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PODCAST: Airbnb And The Sharing Economy Is Having A Growing Impact On Detroit

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Detroit Cultivated Brings Back un.Bride.led For A Second Year On May 18

Planning a wedding can be extremely stressful, especially after the “oh my God I’m getting married” phase wears off. Between trying to find the perfect location, dress, caterer, florist, officiant, and musicians it can get overwhelming. That is where event planner Haley Lertola from Detroit Cultivated comes in. She has organized a wedding reception called un.Bride.led Reverie for engaged couples, families, and friends. They can come experience an evening filled with great food, drinks,...

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New $400,000 Esplanade In Downtown Detroit Opens To The Public Friday

Detroit’s getting a new walkway and green space thanks to a $400,000 investment from Quicken Loans. It’s called an esplanade, defined basically as a walkway that either is in the median of a boulevard or near the seashore. There will be public art installations, pedestrian walkways, food trucks, comfortable seating and furniture, play cubes, plantings, and live entertainment. The meadow-themed walkway design is anchored by a series of 12 foot tall lit archways that lead to the new QLINE stat...

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The First Tenant Inside The New Scott At Brush Park Is Open

The first tenant at The Scott at Brush Park has officially opened their doors for business.   The Carter-Snell Skin Center is located on the ground level of The Scott. The owner and founder of the Carter-Snell Skin Center is Dr. Brittany Carter-Snell. She is a board certified dermatologist who is also trained in internal medicine. Her goal is to help people of all ages achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle by taking care of their skin. Dr. Carter-Snell will be able to perform...

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Six More Tiny Homes Appear In Detroit's Dexter-Linwood Neighborhood

Last year, we told you about the completion of a tiny house built by the nonprofit Cass Community Social Services. They’ve been busy building their next six homes, under construction now and scheduled to be complete in the fall. The homes are located just off of Woodrow Wilson south of Glendale on Monterey, near the Highland Park/Detroit border. As we wrote about last year, they’re designed to serve low income people. Rent for the homes is based off the square footage of each home. If some...

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Detroit's QLINE Streetcar Could Go Much Faster. Here's What Needs To Happen

One of the most anticipated – and debated – additions to Detroit’s streets is that of the QLINE. That’s the 3.3 mile long streetcar that begins service down Woodward Avenue on May 12. One of the early complaints about the QLINE online is the speed of the streetcar. End to end, it takes about 25 minutes (as timed by our riding it today). Here’s the thing. It could go much faster, if there were more governmental cooperation. It turns out the speed of the streetcar isn’t as much limited by mech...

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New Maps Show 20 Years Of Racial Change In Metro Detroit In Sharp Detail

One of the things that the racial makeup of the Detroit region has done consistently over the last couple decades is change. Block by block, Metro Detroit as a whole has seen tremendous change in the time from 1990-2010. But what does that actually look like? Previous maps that relied on census data only let us get down to 3 kilometer chunks, or a little more than a square mile. However, new maps by a University of Cincinnati geography professor are the most detailed map of racial diversity...

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ABC's "Shark Tank" Is Looking For Detroit Entrepreneurs This Friday Morning

For the upcoming ninth season of the ABC show “Shark Tank,” one of the cities that is having a casting call is Detroit. The first 500 entrepreneurs to arrive at each open casting call are guaranteed to be seen and will pitch the “Shark Tank” casting team with their business concepts, products or ideas. It kicks off at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 5 at the Focus:Hope Conference Center at 1400 Oakman in Detroit, but if you’re looking to be one of those first 500, being early is the way to go. Oh, a...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of May 5-7

Welcome to the first weekend of May. Pretty soon our weekends will be filled with graduations and grad parties so let’s take advantage of  this weekend. There are plenty of great events happening this weekend. We have a nice mixture of things to do. Space Dive III – Detroit  Do you love Star Wars? Have you been looking for a way to celebrate the 4th of May with others who also love the World that George Lucas created 40 years ago? If you answered yes to all of those questions then you sho...

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Mark Zuckerberg Visits Southeast Michigan, Tried Working On The Line And Had Some Buddy's Pizza

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of one of the most influential companies today, toured Southeast Michigan hitting a variety of stops, including a Ford Factory, Jolly Pumpkin, and Buddy’s Pizza. It’s part of a travel tour he set as a goal for himself to see all 50 states and connect directly with people around the country. Along the way he tried his hand at working on the line at Ford, which made digital front page news. “Working on the line at an assembly plant is physically hard...

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Who Are We Building Detroit For?

Over the last year or so, there has been a common thread when it comes to comments when we post about Detroit and development. It’s summed up well by this comment on today’s news of the new $77 million development on the site of the former Wigle Recreation Center. This leads to a larger question. What is the Detroit we want to build, and who is it for? Do we want to build a Detroit flush with out-of-town money, but prices out of reach for most people here? Or do we want our efforts to f...

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

Welcome to the final weekend of April. It seems hard to believe that May is next Monday,. There are a lot of fun things to do this weekend, and the weather is warm. Let’s get started. Detroit Gin and Vodka Festival — Detroit  This is the first year for the Detroit Gin and Vodka Festival, but I can bet it will be a good time. If you enjoy your clear liquors this is the festival for you. This is a perfect opportunity to try out some of the local distilleries like Atwater Vodka, Detroit City...

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Three Detroit-Area Charter Schools To Close In June, But Not All Parents Know

At least three Detroit-area charter schools will close in June after years of low test scores, leaving hundreds of families to scramble for new schools — including some who haven’t yet been notified. The schools set to close include Woodward Academy, one of Detroit’s oldest and most established charter schools. It opened near downtown Detroit in 1996. Also closing are the Starr Detroit Academy, which is located just across the city line in Harper Woods but serves primarily Detroit children, an...

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Meet MoGo, Detroit’s Public Bike Share Program That Will Launch In May

Detroit’s much anticipated bike share program now has a name and a target launch time. It’s going to be called MoGo. The name is supposed to evoke the Motown sound, as well as its reputation for being the “Motor City” along with mobility and movement in Detroit through the introduction of a public bike share system. There will be 430 bikes and 43 stations throughout ten neighborhoods when the project launches before the end of May. An exact launch date was not given. “We are thrilled to in...

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Detroit To Host U.S. Cycling Madison National Championships At New Complex At Mack And I-75

The Detroit Fitness Foundation (DFF) has been selected by USA Cycling (USAC) to host the 2017 U.S. Cycling Madison National Championships at its indoor multisports complex, a 64,000 square foot project that is set to open by fall. The women’s and men’s competitions will take place October 19 — 21, 2017. Cyclists will be given warmup and training time before participating in the qualifying rounds for the final competition. Gold, silver and bronze awards will be presented to winners after the fi...

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PODCAST: A Pastor And A Rabbi Are Working To Bring Back A Historic Temple In Detroit

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/dailydetroithappyhour/DD-10-Happy_hour_bethel_mixdown.mp3″ social_gplus=”false” social_linkedin=”true” social_email=”true” ] It seems in America today we’re divided in a million ways. By politics. By religion. By race. But projects like this show there is hope and power in coming together. On this edition of the Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast, we’re inside what was historically known at the Temple Beth El on Woodward Avenue talking to Past...

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27 Photos Of Detroit's March For Science

On Saturday more than a thousand people hit the streets of downtown Detroit in the name of science. The crowd was protesting the de-emphasis of science in American life and in policy making. The purpose of the march, according to organizers, was to give the opportunity and the forum for scientists and science enthusiasts to publicly take a stand and be counted in support of scientific research, scientific education and evidence-based policies. When it comes to government, an examples of this...

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Detroit Named As One Of 6 Cities U.S. To Watch In 2017 By Conde Nast Traveler

The positive attention for Detroit as a destination continues to shine on Detroit. The latest is a mention by Conde Nast Traveler highlighting Detroit as one of “6 U.S. Cities to Watch in 2017.” Conde Nast Traveler describes itself as “the global citizen’s bible and muse, offering both inspiration and vital intel.” The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Jamaican restaurants, and the new Foundation Hotel that is about to open with an in-house restaurant headed by a chef that has two vaunte...