quickly gained popularity from his killer...

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Three Detroit Area Chefs Nominated For “Best New Chef In America” By Food & Wine Magazine

Every year, Food and Wine Magazine highlights the top new culinary experts from around the country. We’re pleased to see that Marc Djzolija of Wright & Company has made the list, as he is the only nominee on the list located inside the City of Detroit. Other Detroit area chef nominees in the competition are worthy, and they include Torino’s Garret Lipar from Ferndale and James Rigato from The Root in White Lake, Michigan. If you haven’t been to Wright & Co. this might be your cue to check it...

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