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15 Great places to shop local on Small Business Saturday in Metro Detroit

While most people love finding a great deal first thing on Black Friday, I prefer to shop small. I love getting to know the store owners, and I love that they get to know me. This Saturday is Small Business Saturday. It is a day that is dedicated to shopping at independently owned stores. They can be near or far, but the point is to really invest some time (and money) in small businesses. Some of these small businesses will have special sales on Saturday as an incentive to spend your money i...

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Wayne State University police officer dies in hospital after being shot

A Wayne State University police officer who was shot in the head Tuesday has died. Canine officer Collin Rose died shortly before 6 p.m. at Detroit Receiving Hospital. He was reportedly surrounded by friends, family and more than 100 other police officers. Rose had been on life support following surgery late last night. According to Fox 2 Detroit, Rose had been investigating thefts of navigation systems in the area. He had radioed in to stop to talk to someone on a bicycle at Brainard and Li...

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Pedal Pubs In The City Of Detroit Are Now Able To Serve Alcohol

If you were out and about at all in downtown Detroit this summer, you probably saw (or heard the patrons of) the contraptions called pedal pubs wind their way through the streets of Detroit. However, despite having “pub” in their name, alcohol wasn’t being served on board. The state of Michigan has had a framework in place for a little while to allow the pedal pubs to serve alcohol, but a local city ordinance prohibited it. Today, thanks to Detroit city council, that changed. An ordinance...

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Under Armour To Open Two Story Store Across From Old Hudson's Site In Detroit

In spring of 2017, it looks like the doors will swing open on yet another national retailer in downtown Detroit. Baltimore-based Under Armour is opening a 17,000 square foot store, confirmed by Bedrock officials, on Woodward Avenue. The spot at 1201 Woodward is across the street from the old Hudson’s building and also a soon to be open Avalon Bakery. It’ll be what they characterize as a “Brand House” location. The announcement was made by Kevin Plank, CEO and chairman of Under Armour, at...

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Detroit's One Of America's Best Cities For Food Says Jetsetter, Shouts Out 5 Places

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Detroit’s food scene is more than coneys and pizza (even though we do love them). There’s more and more diversity of tastes by the month in our corner of the world, and it’s a great thing. National writers have been taking note. We recently saw this piece in Jetsetter that was also just carried in Marriott Traveler that highlighted five places that have gotten quite the reputation, and thought we’d share. They highlight Flowers of Vietnam...

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PICS: A First Look At Some Of The Cool Things You Can Find At Holiday House

If you’re looking to shop local this holiday season, here’s the scoop on Holiday House, a pop-up market in downtown Detroit. We were able to check it out before the official opening. Let’s take a look. Holiday House is a collection of 12 small businesses that are located throughout Detroit and the region. Picture something similar to the Rust Belt in Ferndale in that it’s a open market, but on a slightly smaller scale. If you’re looking for something special for someone in your life, I...

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Now You Can Fly A Potato Through Eastern Market From The Comfort Of Your Own Home

Count this as one of the more fun online Detroit-themed surprises this year. While looking up some information for another post, we stumbled upon a 404 page. That basically means a page that wasn’t found from a bad link. But what happened next? It made us lose an hour of the day. Turns out on that 404 page there’s a game where you can fly a potato with wings through Eastern Market, much like the addictive game “Flappy Bird” that was around for awhile. The background is an 8-bit rendering of...

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Architect Plans Custom-Built Homes In Detroit’s North Corktown Neighborhood

Detroit’s North Corktown neighborhood will see its first new homes built in years starting next spring by an architect who says the neighborhood offers the right mix of vacant, land bank-owned lots and solid home appraisals. Grosse Pointe Park-based Christian Hurttienne Architects said Tuesday it plans to construct two custom-designed single-family homes, valued around $200,000 each, using traditional bank financing. The firm, which built several affordable-housing units in the neighborhood...

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Humans Of New York To Focus On Macomb County

Humans of New York, a project by photographer and storyteller Brandon Stanton, has profiled thousands of subjects. Some as big as President Barack Obama, and some as small as young children. Now he’s focusing his lens on Macomb County, a suburban area just north of Detroit that has a variety of incomes, successes and challenges. Here are his words as to why, posted on his Facebook page and Instagram. A photo posted by Humans of New York (@humansofny) on Nov 14, 2016 at 5:17pm PST...

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24 Fun Things To Do Around Detroit That Are Free Or Budget Friendly Before 2016 Is Over

The weather is colder as fall sets into winter, and our focus moves more indoors for the fun. Here are 24 inexpensive or free things to do in and around Detroit to make sure that even though you’re short on money you can still have a good time. Scarf down a Niki Salad The shawarma of Bucharest Grill is quickly joining the Coney and the Better Made Potato Chip in the hearts of minds of many Detroiters as signature food. It’s pretty inexpensive, but here’s another suggestion… A Niki Salad. It...

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Dog Daycare Canine To Five Embarks On $1.6 Million Expansion Plan On Cass

This story is for the the dogs.. literally. And their owners too. Canine To Five, the dog daycare founded in 2005 in Detroit on Cass Avenue just south of Martin Luther King, is expanding their original location by 7,000 feet and approximately 300 paws (assuming each of the dogs has four legs). In spring 2017, there will be ground a new 10,000 square foot building on property purchased in 2011 located directly next door to the current building.will take place in spring 2017. The expansion wil...

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House Of Aperios Seeks To Help Detroit Veterans With Mental Illness

Veterans are a group of heroes that often fall through the cracks in society. They’re overlooked by their communities most of the year. They’re underserved by government agencies, stretched thin by budget concerns. Many of Detroit’s homeless population are veterans struggling to scratch out a life for themselves. Their struggle is only compounded by issues of mental health. Donovan Patton, the founder of House of Aperios, plans to change that. Through clothing sales from the House of Aperios...

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The Message Is Now Clear On Transit. Ann Arbor, Detroit, Washtenaw And Wayne Should Go It Alone.

Sometimes, you have to take the hint. The Regional Transit Authority Millage – losing by a wide margin in Macomb County (60/40) and a small one in Oakland – isn’t necessarily a surprise, but it should be a signal. The Detroit Regional Chamber and many business leaders signed on to support the RTA proposal. “To say we’re disappointed is an understatement. However, we respect the will of the voters and will continue to seek solutions to connect our region and provide mobility to those without...

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Comcast Starts Advanced Trial Program Of Gigabit Service In City Of Detroit

The internet is quickly becoming a utility as essential for modern life as electricity or heat. Speed matters, especially to people who more and more rely on the internet for everyday tasks. In a statement, Comcast announced today that it is launching an advanced consumer trial of a new internet service that will deliver speeds up to 1 Gigabit-per-second (Gbps) to residential customers throughout the entire city of Detroit. According to Comcast, the service is the first citywide 1 Gig servic...

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Difficult Intersection In Downtown Detroit To Become More Walkable, Get 13,000 Foot Plaza

New plans and an animation were released today, focusing on simplifying one of downtown Detroit’s most difficult intersections for pedestrians and confusing for cars. And the time we’re going to have to wait to see the changes is extremely short … as in as early as next week. The intersection is at Gratiot and Randolph, which are state roads, along with city streets Broadway and Macomb. The plan is to not only move northbound Randolph traffic so both direction are in what’s currently the sou...

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Metro Detroit Leads The Nation In Late Night Online Shopping

Who has been there – where it’s midnight, you forgot to grab a gift for the birthday party, and know that if you do it now you’ll get it shipped to you in time? Apparently, a lot of Metro Detroiters. A new ranking by ShopRunner has placed Metro Detroit as the region with the most (by percentage) middle of the night shoppers. The data, based on ShopRunner members, shows that nearly 37 percent people in Detroit have shopped online overnight, besting the national average of 29 percent and makin...

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Jobs: Detroit Animal Care And Control Hiring Up To 13 New Staff

Detroit Animal Care and Control (DACC) is hiring up to 13 new staff to expand its field service operations and shelter support services. According to the city, that’s almost double the current staff and their hope is that it willl improve response times, improve shelter operations, and expand hours at their 7401 Chrysler Drive shelter, where they’ve recently moved. The Animal Care and Control center recently hired a new Animal Care Administrator, Kelly McLaughlin. “The addition of Anim...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit This Weekend, Oct. 28-30

Happy Halloween weekend! I’m sure most of you ghost and goblins have plans for the weekend. We still want to bring you some cool ideas, just in case you haven’t cemented your plans just yet. Are you looking for some ideas for trick or treating? We’ve wrote a list earlier this month with 10 different places to take your kids. Rocky Horror Picture Show – Detroit Fox might have made the remake of Rocky Horror Picture Show, but now is your chance to watch the original on the big screen. Cinem...