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Jer Staes
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PODCAST: The Potential Of Detroit's East Side With Josh Elling Of Jefferson East

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/dailydetroithappyhour/DD-17-Happy_hour_Elling_mixdown.mp3″ social_gplus=”false” social_linkedin=”true” social_email=”true” twitter_username=”TheDailyDetroit” ] One of the most interesting stories in Detroit is that of the lower east side of the city. It’s more than 18 square miles, encompassing Lafayette Park, through Rivertown, The Villages, the Marina District and winds all the way to Jefferson Chalmers and the Grosse Pointe border. It h...

Marge Sorge
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Play Ball! Renovations To Calcara Park Finished, Youth Baseball Ready To Start

Calcara Park is now a field of dreams for young kids enrolled in Detroit Police Athletic League (PAL) youth baseball programs. Last year PAL received a $25,000 Grand Slam Grant from Comerica Bank to renovate the field, located at Charlevoix St. and Ellery St. The completion of the park was announced by the bank at recent the Detroit Tigers Winter Caravan stop at the Comerica Michigan Market Headquarters. Comerica did more than just pass out dollars. Volunteers from the bank joined members of...

Jer Staes
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PODCAST: Changing lives inside and outside the ring at the Downtown Boxing Gym

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/dailydetroithappyhour/DailyDetroit_HappyHour_2_Downtown-Boxing.mp3″ image=”http://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/e/7/7/de7744b2a145563f/happy-hour-square-sweeney.jpg” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] This episode of the Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast visits the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program. We talk to “Coach Khali” Sweeney about what they’re doing at the former book bindery on the east side...

Devon O'Reilly
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The Newest Hub For Detroit's Creatives Might Not Be Where You Think

Through my work in Detroit’s incredibly vibrant and complex entrepreneurial ecosystem I’ve come across some amazing people and places. These hotspots of creativity and ingenuity inhabit a variety of sectors, services and geographic locations. To any entrepreneur names like Bamboo, Techtown, MOCAD, Ponyride, and The Build Institute are exceedingly familiar. Depending on your idea or interest, you may have set foot in one, if not all, of these places and know the faces of their fearless leaders...

Shianne Nocerini
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Capers Steak House Is A Tasty Bastion Of East Side Detroit

There is a steakhouse on the east side that has been on my radar for the past couple months. One where the diner can choose how large or small they want their steak by the ounce … but with zero ounces of pretension. Last Saturday we went to Capers Steakhouse on Gratiot. We were not sure what we would be walking into, but we had a good feeling about the fact that they opened in 1982 and were still going strong despite the fact that the far east side neighborhood around them has seen better days...

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