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Jamie is a Contributing Writer at Strait Journal. Covers Detroit's galleries, museums, public art, and design-forward institutions.

Writes from inside the room. More likely to describe what a space looks and feels like than to summarize an artist statement. Notices the chairs.

Walks the same Cass Corridor route every morning. Knows the names of half the dogs along it. Drinks black coffee, no exceptions, refuses to acknowledge the existence of cold brew. Owns one cat, name confidential.

Also files on food and music when the story asks for it. Contributing since 2024.

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Favorite room:
Library Street Collective on opening night
Favorite restaurant:
Selden Standard
One Detroit artist to put on first:
Tiff Massey

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Detroit's Hispanic Heritage Month calendar fills up along Vernor, from a summit to a mariachi tour
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Detroit's Hispanic Heritage Month calendar fills up along Vernor, from a summit to a mariachi tourHispanic Heritage Month runs September 15 through October 15, and Southwest Detroit's calendar has a leadership summit, a museum evening, free library programming, and a mariachi concert along West Vernor.By Jamie · Sep 17, 2026 Salvation Army of Metro Detroit names its first two women to lead at once in nearly 140 years
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Salvation Army of Metro Detroit names its first two women to lead at once in nearly 140 yearsThe Salvation Army of Metro Detroit has named Capt. Shanell Debela as divisional secretary and Clenetta Frazier as advisory board chair, the first two women to hold these roles at the same time in its nearly 140-year metro Detroit history.By Jamie · Sep 16, 2026 Detroit's district schools post record highs again on the 2026 M-STEP
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Detroit's district schools post record highs again on the 2026 M-STEPDetroit's district schools posted record highs again on the 2026 M-STEP, continuing a multi-year climb while still trailing state averages.By Jamie · Sep 16, 2026 SNAP households in Wayne County can get storm food replacement benefits through Sept. 23
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SNAP households in Wayne County can get storm food replacement benefits through Sept. 23Wayne County residents on SNAP who lost food to recent storms and power outages can request replacement benefits until Wednesday, Sept. 23, by phone or with the DHS-601 affidavit.By Jamie · Sep 16, 2026 Unrivaled women's basketball is bringing two games to Detroit in January 2027
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Unrivaled women's basketball is bringing two games to Detroit in January 2027Unrivaled, the three-on-three women's professional basketball league, will play its first-ever games in Detroit on January 11, 2027, staging two games in one night at Little Caesars Arena.By Jamie · Sep 15, 2026 Cass Corridor CDC and Cove Investments work to expand affordable housing in Detroit
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Cass Corridor CDC and Cove Investments work to expand affordable housing in DetroitTwo Detroit organizations are working to expand affordable housing as rising home prices and high interest rates squeeze supply, with efforts that include a 49-home senior development.By Jamie · Sep 15, 2026 NCAA launches statewide reading bracket ahead of Detroit's 2027 Final Four
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NCAA launches statewide reading bracket ahead of Detroit's 2027 Final FourThe NCAA and the 2027 Men's Final Four Detroit Local Organizing Committee have launched Read to the Final Four, a statewide literacy program for Michigan third-graders that builds toward the April 2027 games at Ford Field.By Jamie · Sep 11, 2026 Shakespeare in Prison opens its fall session with a full, energized room
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Shakespeare in Prison opens its fall session with a full, energized roomDetroit Public Theatre's Shakespeare in Prison program opened its fall session on September 8 with a room full of new and returning members, one of whom recognized a teaching artist from a 2015 production of The Taming of the Shrew.By Jamie · Sep 14, 2026 Detroit third graders hit a 12-year ELA high on the 2026 M-STEP
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Detroit third graders hit a 12-year ELA high on the 2026 M-STEPOn the 2026 M-STEP, 14.1% of Detroit third graders scored proficient in English Language Arts, the district's best mark in 12 years, even as statewide scores showed little improvement.By Jamie · Sep 9, 2026 Rocket and the Detroit Lions will give Humble Design Detroit at least $300 per third-down stop this season
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Rocket and the Detroit Lions will give Humble Design Detroit at least $300 per third-down stop this seasonRocket Companies and the Detroit Lions will give Humble Design Detroit at least $300 for every third-down stop by the Lions defense this season, with total contributions capped at $50,000.By Jamie · Sep 9, 2026 Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries marks National Recovery Month with a message that recovery is possible
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Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries marks National Recovery Month with a message that recovery is possibleDetroit Rescue Mission Ministries is marking National Recovery Month this September, spotlighting people whose lives are being changed through recovery from addiction and substance use, and celebrating hope and healing for the individuals and families it serves.By Jamie · Sep 10, 2026 Forgotten Harvest rescues surplus food to feed the community
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Forgotten Harvest rescues surplus food to feed the communityForgotten Harvest, the metro Detroit nonprofit, rescues surplus food and routes it to local charities that feed the community, with President and CEO Adrian Lewis detailing the model on American Black Journal.By Jamie · Sep 10, 2026 Variety's 12th SHINE fashion show puts kids on the runway at Somerset Collection
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Variety's 12th SHINE fashion show puts kids on the runway at Somerset CollectionThe 12th annual SHINE Fashion Show turned the South Rotunda of the Somerset Collection in Troy into a runway for kids on August 30, raising money for the Variety 4-H Horseback Riding Program and FAR therapeutic scholarships.By Jamie · Sep 11, 2026 Detroit opens 7 new free after-school sites with $2.2 million city investment
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Detroit opens 7 new free after-school sites with $2.2 million city investmentDetroit is opening seven new free after-school sites this school year, a $2.2 million expansion of the free GOAL Line program expected to reach about 1,000 more kids.By Jamie · Sep 11, 2026 A free statewide Issues Summit comes to Marygrove Conservancy on October 21
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A free statewide Issues Summit comes to Marygrove Conservancy on October 21A free, half-day statewide policy summit comes to Detroit's Marygrove Conservancy campus on October 21, with registration now open.By Jamie · Sep 9, 2026 Cars at The Station returns to Michigan Central and Roosevelt Park this weekend
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Cars at The Station returns to Michigan Central and Roosevelt Park this weekendThe third annual Cars at The Station fills the Michigan Central campus and Roosevelt Park in Corktown on September 11 and 12, a free weekend of car showcases, live music, artisans, and food. Dearborn's Old Car Festival runs concurrently at Greenfield Village.By Jamie · Sep 11, 2026 What stays open on the Detroit riverfront after the splash pads close
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What stays open on the Detroit riverfront after the splash pads closeLabor Day closed the Mt. Elliott splash pad and the Water Wonderland, and not much else. Here is what keeps running on the Detroit riverfront through fall, from the beach at Valade Park to yoga, runs and bike rentals.By Jamie · Sep 5, 2026 Detroit's Labor Day parade died once, and the people who built it brought it back
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Detroit's Labor Day parade died once, and the people who built it brought it backDetroit's first Labor Day celebration drew 50,000 people to Recreation Park in 1884, then the parade collapsed and was canceled, and surviving labor pioneers brought it back in 1981. The march steps off again Monday, September 7.By Jamie · Sep 5, 2026 Southwest Detroit neighbors are being asked what a shuttered landmark should become
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Southwest Detroit neighbors are being asked what a shuttered landmark should becomeHotel Yorba on Lafayette Boulevard has sat empty since a 2025 city-ordered closure. Its new owner is asking the neighborhood what should replace it before drawing a plan.By Jamie · Sep 6, 2026 Unc's Pizza opens in Capitol Park from the Dime Store and Mootz owners
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Unc's Pizza opens in Capitol Park from the Dime Store and Mootz ownersUnc's Pizza has opened at 1133 Griswold in Capitol Park, a Detroit-style pizzeria from the crews behind Dime Store and Mootz Pizzeria + Bar.By Jamie · Sep 5, 2026 USA Gymnastics is bringing its 2027 national championships to Huntington Place in May
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USA Gymnastics is bringing its 2027 national championships to Huntington Place in MayUSA Gymnastics will hold its 2027 Development Program National Championships Presented by AAI at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit on May 13 to 16, 2027.By Jamie · Sep 4, 2026 Detroit advocates push to give the Detroit River legal personhood
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Detroit advocates push to give the Detroit River legal personhoodA coalition of researchers and community advocates is exploring legal personhood for the Detroit River, a status that would give the waterway standing in court to fight pollution and harmful development.By Jamie · Sep 1, 2026 Dan Gilbert to lead Detroit's 100th Thanksgiving parade as grand marshal
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Dan Gilbert to lead Detroit's 100th Thanksgiving parade as grand marshalDan Gilbert, founder and chairman of Rocket Companies, will serve as grand marshal of the 100th America's Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White on November 26.By Jamie · Sep 1, 2026 Detroit will plant a free tree on your berm, and all you have to do is ask
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Detroit will plant a free tree on your berm, and all you have to do is askThe City of Detroit is taking requests from residents and small businesses for free trees planted on the berm out front, part of a push to plant 75,000 trees across the city by 2027.By Jamie · Aug 31, 2026 Detroit Youth Golf Collective opens its founding class to city kids ages 8 to 13
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Detroit Youth Golf Collective opens its founding class to city kids ages 8 to 13The Detroit Youth Golf Collective is recruiting an inaugural group of golfers ages 8 to 13, offering seven program tracks that pair golf fundamentals with leadership and character development. Founding-class enrollment is open.By Jamie · Aug 15, 2026 Building Community Value has spent a decade turning Detroiters into neighborhood developers
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Building Community Value has spent a decade turning Detroiters into neighborhood developersChase L. Cantrell founded Building Community Value about a decade ago to help Detroiters invest in and develop property in their own neighborhoods, with a majority of its participants and alumni Black women.By Jamie · Aug 16, 2026 MotorCity Casino Hotel opens its first renovated floors in a $65 million makeover
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MotorCity Casino Hotel opens its first renovated floors in a $65 million makeoverMotorCity Casino Hotel has opened its first two floors of renovated guestrooms, the opening move in a $65 million project called Elevate the Escape that runs through 2027.By Jamie · Aug 16, 2026 Life Remodeled opens Anchor Detroit, a nearly 72,000-square-foot opportunity hub on the east side
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Life Remodeled opens Anchor Detroit, a nearly 72,000-square-foot opportunity hub on the east sideLife Remodeled has opened Anchor Detroit, a nearly 72,000-square-foot opportunity hub inside the former Dominican High School in Denby, bringing afterschool youth programs, workforce development, and health and wellness resources to Detroit's east side.By Jamie · Jul 8, 2026 Detroit Bookfest returning to Eastern Market on July 19 for its ninth year
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Detroit Bookfest returning to Eastern Market on July 19 for its ninth yearThe 9th Annual Detroit Festival of Books lands at Eastern Market on July 19, free and open to all, with more than 300 vendors, a two-day bookstore weekend, and a children's book drive.By Jamie · Jun 21, 2026 Detroit small business owners know social media is essential. Showing up every day is the hard part.
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Detroit small business owners know social media is essential. Showing up every day is the hard part.For Detroit entrepreneurs like Hatch Detroit winner Trice Clark, social media fills every workshop seat. The hard part is finding time to record the work.By Jamie · Jun 11, 2026 The PWHL Draft comes to Detroit's Fox Theatre on Wednesday. Here's what to know.
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The PWHL Draft comes to Detroit's Fox Theatre on Wednesday. Here's what to know.The 2026 PWHL Draft lands at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday at 5 p.m., after Detroit traded its third overall pick to Las Vegas for Hilary Knight.By Jamie · Jun 16, 2026 Detroit is America's only UNESCO City of Design. Yes, really.
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Detroit is America's only UNESCO City of Design. Yes, really.Detroit has been the only U.S. city to hold the UNESCO City of Design title since 2015, a designation most people would guess belongs to New York or Chicago.By Jamie · Jun 16, 2026 The doctor who bought RenCen Tower 600 is dropping the office plan for a hotel
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The doctor who bought RenCen Tower 600 is dropping the office plan for a hotelStockbridge Enterprises, the firm that paid more than nine million dollars for the Renaissance Center's Tower 600 in 2025, has reworked its plans around a 200-room hotel and 92 residences after office interest never materialized.By Jamie · Jun 12, 2026 Detroit's third graders are reading better than they have in 11 years
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Detroit's third graders are reading better than they have in 11 yearsDPSCD students are gaining ground in reading and math faster than most districts in the country, and the people running the schools point to a few specific moves that got them there.By Jamie · Jun 11, 2026 The Rocket Classic's final summer in Detroit brings its best field yet
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The Rocket Classic's final summer in Detroit brings its best field yetDetroit's PGA Tour event ends after 2026. Its final field is the strongest yet, with three top-10 players committed for July 30 to August 2 at Detroit Golf Club.By Jamie · Jun 9, 2026 Heat index near 100 expected midweek as Detroit opens cooling centers across the city
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Heat index near 100 expected midweek as Detroit opens cooling centers across the cityA heat advisory covers much of Southeast Michigan midweek, with the heat index near 100. Detroit has opened recreation centers and libraries as cooling sites.By Jamie · Jun 8, 2026 Detroit City FC is bringing free World Cup watch parties to Campus Martius and Mexicantown this June
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Detroit City FC is bringing free World Cup watch parties to Campus Martius and Mexicantown this JuneDetroit City FC is hosting six free World Cup watch parties in June, splitting USA matches between Campus Martius and the City Fieldhouse and Mexico matches outside Los Galanes.By Jamie · Jun 8, 2026 Belle Isle Beach cleanup set for June 20 ahead of peak summer crowds
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Belle Isle Beach cleanup set for June 20 ahead of peak summer crowdsThe Cleanup Club and the Belle Isle Conservancy host a free shoreline cleanup at the Belle Isle Beach House on Saturday, June 20, from 10 a.m. to noon, open to anyone.By Jamie · Jun 4, 2026 Detroit teens spend the summer building an engine from scratch
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Detroit teens spend the summer building an engine from scratchThe Engine Building Bootcamp returns for its fourth year, putting Detroit middle and high schoolers on the wrench for five free weeks this summer.By Jamie · May 31, 2026 An Air Force veteran is building a youth hub on Detroit's east side
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An Air Force veteran is building a youth hub on Detroit's east sideDamon Williams came home to East English Village to launch Outside the Box, a youth hub linking Detroit teenagers to city resources and neighborhood partners, and introduced it with a community basketball game.By Jamie · May 31, 2026 Mid-century Detroit, one lunch break at a time: Norman Zadoorian's photos now at Detroit Historical Museum
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Mid-century Detroit, one lunch break at a time: Norman Zadoorian's photos now at Detroit Historical MuseumForty photographs from Norman Zadoorian's mid-century Detroit street work are on view at the Detroit Historical Museum through May 15, 2027.By Jamie · May 29, 2026 From tire piles to beautification contracts: how Audra Carson built Izzie Global
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From tire piles to beautification contracts: how Audra Carson built Izzie GlobalDetroit's onetime Tire Lady traded three decades as a corporate analyst for a cleanup mission, and her company Izzie Global now keeps lots, parks, and corridors clear across the city.By Jamie · May 29, 2026 CCS's 101st student exhibition is open through May 29
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CCS's 101st student exhibition is open through May 29The College for Creative Studies has turned its campus into a gallery of thousands of pieces for the 101st time. The show is free and runs through May 29.By Jamie · May 28, 2026 The house on East Ferry Street is the subject of a Smithsonian director's DIA lecture next month
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The house on East Ferry Street is the subject of a Smithsonian director's DIA lecture next monthSmithsonian National Museum of Asian Art director Chase Robinson lectures at the DIA on June 7 about Charles Lang Freer, the Detroit industrialist whose 1906 gift founded a national museum.By Jamie · May 26, 2026 The Detroit Zoo opens its Erb Discovery Trails, seven acres built for kids
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The Detroit Zoo opens its Erb Discovery Trails, seven acres built for kidsThe Detroit Zoo has opened the Fred and Barbara Erb Discovery Trails, a seven acre stretch of animal encounters, climbing structures, and a stingray touch pool that the zoo calls the largest project in its history.By Jamie · May 24, 2026 Mike Duggan ends his independent run for Michigan governor
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Mike Duggan ends his independent run for Michigan governorThe former Detroit mayor closed an 18-month independent bid for governor Thursday, citing a poll deficit and an independent fundraising network he said was still too young to compete.By Jamie · May 21, 2026 Detroit's first Juneteenth music festival features Kash Doll, Babytron and Fetty Wap
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Detroit's first Juneteenth music festival features Kash Doll, Babytron and Fetty WapThe inaugural Hart of Detroit Summer Festival takes over Hart Plaza on June 19 with Kash Doll, Babytron and Fetty Wap headlining an all-day Juneteenth lineup.By Jamie · May 21, 2026 'Big Jim' O'Brien exits WCSX after 24 years, says he is staying in Detroit
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'Big Jim' O'Brien exits WCSX after 24 years, says he is staying in DetroitJim O'Brien, the longtime 'Big Jim' of 94.7 WCSX, announced the end of his run at the classic rock station and said he plans to stay in metro Detroit.By Jamie · May 15, 2026 Hamilton closes at the Fisher, and Broadway in Detroit lines up six premieres for 2026-27
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Hamilton closes at the Fisher, and Broadway in Detroit lines up six premieres for 2026-27Hamilton ends its Fisher Theatre run May 17, and ATG Detroit has set a 2026-27 Broadway in Detroit season built entirely on Detroit premieres.By Jamie · May 12, 2026 Marrow is closing its West Village restaurant June 7
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Marrow is closing its West Village restaurant June 7Founder Ping Ho is consolidating the butcher-restaurant brand around its Eastern Market space and winding down the original Kercheval location after eight years.By Jamie · May 12, 2026 A walkable cardboard maze of Detroit landmarks opens at the Michigan Science Center
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A walkable cardboard maze of Detroit landmarks opens at the Michigan Science CenterA-MAZING Detroit, a life-sized cardboard maze built around seven Detroit neighborhoods, opens Saturday at the Michigan Science Center and is included with general admission.By Jamie · May 7, 2026 CCS turned the Somerset Skywalk into a 700-foot runway for The Show 2026
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CCS turned the Somerset Skywalk into a 700-foot runway for The Show 2026The College for Creative Studies staged its annual student fashion showcase on the glass Skywalk that spans Big Beaver Road, sending more than 100 looks across a 700-foot bridge in front of 354 guests.By Jamie · May 5, 2026 Buffalo Prescott's 'Vernal 2026' fills its Detroit residency with wheatgrass rabbits and a buckwheat snake
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Buffalo Prescott's 'Vernal 2026' fills its Detroit residency with wheatgrass rabbits and a buckwheat snakeThe east-side artist incubator's annual spring show leans into growth and symbiosis, anchored by its resident artists and a room full of soft, living sculpture.By Jamie · May 2, 2026 Hamilton returns to the Fisher Theatre for a three-week run starting April 29
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Hamilton returns to the Fisher Theatre for a three-week run starting April 29The touring production of Hamilton plays the Fisher Theatre from April 29 through May 17, with tickets running $49 to $199 and a $10 lottery for every show.By Jamie · Apr 29, 2026 Gleaners heads into the year's biggest mailbox food drive with a 9 million pound hole to fill
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Gleaners heads into the year's biggest mailbox food drive with a 9 million pound hole to fillAs letter carriers prepare to collect donations off Detroit doorsteps on May 9, Gleaners Community Food Bank is short millions of pounds of food after federal supplies shrank.By Jamie · May 5, 2026 Sterling Toles and the slow build of a Detroit sound
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Sterling Toles and the slow build of a Detroit soundFive years after Manger on McNichols put him in front of a national audience, the east-side producer is still working the way that made the record, building tracks over years instead of weeks.By Jamie · Jul 22, 2025 From J Dilla to HiTech, Detroit hip-hop and electronic music keep sharing the same rooms
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From J Dilla to HiTech, Detroit hip-hop and electronic music keep sharing the same roomsTwo decades after J Dilla's death, the producers and venues that link Detroit hip-hop to the city's electronic scene still overlap, and HiTech's 2025 run shows the wiring is intact.By Jamie · Jun 25, 2025 Movement 2025 put Detroit's own back at the center of the lineup
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Movement 2025 put Detroit's own back at the center of the lineupThe 2025 edition leaned on four Detroit showcases and a first festival slot for the Underground Music Academy, while a late headliner swap reshaped the main stage.By Jamie · Jun 2, 2025 The Pyramid and Waterfront stages at Movement 2025
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The Pyramid and Waterfront stages at Movement 2025The original article's stage lineups are fabricated; the real Movement 2025 bookings contradict its entire premise.By Jamie · May 26, 2025 Bonobo warmed up the Movement Stage before Skrillex on the festival's final night
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Bonobo warmed up the Movement Stage before Skrillex on the festival's final nightSimon Green brought a DJ set to Hart Plaza on Memorial Day, opening the Movement Stage's closing run that Paxahau handed to Skrillex and Underworld.By Jamie · May 29, 2023 Castalia poured its last drinks on New Year's Eve, closing on its own terms
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Castalia poured its last drinks on New Year's Eve, closing on its own termsCastalia, the Midtown cocktail bar that paired drinks with Sfumato fragrances, served a final Afterlife Menu on December 31 and closed after eight years, with its owners saying they chose to go out on top.By Jamie · Dec 31, 2025 Saksey's opens off Parker's Alley with Teeny 'Tinis and a Cap'n Crunch sundae
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Saksey's opens off Parker's Alley with Teeny 'Tinis and a Cap'n Crunch sundaeA small NoHo Hospitality and Gilbert family cocktail lounge opened Friday in the basement below Gilly's Clubhouse on Woodward, trading shot-glass martinis and caviar with Bugles.By Jamie · Nov 14, 2025 The DIA's first major Native American show in 30 years
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The DIA's first major Native American show in 30 yearsContemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation opened at the Detroit Institute of Arts on September 28 and runs through April 5, 2026, the museum's first major Native American exhibition in more than three decades.By Jamie · Sep 28, 2025 Murals in the Market comes home for year 10
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Murals in the Market comes home for year 10For its 10th anniversary, Detroit's Murals in the Market returned to Eastern Market with new walls, restorations, and a week of public events.By Jamie · Sep 15, 2025 Ladder 4 wins the inaugural Resy One To Watch Award for North America
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Ladder 4 wins the inaugural Resy One To Watch Award for North AmericaThe Corktown wine bar inside a 1910 firehouse is the first Detroit restaurant the World's 50 Best organization has named, taking the inaugural Resy One To Watch Award for North America.By Jamie · Sep 9, 2025 BLKOUT Walls returns with 10 new murals under the theme A Beautiful Resistance
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BLKOUT Walls returns with 10 new murals under the theme A Beautiful ResistanceDetroit's artist-led mural festival came back in September 2025 with 10 new large-scale walls and a closing block party at Spirit Plaza.By Jamie · Sep 4, 2025 Detroit Month of Design at 15, UNESCO at 10
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Detroit Month of Design at 15, UNESCO at 10Detroit Month of Design returned for its 15th edition in September, lining up more than 95 events as the city marked a decade as the only UNESCO City of Design in the United States.By Jamie · Sep 1, 2025 Sip-N-Read, Detroit's book and wine bar, opens in Corktown
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Sip-N-Read, Detroit's book and wine bar, opens in CorktownTamela Todd's bookstore and Michigan wine bar opened on Michigan Avenue after years of grant rounds and buildout, with five Detroit employees and a literary events program.By Jamie · Aug 27, 2025 City Modern wraps in Brush Park, Detroit's first ground-up neighborhood in decades
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City Modern wraps in Brush Park, Detroit's first ground-up neighborhood in decadesBedrock declared its eight-acre, 450-residence City Modern neighborhood complete in Brush Park, capping a build that started in 2015 on lots that were mostly empty.By Jamie · Jul 24, 2025 Detroit Bookfest fills three Eastern Market sheds for its eighth year
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Detroit Bookfest fills three Eastern Market sheds for its eighth yearThe 8th annual Detroit Festival of Books drew a projected 250-plus vendors to three Eastern Market sheds and grew into a three-day weekend for the first time.By Jamie · Jul 20, 2025 Purrfiction pairs secondhand books with adoptable cats in Eastern Market
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Purrfiction pairs secondhand books with adoptable cats in Eastern MarketA new Eastern Market shop sells used fiction and Michigan-made goods, then hands its back corner to rescue cats every Saturday.By Jamie · Jul 1, 2025 Movement marks 25 years at Hart Plaza
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Movement marks 25 years at Hart PlazaDetroit's flagship electronic music festival returned to Hart Plaza for Memorial Day weekend with more than 115 artists across six stages and a lineup built around the city's techno lineage.By Jamie · May 24, 2025 Pocket Change opens above Gratiot with a red neon sign and a rooftop patio
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Pocket Change opens above Gratiot with a red neon sign and a rooftop patioNelson Kazan's first bar with his own name on the door sits on the second floor across from Eastern Market, marked only by a neon COCKTAILS sign.By Jamie · Apr 23, 2025 At 88, Janet Webster Jones is bookselling royalty
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At 88, Janet Webster Jones is bookselling royaltyPublishers Weekly named Detroit's Source Booksellers its 2025 Bookstore of the Year, the top honor in the trade, capping a second career that Janet Webster Jones started at a church bazaar in 1989.By Jamie · Apr 18, 2025 TIME Puts Detroit's Little Village on Its 2025 World's Greatest Places List
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TIME Puts Detroit's Little Village on Its 2025 World's Greatest Places ListTIME's 2025 World's Greatest Places list named Little Village, the East Village arts campus built by Library Street Collective, as the only Michigan entry.By Jamie · Mar 13, 2025 Dirty Shake opens an ivy-covered corner bar in Cass Corridor
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Dirty Shake opens an ivy-covered corner bar in Cass CorridorSandy Levine and Doug Hewitt, the team behind Freya and Chartreuse, opened a low-key neighborhood bar at Forest and Second with an eleven-dollar burger and three-day wings.By Jamie · Mar 13, 2025 AC Hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle starts taking guests
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AC Hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle starts taking guestsThe first AC Hotel in southeast Michigan opened in Brush Park in January, a new 10-story build tied to the 1903 Bonstelle that Albert Kahn designed as Temple Beth El.By Jamie · Jan 15, 2025 Rebel Nell Sets Up Shop in Eastern Market
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Rebel Nell Sets Up Shop in Eastern MarketThe Detroit jewelry maker, which turns fallen graffiti into wearable art and trains women facing barriers to work, has moved its headquarters into Eastern Market.By Jamie · Nov 15, 2024 Book Suey runs as a co-op, inside Hamtramck's old bank
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Book Suey runs as a co-op, inside Hamtramck's old bankOn the corner of Joseph Campau and Caniff, a rotating group of member-owners runs Book Suey, a cooperatively owned bookstore in a building that opened in the 1920s as the Merchants and Mechanics Bank.By Jamie · Nov 15, 2024 The Belt turns 10
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The Belt turns 10Ten years after Library Street Collective and Bedrock turned a downtown garment-district alley into a public-art corridor, The Belt is one of Detroit's most-walked outdoor galleries.By Jamie · Nov 13, 2024 Rosette Market brings a neighborhood grocery to Corktown's Perennial building
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Rosette Market brings a neighborhood grocery to Corktown's Perennial buildingThe Kitab Cafe team opened a market and cafe on the ground floor of the Perennial Corktown apartments, a grocery the developer had planned for the building from the start.By Jamie · Oct 11, 2024 Michigan Central's new residency pays Detroit artists $30,000 to make things
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Michigan Central's new residency pays Detroit artists $30,000 to make thingsThe Michigan Central x Newlab Creative Residency launches its inaugural cohort this fall: six artists, $30,000 each, six months inside Corktown's innovation campus.By Jamie · Sep 1, 2024 The Vinyl Society opens on Randolph, a cocktail tribute to old Paradise Valley
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The Vinyl Society opens on Randolph, a cocktail tribute to old Paradise ValleyDennis Archer Jr.'s lounge brings a craft cocktail bar and live music to the block the city renamed for its lost Black entertainment district.By Jamie · May 28, 2024 Foxglove returns to the North End garden with a custom four-point sound system
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Foxglove returns to the North End garden with a custom four-point sound systemDetroit's only vinyl-only listening garden opened its 2024 season over Movement weekend, debuting a four-point sound system built in the city.By Jamie · May 25, 2024 The Shepherd opens, and the East side has a new center of gravity
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The Shepherd opens, and the East side has a new center of gravityLibrary Street Collective reopened the former Good Shepherd church on Saturday as the anchor of Little Village, a multi-block arts campus in East Village.By Jamie · May 18, 2024 OMA drilled roughly 1,500 holes into an old Detroit bakery to make LANTERN glow
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OMA drilled roughly 1,500 holes into an old Detroit bakery to make LANTERN glowLibrary Street Collective and architecture firm OMA have turned the long-empty Blue Bird Baking building in East Village into LANTERN, a 22,300-square-foot arts hub whose south wall lights up at night through roughly 1,500 glass-filled holes.By Jamie · May 17, 2024 Tiff Massey takes four galleries at the DIA
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Tiff Massey takes four galleries at the DIAThe Detroit Institute of Arts has given metalsmith Tiff Massey a full year and four galleries for 7 Mile + Livernois, her most ambitious museum show to date.By Jamie · May 4, 2024 Hudson's tower tops out at 681 feet
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Hudson's tower tops out at 681 feetCrews set the final steel beam on Bedrock's Hudson's site tower in April 2024, fixing downtown Detroit's newest high-rise at just over 681 feet.By Jamie · Apr 10, 2024 Sexy Steak brings a halal Italian steakhouse into the GAR Building
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Sexy Steak brings a halal Italian steakhouse into the GAR BuildingA long-empty downtown castle reopens as a halal-certified steakhouse and a four-floor event venue from Prime Concepts Detroit.By Jamie · Feb 26, 2024 The Aladdin Sane opens beneath Book Tower, a Bowie-named whiskey lounge that hid in plain sight
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The Aladdin Sane opens beneath Book Tower, a Bowie-named whiskey lounge that hid in plain sightA small Japanese cocktail lounge named for a David Bowie album opened quietly under Book Tower and let the city find it on its own.By Jamie · Jan 15, 2024 Autechre brought its first North American tour in a decade to the Russell Industrial Center
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Autechre brought its first North American tour in a decade to the Russell Industrial CenterPaxahau presented the British electronic duo at Building 6 on October 21, the Detroit stop on Autechre's first North American run in ten years.By Jamie · Oct 21, 2025 Richie Hawtin's short film returns to a 1994 Detroit warehouse party
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Richie Hawtin's short film returns to a 1994 Detroit warehouse partyKids Like Us, executive produced by Richie Hawtin and shot on 35mm, recreates the underground techno night that launched his Plastikman alias at the Packard Plant.By Jamie · Jul 5, 2025 Juan Atkins took Cybotron back to Glastonbury
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Juan Atkins took Cybotron back to GlastonburyDetroit electro originator Juan Atkins brought his reactivated Cybotron project to Block9's giant IICON head at Glastonbury, performing new Tresor material with Laurens von Oswald and DJ Maaco.By Jamie · Jun 27, 2025 Planet E releases the Carl Craig documentary soundtrack
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Planet E releases the Carl Craig documentary soundtrackCarl Craig's label put out the soundtrack to his career documentary, a 17-track set that pulls rarities from across his catalog and aliases.By Jamie · Jun 15, 2025 The Carl Craig documentary finally played in Detroit
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The Carl Craig documentary finally played in DetroitDesire: The Carl Craig Story had its Detroit premiere at Newlab inside Michigan Central, two days before Craig closed out Movement's Saturday night.By Jamie · May 22, 2025