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Detroit showed up: a thousand fans pack Campus Martius for USA's World Cup opener
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Detroit showed up: a thousand fans pack Campus Martius for USA's World Cup opener Roughly a thousand Detroit soccer fans filled Campus Martius on Friday night to watch the United States open the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 4-1 win over Paraguay at a watch party hosted by Detroit City FC, with more watch parties still to come this summer. SBy Shawn · Jun 13, 2026
Twenty-five painted drums put American stories across Detroit for the 250th
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Twenty-five painted drums put American stories across Detroit for the 250thThe Stories of Us has installed 25 painted drum sculptures around Detroit, free through July 22 at the main library, Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park, and the Warren Gateway. The national project marks the country's 250th anniversary.By Marcus · Jun 11, 2026 Thirty-Seven Detroit organizations just pooled $27 million for neighborhoods. This is the largest round yet.
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Thirty-Seven Detroit organizations just pooled $27 million for neighborhoods. This is the largest round yet.Enterprise Community Partners has launched the third and largest phase of its Community Development Organization Fund, bringing 37 Detroit neighborhood groups together under a $27 million, three-year initiative.By Priya · Jun 11, 2026 Pine Hall opens Thursday on the 12th floor of Hudson's Detroit
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Pine Hall opens Thursday on the 12th floor of Hudson's DetroitUnion Square Hospitality Group opens Pine Hall Thursday at Hudson's Detroit, a rooftop bar named after the J.L. Hudson department store's beloved Pine Room.By Samantha · Jun 11, 2026 What does it mean when your parish stops holding Mass? Inside Detroit's historic Catholic church restructuring
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What does it mean when your parish stops holding Mass? Inside Detroit's historic Catholic church restructuringAt least 58 parishes may soon stop hosting weekend Mass, but that's not the same as closing a church. Here's what Detroit's historic restructuring actually means.By Marcus · Jun 9, 2026 Detroit assessor to host June 10 summit to help nonprofits avoid tax foreclosure
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Detroit assessor to host June 10 summit to help nonprofits avoid tax foreclosureThe city's assessor office is hosting a free summit on June 10 after discovering that many Detroit nonprofits and churches were accumulating unpaid property taxes, wrongly assuming they were automatically exempt.By Priya · Jun 5, 2026 Detroit residents get a final say this week on Cooley High's demolition
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Detroit residents get a final say this week on Cooley High's demolitionDPSCD reversed its pledge to preserve part of the 1928 landmark to meet a state grant deadline. A community meeting Wednesday, June 10, is residents' last chance to weigh in before summer demolition.By Samantha · Jun 8, 2026 Olympic gold medalist Hilary Knight, Team USA's captain at Milan Cortina, is headed to PWHL Detroit
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Olympic gold medalist Hilary Knight, Team USA's captain at Milan Cortina, is headed to PWHL DetroitHilary Knight, who captained Team USA to gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and scored the goal that sent the final to overtime, is coming to PWHL Detroit via sign-and-trade.By Marcus · Jun 8, 2026 A beloved Detroit River fishing spot in Delray waits on talks between the state and DTE
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A beloved Detroit River fishing spot in Delray waits on talks between the state and DTEThe state and DTE Energy are negotiating the future of Delray Park, a little-known Detroit River fishing spot on DTE-owned land that locals say needs investment to reach its potential.By Priya · 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 FIFA World Cup watch parties in June, with USA matches at Campus Martius and the Detroit City Fieldhouse and Mexico matches outside Los Galanes in Mexicantown.By Jamie · Jun 8, 2026 Cleanup Club returns to Belle Isle Beach on June 20 to remove plastic before peak summer
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Cleanup Club returns to Belle Isle Beach on June 20 to remove plastic before peak summerThe Cleanup Club and Belle Isle Conservancy are hosting a shoreline cleanup volunteer day at Belle Isle Beach on Saturday, June 20, from 10 a.m. to noon, open to all.By Jamie · Jun 4, 2026 The Freight Yard is now open on weekends all summer along the Dequindre Cut
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The Freight Yard is now open on weekends all summer along the Dequindre CutDetroit Riverfront Conservancy's seasonal beer garden on the Dequindre Cut runs Saturdays and Sundays through September, with lawn games, local food vendors, and free live music every Sunday afternoon.By Marcus · Jun 4, 2026 Laura Killingbeck's 1,000-mile bike ride across Michigan ends in Detroit, documenting a hidden form of domestic violence
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Laura Killingbeck's 1,000-mile bike ride across Michigan ends in Detroit, documenting a hidden form of domestic violenceLaura Killingbeck is two weeks into a 1,000-mile bicycle ride across Michigan in partnership with orsa credit union to document economic abuse, ending July 20 in Detroit.By Priya · Jun 4, 2026 Nine fridays of free movies return to Campus Martius, starting July 3
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Nine fridays of free movies return to Campus Martius, starting July 3Movie Nights in the D returns to Campus Martius Park this summer with nine free Friday screenings from July 3 through August 28, featuring recent releases and classics.By Samantha · 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 to Detroit's northwest side for its fourth year, putting middle and high schoolers on the wrench from June through August.By Jamie · May 31, 2026 A Detroit veteran came home and built something empowering for the kids
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A Detroit veteran came home and built something empowering for the kidsDamon Williams spent 21 years in the Air Force, returned to East English Village, and launched Outside the Box, a youth hub connecting Detroit teenagers with city resources and community partners.By Jamie · May 31, 2026 From tire piles to beautification contracts: Audra Carson's long road to Izzie Global
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From tire piles to beautification contracts: Audra Carson's long road to Izzie GlobalAudra Carson spent 30 years as a corporate business analyst before founding De-Tread in 2009 to address Detroit's tire dumping problem. She now runs Izzie Global, a waste management and beautification company named after her mother.By Jamie · May 29, 2026 A more walkable Greektown is set to open in mid-June
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A more walkable Greektown is set to open in mid-JuneThe 500 block of Monroe Street is set to open in mid-June, the first finished stretch of a streetscape project.By Shawn · May 28, 2026 The Fred and Barbara Erb Discovery Trails open at the Detroit Zoo
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The Fred and Barbara Erb Discovery Trails open at the Detroit ZooThe Detroit Zoo's largest project in its history opens seven acres of interactive trails, stingray encounters, and family-oriented play space along its southwest footprint.By Jamie · May 24, 2026 Detroit violence intervention groups launch free flag football league for teens
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Detroit violence intervention groups launch free flag football league for teensTeam Pursuit and FORCE Detroit ran a free flag football league this spring. The sport was the draw. The curriculum was something else.By Marcus · May 23, 2026 Detroit's skyline runs blue and green all month for NF Awareness
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Detroit's skyline runs blue and green all month for NF AwarenessMay is National Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month, and the Gilbert family's NFX campaign has lit up landmarks across downtown in the disorder's signature colors.By Shawn · May 22, 2026 JerJuan Howard opens the Howard Family Bookstore at Puritan and Lesure
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JerJuan Howard opens the Howard Family Bookstore at Puritan and LesureJerJuan Howard, 28, spent a year and a half converting a vacant west side building into a bookstore, event space, and 3D printing lab rooted in the Puritan Avenue corridor.By Marcus · May 22, 2026 Weston Hall opens in Virginia Park with 47 affordable units and a workforce record built into the renovation
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Weston Hall opens in Virginia Park with 47 affordable units and a workforce record built into the renovationDetroit Landmark Development Corporation restored a 1924 building vacant for decades and routed construction wages and credentials to city residents along the way.By Samantha · May 21, 2026 Gilbert Family Foundation puts $6.4 million more into Venture 313
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Gilbert Family Foundation puts $6.4 million more into Venture 313A new $6.4 million commitment extends the citywide startup initiative that routes capital and coaching to Detroit founders at nearly every stage.By Marcus · May 21, 2026 Dearborn animal shelter renames fundraiser after Coachella legal threat, gets flooded with donations
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Dearborn animal shelter renames fundraiser after Coachella legal threat, gets flooded with donationsLawyers for Coachella sent a cease-and-desist over the name Pawchella. Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit changed the name to Pawfest, printed nothing twice, and got swamped with out-of-state donations.By Marcus · May 15, 2026 Walk a Mile Wednesday returned with the police chief and city leaders on the route
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Walk a Mile Wednesday returned with the police chief and city leaders on the routeWalk a Mile Wednesday returned this week with the Detroit police chief and city leaders walking a neighborhood route with residents.By Priya · May 8, 2026 Pat Caputo, longtime Detroit sports radio voice, dies at 67 of pancreatic cancer
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Pat Caputo, longtime Detroit sports radio voice, dies at 67 of pancreatic cancerPat Caputo, the longtime Detroit sports radio host and Oakland Press columnist, died this week at 67 from pancreatic cancer.By Marcus · May 8, 2026 Memorial Day weekend in Detroit 2026: a guide beyond Movement
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Memorial Day weekend in Detroit 2026: a guide beyond MovementMovement runs three days at Hart Plaza. The rest of the city is also open. Tigers, Belle Isle, Eastern Market, the patios.By Samantha · May 6, 2026 Gleaners is running short on food with a large single-day food drive around the corner
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Gleaners is running short on food with a large single-day food drive around the cornerGleaners Community Food Bank is entering the National Association of Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive under strain from falling donations and tightened federal food assistance.By Jamie · May 5, 2026 Pistons' second round sends Detroit bars into playoff mode
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Pistons' second round sends Detroit bars into playoff modeDetroit eliminated Orlando in Game 7 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2008 — and the bars on Woodward didn't wait for a formal announcement.By Samantha · May 5, 2026 The Detroit Riverfront filled with anglers for the seasonal walleye run
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The Detroit Riverfront filled with anglers for the seasonal walleye runThe Detroit Riverfront filled with anglers this week for the seasonal walleye run, the spring spawn when fish move up from Lake Erie into the river system.By Priya · May 5, 2026 Workers rallied at Roosevelt Park for May Day with a familiar list of demands
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Workers rallied at Roosevelt Park for May Day with a familiar list of demandsDetroit workers rallied at Roosevelt Park on Friday, May 1, for May Day, marking International Workers' Day on the lawn in front of Michigan Central Station.By Priya · May 1, 2026 Shed work at Eastern Market is holding back new vendors this spring
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Shed work at Eastern Market is holding back new vendors this springDeferred maintenance on Sheds 2 and 3 is creating a bottleneck for vendors hoping to expand or land new stalls ahead of the 2026 peak Saturday season.By Priya · May 1, 2026 West Vernor shuts down for Detroit's Cinco de Mayo parade this Sunday
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West Vernor shuts down for Detroit's Cinco de Mayo parade this SundayThe Mexican Patriotic Committee of Metro Detroit hosts the 61st annual Cinco de Mayo parade Sunday along West Vernor, with the theme Estamos Unidos.By Shawn · Apr 30, 2026 Hamtramck joins Michigan Main Street and the Jos. Campau bet gets bigger
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Hamtramck joins Michigan Main Street and the Jos. Campau bet gets biggerGovernor Whitmer announced on March 3 that Hamtramck has been selected by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation for the Select Level of the Michigan Main Street program.By Priya · Mar 3, 2026 An $80 million Brush Park development will bring 211 affordable units, including the Sanctuary
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An $80 million Brush Park development will bring 211 affordable units, including the SanctuaryThe City of Detroit broke ground on a $80 million Brush Park development on Friday, November 14, 2025.By Marcus · Nov 14, 2025 Pingree Detroit makes Detroit a shoe city again, by hand
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Pingree Detroit makes Detroit a shoe city again, by handPingree Detroit opened its first storefront at 11:11 a.m. on 11/11. Veterans Day, intentionally, because most of the company's co-owners are veterans.By Samantha · Nov 11, 2025 Waka by Baobab Fare gets the old Russell Street deli
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Waka by Baobab Fare gets the old Russell Street deliHamissi Mamba's mother sold chapati and brochettes in the markets of Bujumbura, Burundi, when he was a kid.By Priya · Oct 3, 2025 Apple finally opens a store in downtown Detroit
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Apple finally opens a store in downtown DetroitApple opened its first downtown Detroit store at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 19, with Tim Cook in attendance. He greeted the line, then unlocked the doors.By Samantha · Sep 19, 2025 Dally in the alley returns for its 46th year, still without sponsors
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Dally in the alley returns for its 46th year, still without sponsorsDally in the Alley filled the streets between Forest, Hancock, Second, and Third on Saturday, September 6, 2025, for its 46th year. Magazine Free admission.By Priya · Sep 6, 2025 BLKOUT Walls paints 10 new murals across Detroit under “A Beautiful Resistance”
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BLKOUT Walls paints 10 new murals across Detroit under “A Beautiful Resistance”BLKOUT Walls Mural Festival returned for its third edition from September 4 to 14, 2025, with 10 new large-scale murals painted across Detroit.By Jamie · Sep 4, 2025 Tamela Todd built Sip-N-Read after waiting six years on the right space
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Tamela Todd built Sip-N-Read after waiting six years on the right spaceTamela Todd opened Sip-N-Read on a Wednesday afternoon in late August.By Jamie · Aug 27, 2025 Capitol Park reopens after a $3.5 million reset
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Capitol Park reopens after a $3.5 million resetThe triangle of grass behind the Westin Book Cadillac is the first thing in Capitol Park that catches the eye after a six-month shutdown.By Marcus · Jul 23, 2025 Detroit Bookfest fills three Eastern Market Sheds for the eighth time
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Detroit Bookfest fills three Eastern Market Sheds for the eighth timeThe 8th annual Detroit Festival of Books ran from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, 2025 Eventbrite, in Sheds 4, 5, and 6 at Eastern Market BridgeDetroit.By Jamie · Jul 20, 2025 Purrfiction is a bookstore and a cat adoption center, intentionally
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Purrfiction is a bookstore and a cat adoption center, intentionallyEmma Spadafore left corporate after six years to open the kind of store that probably sounds like a joke at a bachelorette dinner. Bookstore. With cats.By Jamie · Jul 1, 2025 Lauren Ellis won Hatch Detroit. now she has to build the bakery.
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Lauren Ellis won Hatch Detroit. now she has to build the bakery.Lauren Ellis pitched a French viennoiserie bakery on a Wednesday night at the Wayne State University Industry Innovation Center, in front of judges and a public that had cast 21,000 votes.By Samantha · Jun 11, 2025 After Movement 2025: where the parties went after Hart Plaza closed
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After Movement 2025: where the parties went after Hart Plaza closedThe Movement 2025 afterparty circuit ran from Friday May 23 through Tuesday May 27. Hart Plaza closed at midnight three nights running. The afterparties did not.By Samantha · May 28, 2025 Movement Music festival hits 25 years on Hart Plaza
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Movement Music festival hits 25 years on Hart PlazaMovement Music Festival ran May 24 through 26, 2025, at Hart Plaza, marking the 25th anniversary of Detroit's flagship electronic music festival. Memorial Day weekend.By Jamie · May 24, 2025 Flower Day brings 80 growers and a full Sunday of plant-hauling to Eastern Market
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Flower Day brings 80 growers and a full Sunday of plant-hauling to Eastern MarketThe 58th annual Flower Day ran from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at Eastern Market. Mix 92.3 Free.By Priya · May 18, 2025 60th Cinco de Mayo parade walks West Vernor with three women leading
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60th Cinco de Mayo parade walks West Vernor with three women leadingThe 60th annual Cinco de Mayo Parade ran 2.4 miles down West Vernor Highway on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Organizers put the turnout around 8,000.By Priya · May 4, 2025 Old Miami: where Detroit's underground still drinks after the show
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Old Miami: where Detroit's underground still drinks after the showOld Miami has been a veterans bar in the Cass Corridor since the 1970s. The back patio has been one of Detroit techno's quiet anchors for nearly as long.By Samantha · Apr 25, 2025 At 88, Janet Webster Jones is bookselling royalty
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At 88, Janet Webster Jones is bookselling royaltyDonya Craddock, who runs Dock Bookshop in Fort Worth, called Janet Webster Jones the queen from a stage at Winter Institute 2025. The room agreed.By Jamie · Apr 18, 2025 Lincoln Factory's first year of programming, told through the calendar
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Lincoln Factory's first year of programming, told through the calendarLincoln Factory opened in September 2024 inside the old Lincoln Motor Factory. Seven months in, the room has run roughly 40 nights of programming. Most of them sold out.By Samantha · Apr 10, 2025 Marche du Nain Rouge marches the red dwarf out of Detroit again
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Marche du Nain Rouge marches the red dwarf out of Detroit againAbout 10,000 people showed up in Cass Corridor on Sunday, March 23, 2025, for the annual Marche du Nain Rouge CBS News, the costume parade that exists to chase a small red imp out of Detroit.By Priya · Mar 23, 2025 DJ Minx played the Pistons halftime
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DJ Minx played the Pistons halftimeDJ Minx played the Detroit Pistons halftime show in March 2025. It was her second halftime booking at Little Caesars Arena.By Priya · Mar 15, 2025 Spot Lite: where Detroit's house and techno scenes meet
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Spot Lite: where Detroit's house and techno scenes meetRoula David opened Spot Lite on the east side in 2018. Bar, gallery, record shop, music room. The format has held.By Samantha · Mar 1, 2025 How Detroit clubs survived 2020 to 2022 and what came after
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How Detroit clubs survived 2020 to 2022 and what came afterMovement was cancelled in 2020 and 2021. Detroit's club rooms closed in mid-March 2020 and most did not reopen at full capacity until summer 2021. The story of how the rooms came back is about which ones did.By Marcus · Feb 22, 2025 Marble Bar: the New Center room that became a Detroit techno destination
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Marble Bar: the New Center room that became a Detroit techno destinationMarble Bar opened on Holden Street in 2015. Ten years later it is one of the rooms touring DJs ask to play first.By Samantha · Feb 8, 2025 TV Lounge: Detroit techno's living room on Grand River
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TV Lounge: Detroit techno's living room on Grand RiverTV Lounge has been programming techno and house on Grand River Avenue since the early 2000s. Mister Joshooa has been running it for over 20 years.By Samantha · Jan 25, 2025 Yellow Light coffee makes Michigan Central its second home
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Yellow Light coffee makes Michigan Central its second homeThe first food and drink tenant inside Michigan Central Station since 1988 is a coffee and donut shop from the east side.By Samantha · Dec 6, 2024 Rebel Nell moves to Eastern Market and the materials follow
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Rebel Nell moves to Eastern Market and the materials followAmy Peterson found her first piece of jewelry-making material under the Gratiot bridge in 2013.By Jamie · Nov 15, 2024 Book Suey runs as a co-op, in a building that used to be a bank
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Book Suey runs as a co-op, in a building that used to be a bankThe corner of Joseph Campau and Caniff has had several lives. The 1920s building started as a bank, with stately limestone and ornamental tile that the present tenants kept intact.By Jamie · Nov 15, 2024 Rosette Market puts a bodega in the Perennial Corktown lobby
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Rosette Market puts a bodega in the Perennial Corktown lobbyThe Perennial Corktown apartment building at 1611 Michigan Avenue opened in late 2023 with two retail tenants on the ground floor.By Jamie · Oct 11, 2024 Hamtramck Disneyland gets the New York Times treatment
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Hamtramck Disneyland gets the New York Times treatmentOn September 27, 2024, the New York Times Style Magazine ran a feature by Rachel Corbett titled \"Some of America's Best Art Is in the Yard.\" Hamtramck Disneyland, the folk-art installation a Ukrainian retired General Motors machinist named Dmytro Szylak built across two garages in his backyard on Klinger Street, was one of the pieces.By Marcus · Sep 27, 2024 Hamtramck Labor Day festival closes its 44th year with a Jack White surprise
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Hamtramck Labor Day festival closes its 44th year with a Jack White surpriseThe 44th annual Hamtramck Labor Day Festival ran August 31 through September 2, 2024. Joseph Campau Avenue from Caniff to Carpenter. Free admission.By Priya · Aug 31, 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival opens with Alice Coltrane's harp on stage
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Detroit Jazz Festival opens with Alice Coltrane's harp on stageThe 45th annual Detroit Jazz Festival ran Labor Day weekend, August 30 to September 2, 2024. Hart Plaza, Campus Martius, and the new Gretchen C.By Marcus · Aug 30, 2024 Detroit's record store map: Submerge, People's, Hello, and what's left
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Detroit's record store map: Submerge, People's, Hello, and what's leftDetroit lost most of its record stores in the 2000s. The handful that survived run the city's vinyl economy and the techno-pilgrimage circuit at the same time.By Shawn · Aug 25, 2024 Concert of Colors fills Midtown for its 33rd year, free as ever
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Concert of Colors fills Midtown for its 33rd year, free as everConcert of Colors ran for the 33rd time from July 16 to 21, 2024, with most stages at the Detroit Institute of Arts and additional programming across the Detroit Historical Museum, the Charles H.By Priya · Jul 15, 2024 African World festival returns to Hart Plaza for its 41st year
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African World festival returns to Hart Plaza for its 41st yearThe 41st annual African World Festival ran July 12 to 14, 2024, at Hart Plaza. The Wright Three days of music, vendors, food, dance, and panels organized by the Charles H.By Marcus · Jul 12, 2024 Michigan Central comes back, with Diana Ross opening and Eminem closing
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Michigan Central comes back, with Diana Ross opening and Eminem closingSix years of restoration, $300 million in tax incentives, and a lineup deeper than any single Detroit show in decades.By Marcus · Jun 6, 2024 After Movement 2024: where Detroit went next
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After Movement 2024: where Detroit went nextMovement closes at midnight. The afterparty circuit runs to noon. Across three nights and four full days of programming, the rooms that ran the festival's actual late hours were TV Lounge, Marble Bar, the Tangent Gallery, Spot Lite, and Lincoln Factory.By Samantha · May 29, 2024 Tiffany Cartwright wins Hatch Detroit, twelve years into the program's run
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Tiffany Cartwright wins Hatch Detroit, twelve years into the program's runTiffany Cartwright was the first finalist to take the stage on May 9 at the Wayne State University Industry Innovation Center.By Priya · May 9, 2024 Detroit People's Food Co-op opens after 14 years of organizing
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Detroit People's Food Co-op opens after 14 years of organizingAfter 14 years of organizing, Detroit's first Black-led, community-owned grocery store opened at Woodward and Euclid on May 1, 2024.By Marcus · May 1, 2024