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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of April 21-23

The weekend is almost here and luckily for you there are a ton of great options to keep you busy. Buhl Bar Presents: Nicole New- Detroit Heading downtown on Friday night for a cocktail but want a change of pace? I suggest going to the Buhl Bar to listen to songstress Nicole New. She will be performing from 8:00 p.m until 10:30 p.m. The Buhl Bar is usually only open during Happy Hour during the week, so it being open later is a special treat. Not to mention the entertainment is top notch....

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Your City 5: Things To Do This Weekend In Detroit, April 14-16

Good Good Friday and hello all. If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend in Detroit, look no further. Let’s just dive in. Flint Eastwood Record Release Party – The Fisher Building It’s an iconic space that’s going to have one heck of a party thrown in it on Friday night. Local artist gone big Flint Eastwood (we interviewed her here) has a record release party for her new EP, “Broke Royalty” in the lobby of Fisher Building. As of this writing, there’s still a few tickets left h...

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Former Local NAACP Director Heaster Wheeler Announces Candidacy For Detroit City Clerk

Detroit garnered national attention on Election Day of 2016 as the country waited for Michigan’s vote count to roll in. And holding up that vote count, it turned out, were results yet to come in from the City of Detroit. So this year’s City Clerk race has heated up with a field of challengers vying for Janice Winfrey’s job. On Wednesday Heaster Wheeler, a former firefighter, assistant County Executive, lobbyist and Detroit Branch NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo...

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A New Development Called "SOMA" Is Coming To Mack And Woodward

The Detroit development scene isn’t immune from the national trends of renaming areas of cities with abbreviations. Meet the “SOMA District” standing for “South Of Mack Avenue” released in a new video teaser from Friedman Real Estate we’ve embedded above. With a name like “SOMA,” one can’t help but think of this snippet from South Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miXMWJyOdgw Let’s get into the details. * In total, it encompasses more than seven acres. * As part of the project, t...

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VIDEO: Intense Trailer Released For Upcoming Movie Set During The Detroit Riots

Labeling it “Based on the true story of one of the most terrifying moments in American history,” the producers behind the new movie “Detroit” that will focus on the civil unrest in our city in 1967 released a full length trailer today. The film hits screens August 4, just a week after the 50th anniversary of the event that many people believe permanently changed Detroit. Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal collaborated on the film. In the past, they won Oscars for The Hurt Lo...

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Detroit Ministry Announces $10K Gas & Oil Change Good Friday Giveaway

A local ministry is celebrating Good Friday with a fuel & oil change giveaway that organizers expect will serve more than 500 people. Detroit’s New Life Family Church is holding their second annual $10K Gas Giveaway on Friday, April 14, or Good Friday. According to a release, New Life will provide free gas at the BP Gas Station, 4125 8 Mile Road and added new for this year, free oil changes at City Oil Change, 18200 Livernois in Detroit. “Our ministry is postured to celebrate Jesus just as...

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Motown Movement Aims To Build Education Center Focused On Affordable, Sustainable Housing

Do you remember the story of the Dutch boy who stuck his finger in the dike to stop the leak and saved the town? That’s what three Dutch architecture students are doing in Detroit. They hope to put their finger in the dike and help Detroiters cut their energy costs and save more houses that might still have life from demolition. Bob Hendrikx, Dominik Lukkes, and Ronen Dan just launched their nonprofit Motown Movement project, which aims to make blighted homes livable again by reducing energy...

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The Spirit of Detroit HydroFest Is Thrown A Life Preserver Thanks To New Title Sponsor

Hydroplane racing boats are going to grace the waters of the Detroit River for a 101st time. The Spirit of Detroit HydroFest announced today that the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers (MDCD) the new presenting title sponsor for this year. The event will be held August 25-27 on the Detroit River and has been restructured this year to include a new two races in two days format instead of one race over two days. This new race format has not been seen in the modern era of the sport, bringing a new lev...

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The 17 Epic Bakeries Of Detroit

Detroit has a ton of great bakeries, many with their own unique spin on the sugary treats. For me, there is just something special about going into a bakery. Maybe it’s the smell of sugar, butter and baking bread. Or maybe it is knowing that I’m about to get some sort of delicious cookie or cake or loaf of bread. Frankly, if I could live on bread alone I would. We wanted to compile a list of bakeries that are located in the city of Detroit, and be sure to highlight the places most people kno...

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5 Things To Know About The Fitz Forward Project In Detroit (And Why You Should Pay Attention)

A two year project was announced by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Wednesday to help revitalize the Fitzgerald neighborhood in the city of Detroit. We talked about it before when foundations set up a $4 million matching grant. Now, the project is in motion. It’s the latest in a series of developments in Detroit’s neighborhoods that are worth paying attention to. This is also interesting because this project is about rehabilitation instead of new construction. Many revitalization projects lea...

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Your 2017 Field Guide To Detroit Tigers Home Opening Day Fun

One of Detroit’s unofficial holidays is the home opener for the Detroit Tigers. Tiger fans near and far gather in downtown Detroit for the kickoff of baseball season and unofficially, spring. There’s a lot more to the home opener April 7 than just the game against the Boston Red Sox at 1:10 p.m. There are tailgates, bar parties, food specials and more around the ballpark. Let’s get started. 1. The Detroit Home Opener Festival If you’re looking for a turnkey party experience, the Detr...

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A Detroit House Is Haunted In The New Gorillaz "Saturnz Barz" Music Video

When it comes to haunted houses, the virtual music group Gorillaz chose a Midtown Detroit house as the basis for a haunted house for their new animated music video, Saturnz Barz. Gorillaz is known for their impactful visual style that blends reality and animation. The “band” itself is the creation of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett from the United Kingdom and started in 1998. The track Saturnz Barz features another artist, Popcaan. It’s a crazy animated tale of a haunted house. We’ve embedded...

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Big Boy At Jefferson And Grand Boulevard To Be Demolished, 1898 Building Renovated As Part Of Islandview Project

The investment and activity on the east side of the city of Detroit along Jefferson continues to heat up. The latest is that the Big Boy at the corner of East Jefferson and East Grand Boulevard at the foot of the bridge to Belle Isle has been purchased by The Platform, an investment group that includes Peter Cummings. If you remember, Cummings was behind the Whole Foods in Midtown and also is part of the team that recently purchased the iconic Fisher Building. The Platform is also doing proj...

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The New Under Armour Store In Downtown Detroit Has An Opening Date

It looks like we officially have an opening date for the new Under Armour Detroit Brand House located downtown. We reported about the new location back in November of 2016: Under Armour often sells at other retailers, but this Brand House concept is region-specific (expect a lot of local sports team gear) and has a lot more than the training apparel they’re known for. Brand Houses in other cities also include fishing and hunting gear, running and basketball sneakers, and, according to the Ba...

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Downtown Detroit Is Getting A New Bar & Arcade Thanks To Two High School Friends

It’s the kind of thing that one might dream of doing. Opening up an arcade with food and drinks, and being surrounded by your favorite video games in the heart of a major downtown. Well, Wael Gharbie and Mohamed Badaoui are doing just that with “Ready Player One,” opening in a former tobacco factory in downtown Detroit (if you didn’t know, it used to be a big industry here). We talked to Gharbie about their venture that mixes video games, booze and fun that is aiming to open in late May or e...

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So Goat Yoga Is A Thing In Detroit Now

Every week I scroll through the internet and my email looking for interesting things that are going on for the weekend. Today is no exception, and I found Goat Yoga. Yes, Goat Yoga. It is exactly like it sounds, you are doing yoga with kid goats (a.k.a. baby goats) hanging out around you. Naaaaaaa-maste? via GIPHY The yoga sessions will be lead by certified yoga instructors Lindsay and Barb from Mueva Fitness. The session will blend movements and gentle stretches that mimic the kid go...

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East Jefferson Avenue To Go From 9 Down To 5 Car Lanes, Get New Bike Lanes

As part of a sweeping plan that reimagines Detroit’s riverfront community from Rivard to Grand Boulevard, Jefferson Avenue is going on a “road diet” and getting bike lanes, parking and the actionable traffic lanes are going down from nine to five. The announcement was made at an event revealing the East Riverfront master plan that was created in concert between the city of Detroit, the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, and through a series of public meetings with public feedback. According to...

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Tens Of Millions Of Dollars Spent On Improvements By Taxpayers And Nonprofits On Detroit Schools Are At Stake With Possible Closures

Parents, students and staff at the Fisher Upper Academy on Detroit’s east side gathered at the school last fall for an exciting announcement. The Ford Fund, the carmaker’s philanthropic arm, planned to spend $5 million on a new “resource and engagement center” inside the school. Parents were thrilled to learn that they and their neighbors would soon have access to services like job training and a food bank in the same building where their children go to school, said parent Kenya Tubbs, whose...