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Neighborhoods Rising Summit To Offers Ideas, Tools, Actions To Transform Detroit

Every Detroit neighborhood must be livable, lovable and vibrant for our city to truly transform. Its future depends on it. Our neighborhoods are looking for ways to: Fight blight and crime. Set up strong block clubs. Find volunteers. Help youth find the right path. Find funding. Groom future leaders. Train for jobs. The 7th annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Rising Summit addresses these issues and more. It will be held Saturday, Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the downtown ca...

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Nonprofit Awards 10 Cars To Detroiters In Need Of Transportation

Despite much talk about the future of regional transit, the reality is for the foreseeable future, having a car is almost a necessity in this region if you want to be able to get to work on time, visit the doctor, go shopping – do all the things needed for a modern life. However, many Metro Detroiters don’t have a car, and that due to lack of transportation options, locks them into poverty. To help deal with that, the group Vehicles for Change recently awarded 10 vehicles to people in need....

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Inside A Detroit Charter School On The Chopping Block That Says It's Worth A Second Look

On paper, the Michigan Technical Academy looks exactly like the kind of school state officials are planning to shut down. The charter school in northwest Detroit has posted test scores in the bottom 1 percent in the state in recent years, and fewer than 5 percent of fourth-graders passed last year’s state math exam. The scores mean the school could be shuttered under a new law designed to rescue students in long-struggling schools from a culture of failure. The school will find out its fate...

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Study Says Metro Detroit Young Adults Save More But Don't Feel Life Ready

Young Adults in Metro Detroit have a different notion of adulthood and finances than previous generations, and they’re also worried about the economy. In a report released by Bank of America and USA Today Better Money Habits, 18- to 26-year-olds in Metro Detroit as part of a national study had a lot to share. Although three-quarters (73 percent) of young adults in metro Detroit feel somewhat or very optimistic about their financial prospects, they perceive the economy here (60 percent) and j...

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Miss The Tour Of The USS Detroit? Hop Aboard With These 39 Photos

There has been a ton of buzz about the USS Detroit currently sitting at a dock in the Detroit River. Public tours on Wednesday were so popular that many weren’t able to get on board. Today, I got a chance to take a look around the USS Detroit and share some photos with you. Having taken a few military ship tours in my life, including the USS Midway, one of the things that stands out is this ship is full of technology. Almost every crew member is trained to do every job on the ship. It only h...

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Coworking Space Bamboo Detroit To Double In Size, Move To Washington Boulevard

Detroit’s entrepreneurial community is getting another boost. The coworking space Bamboo Detroit announced Tuesday that they’re expanding to 6,000 feet on Washington Boulevard in downtown Detroit. They’ll moving into the Julian C. Madison Building at 1420 Washington Boulevard, steps from Grand Circus Park. This is double the size of their current space on Brush Street by Ford Field. Bamboo is not only the city’s largest coworking space by membership, it’s also very diverse, with 40% of membe...

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A Cigar Factory From 1887 Becomes An Automotive Incubator: Lear Innovation Center Opens In Detroit

It is always exciting to see new developments up close and personal. Today was no exception because the Lear Innovation Center officially opened in Capital Park. The goal of the innovation center is to bring new innovation and design to not only the auto industry, but the non-automotive industries as well. Lear will be collaborating with Wayne State University and the College of Creative Studies to bring new technology and design to the real world. Lear will be bringing ten students from...

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Palmer Park Harvest Festival Will Bring Tons Of Autumn Fun This Saturday

Are you looking for a free family friendly event for the weekend? The People of Palmer Park will be hosting their annual Harvest Festival this Saturday, October 22 from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM. This Saturday afternoon will be filled with a ton of great activities for all ages. There will be a petting zoo and a Barnyard Express show courtesy of Farmer John. There will also be an arts and craft tent where you can make nature crowns and decorate mini-pumpkins. There will be contests and games...

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QLINE Streetcar Now Scheduled To Run Past 10 p.m. On Weekends, Because Of Course It Should

As we get nearer to actual service beginning on one of Detroit’s most anticipated projects in a long time, the QLINE streetcar, word is coming through the Freep that the hours are going to run longer than the originally planned 10 p.m. * 6 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday through Thursday * 6 a.m.-midnight Friday * 8 a.m.-midnight Saturday * 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday * Holiday hours are expected to vary, but a schedule has not been released. Spokespeople in the past have said that the line will be open l...

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10 Delightful Family-Friendly Halloween Events In Metro Detroit

Break out the costumes and the glow-in-the-dark candy buckets. It’s time to help your kids score big this Halloween. Metro Detroit has a lot of Halloween events going on, and we’ve picked some of the best family-friendly ones out there. From trick-or-treating to movies to crafts, these events offer something different for everyone, so mark your calendars for Halloween fun. 1. Halloween Trick or Treat, Grosse Pointe If you’re close to Grosse Pointe, head over to the Village on October 3...

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

We’re already halfway through the month of October, which is really hard to believe. It feels like the year just began, but here we are picking out pumpkins and stocking up on Halloween candy. Take the time to get outdoors this weekend. The forecast for Friday and Saturday looks beautiful. Faygo Family Fun Day – Rochester Hills Do you love Faygo? Head over to The Metro D Store in Rochester Hills on Friday, October 14 for the Faygo Family Fun Day. It really is all things Faygo. Motor Cit...

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QUICK TIP: Check Out The Gary Simmons Art Installation In The Cary Building

At the corner of Gratiot and Broadway is the very cool Cary Building that has a bunch of history to it. Not to mention, lots of memories for this blog writer with multiple friends who had lofts in there at one point or another back in the day when elevators were considered a luxury in downtown living and “code enforcement” was more accurately described as “code suggestions.” Now, Bedrock owns it and it’s not a continual graffiti scrawl from the double deadbolted door on the ground floor to the...

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A Video Peek In On The Construction Of The New Home Of The Detroit Red Wings

Take a look inside the under construction home of the Detroit Red Wings, Little Caesars Arena....

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Creepy Clown Grabs A Ride Hanging Off The Back Of A Detroit Bus

Creepy clowns somehow are a thing lately, and this daredevil takes it to another level – a very dangerous one. Video shot over the weekend that’s gone viral shows a man dressed up in a clown outfit hanging off the back of a Detroit Department of Transportation bus going down a street near some railroad tracks. The audio of the video above has some NSFW (Not Safe For Work) language in it. Although the identity of the masked person wearing a hospital gown currently isn’t known, DDOT buses now...

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Scarab Club Selects Ashley Hennen As New Executive Director

There have been a lot of exciting things happening at the Scarab Club this year. In June they unveiled a brand new campaign “We Know Detroit By Art.” They have kept the momentum going, focusing on bringing the historic club forward into the new with the announcement of a new executive director, Ashley Hennen. The 28 year old Hennen has previous experience working for nonprofits. She was responsible for communications and sponsorship development for two Detroit area non profits, Hatch Detroit...

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New Detroit Flower Week Blooms Out Of The Success Of Flower House Experiment

Ideas, like people, evolve and change. What you’ve done in the past should be remembered. But it is what you do today that truly matters. So Lisa Waud and her friends could have sat back, popped open an adult beverage and talked endlessly about an October 2015 event they created called Flower House. It was an amazing experiment, creating a short-term art installation made completely of flowers, plants and imagination within a Hamtramck home. Instead, Waud’s crew are back with their floral in...

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Capitol Park To Get A New Pet Boutique, City Bark

Thai food. Coffee shop. A second coffee shop. Nail boutique. Bike store. Italian Restaurant. Now, Capitol Park is getting a pet boutique. At 1214 Griswold in a recently renovated building, The Albert, the pet supplies store City Bark is opening a second location. City Bark sells American-made pet products with their first store being in Grosse Pointe. The 1,250-square-foot Detroit location will be larger than their place in the suburbs, and they aim to keep their boutique feel while expandin...

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New Market In Detroit Focused On Local Food, Michigan Products And Living Wages (With Video)

In this fast paced world it is easy to forget where our food comes from. However, two women are trying to change that in Detroit. The Farmer’s Hand is a new artisan market and café at the corner of Trumbull and Bagley in Corktown. Kiki Louya and Rohani Foulkes are co-owners of the Farmer’s Hand. Louya and Foulkes goal is to bring local products to to the surrounding community. The Farmer’s Hand features products that have been grown or produced within 100 miles of Detroit. What makes the...