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LOOK: The Somerset Collection's CityLoft Returns To Downtown In Holiday Style

Holiday shopping is looking to make a comeback in downtown Detroit. The Somerset Collection CityLoft returns this year in a new larger location on the first floor of the First National National Building at 660 Woodward Avenue, adjacent to Campus Martius. That’s a move as last year, the City Loft was located across from the former Hudson’s building site for the holiday shopping season. This year there are about 40 retailers from the nationally recognized shopping center on Big Beaver in Troy...

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Noel Night Is Back: Bolder, Bigger And More Brilliant Than Ever Before

Here’s the first rule of Noel Night: There’s no way you can see it all. There is just too much to this annual Detroit tradition for an individual to take in during this singular night. And that’s OK, says Annmarie Borucki, Special Projects Manager for Midtown Detroit, Inc. It just means that to have a great Noel Night experience you must 1) Arrive early, 2) Plan ahead and 3) Just come on over to Midtown and have too much free fun. The 42nd annual Noel Night will take place from 5-10 p.m. Sat...

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The City 5: Things To Do In Detroit The Week of Dec. 1

Glad to see you’ve made it through Turkey Day. We re-launched the City 5 last week. In case you missed that during the holiday fervor, the City 5 are our suggestions to go check out the rest of the week and weekend in Detroit. Some of the events might be in the ‘burbs, but we encourage everybody to mix it up, and check out fun things to do and events across the Metro Detroit Region. Here’s your 5 for this week. The Sugar House Celebrates Repeal Day – Friday, December 5 The Sugar House is a...

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OPINION: You Don’t Know $%^& About Shinola - It’s The Beginning Of Fashion Manufacturing In Detroit

If there is one thing I’ve learned in my lifetime, it’s that you can’t please everyone. And based on the comments generated from online news stories, there are some people who will never be pleased. I like to think that a proper education would help to enlighten some of these commenters, who would come to see the one-sidedness of their pissy remarks, but if you’ve ever read any of those comment threads, you know as well as I do that trying to change someone’s one-sided thinking just leads to...

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Historic Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Gets A Helping Hand From Apprenticeship Program

When you’re 110 years old, you might need some maintenance too. At the historic Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, students from the “Access for All” apprenticeship training program have been building walls, assisting in installing windows, and helping with other aspects of restoration and getting job training at the same time. The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum is the birthplace of the groundbreaking machine known as the Model T and is the first manufacturing facility built by Ford Motor Company....

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10 Unbelievable And Cool Facts About Detroit

Detroit is best known for cars and Motown, but that’s not all the city’s given the world. Detroit’s past is peppered with plenty of firsts and great innovations, proving there is more to the city than meets the eye. Take a look at these Detroit facts, and you’ll see Detroit in an entirely new light. Can I have your number? You can thank Detroit for your private phone number. Though the ability to have a private number existed in the late 1800s, they weren’t as popular as party lines. Det...

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Detroit Startup Weekend Winner MagicBook Makes Augmented Reality Reading A Reality

When Christina York and Marjorie Knepp arrived at Startup Weekend Detroit, they weren’t sure what to expect. The pair ventured to the Grand Circus co-working space that was hosting the event looking to make something happen. At first, they were told their idea, involving augmented reality, was too hard. “We had a lot of iffy moments at the beginning … At the time we were trying to recruit tech people or developers, and they were like, “No. No. Too hard. Too hard,” said York. “Who does that [au...

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WATCH: A "Splice Of Life" Mini-Doc Of An Ex-Pat Street Artist Coming Home To Paint

“What I really like about Detroit is the old architecture, the old buildings. It’s like a whole piece in itself.” – Evan Rossell With more than 90,000 plays, apparently folks thought this one interesting. This mini-documentary called “Nothing Stops Detroit” features Californian Evan Rossell and is by Riley Blakeway. It is shot in Super 8 and 16mm film and has a jazz soundtrack to it that gives it an interesting pace and a feel as if it was shot in another era. Moreover, it shows the intense al...

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Humans of Detroit Tells The Stories Of Our City Through Our People

Humans of New York was a passion project created by Brandon Stanton, with the original goal of trying to take a picture of everybody he could in New York, and create a exhaustive catalogue of photo portraits. What happened was that he began discovering their stories during the process and the portraits, coupled with quotes created the content for what became a wildly popular blog. Inspired by Stanton’s project, a similar project called Humans of Detroit surfaced in 2013. It’s a collective of p...

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Gallery: A Different Look At America's Thanksgiving Parade

Darkness still covered Detroit as the volunteers approached the costuming building for America’s Thanksgiving Parade, which for the other 364 days out of the year serves as the Wayne State University student center. At that moment, my thoughts were far from the fact that 148 television markets would have their eyes on the city, or that 19,000 runners were in the Turkey Trot, or that countless people would be lining the parade route down what seems to be a constantly changing Woodward Avenue … it...

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Manufactured In Detroit: Meet The New Handmade Leather Goods Maker Douglas & Co.

It’s a sense of pride. A feeling of triumph. A shared dream for all to see and to celebrate. There’s something about the stamp of hand-made in Detroit that develops a product into more than just a material good … it’s a craft made to signify a city that’s proudly united. And that’s exactly what Shane and Melissa Douglas wanted to share with the launch of their new handmade leather goods company: Douglas & Co. With the introduction of many local handmade enterprises to the Detroit area, handcra...

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Meet Detroit's Culinary Muscle: Mark Swinton

If you love food, it’s a great time to be in the Metro Detroit area. Over the past few years there has been an explosion of new eateries, from high-end restaurants to food trucks, offering any kind of fare you can imagine. This is fertile ground for the culinary crowd, and many are jumping in to stake their claim in the growing food culture of the area. Over the coming months, Daily Detroit with help from Public Radio’s Quinn Klinefelter, will take a closer look at the talented people behind th...

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11 Awesome Small Business Saturday Shopping Destinations

Holiday shopping is an American tradition. Looking for the best deals, people line up around stores on Black Friday to get at the goods. But what if you want to support local businesses? How about a gift that’s unique where not everyone is going to have it? Something that has a touch of Detroit ingenuity? Well, we have you covered. Small Business Saturday is a fast-rising tradition that shines the spotlight on the local, the quirky, the small. Shopping small is a great way to not only support...

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Construction On Detroit's Streetcar Line Rolls Forward, Completes Section In Time For Parade

Construction on the M1-Rail streetcar has cleared a benchmark. Phase one in the Central Business District between Campus Martius Park and Grand Circus Park is done just in time for America’s Thanksgiving Parade and will open to traffic after the completion of the festivities. “With the exception of some minor tasks, we are done with our work in this area for the year, but will return next year for track work from State St. to Larned. Woodward Avenue within the five-block stretch between Campus...

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What To Do Around Town: Your City 5 For The Week Of Nov. 24

Welcome to the City 5 weekly event round up. This week we’re bringing you a smattering from around the metro area, and we’re delivering it a little bit early because of the short holiday week. For more details on the event such as exact times and locations, click the link to the event page. 1. DIA event – Photographs from the Detroit Walk-In Portrait Studio by Corine Vermeulen Dutch photographer Corine Vermeulen was commissioned by the Detroit Institute of Arts to capture diverse Detroiters...

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Flashpoint Highlights Discussion On The New Detroit

A big discussion online in Detroit right now is highlighted in this segment (we’ve embedded the episode below and you can watch it here) from Flashpoint on WDIV-TV4. They invited two bloggers on the show who have opposing viewpoints on perception Detroit’s recent economic developments. Both guests wrote blog posts which have received a lot of attention on the internet. First up is Kelly Guillory, a local artist. She critiques the New Detroit by calling out its perpetrators as living a “danger...

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Motor City Moment: Salle d'Etroit

Located in Livonia, Salle d’Etroit is a robust fencing club with six electric strips and enough space to hold a tournament. The club is equipped to teach anyone with little to no experience, ages 6 to 60-plus. “You don’t have to be the fastest or the most athletic to do well in fencing,” says Ben Shleis, co-owner and head coach of Salle d’Etroit. “Building your own strategy comes from knowing your own and your opponents limitations.” Because of this, explained Shlies, fencing is a great alt...

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Detroit's New Record Man Andrey Douthard Finds The Groove With Paramita Sound

Andrey Douthard had a vision of starting a record store and label. At 28, he’s another one of the Detroit-epreneurs that is trying to make something go in a city where it’s not always the easiest. We caught up with him at their opening, and this is that interview with minor edits for clarity. Daily Detroit: How long has Paramita sound been in the making? I started the project back in January. I work at the D:Hive; it’s one of my jobs. I went through the D:Hive Build program. This is like pos...

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