It’s going to be even easier for schools, grocery stores, community feeding programs and restaurants to get, and keep, fresh foods from local farmers at Eastern Market. The market announced this week a partnership with Michigan Farm to Freezer, a community-based processor of fruits and vegetables in Northern Michigan...
It’s not very often that you see Jewish cuisine fused with Filipino food, however on Monday, April 24 there will be a collaborative pop up with Sarap Detroit and chef Aaron Egan. The collaboration started after Sarap chef Jake Williams learned that 1,200 European Jews ended up in...
It seems like Detroit has been attracting a lot of chefs from Chicago lately between Maccabees Traders, Voyager, and Thomas Lent from the Foundation Hotel. There are two more chefs coming over from the Windy City in April to do a pop up – and as we all know, pop ups...
This Thursday Citywide Poets and InsideOut Literary Arts will be hosting the 2017 Detroit Youth Poetry Grand Slam at Trinosophes in Eastern Market. The Grand Slam is the final round of competition for twelve Detroit youth who are trying to get a spot on the 2017 Detroit Youth Poetry Slam...
There’s nothing like an excellent deli sandwich. It’s perfection between two slices of bread. And Detroit has some amazing delis if you know where to look. Over the last few weeks I dragged my family and friends all over the Detroit area eating sandwich after sandwich in the...
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...
In the last few years the city of Detroit has seen the beginnings of a real estate resurgence. Although challenges remain in the city real estate market, such as continued difficulty in getting mortgages and the market having a high percentage of cash sales, there are three neighborhoods in Detroit...
Detroit’s bike share system is on track to launch in April under a yet-to-be-determined name, with various membership and payment options, subsidies for low-income users, a mobile app and solar-powered stations that can easily be relocated based on demand. The first phase of the launch will spread 420 bikes...
Count this as one of the more fun online Detroit-themed surprises this year. While looking up some information for another post, we stumbled upon a 404 page. That basically means a page that wasn’t found from a bad link. But what happened next? It made us lose an hour...
Amazing. Jaw-dropping. Yes, they’re strong words, but these new murals in Eastern Market, put up last month by various artists as part of the “Murals in the Market” program, live up to the high praise. This is the second year where artists from near and far have descended on...
Murals in the Market is back for another year of free art events, public art murals, art exhibitions, and more. 1xRUN has prepared an exciting lineup of events for attendees that the whole family will enjoy. Murals in the Market will feature more than 50 local and international muralists will...
There’s a brawl happening at Eastern Market soon. Spatulas will be shined, grills will be fired up, knifes will be sharpened for the biggest brawl in town. Burger Brawl, that is. This street fair-style competition returns to the Eastern Market, Saturday, August 27, from 10:30 a.m. to...
Almost everyone knows about Saturdays at Eastern Market. But did you know that there’s a Tuesday market? And although not as large as Saturday, for me – who does some serious grocery shopping for my family here – Tuesday can be a great option for you. Farmers come with their trucks...
Mark your calendars. Murals in the Market will return to Detroit’s Historic Eastern Market September 15-24. More than 50 local and international muralists will be painting live throughout the district during the event. Last year, it was a visual feast. Here’s a gallery of 18 of the murals...
Eastern Market is a hub of fresh produce for the city and the region, but you might not know that they also have a program of 21 Eastern Market Farm Stands in various locations including community markets across Detroit each week. To help with additional cold storage space for these...
The Eastern Market neighborhood will soon welcome a new addition to its unique food scene. Gather, a restaurant conceptualized by friends Nate Vogeli and Kyle Hunt, along with Kyle’s wife, Lea, is expecting to make its debut in late Summer or early Fall, thanks to its success on Kickstarter....
We’ve entered the heart of the holiday season, the time when folks start to feel the pressure of months of shopping procrastination. If you’re like me, you’ve been holding out until now to dive into the grueling world of holiday shopping, and it’s finally time to...
Sometimes a little money invested in the right place goes a long way. On Wednesday, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and Citizens Bank announced the next round of recipients of their micro-grant program. The $175,000 of grant money will be distributed to Eastern Market and 70 local small...
