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Spring Is Coming, And So Soon Is The Epic Festival That Is Movement

If you were among the tens of thousands of people who flooded the streets of Corktown for St. Patrick’s Day last Sunday, then you’re well aware that spring is creeping in and Detroiters are ready to step out and have some fun. And along with warmer temperatures and revived spirits, Spring also signifies the start of one of the highlights of Detroit living … Festival season. Standing proudly atop of the long list of top notch Spring/Summer entertainment offerings is Movement – the international...

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Music Break: The Detroit Party Marching Band Crashes Corktown

You almost never know where they’re going to show up, but when they do, it’s a ton of fun. During the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Corktown the Detroit Party Marching Band showed up for some guerilla brass hijinx. This snippet is from outside of Sugar House (on the same block as Slow’s and LJ’s). The band was formed in late 2009 by Rachel Harkai and John and Molly Notarianni, who felt inspired by the second-line bands they saw in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. They’ve been delighting the stre...

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WATCH: Giving The Classics Of Coneys And Detroit-Style Pizza Their Due

“I think the more the world finds out about this stuff, it’ll get raised up to the level of a New York style thin crust pizza or a deep dish Chicago pizza” – Aaron Cozadd, Executive Chef, Vinsetta Garage Detroit ex-pat and food writer for Zagat Kelly Dobkin moved to New York 10 years ago, but on a recent trip back she’s revisiting her childhood food memories such as coneys and pizza, and what makes them unique. Not only will you get a little history lesson in this video, you’ll also see how a...

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Detroit Ranks 2nd In Nation For Sports Travel

If you spend any time in Metro Detroit, you know we love our sports. It seems that everything involving sports seems to catch on here – from the well-known like Hockey and Baseball to the oddballs like Fowling and Feather Bowling. If we can compete at it, Detroiters either do it or watch it. That’s starting to show on the travel scene. Hotels.com analyzed the 25 most popular sports cities based on total tickets purchased in 2014 according to leading ticket search engine SeatGeek. Using a weigh...

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I-94 To Close At Woodward For The Weekend, Here's What You Need To Know

Ten beams that are about 232 feet long will be installed this weekend for the superstructure of the southbound lanes of the Woodward Avenue bridge over I-94. The beams will support the new concrete bridge deck where vehicles, pedestrians and the M-1 RAIL streetcars will travel. M-1 RAIL, in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), will be closing a section of I-94 in Detroit this weekend between I-75 and M-10 (Lodge Freeway). The closure will begin at 9 p.m. Friday, M...

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Art X Detroit Coming Back Bigger Than Ever, To Span Three Weekends

The art community will invade Detroit come April when Art X Detroit: Kresge Arts Experience occupies Midtown for not one … not two … but three weekends. Starting on April 9 and continuing on weekends through April 26 (April 9-12, 16-19, and 25-26) there will be 10 days of celebration of the Detroit arts. You can attend dance, literary, musical and theatrical performances, film screenings, visual arts installations, workshops, panel discussions and interactive experiences all created by the 201...

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Your Sunday Detroit Reading List For March 8, 2015

First off, thanks! The response to our editorial survey that has been running the last few days has been excellent and very useful. We intentionally kept it anonymous we could get honest and constructive feedback, and you delivered with so many responses it’s taking a little time for us to go through it all. We’re going to implement many of the suggestions that we can very quickly as we want to be responsive to our community. We’re also very touched by the very kind comments you all left. It onl...

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Behold Gilbert's Current Vision For The Old Hudson's Site

The site of the former Hudson’s flagship store is beloved in the minds of many Detroiters, near and far. Recently, the Free Press sussed out some in-progress designs for the space on Woodward, but today, Rock Ventures released a rendering of a very modern vision for the iconic site from New York architecture firm SHoP with collaboration Detroit-based Hamilton Anderson Associates. Their statement is as follows: “We did not expect that an extensive report of an earlier design concept of the Hu...

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Pewabic Invites Detroiters to Celebrate Their 112th Birthday

If Pewabic was a person, Al Roker would be celebrating their 112th birthday on the Today show. There won’t be Al Roker, but there will be good times on Saturday, March 14. Pewabic, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making ceramics accessible and relevant (as well as makes some amazing artwork), is hosting a birthday party to celebrate its 112th year and to welcome new Executive Director Steve McBride. McBride comes to Pewabic with an extensive skill set. He served as Director of Annual G...

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These Kids Are Getting A Safe Ride Today, But That's In Danger Of Ending March 31

Detroit being Detroit, there are almost always challenges. However, the Youth Transit Alliance is one of the ones trying to break the cycle of despair in the D for our children. If you don’t know the YTA, this program is important in that it connects children in the city to after school programs. You’ve heard us go on and on about how there are some huge gaps. 39% of households don’t have internet. A very high percentage don’t have cars. Well, here’s a chance to do something, if even in a smal...

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The National Media Is Starting To Focus On Our Sorry Transit System, And We Deserve It

It’s going to be interesting the next few months. Ever since the James Robertson “Walking Man” story broke – the national media is finding various stories of Detroiters who have epic commutes to get to work. The story above is from the Associated Press, and highlights restaurant hostess Alison Norris who has a two-hour commute each way from Detroit to Troy for a job that pays $8.20 an hour. Not to mention, we come to find out that James Robertson, The Walking Man, walked himself out of the c...

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More Than $1.3 Million In Film Incentives Goes To Detroit-Based Exxodus Pictures

The Michigan Film Office approved state incentives for three Michigan-based supernatural and horror film projects. These projects are the first ones approved in fiscal year 2015, culminating in $1,317,977 of incentives being awarded on $3,765,647 of approved production costs for the year. The projects, “Golem,” “My Soul to Keep,” and “Swish Master,” will be produced by Exxodus Pictures Studio, based in the Madison building in Detroit. “The announcement of a Detroit-based production company...

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It's So Cold In The D: February Coldest Since 1875

Over the last week, we’ve been measuring the number of Tweets that mention the phrase “It’s So Cold In The D” aligned with the high and low temperatures for that day. When out of town friends call, they seem to always ask if “it’s so cold in the D,” in reference to a viral video uploaded a few years ago by T-Baby that has had more than 8 million plays. And if you read Daily Detroit, you know we like to dive into data at times. This one we threw to our Irrelevant and Useless Data Division, head...

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WATCH: The Metro Detroit Of 64 Years Ago In Three And A Half Minutes

In the 1950s, Detroit was a different place. The city started the decade with more than 1.8 million people. Our “Arsenal of Democracy” had just won World War II. This video making the rounds by YouTuber bconngemini shows glimpses of that city years ago. That said, there are plenty of scenes you could recognize today. The building now known as the Qube with the David Stott in the background, the Yamasaki ponds at Wayne State University, the Belle Isle Conservatory and others. Do you have any...

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Live Blogging From The 2015 Detroit Policy Conference

We have folks who are attending the 2015 Detroit Policy Conference by the Detroit Regional Chamber. We’re hoping to share insights, interesting facts, and other things we find in real-time throughout the day. You can leave this browser open and the site will continue to update. Thanks for reading Daily Detroit!...

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SPOTTED: Domino's To Open In Downtown Detroit

Downtown Detroit is about to get a Domino’s. The Ann Arbor-based chain has a franchisee opening in the historic Buhl Building, on Griswold Street in the Financial District (across from the Guardian Building). It’s expected to open in the next couple of weeks. Previously, this spot had a Quiznos then a short-lived independent sandwich spot. We reached out and got more details. “By investing in the heart of Detroit, we have created a welcoming, friendly and professional atmosphere which supp...

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Survey Says: Downtown Detroit Has Potential, Perception Improved

The results of the Downtown Detroit Partnership’s 2014 Downtown Detroit Perceptions Survey are in, and they reflect the growth and changes that Downtown Detroit has experienced. The survey was taken by 4,685 people and focused on seven key areas: safety, cleanliness, parking, walkability and biking, transit, and living Downtown. The DDP will be conducting this survey annually they plan it to serve as a benchmark. “We had broad and diverse participation, four times more people took the survey...

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These 7 Places Where The Data Says Detroit Is Gentrifying May Surprise You

One of the hottest discussion topics around Detroit right now is the one about gentrification. There is no question that the city is changing, but it’s worth taking a look at the numbers to see what’s really going on. This is how Governing.com, which takes an exhaustive look into gentrification in America, defines the term “gentrification”: These lower-income Census tracts experienced significant growth in both home values and educational attainment. To be eligible to gentrify, a tract’s med...