What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
I still can't believe that this is the last weekend of August. There is plenty of fun things to do this weekend, so go out and have fun. Garlic & Music Festival This three day festival is going to be great for those of us who love garlic. If you're a vampire or on a first date maybe stay away from Campus Maritus. Bring your appetite because there will be plenty of …
Well readers, the weekend is almost here. You know what that means right? This City 5 round up for what to do this weekend in Detroit is here. There are a lot of great events happening this weekend, and none of them involve cars or cruising. Rockin' on the Riverfront with Everclear This Friday is the final night in the 12th Annual Chevy Rockin' on the Riverfront and …
A New Center parking structure on Baltimore between Second and Third Avenues has just received a $6.5 million dollar facelift. The structure needed structural repairs and a lot of upgrades. The upgrades included LED lighting, cameras, access system and safety phones. The most obvious improvement, though, are the new murals that are located along the east and west walls of …
Free rides and service improvements are on the horizon for Detroit's streetcar. That's the word today as the QLINE has announced that riders will continue to get free fares for the remainder of the summer. Riders will be able to ride the QLINE for free until Monday, September 4. To make the balance sheet work, the Kresge Foundation has offered to cover the fares for QLINE …
Avalon International Breads announced today that they will be opening a fourth Detroit location this summer. It will be called Avalon Cafe and Biscuit Bar. The cafe will be taking over the former Café con Leche space 2990 West Grand Boulevard in New Center. The space will have space to seat 70 including an outdoor patio inside the New Center Park. “As an emerging …
At first, you hear the warm voice of Carmen Harlan. "Grand Circus Park, brought to you by Chevrolet" the recorded message assures the passengers. Next, you hear some weird, garbled digital voice finishing the sentence, telling you about the attractions at that stop. That contrast is exactly the QLINE today. We wanted to step back, let some kinks work out, and then …
The Fisher Building keeps rolling along, gaining new retail and restaurant tenants. The newest is City Bakery, one of the most visited bakeries in the world and is based out of New York City. According to developers The Platform, the location inside the Fisher Arcade will be City Bakery’s first outside of New York and Japan. City Bakery is multi-faceted. It's …
When you mention Detroit and retail, one name quickly comes to mind: Rachel Lutz, the proprietress of two of the city’s most influential stores: The Peacock Room and Frida. Lutz stole the show (again) this week at the Mackinac Policy Conference when she made news in announcing the opening of her third retail location. Lutz, who is attending the conference on Mackinac …
If you drive down West Grand Boulevard today in the city you might notice the giant 128 foot tower crane being installed. According to the developers, currently this is the only crane of its type in Detroit. The crane will be used to erect the mixed-use project Third and Grand which is being developed by The Platform. When complete, the project will contain …
Happy weekend to you all. I can not believe that we are already half way done with the month of May. We've got a lot of great events happening this weekend, so let's get started. Don Giovanni - Detroit I had to include this event on this week's City 5 because it combines two of my favorite things; Mozart's Don Giovanni and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The cast will …
Detroit's bike sharing system has been a much-talked about addition to greater downtown Detroit's transportation options. We've walked through how to use the system before. It's a public bike sharing system where you pay by the half hour (a variety of other passes are available) to use a bike to get around the downtown area. Today the map went live ahead of the system's …
When you ride the Q-LINE streetcar, you're going to have free access to Wi-Fi at stations and as you ride. It's going to be provided by Rocket Fiber, a company based in Detroit. The services include network-based technology to incorporate into the QLINE main office at the Penske Technical Center and public Wi-Fi at the stations and trains. Rocket Fiber is doing …
One of the most anticipated - and debated - additions to Detroit's streets is that of the QLINE. That's the 3.3 mile long streetcar that begins service down Woodward Avenue on May 12. One of the early complaints about the QLINE online is the speed of the streetcar. End to end, it takes about 25 minutes (as timed by our riding it today). Here's the thing. It could go much …
One of the events that captured the collective imagination of Detroiters in April was the halfpipe in the Fisher Building. The mix of old architecture with a new twist brought thousands of people out for the few days the halfpipe was installed. New up is a video from The RIDE Channel, highlighting skaters Tony Restaino, Dustin Blauvelt, Justin Zimmerman, Jordan Garland …
Remember when French photographers were busy sharing ruinous images of the city? Well, things have changed. On Thursday, April 27, an exhibit opens in the Fisher Building featuring the work Michel Arnaud, the photographer behind a new book, "Detroit: The Dream Is Now - The Design, Art and Resurgence of an American City." Eighteen images will be on display in the ornate …
Detroit’s much anticipated bike share program now has a name and a target launch time. It’s going to be called MoGo. The name is supposed to evoke the Motown sound, as well as its reputation for being the “Motor City” along with mobility and movement in Detroit through the introduction of a public bike share system. There will be 430 bikes and 43 stations throughout ten …
Sad news for coffee lovers in Detroit today as word comes via the Detroit News that Cafe Con Leche in Detroit's New Center will close this Sunday. The co-owner, Jordi Carbonell, says he's going to focus on his coffee roasting business. The decade long run between the Southwest Detroit locations and the New Center location is impressive and had a community impact. “Customers …
Patio season is fully upon us in Detroit and with that comes a myriad lists and heatmaps of where you should be spending your sun soaked days and nights. The problem with most of these is that they simply opt for a geographical map or perhaps simply a list of places randomly selected from the vast metro Detroit region. What they don’t do is get to the heart of why someone …
You can’t miss it if you’re looking east near Woodward and Grand Boulevard. It’s tall at nine stories, colorful, and unmistakable. It’s called the Illuminated Mural, and it has been at the center of a lawsuit between Detroit-based artist Katie Craig who sued developer Princeton Enterprises under the Visual Artists Rights Act last January. Now comes word the two sides have …
The folks at the QLINE have released two short videos that are full of tips on how to handle the addition of the streetcar to Woodward Avenue between the Central Business District and New Center. Above we've embedded the video around driver safety. One thing to note if you haven't noticed is that the QLINE is going to have a special streetlight that will let it go forward in …
The Fisher Building has always been beautiful, but it might be turning into one of the more interesting multipurpose places for fun in the city. Sure, it's always had the Fisher Theatre, but the lobby of the Fisher Building recently hosted a halfpipe for skateboarders, and in the past fashion shows. Now, Daily Detroit gets word that none other than Flint Eastwood will be …
Come April 3, you're going to be able to hit a truly historic halfpipe with your skateboard. Historic as in it will be in the lobby of the Fisher Building in Detroit, one of America's iconic skyscrapers. The event will be open to the public, however only pros and experienced skaters will be allowed on the half pipe. Everard Findlay has invited Detroit's skate community and …
Starting on the Friday evening of May 12, for the first time in decades you'll be able to take a streetcar down Woodward in Detroit. “QLINE’s grand opening will be a historic day in Detroit,” said M-1 RAIL CEO Matt Cullen in a statement. “We’re bringing rail transit back to the heart of the city and connecting the Woodward Corridor in a way that’s already begun to …
Last month my husband and I decided to try out Woodpile BBQ in Clawson. We enjoy trying out all of the different places throughout the region, so it had been on our list for a while. We all really enjoyed our meal. So, when I got the news that the Woodpile BBQ will be opening a second location in the Milwaukee Junction neighborhood of Detroit I was excited. If you're …
The final two underpass art projects are finally installed and operational along the railroad viaduct along Second and Third avenues in Detroit. But no, they’re not finished. Meanwhile “Reflector,” the project completed way back in 2015 in the viaduct at Cass Avenue, needs repairs because of vandalism and several truck crashes. One other twist: The original plan for the …
The New York Times is giving travel love to Detroit again. And this time, it's for a reason that you might not immediately think makes sense if you're familiar with Detroit as the car capital of the world. In an article today, "Car-Free Vacations For The Urban Traveler," The NYT's Elaine Glusac celebrated the soon to be open Q-Line down Woodward Avenue as being key for a …
If you're into marketing or social media, or using it for your business, this event might be the one for you. On February 15, the Detroit Regional Chamber is hosting a "Digital Marketing Bootcamp" at the beautiful A. Alfred Taubman Center For Design Education in Detroit's New Center. The event has folks from Little Caesars, the Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau, …
If you live near downtown Detroit and it's on, you can't miss the glow. Our folks have seen it as far as Abick's in Southwest Detroit and east as West Village; and north as New Center. The source of what we jokingly call Aurora Fordealis, a Detroit play on the Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights, is the glow from the LED lighting of Ford Field in downtown Detroit. It is …
If you like dining around Detroit now is the time to do it, because Detroit Restaurant Week starts today. Detroit Restaurant Week will run Friday, February 3 until Sunday, February 12. Last month we gave you all a heads up that DRW would be back in February. We didn't know much information about what restaurants would be involved, but now we do. This year there is a small …
Changes are coming for Comerica Bank locations in Detroit as part of a $3 million plan to "reshape" their presence in the city. “The developments underway will spark further growth in Detroit’s economy and we’re proud to support that growth through these changes,” said Mike Ritchie, Comerica’s Michigan Market president. If you bank at Comerica you might want to take a …
Detroit is a city with a vibrant, intriguing story that spans centuries. From its humble beginnings to its time its recent resurgence, Detroit’s story has been traced in many books. Some books focus on the city’s rebirth. Others explore the dynamic sports teams that call Detroit home. Still others look at the city’s people and …
