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It’s American-Made Streetcars For Detroit's New Mass Transit Project

M-1 RAIL announced that it has found a company to design, build, test, and certify six individual streetcars that will run along Woodward Avenue. The company, Brookville Equipment Corporation, has displayed a strong performance in providing streetcars for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). “Selection of Brookville provides M-1 RAIL with a company that has experience constructing streetcars that best meet this project’s technological requirements and timeline, ” said Paul Childs, chief operating...

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City Of Detroit Employees Get Unique Mortgage Opportunity

Mayor Mike Duggan has announced a new mortgage program that will make loans, including renovation funds, available to City of Detroit employees. The program will be through Flagstar Bank, and city employees must purchase a home in Detroit through the Detroit Land Bank auction. The good news is that homes should be more affordable than ever. In March, Duggan announced a 50 percent discount on Land Bank homes for city workers, retirees, and their immediate family members. The incentive seems t...

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More Racing Coming To Belle Isle: Red Bull Global Rallycross Hits Detroit This July

There’s going to be even more racing at Belle Isle State Park, this time with a partially dirt track and a heart-stopping 70 foot jump. We’re getting word that the Red Bull Global Rallycross series will race July 25 and 26 on Belle Isle in Detroit. There’s drifting, high contact between cars, and much more. Check out the GoPro reel from last year – this isn’t a place where if there’s a tap of the fender the car is out of the race. They just keep going. This is the same site as the Indycar...

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Here Are 9 Ways To Get Your Detroit Area National Donut Day Fix

Nothing says “Happy Friday” like a deep-fried, ring-shaped, glazed delicacy on National Donut Day. The whole nation is celebrating, and Detroit is no different. That’s right, there’s a national day for everything, and National Donut Day may be the best one yet, especially in Detroit. Obviously, the big chain players are getting their free donuts out, but also be sure to check the local alternatives. Dunkin Donuts The big boy of the donut game, Dunkin will be giving away free donuts with...

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Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For The Weekend Of June 5-7

The weekend is closing in, and we are at your service when it comes to providing the best, most commonly overlooked series of events happening right in your backyard. This weekend has plenty of interesting events engaging different corners of the community. We hope to catch you folks out at some of these events! Friday & Saturday: Metro Detroit Etsy Craft Party and Pop-Up Shop – June 5 and 6, the Rust Belt Market will be hosting a pop-up shop for local Etsy artists to showcase all of their app...

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The One Show You Can't Miss This Weekend

Hello and happy June! We hope you’ve achieved a full recovery from any mental/physical damage done at Movement this year, but if not, we’ve got just the thing to nurse you back to health. Experimental indie-pop duo, Valley Hush, are set to release their sophomore album, Don’t Wait, this Saturday at the Majestic Cafe. If you’ve not yet heard this enchanting pair, you’re in for a treat. Together, band members Alex Kaye and Lianna Vaniceli have crafted a sound that is entirely groovy and utte...

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City Year Detroit Aims To Help Increase Graduation Rate of Detroit Public School Students

Education is crucial to the future of the city of Detroit. With that in mind, City Year Detroit is an organization primarily focused on bridging the gap between students of Detroit Public Schools and their staff members. Understanding what students really need and want to get out of their school will help the students’ ability to continue to higher education after high school. Although Detroit has improved their graduation rate from 64% to 71% in the last year, according to the CEPI reports...

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Detroit Co-working Space Makes List Of Top Spaces In America

Co-working is a relatively new phenomenon, but it’s been integral to many businesses getting off the ground, or being a place where solopreneurs (people who work for themselves) can get some work done without the distractions of home. It’s also, importantly, a place for connections and collaboration to help launch nascent businesses and take them to the next level. Detroit’s own Bamboo Detroit (which, disclosure, we’re a member of) was ranked as one of the top 100 co-working spaces in America...

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There Are Just A Few Days Left To Apply For $10k For Your Detroit Based Business

If you’re looking to get a big boost for your Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park based business, the window on getting your ticket to $10,000 is closing. NEIdeas, a program of the New Economy Initiative, is accepting applications for its $10k Challenge for businesses that gross under $750,000 as well as a $100k Challenge for business that gross between $750,000 and $5 million now. But we’re going to focus on what’s due Thursday (the $100k challenge isn’t due until the 25th of this month). N...

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Opening Detroit's Formerly Closed Doors Using The Power Of Open Data

Detroit has been legendary in the past, in some respects, for all the wrong reasons. One of those reasons has been it’s historically been difficult to deal with city hall. One way to change that is to make data available to all, or what’s called in tech parlance “open data.” After all, data is knowledge, and knowledge is power. Initiatives like Loveland have given Detroiters a little taste of what’s possible with open data, but recently, the doors have flung open when it comes to getting infor...

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Jack White Buys Building In Detroit, Will Open Branch Of Third Man Records

More big moves related to music and development in Motown. Jack White’s Third Man Records is now going to neighbor to the Shinola store, occupying the space currently held by Willy’s Detroit. Shinola Founder, Tom Kartsotis, partnered with Detroit native Jack White to purchase the building that currently houses the Shinola Flagship store at 441 W. Canfield in the Midtown/Cass Corridor area. The area has seen a retail resurgence as a true shopping district as of late. The deal marks new expans...

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KABOOM! In Just Six Hours, Woodbridge Community Youth Center Gets New Playground And $10,000

Saturday wasn’t the sunniest, but the actions of Kaboom! and volunteers definitely made the Woodbridge neighborhood a little brighter. More than 280 volunteers descended on a lot on Canfield Street at the Woodbridge Community Youth Center to put together a playground and urban garden in just one day – six hours, in fact. To make that happen, they mixed 20,000 pounds of concrete, shoveled mulch, installed a fence surrounding the playground, painted art work and assembled a new playground...

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Meijer News: Second Location In Detroit Opens June 11, Third Location On East Side In Early Stages

A few years ago, the talk was Detroit was a food desert with no chain grocery stories. But now, Grand Rapids-based Meijer is not only doubling, but looks like it is tripling down on the city of Detroit. June 11 (next Thursday) their new store under construction opens on the west side, and will feature 190,000 square feet of space as well as a gas station. It’ll be open at 7 a.m. daily and the exact address is 21431 Grand River Avenue. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is anticipated to attend the open...

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Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For The Weekend Of May 29-31

Hopefully everyone has recovered by now from the Memorial Day long weekend festivities and is looking forward to what is in store this weekend.  This weekend seems to be offering a great variety of networking opportunities and to jump start career goals. Friday, Saturday, & Sunday: Startup Weekend Detroit for Social Entrepreneurs – You might be sitting on a great idea or business plan but haven’t been able to find the right resources or people to help you make it a reality.  This weekend, the...

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5 Reasons Detroit's Movement Keeps The World Coming Back

Well, friends, it’s hard to believe, but another Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, and with it, another remarkable year of the Movement Festival. How the city opens its doors and turns loose for Movement each year is nothing short of extraordinary, and while there were a few hiccups this year – notably, unprecedented lines to get into the festival – in general, it was all smooth sailing and good hearted debauchery for festival patrons old and new. The magic of this weekend always leave...

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Historic Belle Isle Shelter Renovated, Pedicab And Carriage Service To Start

Belle Isle’s historic bus stop shelter at the southeast corner of Inselruhe and Loiter Way has been renovated, just in time for summer. It will serve as a stop for Pedicabs and horse-drawn-carriages on the island. The Department of Natural Resources, the State Historic Preservation Office, and the Detroit Training Institute of Technology and its students worked together to give the shelter some much-needed TLC. The Detroit Training Institute of Technology is a trades school that combines tra...

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Senator Gary Peters Pushing To Cultivate Talent for Auto Industry of the Future

It’s no secret that Michigan has a problem retaining the people who are educated here. U.S. Senator Gary Peters sat down with us to discuss the talent exodus in the state and what’s being done in Washington to reverse that flow. When we visited Chicago last month, it seemed that about 1 out of every 5 or so people we met were from Detroit. It’s a great world class city with tons to do, but there’s also great jobs and a robust economy that make the draw to move there very strong. The question i...

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Social Entrepreneurship To Be Focus At Startup Weekend Detroit

Startup Weekend is this weekend! May 29-31, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. What is Startup Weekend? A weekend-long event for people interested in bringing an idea to life. You’ll meet developers, designers, and marketers who are interested in building businesses. The basic format includes an opportunity for attendees to get to know each other a bit more over pizza. So that everyone can get comfortable pitching ideas, there are some creative pitch exercises. Each attendee can pitch their own...