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Three Detroit Area Companies Make "Healthiest Companies in America" List

Interactive Health has announced its list of the 2014 Healthiest Companies in America, and three Metro Detroit companies made the list. Atwell, LLC in Southfield, McGraw Wentworth in Troy, and SmithGroup JJR in Detroit were included in the Interactive Health’s list. There were 158 companies who made the list in 2014, more than double the number of companies in the previous year. To make the list, the winners had to embrace the mission of life-changing access to preventative health care in th...

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Shepard Fairey, Obama “HOPE” Poster Designer, To Create Giant Mural In Detroit

He left his mark on a presidential campaign, and now he’ll be leaving his mark on Detroit. Shepard Fairey, the creative artsist who created the iconic “Hope” poster for then candidate (now President Barack Obama) is going to paint a section of the wall of the Compuware Building in the heart of downtown Detroit over the next two weeks. The mural will be 184 feet tall and 60 feet wide and it will be on the side along Gratiot Avenue. It will be Fairey’s tallest to-date. There also will be a s...

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Vacant Former Detroit High School To Become Home To 650 Jobs, Training Center

There’s going to be new life for the old Southwestern High School built in 1924, which was recently closed in 2012 due to budget cuts. Sakthi Automotive will purchase and will redevelop Southwestern High School, enabling the company to build out an approximately 650-employee manufacturing campus and a training center for new engineers. Sakthi is a Tier one automotive supplier. Sakthi is putting $31 million into the facility, and the expansion means that lightweight metal auto componen...

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The Peterboro Asian-Fusion Restaurant To Open In Detroit's Chinatown This Fall

Asian-fusion restaurant The Peterboro, set to open in Detroit’s former Chinatown this fall, will have a menu as fused as its atmosphere. Owner Charles Inchaustegui, current general manager of The Sugar House, plans to make the dining experience surreal and cool by mixing old-school Chinese restaurant design with Victorian steampunk. Chef John Campau will draw from his Filipino heritage and serve Spam fried rice, cheese sticks wrapped in egg roll paper, and homemade fortune cookies with fortune...

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10 Detroit Foods To Devour On Eat What You Want Day

Today is “Eat What You Want Day,” and that means a unique opportunity (as it’s a holiday, the Internet said so) to take a break from your diets, give in to your gastronomic urges and have something that you maybe normally wouldn’t – or have desired to for a long, long time. We’re here to help you with some amazing Detroit food suggestions. Even if it’s not exactly Eat What You Want Day, you can enjoy these Detroit area specialties. Some on our list are old favorites, and some are newer additio...

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SNEAK PEEK: Inside Chartreuse Before Their May 19 Opening Date

Detroit is adding to its reputation as the new “It” city with the addition of Chartreuse Kitchen and Cocktails, where the food rivals the surroundings in show-stopping pieces. Major players in the Detroit food and art world worked together to develop what promises to be an extraordinary experience inspired by Chartreuse, the bright green herbal liquor with centuries worth of staying power. Owner Sandy Levine, whom established his reputation with popular craft cocktail bar The Oakland in F...

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Historic David Whitney Building Receives Award For Historic Preservation

Back in the 1990s I watched aerial silk acrobats fly through the air in the dank lobby of the David Whitney Building. One of the automakers secured the empty building for a press event during the North American International Auto Show. The acrobats where part of the entertainment. It was fun, but even with heaters it was cold and even with decorations hanging everywhere you could see the building was in dire shape. What a difference today. After a $92 million renovation, the 19-story David Whi...

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WATCH: Whoops! Local News Anchor Hopes For A "Dry Hump Day"

This clip is starting to make it around the internet, and it’s one of those times that something meant as completely innocent comes out … completely not. Fox 2 Detroit’s Amy Andrews anchor meant “dry” in reference to the weather and unfortunately pair it alongside the phrase “hump day” (a common term for Wednesday) on their morning broadcast yesterday. Poor Amy. We’ve all been there and said something like that. But it’s hilarious to watch....

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Detroit Based Strategic Staffing Solutions Steps Up As Title Sponsor Of Detroit’s Turkey Trot

Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3), a Detroit-based IT and business services company, is the new title sponsor of Detroit’s annual Turkey Trot. This year’s Thanksgiving morning run will be officially known as The 33rd Annual Strategic Staffing Solutions Turkey Trot. “We are excited to continue to grow our partnership with S3, a Detroit-based company committed to our community and region,” said Parade Company President and CEO Tony Michaels. “This is a wonderful new chapter in Turkey Trot hist...

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Big Changes Coming To Brush Park Thanks To Proposed $70 Million Housing Development

A once stately neighborhood that housed names like David Whitney, J.L. Hudson and Albert Kahn, just outside of the Central Business District of Detroit (and across the freeway from Comerica Park), is about to get a new infusion of investment. Brush Park, settled in the 1860s, is getting a $70 million, 8.4-acre, 47-parcel new residential development in Detroit’s historic Brush Park neighborhood as a four-block area of Brush Park  will be completely transformed under a new development agreement...

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5 More Must See Detroit Artists At Movement 2015

Alright, team, we’ve made it. It’s May. And while we’re still waiting for the leaves and flowers to pop, we can take comfort in knowing we’re clear of winter’s icy grip. With that in mind, we’ve decided to welcome the warmth by helping you get ready for Movement 2015 with our second list of Detroit artists you need to see this year. If you missed our first list of artists, be sure to check that out as well. This year’s festival takes place during memorial day weekend, May 23-25, as always, i...

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Short Orders: Free Cappuccino At Avalon Bakery, Grand Cirque Set To Open This Fall, And More

This is our new column Short Orders – it’s the essential Detroit food snippets from around the web to make it through the week. Grand Cirque Brasserie will open in the David Whitney Building this fall. The menu is classical French with dishes like lamb cassoulet and quiche lorraine. Avalon Bakery in Midtown celebrates its new Heart and Soul coffee blend by offering free cappuccino and espresso now until Friday during store hours. The blend was made through their partnership with Great Lake...

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Adopt A Park And Help Keep Detroit Lovely This Summer

Warm weather is finally here, which means that families across Detroit will soon be heading towards their neighborhood park. Detroit has over 300 parks. To make sure that the city parks are clean and well maintained, the Adopt-A-Park program will be back in full swing. Last year businesses, churches, and nonprofits maintained 72 Detroit parks. This year, the City of Detroit General Services Department is maintaining 235. With the help from Adopt-A-Park partners, more than 300 city parks will...

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Bob Seger’s Night Moves Debuts on 180-Gram Vinyl On June 16

Bob Seger’s classic and iconic album Night Moves will make its debut on 180-gram vinyl on June 16, 2015. Seger’s album is the newest vinyl reissue addition to the Grammy Award-winning rocker’s catalogue. Night Moves was originally released in 1976. It was Seger’s first studio album with the Silver Bullet Band. Most of the album was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama with the help of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Lincoln Park native Bob Seger is beloved by many Detroiters near and far....

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Mae's In Pleasant Ridge Sold, To Be Closed For Brief Time For Renovations

The Woodward corridor neighborhood favorite Mae’s (which we’ve written before about here) has been sold. The new owners are Valter and Elda Xhomaqi, who own Birmingham brunch spot The Whistle Stop and Double EE Restaurant in Ferndale. Those who will miss the creativity behind such hits as Mae’s Cap’N Crunch chicken tenders, will hopefully appreciate the Xhomaqi’s unique style. The Double EE’s Mac and Cheese omelet has quite the following. According to current owner Jessica Lundgren, M...

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Local Detroiters & Native Nepalese To Come Together For Vigil At Wayne State On May 5

About two days ago Michigan witnessed an earthquake at a magnitude of 4.2 in the lower portions of the state. Fortunately, no injuries were reported and for most individuals you may have not even noticed there was an earthquake. Earthquakes begin to cause severe damage and are much more noticeable at a magnitude of 5 and larger. Nepal just a week ago on April 25 suffered from a much more devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8. Many individuals and organizations are doing wonders to hel...

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WATCH: Why These People Love Detroit

This five minute video takes a look at various Detroiters and why they love – and aren’t leaving Detroit. It’s also from various angles, from the view downtown to one in the neighborhoods to one looking at the green sprouts of change happening with urban gardening. The National Geographic video features Poet Jessica Care Moore, Artist Antonio “Shades” Agee, Francis Bolis, Marcellus Wheeler, Rebecca Graham, and Kenneth Morgan. Why do you love Detroit?...

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5 Places To Try If You've Never Done Detroit Restaurant Week

Detroit Restaurant Week is the glorious bonanza where you can eat a three course meal for $30 in expensive Detroit restaurants where manners matter. Although all of the restaurants are interesting and definitely worth it, what about the Restaurant Week newbie? Where should you start when there’s all of these fine establishments to choose from? We chose the five participating restaurants to put at the front of list for making reservations during this 10-day food rush from May 1-10, with an eye...