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6 Record Stores Pick A Quintessential Detroit Album For Record Store Day

Saturday, April 22 is Record Store Day. If you are into vinyl then you probably already know this. Instead of doing a regular old list of area record stores I thought I would change things up a bit. This year I wanted to know what people’s ultimate Detroit album is. The quintessential album that speaks to them on a personal level. The musical legacy that Detroit has means that there are so many avenues one person could take. So I drove to a few record stores around the area to ask. This qu...

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New Farm To Freezer In Eastern Market Will Create Jobs, Offer More Fresh Food Access

It’s going to be even easier for schools, grocery stores, community feeding programs and restaurants to get, and keep, fresh foods from local farmers at Eastern Market. The market announced this week a partnership with Michigan Farm to Freezer, a community-based processor of fruits and vegetables in Northern Michigan that is expanding operations to Detroit. It takes produce sourced and purchased from local farmers, flash-freezes it to preserve nutrients and flavors and packages it for purcha...

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Sarap Detroit And Chef Aaron Egan To Collaborate On Jewish-Filipino Pop Up Dinner At Eastern Market

It’s not very often that you see Jewish cuisine fused with Filipino food, however on Monday, April 24 there will be a collaborative pop up with Sarap Detroit and chef Aaron Egan. The collaboration started after Sarap chef Jake Williams learned that 1,200 European Jews ended up in the Philippines during World War II. Chef Williams approached chef Egan with the idea to collaborate on the pop up. “Jewish and Filipino cuisines may seem like an unlikely pairing, but it’s a perfect collaboration...

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Chicago's Honey Butter Fried Chicken is Coming to Detroit in April to Pop Up

It seems like Detroit has been attracting a lot of chefs from Chicago lately between Maccabees Traders, Voyager, and Thomas Lent from the Foundation Hotel.  There are two more chefs coming over from the Windy City in April to do a pop up – and as we all know, pop ups can sometimes be forerunners of something more lasting. Christine Cikowski and Josh Kulp, the chef/owners of Honey Butter Fried Chicken will be coming to Detroit for a weekend of pop ups at Russell Street Deli and Grey Ghost....

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Young Poets To Compete For A Spot At The 2017 Detroit Youth Poetry Slam Team Thursday Night

This Thursday Citywide Poets and InsideOut Literary Arts will be hosting the 2017 Detroit Youth Poetry Grand Slam at Trinosophes in Eastern Market. The Grand Slam is the final round of competition for twelve Detroit youth who are trying to get a spot on the 2017 Detroit Youth Poetry Slam Team. The five finalists will attend the Louder Than a Bomb: The Michigan Youth Poetry Festival in May. The festival will be held in Detroit, and there will be over 200 high school students from around the s...

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The 9 Epic Metro Detroit Delis You Should Visit

There’s nothing like an excellent deli sandwich. It’s perfection between two slices of bread. And Detroit has some amazing delis if you know where to look. Over the last few weeks I dragged my family and friends all over the Detroit area eating sandwich after sandwich in the name of finding the Metro Detroit delis that really stand out in my mind over the rest. Enjoy and eat up, Detroit! 1. Ernie’s Market – Oak Park Living so close to Ernie’s is a blessing and a curse. Knowing this del...

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Detroit Restaurant Week Starts This Weekend

If you like dining around Detroit now is the time to do it, because Detroit Restaurant Week starts today. Detroit Restaurant Week will run Friday, February 3 until Sunday, February 12. Last month we gave you all a heads up that DRW would be back in February. We didn’t know much information about what restaurants would be involved, but now we do. This year there is a small change as there are five restaurants that are offering a three course meal for $29, whereas there are twenty-one restaura...

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These 3 Neighborhoods Will Be The Hottest In Metro Detroit This Year, According To Redfin

In the last few years the city of Detroit has seen the beginnings of a real estate resurgence. Although challenges remain in the city real estate market, such as continued difficulty in getting mortgages and the market having a high percentage of cash sales, there are three neighborhoods in Detroit that the real estate site Redfin (who also provides real estate agents as a service) say are the hottest in the metro area. Their predictions aren’t just for the city, but the region as a whole. I...

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The new Detroit Bike Share launches in April. Here’s how it’s shaping up

Detroit’s bike share system is on track to launch in April under a yet-to-be-determined name, with various membership and payment options, subsidies for low-income users, a mobile app and solar-powered stations that can easily be relocated based on demand. The first phase of the launch will spread 420 bikes between 42 solar-powered stations, with 100,000 trips forecast during the first year, according to Lisa Nuszkowski, executive director of Detroit Bike Share with the Downtown Detroit Partne...

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Now You Can Fly A Potato Through Eastern Market From The Comfort Of Your Own Home

Count this as one of the more fun online Detroit-themed surprises this year. While looking up some information for another post, we stumbled upon a 404 page. That basically means a page that wasn’t found from a bad link. But what happened next? It made us lose an hour of the day. Turns out on that 404 page there’s a game where you can fly a potato with wings through Eastern Market, much like the addictive game “Flappy Bird” that was around for awhile. The background is an 8-bit rendering of...

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28 Photos Of The Stunning New Murals In Eastern Market Show Detroit Is A Hub Of Art

Amazing. Jaw-dropping. Yes, they’re strong words, but these new murals in Eastern Market, put up last month by various artists as part of the “Murals in the Market” program, live up to the high praise. This is the second year where artists from near and far have descended on Detroit to paint some of the biggest canvases there are – the sides of buildings. It proves you can teach an old dog, in case Eastern Market that’s been around for more than 150 years, new tricks. We focused on the new m...

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Murals In The Market Returns To Eastern Market Starting Sept. 15

Murals in the Market is back for another year of free art events, public art murals, art exhibitions, and more. 1xRUN has prepared an exciting lineup of events for attendees that the whole family will enjoy. Murals in the Market will feature more than 50 local and international muralists will descend on the historic Eastern Market District during the 10-day festival. Detroiters will have the opportunity to attend more than 20 free art events, six special events, five afterparties, four art exh...

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Decide The Best Burger Of Them All At Burger Brawl On August 27

There’s a brawl happening at Eastern Market soon. Spatulas will be shined, grills will be fired up, knifes will be sharpened for the biggest brawl in town. Burger Brawl, that is. This street fair-style competition returns to the Eastern Market, Saturday, August 27, from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to sample all the competing burgers from nearly 20 restaurants around the metro Detroit area and vote for their favorite. The voting will be by app, and people will...

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14 Photos That Show How Great Tuesdays Can Be In Eastern Market

Almost everyone knows about Saturdays at Eastern Market. But did you know that there’s a Tuesday market? And although not as large as Saturday, for me – who does some serious grocery shopping for my family here – Tuesday can be a great option for you. Farmers come with their trucks filled with fresh fruits, vegetables, honey, meat, eggs, and flowers – with plenty to choose from. Others like Bring Out The You Jewelry come with hand made goods for sale. The Tuesday Market began in J...

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Murals in the Market Returns This September

Mark your calendars. Murals in the Market will return to Detroit’s Historic Eastern Market September 15-24. More than 50 local and international muralists will be painting live throughout the district during the event. Last year, it was a visual feast. Here’s a gallery of 18 of the murals that were just amazing. This year, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Eastern Market Corporation are presenting sponsors of Murals in the Market. Tyree Guyton, a local Detroit artist and creator...

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Eastern Market Looks To Get More Fresh Food To More People With Newly Donated Ford Transit Van

Eastern Market is a hub of fresh produce for the city and the region, but you might not know that they also have a program of 21 Eastern Market Farm Stands in various locations including community markets across Detroit each week. To help with additional cold storage space for these pop-up markets and to carry some perishable items they weren’t able to before, Ford Motor Company has donated a 2016 Ford Transit Connect refrigerated van to Eastern Market Corporation, the proper non profit name t...

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Kickstarter Funded Restaurant Gather To Open This Year In Eastern Market

The Eastern Market neighborhood will soon welcome a new addition to its unique food scene. Gather, a restaurant conceptualized by friends Nate Vogeli and Kyle Hunt, along with Kyle’s wife, Lea, is expecting to make its debut in late Summer or early Fall, thanks to its success on Kickstarter. So far, the trio has raised $23,885, surpassing their goal of $20,000. If you still want to help support Gather, you can. Funding for the project will close on Saturday, April 16. Click here to check out h...

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What To Do This Weekend In Detroit For December 11-13, 2015

We’ve entered the heart of the holiday season, the time when folks start to feel the pressure of months of shopping procrastination. If you’re like me, you’ve been holding out until now to dive into the grueling world of holiday shopping, and it’s finally time to scrape what’s left of the shelves and make your best attempt at manipulating wrapping paper and tape to get your mediocre gifts into proper form for giving. That’s why this week’s list is almost all about shopping. One fantastic...