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Workers rallied at Roosevelt Park for May Day with a familiar list of demands
Detroit 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.
Pig & Whiskey moves from Ferndale to Corktown for its 2026 edition
Pig & Whiskey announced Thursday that the 2026 edition of the music-and-barbecue festival is moving from downtown Ferndale to Corktown, July 31 to August 2.
Street Beet finally gets a Corktown address with its name on it
The pop-up has been Detroit's most ambitious vegan operation for seven years. McDaddy's. Taco Hell. The plant-based versions of the things you actually want to eat at one a.m.
Detroit's first contemporary art fair lands at Michigan Central
Detroit got its first contemporary art fair this weekend.
Ladder 4 became the first Detroit restaurant ever recognized by 50 Best
On September 9, 2025, the World's 50 Best announced Ladder 4 Wine Bar as the inaugural recipient of the Resy One To Watch Award for North America.
Tamela Todd built Sip-N-Read after waiting six years on the right space
Tamela Todd opened Sip-N-Read on a Wednesday afternoon in late August.
Haraz coffee opens its 30th location, in Corktown
Haraz Coffee opened its second Detroit store on Wednesday, June 11, on the ground floor of The Brooke on Bagley at 1501 Church Street. Mayor Mike Duggan cut the ribbon.
Yellow Light coffee makes Michigan Central its second home
The first food and drink tenant inside Michigan Central Station since 1988 is a coffee and donut shop from the east side.
Rosette Market puts a bodega in the Perennial Corktown lobby
The Perennial Corktown apartment building at 1611 Michigan Avenue opened in late 2023 with two retail tenants on the ground floor.
Hamilton's anchors the Godfrey hotel in Corktown
The Godfrey Hotel opened on Michigan Avenue in summer 2023, but its full-service ground-floor restaurant came later.
Michigan Central's new residency pays Detroit artists $30,000 to make things
The Michigan Central x Newlab Creative Residency launches its inaugural cohort this fall. Six artists. $30,000 each.
UFO Bar opens where UFO Factory stood
UFO Bar opened on August 16, 2024, at 2110 Trumbull Street in Corktown, in the building that had been UFO Factory for ten years.
Michigan Central comes back, with Diana Ross opening and Eminem closing
Six years of restoration, $300 million in tax incentives, and a lineup deeper than any single Detroit show in decades.
