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The Detroit Fall Beer Festival Return To Eastern Market October 23 & 24

The Detroit Fall Beer Festival makes its triumphant return to Eastern Market on October 23 and 24, and with more than 600 craft beers available from over 75 Michigan breweries, it’s shaping up to be one of the best events of the fall season. In addition to hundreds of great beers, you’ll enjoy live music from top local bands and food from some of the best restaurants in town. Tickets for the event are currently available online, and any remaining tickets will be sold at the door. However, fe...

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Indianapolis Realtor Decides To Tear Down Detroit To Boost Himself Up

You know when mom said if you didn’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all? Well, it looks like Century 21 Indianapolis realtor Drew Doran hasn’t learned that lesson. Not only has he posted this image on a Facebook page he apparently controls – a Facebook page called innocuously “Move To Indy” (we’re sure their visitors bureau will love this) – encouraging people to leave “Dirty Detroit” and move to Indianapolis – he went ahead and sponsored the post on Facebook to make sure Detroiter...

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WATCH: Detroit Company Original Stix Featured on 'Pitch to Rich'

One of the most interesting changes in the Metro Detroit business landscape over the last few years has been the increase of entrepreneurial small businesses being launched in the area. Whether it’s clothing brands like Detroit Hustles Harder or Detroit vs. Everybody, or drinking vinegars from McClary Bros., Metro Detroit is  booming with creative minds looking to make a buck by putting their entrepreneurial skills to work in a area that’s ripe with opportunity. One such story is that of the...

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Amazon To Open Tech Hub In Detroit, Giving Detroit's Tech Sector Another Boost

Detroit’s budding technology sector is set to receive another boost, helping to grow the city’s presence as a tech savvy market worthy of national attention. On Monday morning online retail juggernaut Amazon.com announced that it will build a technology hub in downtown Detroit, bringing more full-time tech jobs to the city’s growing downtown business district. Currently, Amazon has offices in the 150 W. Jefferson office tower located downtown, which is home to roughy 100 employees focusing o...

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These 18 Amazing Street Murals In Detroit Rival Anything In The World

The creative spirit is alive and well in the Motor City. Detroit is an appealing place for many street artists and a place to go if you want to make something amazing. Murals In The Market happened happened last fall and the results are breathtaking. 45 artists applied their skills to the walls of Detroit’s historic Eastern Market area, and you could feel the good energy when we spent the afternoon photographing them and talking to various artists. Detroiters of all kinds could be see taking...

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United Way for Southeastern Michigan Gets New President and CEO

United Way, one of the leading nonprofits in Metro Detroit, works to improve the lives of residents in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. The organization aims to increase people’s economic self-reliance, strengthen families, and promote health and wellness. At the end of September, United Way will continue its mission under new leadership. Dr. Herman B. Gray has been named President and CEO of United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSEM). Dr. Gray will replace Michael J. Brennan, who is ste...

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Detroit City FC Plans Approved, Will Begin Renovation Of New Stadium

Several weeks ago, the Detroit City FC announced plans for a new stadium. Well, there’s good news for team supporters, the City of Hamtramck, and old Keyworth stadium, because the plans were approved on Wednesday. In a statement, DCFC co-owner Sean Mann said “We greatly appreciate Hamtramck Public Schools seeing the potential of this public private partnership and working with us to bring the rehabilitation of Keyworth Stadium one step closer. It is exciting for us as an organization to not...

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Tofu The Red Panda Makes Debut As The Newest And Cutest Thing At The Detroit Zoo

We understand that this might be panda-ring to the crowd (sorry about the pun there), but we can’t help ourselves. Tofu is just too cute. Tofu is red panda cub that was born June 22 to parents Ta-Shi and Shifu, and she made her big debut this weekend at the Detroit Zoo. Finally we’re glad to report she made her fluffy debut and we just can’t stop looking at these adorable pics. These photos from the Detroit Zoo Facebook page show that Detroit’s newest exotic addition brings the cute....

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WATCH: 23,000 Backpacks Donated to DPS Students

For many kids, the first day of school is an exciting time. They get to start a new grade, make new friends, and learn new subjects. However, for kids who lack proper school supplies, the first day of school can be painful. Arriving to school without supplies affects children’s self-worth and self-image. It also makes it difficult for the children to learn and participate in class, lessening their chance of success. However, this school year, the Mike Morse Law Firm, Michigan’s largest perso...

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Could There Be A Private Solution To Detroit's Transportation Problem?

Tired of the long, complicated commutes that many Detroiters face on a daily basis? Here’s your chance to do something about it. IdeaMarket, a San Fransisco based marketplace that connects entrepreneurs with pre-funded ideas, is now accepting applications for the Detroit Transportation Challenge. Solid public transportation is a necessity when it comes to continuing Detroit’s revitalization. People need to get to and from work efficiently, and right now, that’s not happening across Detroit....

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LOOK: Astronaut Tweets Picture Of Detroit From Space

Space. The final frontier – and apparently home to a serious fan of the NFL. Scott Kelly, who is currently spending a year aboard the International Space Station, spent last Sunday tweeting pictures of various NFL stadiums and cities from high above our lovely planet. Our own Detroit Lions even got a little love as the space station sailed over our neck of the woods. Check out the pic below, and follow Scott Kelly on Twitter to see more of his stellar photos. #SundayNFLStadiumPicFromSpa...

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A Look Inside The Newest, Coolest Hub Of Craft Beer In Detroit

Despite the escalating success of the craft brewing industry in Michigan, it’s still a challenge to find a high quality beer shop within Detroit’s city limits. Beyond a meager selection, you’ll be hard pressed to find a clerk with superior beer knowledge, and a passion for the now well established craft beer culture. Those days are finally done, though. Craft beer nerds rejoice, because 8 Degrees Plato is finally open in the Cass Corridor section of Midtown, and it’s packed with the finest b...

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Murals In The Market Kicks Off This Weekend

Beginning this Thursday night, Eastern Market will be transformed by the talented hands of a slew of local and national artists. The first ever Murals in the Market festival is a nine-day event that invites 45 local and national artists to create large-scale street art in Eastern Market. The first edition of the highly anticipated festival aims to highlight the role that murals play in revitalizing Detroit, and will help make Eastern Market a must-see destination for both Detroit residents a...

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Compared To Other Cities, Is Detroit's Land Area Really As Massive As People Think It Is?

A reader forwarded us an interesting post from UrbanLand about Detroit’s revitalization, and the importance of adaptive reuse. Although it focuses a lot on Corktown, it’s also one of the areas that their premise concept – adaptive reuse – has been very evident. It’s a long piece, but a factoid stood out: “In terms of land mass, Detroit is a small city; of the 24 U.S. municipalities with at least 600,000 residents, Detroit is the fourth smallest, at 139 square miles (360 sq km).” There has...

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The Surprising Link Between Detroit's One Woodward Avenue and the Original World Trade Center

So we know that Detroit’s One Woodward is the big, white, boxy looking skyscraper everybody passes on their way to Hart Plaza to enjoy Detroit’s riverfront. It’s really obvious, as it is opposite The Spirit Of Detroit sculpture. And our children, and our children’s children will have it seared into their memory what happened on 9/11 when the original World Trade Center was destroyed in Osama Bin Laden’s terrorist attack. So what does one have to do with the other? Two words. Minoru Yamasaki. T...

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A Coney Opens In Brooklyn

The Sussman Brothers, Eli and Max, have opened a coney in Brooklyn called Ed & Bev’s Detroit Style Coney Island. Couple thoughts hit me right away. Detroit is so dang hip, restaurants with Detroit style food are now seeding around the country.  I got wind of a place last week called Via 313, a joint in Austin serving up Detroit style pizza. And no doubt there are others. Perhaps its not that Detroit will be the city that people from other cities flock to, but rather the city that people from h...

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LOOK: Local Photographer Reveals Michigan's Miniature Secret World

By now, you’ve probably noticed the billboards around town flaunting beautiful pictures of distant landscapes with the caption, “Shot on iPhone.” Well, one of Metro Detroit’s own is taking pictures so stunning that she may land herself a billboard deal in the not too distant future. Molly Tamulevich, a big hearted and unapologetic nerd for anthropoids (or bugs for us laymen), has combined her love of photography with these oft neglected miniature creatures of the world, and turned it into an...

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Clear Your Calendars: Detroit’s Can’t Miss Event for IT Professionals

Finding a job can be a lengthy, daunting task. It often seems like you don’t know the right people, or you can’t find the right company. Finding the right employees can be just as frustrating. If you’re an IT professional – be it job seeker or recruiter – kiss your frustration goodbye and plan to attend IT in the D’s Pink Slip Party. The Pink Slip Party (PSP) is a great chance for both recruiters and job seekers to meet and network. The events often boast over 150 recruiters and 1,000 attendee...