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Third Man Records marks 20 years of a Raconteurs album made in a Detroit attic
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Third Man Records marks 20 years of a Raconteurs album made in a Detroit atticThird Man Records has announced Vault Package #70, a three-LP set called Broken Boy Soldiers XX marking 20 years since the Raconteurs' debut, recorded in a Detroit attic on East Grand Boulevard.MBy Marcus · Oct 31, 2026
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Detroit lands a spot among seven cities bidding for the Women's Final Four
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Detroit lands a spot among seven cities bidding for the Women's Final FourThe NCAA named Detroit one of seven finalist cities for the Women's Final Four in the 2032 to 2036 cycle. It would be the city's first time hosting the event.By Calvin · Oct 28, 2026A small museum levy on the Nov. 3 ballot would make the Wright and the Detroit Historical free to county residents
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A small museum levy on the Nov. 3 ballot would make the Wright and the Detroit Historical free to county residentsWayne and Oakland county voters decide Nov. 3 on a 0.2-mill, ten-year levy that backers say would give every county resident free admission to the Charles H. Wright Museum and the Detroit Historical Society.By Jamie · Nov 1, 2026

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A Detroit techno film turns 20 with a screening at Lincoln Factory this Friday
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A Detroit techno film turns 20 with a screening at Lincoln Factory this FridayA Detroit techno film is turning twenty, and an anniversary screening lands at Lincoln Factory this Friday.By Marcus · Oct 28, 2026Detroit's Masonic Temple marks 100 years as one of the city's most vital stages
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Detroit's Masonic Temple marks 100 years as one of the city's most vital stagesDetroit's Masonic Temple, the world's largest, marks 100 years this year, with a centennial gala set for Oct. 17.By Marcus · Oct 9, 2026Detroit Symphony Orchestra is collecting donated instruments across Michigan through October 31
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra is collecting donated instruments across Michigan through October 31The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has launched Detroit Harmony, a statewide instrument drive running October 5 to 31 to gather donated instruments for Detroit students.By Marcus · Oct 7, 2026

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Waka, the Baobab Fare team's East African street food counter, is open in Eastern Market
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Waka, the Baobab Fare team's East African street food counter, is open in Eastern MarketWaka, the East African street food counter from the James Beard nominees behind Baobab Fare, is open at 2465 Russell Street in Eastern Market, the old Russell Street Deli space, seven days a week from 11 to 9. Chapati, brochettes and plates of spiced chicken, beef or eggplant with beans, plantains and cabbage salad.By Celia · Oct 27, 2026Hygrade Deli's corned beef is coming back to Michigan Avenue, with an October reopening in the works
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Hygrade Deli's corned beef is coming back to Michigan Avenue, with an October reopening in the worksHygrade Deli, the corned beef counter at 3640 Michigan Avenue since 1955, has a new owner and a plan to reopen by the end of October. Kim Lambert of Mike's Famous Ham Place is buying it out of receivership, and Stuart Litt, whose family ran it for 50 years, is coming back to help.By Celia · Oct 19, 2026Ray's, a celebrity-owned New York bar, opens in Parker's Alley
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Ray's, a celebrity-owned New York bar, opens in Parker's AlleyRay's, the New York bar co-owned by actors Justin Theroux and Nicholas Braun, has opened its fourth location in Parker's Alley downtown, pouring classic cocktails and bar fare in the former Mr. Dips space.By Jamie · Sep 21, 2026

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Austen Brantley's Coleman Young model takes shape, headed for the U.S. Capitol
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Austen Brantley's Coleman Young model takes shape, headed for the U.S. CapitolA completed model of former mayor Coleman A. Young, shaped by a Detroit sculptor, will be cast in bronze and replace Michigan's statue of Lewis Cass in the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol.By Jamie · Oct 26, 2026Live in Wayne, Oakland or Macomb county? Your DIA admission is already paid for
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Live in Wayne, Oakland or Macomb county? Your DIA admission is already paid forIf you live in Wayne, Oakland or Macomb county, general admission to the Detroit Institute of Arts is free, a benefit the three counties fund through a property tax voters renewed in 2020.By Jamie · Oct 25, 2026Pewabic opens St. Matthew's & St. Joseph's, a Detroit church that ran on the Underground Railroad
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Pewabic opens St. Matthew's & St. Joseph's, a Detroit church that ran on the Underground RailroadPewabic Pottery is leading guided tours of a Detroit church founded in 1846, a National Park Service Network to Freedom site with a sanctuary floor of Pewabic tile. The next hour-long tour is October 21.By Jamie · Oct 20, 2026

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Election Day in Detroit: how to find your polling place and register the same day
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Election Day in Detroit: how to find your polling place and register the same dayPolls are open Tuesday, Nov. 3, and eligible Detroiters who aren't registered can still sign up and cast a ballot the same day at the City Clerk's Office.By Calvin · Oct 27, 2026The Hustle is back at the Detroit Historical Museum, and Thursday night is free
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The Hustle is back at the Detroit Historical Museum, and Thursday night is freeThe Hustle has reopened at the Detroit Historical Museum, with a free late night from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, and five rotating cohorts of Detroit entrepreneurs of color running through January 6, 2028.By Jamie · Oct 29, 2026Free emergency response training starts Thursday at Detroit's Lyndon office
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Free emergency response training starts Thursday at Detroit's Lyndon officeDetroit's Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is offering free Community Emergency Response Team training beginning Thursday, October 29, at 13331 Lyndon.By Calvin · Oct 28, 2026

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MoGo pulls all bikes from Detroit streets with no relaunch date set
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MoGo pulls all bikes from Detroit streets with no relaunch date setMoGo has pulled all of its bikes off its 80 Detroit stations, pausing the bikeshare for the season with no relaunch date set.By Nadia · Oct 27, 2026Nine acres of parks on top of I-75 downtown can be built, the study says. The money is the catch
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Nine acres of parks on top of I-75 downtown can be built, the study says. The money is the catchThe Downtown Detroit Partnership's finished I-75 Cap Feasibility Study finds three public spaces over the freeway, about $300 million in all, are technically feasible. More than 2,000 Detroiters shaped the plan; construction money is not yet found.By Nadia · Oct 27, 2026Detroit People Mover lands $10 million to swap in 12 refurbished Toronto rail cars
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Detroit People Mover lands $10 million to swap in 12 refurbished Toronto rail carsGov. Gretchen Whitmer announced $10 million for the Detroit Transportation Corporation to recondition 12 former Toronto rail cars and retire the People Mover's nine aging cars.By Nadia · Oct 25, 2026

History

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Four papier mache heads from Italy started Detroit's Thanksgiving parade in 1924
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Four papier mache heads from Italy started Detroit's Thanksgiving parade in 1924Detroit's Thanksgiving parade began in 1924 as a Hudson's promotion with four giant papier mache heads from Italy, and the Parade Company calls the 2026 edition on Thursday, November 26 the 100th.By Calvin · Nov 2, 2026Noel Night's first crowd was 6,000 people and a sound truck playing carols on Woodward
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Noel Night's first crowd was 6,000 people and a sound truck playing carols on WoodwardNoel Night began as an open house in the Cultural Center on December 19, 1973, outlived the coalition that invented it, and returns free across Midtown on December 5, 2026.By Jamie · Nov 2, 2026Jack White paid $142,000 to keep the Masonic Temple off the auction block in 2013
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Jack White paid $142,000 to keep the Masonic Temple off the auction block in 2013The Masonic Temple, 100 years old on November 25, 2026, was days from a tax sale in 2013 when an usher's son paid the bill without giving his name.By Marcus · Nov 2, 2026

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Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries is collecting winter coats at Great Expressions dental offices through Nov. 20
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Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries is collecting winter coats at Great Expressions dental offices through Nov. 20Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries and Great Expressions Dental Centers are collecting new and gently used winter coats at participating dental offices across Metro Detroit through November 20.By Calvin · Nov 2, 2026Detroit counts 3,277 farms and gardens, rooted in a mayor's 1890s potato patches
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Detroit counts 3,277 farms and gardens, rooted in a mayor's 1890s potato patchesKeep Growing Detroit counts 3,277 farms and gardens across the city as of September 2026, a food-growing culture that traces back to Mayor Hazen Pingree's 1890s potato patches, with a new $494,960 state grant now behind it.By Calvin · Oct 29, 2026Detroit homeowners have until Friday, Nov. 6 to wipe out their 2026 property taxes through HOPE
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Detroit homeowners have until Friday, Nov. 6 to wipe out their 2026 property taxes through HOPEDetroit homeowners who live in their own house have until 4:30 p.m. Friday, November 6 to apply for HOPE and cut or eliminate their 2026 property taxes. City Council is also taking first-time 2025 applications through the same deadline.By Calvin · Nov 2, 2026Detroit early voting ends Sunday at eight sites before the Nov. 3 election
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Detroit early voting ends Sunday at eight sites before the Nov. 3 electionDetroit's nine days of early in-person voting run through Sunday, Nov. 1, at eight centers, with two sites open Monday, Nov. 2, before polls open citywide on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3.By Jamie · Oct 30, 2026One game at Keyworth decides Detroit City FC's season Friday against Hartford Athletic
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One game at Keyworth decides Detroit City FC's season Friday against Hartford AthleticDetroit City FC opens the USL Championship playoffs at Keyworth Stadium on Friday, October 30 at 8 p.m., a single-elimination match where a loss ends the season.By Calvin · Oct 30, 2026Detroit's Christmas tree arrives Nov. 4, and the free tree lighting returns Nov. 20
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Detroit's Christmas tree arrives Nov. 4, and the free tree lighting returns Nov. 20The Downtown Detroit Partnership has set the dates: the tree is lifted into place at Campus Martius Park on Wednesday, Nov. 4, and the 23rd annual Detroit Tree Lighting, free, with live music, figure skating and food trucks, returns Friday, Nov. 20.By Marcus · Oct 25, 2026