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What To Do In Detroit This Weekend: Your City 5 For Sept. 11-13, 2015

What’s up Detroit! As we begin our plummet into the Fall season, it’s getting hard to ignore that the jackets are coming out of storage, and that pumpkin spiced everything will soon take over our social media feeds yet again. But, don’t start snapping pictures of changing leaves just yet, because we’ve got a weekend of great outdoor events that will help you enjoy the last sips of summery goodness while you still can. Dally in the Alley — Saturday 11 a.m.-11p — Detroit On Saturday, he...

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Road Work On Michigan Avenue Exposes Part Of Detroit's History

On Woodward Avenue, millions are being spent installing a state of the art streetcar system. Over on Michigan less than a mile away, they’re about to re-bury streetcar tracks that have sat under the streets for decades since the trolleys left Detroit in 1956. Every once in awhile in the city you’ll see a road repair project that, for a few days or a week, reveals part of Detroit’s history. One of these times is right now in Detroit’s historic Corktown district. The road even has sections of...

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Soccer Team Detroit City FC Proposes Move To Hamtramck's Keyworth Stadium

Detroit City FC made a big move on Wednesday, submitting a proposal to the Hamtramck School Board to fund renovation work on the 79-year-old Keyworth Stadium. The goal of the project is to turn the statdium into the new home field for the football club. Detroit City FC started four years ago and have enjoyed a steady climb in popularity since its launch, consistently drawing sellout crowds at the current field at Cass Tech High School. However, the success has led them to outgrow their current...

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WATCH: The Best Local Band You May Never Get To Hear

Every so often, a truly remarkable band wanders onto the Detroit scene and captures the attention of the city for a moment, however fleeting that moment it may be. Once such band is Phantom Cats, though sadly for music fans far and wide, they are no longer a band … well, almost. Formed in 2010 as a collaboration between singer Liz Shar and guitarist Nick Landstrom, the band spent the next four years playing just about everywhere there is to play in Detroit, and in 2013 released a six song EP...

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FIRST LOOK: Detroit Clothing Circle Offers Unique And Affordable Threads

Midtown Detroit received a fresh dose of high quality shopping Tuesday, as The Detroit Clothing Circle has finally opened its doors. Located at 3980 Second Avenue, the chic boutique features a myriad of hand picked wares that are both style savvy and surprisingly affordable. Owner and curator Michael Dedenbach sources the gear from about 20-30 resale shops in the region, and also works with a number of local designers, allowing him to offer a dynamic and unique selection of clothing fo...

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Detroit’s Startup Scene Just Got Bigger With 2015 Demo Week

Detroit’s startup culture is growing, helping to strengthen the city and bring new talent in. Startup incubators and accelerators abound, and some of the region’s best organizations will collaborate to host Demo Week this Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 9-11. 2015 Demo Week is the result of Detroit Venture Partners, Bizdom, Techstars Mobility, Coolhouse Labs, and Desai Accelerator coming together to help match businesses with investors. Each organization has attracted companies from around t...

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Weekend Minute Of Zen: The Scott Fountain At Night

The Scott Fountain has a long history. Recently, the lights came back on for the stately fountain on Belle Isle State Park. We stopped by yesterday and enjoyed the skyline and the peacefulness with quite a few fellow Detroiters who were out for the evening and figured we’d share a minute and a half of it with you. If you want to see it for yourself, you’re in luck. This season, the state DNR has decided to keep it open and running past Labor Day, until September 20, 2015. The team at Daily D...

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WATCH: Manufacturing Is A Pocket Of Hope In Detroit 2.0

Many people have written Detroit off, but CNN Money’s Poppy Harlow took a look at manufacturing in the city. But automotive isn’t the focus. The focus of the piece is Shinola, a company that has hired more than 300 people in the city. Although there have been a lot of pieces about the company, this one has some interesting new information. The watches have quickly become one of the iconic brands of Detroit, but the piece looks more at the fact that manufacturing could still be a big part o...

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A Look Inside The New Carhartt Store In Detroit

The company was created here so it only makes sense that Carhartt, a fifth generation family company that at one time had a factory basically across the street from the old Tiger Stadium, has a retail store in the Motor City. Their corporate headquarters is now in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn. The location, at 5800 Cass Avenue (Cass and I-94) is in the Wayne State area. It’s in a cool 1928 Art Deco building that was once a car dealership for Marmon Motors. According to their website, ther...

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New Sexual Wellness Boutique Offers Unique Story-Telling Event

Let’s face it – it’s not always easy having an honest, mature conversation about sex with your family, friends, or even your significant – or not so significant – other. Moreover, the media is littered with tales of unrealistic beauty, unwanted pregnancies, rampant sexually transmitted disease, sexual exploration gone wrong, and countless other horror stories, all stemming from one of the few things that we actually all have in common. A new sexual wellness boutique, Spark Plug Detroit, seek...

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How Just $49 Can Help Ease Your Winter Blues This Year

This may seem preemptive, but if you’re a well-weather Michigander then you’re aware that September is the month of reckoning. Though we typically enjoy lots of sunshine and mild temperatures during this month, we all know soon enough we’re in for the harsh reality of ice, snow, and bitter cold temperatures. We all have different approaches to dealing with SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) but Denver-based Frontier Airlines is doing their part to help the cause, announcing the addition of a...

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A Ghost Story From Detroit's Past You've Probably Never Heard

Detroit’s history is full of bizarre stories and fascinating characters, yet many of the strangest still lurk in the faded clippings of old newspapers, lost amid the forgotten of pile media rubble. One such story is that of Thomas Lynn Bradford. A Detroit resident in the early 1900s, Bradford was an interesting character. Professionally, he was something of a job hopper, spending time as an electrical engineer, professional athlete, and even as an actor. Toward the end of his life, though, B...

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Pathways Academy Graduates First Class, Offers a Bright Future for Teen Mothers

Behind the sheen of all of its recent development, Detroit is still facing a wide range of problems. Unfortunately, many of the issues directly affect the city’s youth, who suffer from the repercussions of poorly managed schools, high crime rates, gang violence, and a host of other issues. However, one of the most significant challenges facing city youth is teen pregnancy. In fact, according to state statistics, in 2013 nearly 1 in 10 Detroit girls between the ages of 15 and 19 became pregna...

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WATCH: Red Wings Arena Construction Goes LIVE

If you enjoy watching grass grow or paint dry, then you’re in luck, because you can now enjoy a 24/7 live stream of the construction of the Red Wings’ new home in the soon-to-be District Detroit area near Cass Park. The webcam was announced today by Olympia Development of Michigan, the company responsible for building the arena and much of the surrounding area which will be known as District Detroit. According to Olympia, the construction is on schedule and set to be complete in September 20...

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Your Weekend In Detroit: Your City 5 For September 4-6

Hello Detroit! We’ve officially crossed the September threshold, which means the dog days of summer are off the leash and running away from us at a blistering pace. Fortunately, Labor Day weekend in Detroit is chocked full of festivals and other entertainment to ease us into the beginning of the end of what was another stellar Michigan summer. So strap on your party hats, Detroit. Here is your City 5. Scroll on for the text. Arts, Beats & Eats – Friday-Sunday – Royal Oak The annua...

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The Grass Station To Give Back With Party And School Supply Drive This Weekend

When medical marijuana became legal in the state of Michigan in 2008, it was received with mixed reviews. One point of contention that remains is the question of what impact dispensaries – the distributors of medical marijuana – might have on the communities in which they exist. The Grass Station opened its doors in June and will host a Labor Day block party at their location at 2930 East Grand Boulevard to show that dispensaries can be a positive asset to a community. With the help of Pla...

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The Alger Theater Launches Crowdfunding Campaign To Build Community Space

Detroiters are no strangers to seeing former jewels of the city come crashing to the ground, or simply fade into obscurity and fall apart. One of the shining examples of this narrative is the Alger Theater, located at 16451 East Warren Avenue in the MorningSide neighborhood of Detroit. We reported several months ago that the theater was hosting a brew and view to help raise funds to renovate the space. Well, while that event was a success, the Friends of The Alger are ramping up for another...

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Holy Suds! HopCat Secures Expansion Funds

The owners of the HopCat chain of breweries, Barfly Ventures LLC, have secured $25 million in new financing from two undisclosed Texas investors through the Birmingham based investment banking firm, Cascade Partners LLC. The newly acquired funds afford the Grand Rapids-based company enough cash to double their current expansion plan, allowing for 6 new HopCat openings per year for the next 5 years, including 6 new brew pubs coming in the next year alone. HopCat, which recently opened its now...