Donut festival planned for Detroit’s Eastern Market in October
If you love donuts, (who doesn’t?) this event is for you. Donut Fest Detroit is coming to Eastern Market on Oct. 6 and it’s sure to get you high … Keep Reading…
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St. Joseph Church in Eastern Market completes restoration of steeple and bell tower
A new chapter is about to begin for an old Detroit church. In October 2017, St. Joseph Oratory began a $2.5 million Historic Renewal campaign—the first significant restoration in the history of the … Keep Reading…
Home and garden show to return to Detroit for first time in 17 years
A major home and garden show will take place in Detroit next year — the first time since 2003. The Detroit Spring Home & Garden Show will cover 200,000 square … Keep Reading…
A Health Center Serves as an Oasis in Southwest Detroit
Following the 1967 Detroit riots, the city changed in previously unimaginable ways. For residents of the city’s Mexicantown neighborhood in southwest Detroit, the tumult would threaten one of their most … Keep Reading…
Spirit of Detroit: Black entrepreneurs rise amid challenges
One woman left a career in marketing in Washington, D.C., to move back to Detroit and run a family restaurant and banquet hall in a resurging Midtown. Another woman patented … Keep Reading…
A Fashion Designer Begins Anew in Detroit
If you come from a place that has exported its tastes in design, architecture, fashion and music to a welcoming audience for well over a century; a place steeped in art … Keep Reading…
Must-Try Spots for Gluten-Free Foodies in Metro Detroit
Metro Detroit is home to tons of top-notch restaurants, from burger joints to five-star fine dining experiences, but not all of them cater to diners with celiac disease. Next time … Keep Reading…
Tidal Giving Announces Detroit ‘Unplugged’ Initiative
TIDAL is giving five musicians in Detroit a leg up as part of a new program called TIDAL Unplugged. The initiative was launched earlier this year with funding from philanthropists … Keep Reading…
Pre-production 2020 Chevy Corvette gets new life as wall art for Detroit Red Wings fans
It’s a sad fact that most pre-production vehicles end up in the crusher. Pre-production vehicles are often a little too rough around the edges to sell to the public, and … Keep Reading…
Local pastor leads mission that has changed neighborhood around Detroit church
Pastor Arric Wilkerson and his parishioners at Up From The World Ministries on Detroit’s west side have come a long way in transforming the neighborhood around their church. “I … Keep Reading…
More than a Motor City: 5 Metro Detroit walking tours
It’s not surprising that our first thoughts of Detroit’s history may run to the city’s proud reputation in the automobile industry. But Motor City has a lot more to offer, … Keep Reading…
UPS, Target to ramp up hiring in metro Detroit for holiday season
UPS and Target are planning to hire thousands of temporary workers in metro Detroit ahead of the holiday shopping rush. Atlanta-based United Parcel Service and Minneapolis-based Target Corp. are among … Keep Reading…
Electrify goes to Detroit
Every year, high school students come from near and far to attend the ECE Electrify Tech Camps held on the Ann Arbor campus that give them hands-on experience in electrical and computer … Keep Reading…
LIVERPOOL-BORN BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND RETURN TO CANTON ON NATIONAL TOUR OCTOBER 18, 2019
The Mersey Beatles, an all-Liverpool-born Beatles tribute band and the house band for over 10 years at the world-famous Cavern Club, will return to Village Theater this October. The show … Keep Reading…
Detroit’s proposed Airbnb ordinance, explained
What the ordinance regulating short-term rentals would do, when it comes up for a vote, and why people are for or against it For nearly three years, Councilmember Janeé Ayers … Keep Reading…
Knight Foundation commits $714,000 to expanding capacity-building program for Detroit nonprofits
Program will focus on nonprofits that promote “community information and democratic engagement” Initiative has assisted 26 local nonprofits with making organizational improvements Nine nonprofits to participate in latest version of … Keep Reading…
70s Motown: How “The Sound Of Young America” Came Of Age
Motown entered the 70s fit, fresh and ready for the fray. Having grown from nothing to become one of the world’s most recognisable brands, there was no reason to assume … Keep Reading…
LeBron James, Detroit media react to Fred McLeod’s death
The sports world was rocked by the announcement that Fred McLeod, the voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers and a long-time fixture on Detroit sports television, died on Monday at the age of … Keep Reading…
Book Tower renovation tour in Detroit gives glimpse inside
Imagine being crammed inside a construction elevator with 14 other people, the machine erupting into a loud roar once it began going up the building. Feeling like an eternity, the … Keep Reading…
For author Laura Bernstein-Machlay, all journeys begin and end in Detroit
From teenage poet, to published essayist, to aspiring memoirist. From college student, to global wanderer, to writing teacher. Author Laura Bernstein-Machlay has been on some journeys, both figurative and literal. … Keep Reading…