KC Crain: It all starts in Detroit
This fall, KC Crain will host the sixth iteration of The Detroit Homecoming, produced by Crain’s Detroit Business. As in past years, they’ll have at least 200 “expats” come “home” … Keep Reading…
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OU, Detroit Mercy work to get doctors, dentists on same page
Doctors and dentists don’t have a grand tradition of working closely together. But soon, medical and dental students in metro Detroit will be studying together — learning how to coordinate … Keep Reading…
DSO Concert Feb 22 to be aired on Comcast TV
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s live concerts are coming to cable TV. The concerts will be broadcast on Comcast’s XFINITY channel 900, making the channel available to more than a million … Keep Reading…
Carhartt factory — in Historic Detroit since 1889
Carhartt is one of Detroit’s most successful brands, as synonymous with work attire as Ford is with cars. Hamilton Carhartt, a salesman operating with a horse and wagon, founded the … Keep Reading…
Detroit Tigers News: Spring training begins this week! – Bless You Boys
Good Monday morning, loyal baseball fan. It has been a long and difficult winter. (Tiger News Blog) There is some good news, though. Tuesday is the day we get to … Keep Reading…
Language & Literacy Lab is looking for research particpants
At the Language and Literacy Lab, on Ann Arbor’s U of M campus, they study how children learn to speak and to read. They are especially interested in bilingualism and … Keep Reading…
MARYGROVE ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTE OF DETROIT STUDIES & 2019 “DEFINING DETROIT” SERIES
Marygrove College is pleased to announce Dr. Shaun S. Nethercott as executive director of the college’s Institute for Detroit Studies (IDS). This appointment was made ahead of IDS’s Defining Detroit … Keep Reading…
An Evening for Living Arts – April 11 – Celebrating 20 Years!
Join Living Arts to celebrate 20 years of exceptional youth arts education in Detroit on April 11 at the Detroit Masonic Temple! Mark their milestone achievement while enjoying visual and … Keep Reading…
Live From Here Announces Musical Guest for Detroit Show February 23
Live From Here has announced that the musical guest for their live show in Detroit will be Lord Huron. Currently on tour promoting their third album Vide Noir, the band will pause to join Live From … Keep Reading…
Nickelodeon’s ‘Double Dare’ coming to Detroit; Here’s how to be a contestant
Nickelodeon revived its hit show “Double Dare” and now the show is hitting the road, coming to The Fox Theatre in Detroit on May 15. With original host Marc Summers … Keep Reading…
Chemical Bank deal is a turnabout for Detroit
The headline in Minneapolis last week announced that Chemical Bank would combine with the hometown TCF Financial Inc., and the headquarters would be in Detroit. The headline was similar to … Keep Reading…
Exhibit shares efforts to preserve Detroit’s musical past
A new exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum has a jukebox salvaged from a former beauty shop and a stage from an old jazz venue. “Salvaging Sound” shares the story … Keep Reading…
Samaritas to comfort foster children with hundreds of heart-shaped pillows on Valentine’s Day
Shirley Leidecker, 74, doesn’t know the foster children who will be receiving the heart-shaped pillows that she and members of the Pillow Blanket Ministry at Macomb’s Immanuel Lutheran Church made … Keep Reading…
World’s Funniest Ventriloquist, Jeff Dunham Coming To Detroit Feb 28
Get ready to laugh in an evening of hilarious entertainment starring the world’s funniest ventriloquist, Jeff Dunham. The event is being held at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit Feb. … Keep Reading…
Detroit-Windsor Tunnel to reopen after substantial completion of $21.6M restoration project
The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel has announced its reopening on Thursday, Jan. 31, upon the substantial completion of its $21.6 million restoration project, which has been ongoing since January 2017. The tunnel … Keep Reading…
A definitive ranking of metro Detroit’s most delicious Coney Islands
If there is one quintessential Detroit food item, it’s the coney dog. It’s obvious by the sheer number of Coney Island restaurants that inhabit the city and the suburbs that … Keep Reading…
Finalists present bold visions for the future of Detroit’s museum district
The future of Detroit’s museum district—an area within striking distance of the city’s revitalized downtown that has 12 cultural institutions—received bold ideas and insights into what urban architects and landscape … Keep Reading…
These before and after photos show how murals have changed Detroit for the better
Detroit has a history with street art. From graffitists to muralists, Detroit is decked out in spray paint from Dequindre Cut to Grand Boulevard and beyond. Some murals come, some … Keep Reading…
Detroit native & Hall of Fame gymnast Wendy Hilliard grows gymnastics foundation in Detroit
Hall of Fame gymnast and Detroit native Wendy Hilliard is expanding her gymnastics foundation to a newly renovated recreation center in southwest Detroit. The Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation, which provides … Keep Reading…
Waymo Adding A Michigan Factory And ‘Hundreds’ Of Jobs To Build Self-Driving Vehicles
A month into a low-key public rollout out of its robo-taxi ride service in Phoenix, Waymo said it plans to set up an assembly facility in Michigan to manufacture self-driving … Keep Reading…