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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 side Life 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. JBy Jamie · Jul 8, 2026
District 7 breaks ground on its first indoor community center
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District 7 breaks ground on its first indoor community centerConstruction started June 26 on the approximately 25,000-sq-ft Brennan Community Center at Rouge Park, backed by $20M from Pistons owner Tom Gores, filling a gap that left District 7 as the only part of Detroit without an indoor rec center.By Marcus · Jun 30, 2026 Detroit to pack Campus Martius yet again for USA-Belgium's round of 16 rematch
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Detroit to pack Campus Martius yet again for USA-Belgium's round of 16 rematchDetroit City FC opens Campus Martius again Monday for USA vs. Belgium, a round of 16 rematch of 2014 with a shot at the program's second-ever quarterfinal.By Shawn · Jul 5, 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 A Davis Aerospace student flies solo, the first in 11 years, as the school heads back to City Airport
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A Davis Aerospace student flies solo, the first in 11 years, as the school heads back to City AirportA Davis Aerospace Technical High School senior became the first student to complete a solo flight since 2015, just as the Detroit district moves the aviation school back to Coleman A. Young International Airport for fall 2026.By Samantha · Jun 11, 2026 DSO heads back to Clark Park Saturday for a free Southwest Detroit Festival
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DSO heads back to Clark Park Saturday for a free Southwest Detroit FestivalThe Detroit Symphony Orchestra plays a free afternoon festival at Clark Park on Saturday, June 27, with folklorico dance, student violinists, and food.By Strait Journal · Jun 22, 2026 New Detroit report calls for stronger career pathways for The City's young people
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New Detroit report calls for stronger career pathways for The City's young peopleDetroit Future City and the Skillman Foundation released a report urging educators and employers to build stronger school-to-career links for Detroit's young people.By Marcus · Jun 22, 2026 Ford Fireworks are Monday. Here's what you need to know.
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Ford Fireworks are Monday. Here's what you need to know.Your guide to Monday's 68th Ford Fireworks: four free viewing areas, Belle Isle access, transit changes, road closures, and an 8 p.m. youth curfew.By Strait Journal · Jun 21, 2026 A dental pipeline program built for shortage areas is heading to Michigan
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A dental pipeline program built for shortage areas is heading to MichiganPlanet Smilez, a nonprofit that introduces underserved students to oral health careers, says Michigan sessions are next, including a stop at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.By Strait Journal · Jun 11, 2026 A souvenir Shop just opened at Campus Martius, inside a shipping container
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A souvenir Shop just opened at Campus Martius, inside a shipping containerThe Downtown Detroit Partnership opened The Shop at Campus Martius, a shipping container in the park selling Detroit-made goods with Carhartt backing.By Marcus · Jun 19, 2026 Detroit homeowners have until June 30 to lock in A Reduced property tax rate
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Detroit homeowners have until June 30 to lock in A Reduced property tax rateWayne County's reduced-interest payment plan for delinquent property taxes is set to expire June 30, and Treasurer Eric Sabree is urging homeowners to enroll before the deadline.By Strait Journal · Jun 19, 2026 Greektown's main Street is reopening right as the World Cup begins
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Greektown's main Street is reopening right as the World Cup beginsA long-closed stretch of Monroe Street in Greektown reopens to pedestrians just as World Cup watch parties fill downtown Detroit.By Strait Journal · Jun 19, 2026 Michigan Central's new coworking space gives Corktown's innovation campus a wider front door
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Michigan Central's new coworking space gives Corktown's innovation campus a wider front doorThe Mezz, a 17,000-square-foot coworking space on the mezzanine of Michigan Central Station, opened in April with Michigan Central memberships starting at $300 a month.By Strait Journal · Jun 19, 2026 Spot Lite's 22,000-Square-Foot Islandview home hits the Market at $1.75 million
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Spot Lite's 22,000-Square-Foot Islandview home hits the Market at $1.75 millionThe Beaufait Street building that housed Spot Lite Detroit is listed for $1,750,000 as owners Roula David and Jesse Cory step away from nightlife at the end of June.By Samantha · Jun 18, 2026 Detroit passes 8 PM curfew for Fireworks night as the City gears up for June 22 show
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Detroit passes 8 PM curfew for Fireworks night as the City gears up for June 22 showCity Council voted 6 to 2 to set an 8 PM curfew for unaccompanied minors in the downtown fireworks zone on June 22, two hours before the show.By Marcus · Jun 18, 2026 Two hundred Jefferson-Chalmers residents take to the canals in protest
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Two hundred Jefferson-Chalmers residents take to the canals in protestMore than 200 east side residents launched a flotilla through the neighborhood's canals to oppose a city plan that could shut them off.By Marcus · Jun 18, 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 Fowling Warehouse, the game's Detroit birthplace, closes June 27
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Fowling Warehouse, the game's Detroit birthplace, closes June 27Founder Chris Hutt says the original Hamtramck warehouse is no longer sustainable. Its last day, June 27, doubles as the annual Motor City Open.By Samantha · Jun 17, 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 Detroit's Green Grocer Program returns with 18 stores funded and a path for more
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Detroit's Green Grocer Program returns with 18 stores funded and a path for moreThe city-backed program is seeding neighborhood stores with grants up to $25,000, with 18 locations now in its network and applications expected to reopen.By Strait Journal · Jun 15, 2026 Six PGA Tour stars will hit golf balls off a Downtown Detroit rooftop on July 28
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Six PGA Tour stars will hit golf balls off a Downtown Detroit rooftop on July 28Six PGA Tour players will hit shots from the rooftop of a Woodward Avenue building on July 28 in a new Rocket Classic event called Par 3 in the D.By Marcus · Jun 15, 2026 Mayor Sheffield releases 116-page Detroit quality-of-life report built from thousands of resident voices
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Mayor Sheffield releases 116-page Detroit quality-of-life report built from thousands of resident voicesDetroit's Rise Higher Community Framework, drawn from more than 8,000 survey responses across 39 zip codes, names neighborhoods, jobs, safety, and transit as resident priorities.By Strait Journal · Jun 15, 2026 Detroit City FC's mascot Friendly was stolen, then back within a weekend
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Detroit City FC's mascot Friendly was stolen, then back within a weekendDetroit City FC asked the city to help find Friendly, its dumpster-born bear mascot, after the costume was stolen from a staffer's car in New Center, and a good Samaritan turned it up within a day.By Marcus · Jun 13, 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 More than 700 free bikes, Skilla Baby, and 10 weeks of programming: Detroit kicked off 'Occupy The Summer
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More than 700 free bikes, Skilla Baby, and 10 weeks of programming: Detroit kicked off 'Occupy The SummerMayor Mary Sheffield launched a 10-week citywide youth initiative with more than 700 free bikes, a Skilla Baby set, and late-night rec center hours through August 14.By Marcus · Jun 13, 2026 Detroit showed up: fans pack Campus Martius for USA's World Cup opener
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Detroit showed up: fans pack Campus Martius for USA's World Cup openerDetroit City FC hosted a free watch party at Campus Martius as the United States beat Paraguay 4 to 1 to open the 2026 World Cup, with more parties set for June 19 and June 25.By 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 25 painted drum sculptures on view across Detroit through July 22, marking the country's 250th anniversary with art and recorded stories.By Marcus · Jun 11, 2026 37 Detroit neighborhood groups join one $27 million fund, the biggest round yet
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37 Detroit neighborhood groups join one $27 million fund, the biggest round yetEnterprise Community Partners has opened the third and largest phase of its Community Development Organization Fund, pooling 37 Detroit neighborhood groups under a single $27 million, three-year effort.By Strait Journal · 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 DetroitPine Hall, a rooftop bar from Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group, opens June 11 on the 12th floor of Hudson's Detroit, named for the old J.L. Hudson 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 stop hosting weekend Mass under the Archdiocese of Detroit's restructuring. That is not the same as closing a church. Here is what it means.By Marcus · Jun 9, 2026 Detroit's assessor wants nonprofits at a June 10 summit before tax bills pile up
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Detroit's assessor wants nonprofits at a June 10 summit before tax bills pile upThe city's Office of the Assessor is running a free June 10 summit to help Detroit nonprofits and churches secure the property tax exemption many wrongly assume they already have.By Strait Journal · 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 will tear down the 1928 Cooley High this summer for a sports complex. A meeting Wednesday is residents' last chance to weigh in before work begins.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 Milan Cortina Olympics, is joining PWHL Detroit through a sign-and-trade with Las Vegas.By Marcus · Jun 8, 2026 A neglected Detroit River fishing spot in Delray could get a second look from the state
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A neglected Detroit River fishing spot in Delray could get a second look from the stateDelray Park, a little-known fishing spot on DTE-owned land in southwest Detroit, may see new investment as the state and the utility discuss its future.By Strait Journal · 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 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 CutThe Detroit Riverfront Conservancy's seasonal beer garden on the Dequindre Cut runs Saturdays and Sundays through September, with lawn games, food vendors, and free Sunday house sets.By Marcus · Jun 4, 2026 A 1,000-mile ride across Michigan ends in Detroit, with economic abuse as its subject
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A 1,000-mile ride across Michigan ends in Detroit, with economic abuse as its subjectCyclist and writer Laura Killingbeck is riding across both peninsulas to document economic abuse, ending in Detroit on July 20 in partnership with Michigan's orsa credit union.By Strait Journal · Jun 4, 2026 Free Friday movies return to Campus Martius, July 3 through August 28
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Free Friday movies return to Campus Martius, July 3 through August 28The Downtown Detroit Partnership brings Movie Nights in the D back to Campus Martius Park with nine free Friday screenings this summer.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 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 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 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 Detroit violence intervention groups run free teen flag football league for the summer
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Detroit violence intervention groups run free teen flag football league for the summerFive community violence intervention groups put a free flag football league on the field at Chandler Park, using the games as a way to reach teens with a season of conflict resolution work.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 awarenessThrough May, downtown landmarks are glowing in the two colors of neurofibromatosis awareness, the visible edge of a Detroit research effort the Gilbert family built after losing their son Nick.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 turned a long-vacant building at 13803 Puritan into a bookstore, cafe, and community space on Detroit's west side.By Marcus · May 22, 2026 A Dearborn shelter dropped 'Pawchella' after a Coachella legal threat. The donations rolled in anyway.
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A Dearborn shelter dropped 'Pawchella' after a Coachella legal threat. The donations rolled in anyway.Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit renamed its June fundraiser to Pawfest after lawyers for Coachella objected to the 'chella' in the original name, and the shelter says support has only grown.By Marcus · May 15, 2026 Walk a Mile Wednesday returns for the season with the police chief and mayor on the route
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Walk a Mile Wednesday returns for the season with the police chief and mayor on the routeDetroit's community walk program opened its new season with Chief Todd Bettison and Mayor Mary Sheffield walking a neighborhood loop alongside residents.By Strait Journal · May 8, 2026 Pat Caputo, longtime Detroit sports columnist and radio host, dies at 67
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Pat Caputo, longtime Detroit sports columnist and radio host, dies at 67Pat Caputo, who spent nearly four decades writing and talking about Detroit sports for The Oakland Press and 97.1 The Ticket, died May 7 of pancreatic cancer at 67.By Marcus · May 8, 2026 The walleye run brings Detroit's anglers back to the river
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The walleye run brings Detroit's anglers back to the riverEach spring, millions of walleye push up the Detroit River from Lake Erie to spawn, and the seawalls and riverfront parks fill with anglers chasing the largest walleye run in the world.By Strait Journal · May 5, 2026 Workers Over Billionaires: hundreds rally at Roosevelt Park for May Day
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Workers Over Billionaires: hundreds rally at Roosevelt Park for May DayMore than 500 union members, immigrant-rights advocates, and Detroiters rallied in front of Michigan Central on May Day before marching to the ICE field office downtown.By Strait Journal · May 1, 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 Pistons reach the second round, and Detroit's downtown turns it into a week
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Pistons reach the second round, and Detroit's downtown turns it into a weekDetroit beat Orlando in Game 7 for its first playoff series win since 2008, and the second round against Cleveland brings two more downtown game nights this week.By Samantha · May 5, 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 takes Hart Plaza for three days, but the riverfront, Belle Isle, Eastern Market, and the patios all stay open through the long weekend.By Samantha · May 6, 2026 Old Miami: the Cass Corridor veterans bar that became an after-hours room
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Old Miami: the Cass Corridor veterans bar that became an after-hours roomOld Miami has been a veterans bar on Cass Avenue since 1980, and its long back patio has spent years as one of Detroit dance music's late-night landing spots.By Samantha · Apr 25, 2025 Spot Lite, the east side room where Detroit dance music had a home
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Spot Lite, the east side room where Detroit dance music had a homeRoula David and Jesse Cory built Spot Lite on Beaufait Street as a bar, gallery, record shop, and music room under one roof.By Samantha · Mar 1, 2025 How Detroit's club rooms made it through the shutdown years
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How Detroit's club rooms made it through the shutdown yearsThe state closed Detroit's bars and clubs in March 2020 and did not fully reopen them until June 2021, and the rooms that came back reshaped the city's nightlife map.By Marcus · Feb 22, 2025 Marble Bar marks 10 years of house and techno on Holden Street
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Marble Bar marks 10 years of house and techno on Holden StreetThe New Center club opened in 2015 in the old Detroit Eagle building, and a decade in it still books house and techno as its year round format.By Samantha · Feb 8, 2025 TV Lounge keeps Detroit techno running year round on Grand River
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TV Lounge keeps Detroit techno running year round on Grand RiverThe Grand River Avenue club bills itself as Detroit's longest running nightclub, anchored by resident DJ Mister Joshooa and the annual House of EFUNK weekender.By Samantha · Jan 25, 2025 The record stores that hold up Detroit's vinyl economy
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The record stores that hold up Detroit's vinyl economyDetroit lost most of its independent record shops decades ago, but a small specialist network still serves local collectors and the techno pilgrims who fly in for it.By Shawn · Aug 25, 2024 Southwest Detroit's 61st Cinco de Mayo parade rolls down West Vernor this Sunday
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Southwest Detroit's 61st Cinco de Mayo parade rolls down West Vernor this SundayThe Mexican Patriotic Committee of Metro Detroit marches its annual Cinco de Mayo parade 2.4 miles down West Vernor on Sunday, May 3, under the theme Estamos Unidos.By Shawn · Apr 30, 2026 A Highland Park resident wants to save the old Highland Appliance sign before the building comes down
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A Highland Park resident wants to save the old Highland Appliance sign before the building comes downWith the vacant Highland Appliance store on Woodward headed for demolition, resident Kira Thomas is trying to salvage the sign and rework its letters into a 'Highland Park' marker.By Marcus · Apr 28, 2026 Hamtramck lands a Select-level Main Street designation, with Jos. Campau as the target
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Hamtramck lands a Select-level Main Street designation, with Jos. Campau as the targetHamtramck has been named a Select Level Michigan Main Street community, putting five years of state planning help behind the Jos. Campau business corridor.By Strait Journal · Mar 3, 2026 Detroit breaks ground on $80 million Brush Park housing project, including 52 supportive units
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Detroit breaks ground on $80 million Brush Park housing project, including 52 supportive unitsAn $80 million development beside the historic Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center will add 211 affordable apartments, with 52 set aside for residents leaving chronic homelessness.By Marcus · Nov 14, 2025 Pingree Detroit opens its first store, handmade shoes and all, on Veterans Day
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Pingree Detroit opens its first store, handmade shoes and all, on Veterans DayThe veteran-owned cooperative that turns old car leather into shoes opened its first storefront at 11:11 a.m. on 11/11 in the District Detroit.By Samantha · Nov 11, 2025 Dally in the Alley returns to Cass Corridor, still volunteer run and unsponsored
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Dally in the Alley returns to Cass Corridor, still volunteer run and unsponsoredDetroit's longest running free street festival filled the Cass Corridor alleys on September 6, organized entirely by volunteers and run without corporate sponsors.By Strait Journal · Sep 6, 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 Capitol Park reopens after a $3.5 million reset
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Capitol Park reopens after a $3.5 million resetDowntown's historic triangle of green is back open after six months of work, with a bigger lawn, new trees, and the dog park neighbors asked to keep.By Marcus · Jul 23, 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 Walter Pat's Bakery Cafe won Hatch Detroit. Now Lauren Ellis builds the storefront.
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Walter Pat's Bakery Cafe won Hatch Detroit. Now Lauren Ellis builds the storefront.Lauren Ellis and her viennoiserie concept, Walter Pat's Bakery Cafe, took the $100,000 grand prize in the 2025 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest and a TechTown support package to open in Detroit's District 5.By Samantha · Jun 11, 2025 Flower Day fills Eastern Market with 80 growers and a city of gardeners
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Flower Day fills Eastern Market with 80 growers and a city of gardenersDetroit's 58th annual Flower Day ran all day Sunday at Eastern Market, with more than 80 growers spread across five sheds and the city's unofficial start to summer.By Strait Journal · May 18, 2025 Three women lead the 60th Cinco de Mayo parade down West Vernor
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Three women lead the 60th Cinco de Mayo parade down West VernorDetroit's Cinco de Mayo parade ran its 2.4 mile route on May 4 with three women at the front, the same week Chicago and Philadelphia called their celebrations off over immigration fears.By Strait Journal · May 4, 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 Detroit marches the Nain Rouge out of town again
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Detroit marches the Nain Rouge out of town againThousands filled Cass Corridor on March 23 for the Marche du Nain Rouge, the costumed spring parade that sends Detroit's old red imp packing for another year.By Strait Journal · Mar 23, 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 Alice Coltrane's harp comes home for the Detroit Jazz Festival
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Alice Coltrane's harp comes home for the Detroit Jazz FestivalThe 45th Detroit Jazz Festival opened with a restored harp once owned by Detroit-born Alice Coltrane, then moved its first night indoors when storms rolled up the river.By Marcus · Aug 30, 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 returned July 16 to 21 for its 33rd year, with stages at the Detroit Institute of Arts and across nearby cultural-center venues, free to all under the theme Peace, Love and Understanding.By Strait Journal · 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 Charles H. Wright Museum brought its 41st annual African World Festival back to Hart Plaza from July 12 to 14, with Third World and Rapsody among the headliners and about 20,000 people expected over three days.By Marcus · Jul 12, 2024 Michigan Central reopens with a Detroit all-star concert on the Roosevelt Park lawn
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Michigan Central reopens with a Detroit all-star concert on the Roosevelt Park lawnSix years and roughly 1.7 million work hours after Ford bought the ruin, Michigan Central handed itself back to the public with a 90-minute concert that drew about 20,000 people.By Marcus · Jun 6, 2024 G.L.A.M. Body Scrubs takes the $100,000 Hatch Detroit prize
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G.L.A.M. Body Scrubs takes the $100,000 Hatch Detroit prizeTiffany Cartwright's Detroit skincare company won the 12th Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest and will use the grant to open a Rosedale Park storefront.By Strait Journal · 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 organizingDetroit's first Black-led, community-owned grocery store opened May 1 at Woodward and Euclid, the anchor of a nearly $20 million project more than a decade in the making.By Marcus · May 1, 2024