What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
Once Thanksgiving has come through, it's officially the holiday season. Which means it is also gift giving season. If you are looking for some great gift ideas I am going to point you to the direction of the Renaissance Center for its forth Holiday Headquarters. Starting on Monday, November 26 more than 30 small businesses will be popping up in the GMRENCEN over the …
The holiday season is un-officially officially here with the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony mere hours away. This means that the folks over at Bedrock and Quicken Loans Community Fund have been busy getting the Downtown Detroit Winter Markets ready for the holiday shopping season. This year the Downtown Detroit Winter Markets will run from Thursday ,November 15 through …
The upscale clothing retailer Madewell has opened up a new store in the newly redeveloped Shinola Block in downtown Detroit. That’s on Woodward in a row of historic buildings where the new Shinola Hotel is going in. What’s neat about this location is that they sell some goods from Detroit-area artisans, including Tait Design, Worthwhile Paper, and Salt Textile …
The popular Peacock Room will be opening a new pop-up shop in the Detroit Opera House. The pop-up will go through the current season of the Michigan Opera Theatre. The store is known for vintage style women’s clothing, accessories, stationary and gifts. The Peacock Room has two locations in Detroit in Fisher Building and Park Shelton. Owner Rachel Lutz will stock the …
Whole Foods delivery is coming to Detroit. Amazon, the parent company for the national grocery chain, is expanding delivery to its Prime members in Ann Arbor and Detroit with their Prime Now service. This is part of a wave of 10 cities seeing new delivery services, up from the original two of New York and Seattle. Additionally, there’s free pickup at the store in as …
On Friday I had the chance to check out the newest store to open in New Center. Ferne Boutique is a contemporary women’s clothing and accessory store. When did flare jeans come back in style? I feel old. Not only is there some really cute clothes, shoes, and hats. There are some fun necklaces. And mugs. I think I'm going to have get …
Today is the soft opening for the Detroit Shipping Company, the new food court/biergarden/art gallery/event space made out of shipping containers in Midtown the lower Cass Corridor. While it doesn't open for real until July 30, we got a chance to check it out during a VIP preview party this week, and we shot this video to show you around. The facility has six restaurants, …
Activity at the site of the $8 million 7.Liv mixed-use development has entered a new phase with the demolition of a former pharmacy next to the long-vacant B. Siegel Department Store on the corner of 7 Mile and Livernois on Detroit's Avenue of Fashion. The corner has been busy for months, with crews working on underground infrastructure having dug up the entire corner. Today …
Remember that Winter Market that happened in downtown Detroit over the holidays? Well, it turns out retail in downtown Detroit is a really popular idea with shoppers. So a version for Spring and Summer is coming back. We caught up with reporter and regular Daily Detroit contributor Karen Dybis to talk about what’s happening in Capitol Park and Cadillac …
This is your Daily Detroit News Byte podcast for May 23rd, 2018. Here are your stories for today. - Detroit's bond rating has been upgraded by Moody's. We talk about how increased tax collections have improved Detroit's financial picture and how incentives come into play. - The crowdfunding dinner Detroit SOUP is coming to Ferndale - Karen Dybis checked out a preview …
Could Commerce Township get a new shopping district? Commerce Township, located in western Oakland County, could get a new $100 million dollar open-air shopping district. The development would be similar to The Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township and The Village of Rochester Hills. According to the Detroit Free Press, the developer would be Robert B. Aikens and …
The local internet is abuzz with the nod to Detroit that Nick Jonas gave to Detroit at the Grammys with a shirt that had, in stencil lettering, "Detroit" on it. The shirt is one that he has a stake in promoting as one of many who are creating brands in light of the rise of the Detroit name. After all, a marketing study showed that "Made in Detroit" has a much higher …
New Hudson might not be the first place you think of for a pop-up shop, but hear me out. A local candle and sign business, Motor City Creations has started their own monthly pop up. I took the drive out to New Hudson in Oakland County to check out the new store. We first featured Motor City Creations in 2016 because we saw their Faygo candles and wax melts at the …
Get your calendars out because it's time to start making plans. The popular vendor market and food truck rally, All Things Detroit will be returning to Eastern Market for three markets in 2018. The 2018 dates will be: Sunday, March 25 Sunday, May 6 Sunday, November 4 This is the sixth year that Jennyfer Crawford of Ask Jennyfer has organized All Things …
Whenever my brother comes into town from Denver I will take him to one (or two) of my favorites places in the city. This visit I decided to take him to the Fisher Building in New Center. If you have yet to check out the Fisher Building during the holidays, do so. It is magical. Since we were already at the Fisher Building, I decided to do a little round up …
There is no lack of holiday festivities happening between now and the New Year. But I'm going to propose that you should make time if you can on Saturday, December 9 as I have just the event for you in one of Detroit's most storied neighborhoods. The Corktown Business Association (CBA) will be throwing the 2nd Annual Corktown-A-Glow holiday celebration. The free …
Do you love ugly Christmas or holiday sweaters? Have you ever wanted to be part of a World Record attempt? Here's your chance. Here's the plan. On Saturday, December 9 at 6:30 p.m. in Beacon Park in downtown Detroit the hope is to get together more than 3,473 people to break a nearly two year old world record of the largest "gathering of people wearing holiday sweaters," as …
After months of renovations the Sfumato Fragrance’s flagship store will be open this Friday, just in time for the holiday shopping season. The store will be located on Second Avenue in Midtown. The 650 square foot store will have a workshop, a place for consulting, and for classes. Customers will be able to design custom fragrances. There will also be a craft cocktail …
Looking for leggings with Detroit-themed style? “Detroit Has Legs,” with all the profits going to benefit the nonprofit Cass Community Social Services, might just be your ticket. Skinnytees, an online retailer based in Birmingham makes these custom women’s leggings that feature 32 iconic Detroit buildings, sculpture and sites throughout the city. They’re available in …
The folks at Bedrock have been busy little elves getting this season's Downtown Detroit Markets in time for the 14th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. This year there will be four markets set up throughout downtown. 1001 Woodward, Cadillac Square, Capital Park and finally Spirit Plaza. In total the market will feature 37 different small businesses that sell everything from …
Detroit's newest pony in their stable of fancy goods with a connection to Detroit are headphones. Revealed earlier today, they range from $195-$650 and come in over the ear, on the ear, and two in-ear styles. They're all named "The Canfield," much like one of their signature watches and a street in Midtown neighborhood of Detroit. Before we get started, I really wish they …
Rachel Lutz, creator of the popular Peacock Room is one of Detroit’s leading ladies when it comes to retail fashion, and she’s been hard at work expanding her mini-empire. Her flagship store, Peacock Room, and her new store, YAMA, will officially open on Small Business Saturday, November 25. Since the Midtown Peacock Room is staying open as well as its companion store, …
If you are a fan of Great Lakes lore, watches, and have some deep pockets — I have the perfect thing for you. Shinola is rolling out a new limited edition watch that pays tribute to the legend of the Lake Erie Monster. Shinola only made 500 of these watches. The Shinola Lake Erie Monster Dive Watch is a 43mm watch can withstand depths up to 1,000 feet …
Are you a soon to be mom looking for cool things for the nursery? Maybe you are in need for a cool baby gift for a baby shower, but you don't want to shop at a big box store? If this sounds like you, then I have you covered. Having a toddler means I have spent my fair share shopping for all kinds of things for him. Most of the time I look to small businesses to purchase items …
The holiday shopping season is quickly approaching. We wanted to give you one more place to check out Detroit made products, and it might come as a surprise. The Michigan Science Center has expanded the products it currently carries in the Explore Store. The Explore Store has always carried an assortment of experiments, science kits, educational toys and other Michigan …
When it comes to retail, downtown and the immediate surrounding area has been gaining a lot of options. Although there are more full-service grocery stores than people think (Lafayette Foods is walking distance of this location, Harbortown Market, and Whole Foods among others are all in short driving distance), most of the non-food shopping options in and near downtown …
A program pitched by Mayor Mike Duggan to make 23 of the city of Detroit’s commercial streets more attractive and pedestrian friendly was approved by the Detroit City Council. The idea is that through this investment, and follow-up investments by businesses, Detroit would recapture some of the estimated $2.6 billion in spending Detroit residents do annually in surrounding …
The Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood will soon have a new retail store called POST. The store will be located on the corner of Kercheval and Marlborough Street. The Detroit based design firm Mutual Adoration will officially open the flagship store on Wednesday, October 11. The store, design studio, and production space was formerly a U.S. Post Office that was built in …
We've been following the story of Henry The Hatter since he was unexpectedly booted out of his long-time location in downtown Detroit. If you want to get nerdy, we have a neat episode of the Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast with an in-depth interview. The latest is that Paul Wasserman, the owner, has found a new Detroit location and that although there's work to be done, …
New Center will be getting a new home furnishings, interior design and gift boutique in the Spring of 2018. Detroit resident Brigid Beaubien announced that her store Urbānum will open an 1,800 square foot showroom. The new store will be located at 6545 Woodward Avenue. The show will take over the space that was previously Hi-Fashion Ladies Wear. Shoppers will find …
When folks talk about Detroit, we hear the same words used over and over again: poor, broken, abandoned, blighted. But our experiences in the Motor City have shown us something completely different – a community that, in the face of overwhelming challenges, maintains a profound commitment to making Detroit a better place. This juxtaposition of …
