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The big list of Detroit spots to check out is back (ft. Jeanette Pierce)

There's so much to enjoy in Detroit, but did you know how much? A refreshed list of bars, restaurants and cafes across the city - focused on those that are experiences and small businesses - is out. More than 900 spots to see if you've done every one! Plus, it's broken down by sections of the city depending on where you live or visit. All newly updated for the first time since the world paused. The City Institute is an organization that helps people be in love and lift up where they live. Bas...

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New dog-focused beer garden // Pink Garlic // New anime-inspired bar

We cover a ton on our Friday edition of your Daily Detroit. Whether it's a step into the new-ish Detroit Public Theater, a tip on a new Indian spot in Oak Park, a new dog-focused beer garden in West Village called Barkside, or an anime-inspired DJ experience with a Miami- and Vegas themed restaurant downstairs, today we're looking at some of the new things to check out around Metro Detroit. You're part of this conversation! Feedback as always - dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com or 313-789-3...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of May 19-21

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 perform Don Giovanni as the characters from Rocky Horror. I know it sounds kind of crazy, but hear me out. Opera MODO is...

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17 Ways To Enjoy Springtime In Detroit On A Dime

It seems everyone wants to enjoy Detroit, but it also seems like everybody is also looking to be smart about how they’re spending their money. Fear not, fine friends – we have your back with these 20 ways to enjoy Springtime in Detroit for free or $10 or less. 1. Discover Detroit Walking Tours On Saturdays at 1:30 p.m., Seven Point Two Tours does a free walking tour that starts at One Campus Martius (formerly the Compuware Building). It’s a full thing, running about two hours. There’s als...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Week Of August 19-21

Sadly, it looks like the weekends of summer things to do are starting to come to an end. We’re only a couple away from hitting September in Detroit, but we’re not ready to give up on the summer fun yet. We’ve got everything from a world festival to a 14 hour dance party to an art walk and more. So get it! 34th Annual African World Festival – The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History  The African World Festival is a three day festival that is packed full with musical performan...

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Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For The Weekend Of June 19-21

Another big weekend of fun things to do right here in Detroit city. While the 2015 GM River Days is definitely going to be on everyone’s radar we wanted to offer you a list of options to indulge in around the captivating River Days festival.  It’s no surprise that there’s a place for everyone in this city with such a great variety of energetic events happening all in the same weekend. Friday: CRAFT 2015 – CRAFT, the partnership between Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan and Eastern Mar...

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Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For The Weekend Of April 24-26

Detroit always has fun to find, if you know where to go. Here are our picks for the best things to check out around the D this weekend. Friday: Cinema Detroit – Lost River is Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut feature, starring Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, Saoirse Ronan, Matt Smith, Ben Mendelsohn, and Eva Mendes. It was filmed here in Detroit in the spring and summer of 2013. There are several other movies to catch this weekend as well as Lost River, so definitely click the Cinema D...

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Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For The Weekend Of April 17-19

The weekend is right around the corner and is filled with sports, music, comedy, art, and theatre. It seems as if the energy of the city during the day has made its way into the night life allowing for a growing list of options each weekend for all of its residents. We will always try to keep the list of events as localized to the heart of Detroit and it looks as it won’t be an issue with all the growing talent and innovative event curators. With all that being said, let’s get into the City 5, a...

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Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For The Weekend Of April 3-5

One of Detroit’s rowdiest days, Opening Day, is almost here! Monday, Detroiter’s from near and far will be reveling in the streets of downtown. But there’s plenty to do and see this weekend, especially if you need to, you know, be at work on Monday or just baseball isn’t your thing. Friday: Tracksuit Party 3 – Whiskey in the Jar in Hamtramck has a new edition of their fun tracksuit party for a good cause.  This week’s raffle benefits Team Pancake, who is raising money for pancreatic cancer. So...

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Your City 5 For The Weekend Of March 27, 28 & 29

Warmer climes making you feel like hitting the dance floor and getting mega? Maybe you’d like to get into the DIY community and find out what ideas are brewing to help Detroit become a better place to live. Furthermore, you might want to get on a bike with thousands of other people and meander around the city. Heck, you could even bring your Grandma down to Eastern Market to see what’s up. There’s a lot of cool stuff going on in Detroit this weekend. It was hard to pare it down to five, but here...

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What To Do This Weekend: Your Post-St. Paddy's Day City 5

Last weekend was great fun, and if all the green beer wasn’t enough there’s plenty more fun to be had this weekend. Friday the 20th is the Spring Equinox, which seems to be a good enough reason for us Detroiters to rock out all over again. If you look below at our City 5 picks for this week (which include numerous spring welcoming parties) you can tell that Detroiters agree unanimously that spring is here. All Weekend – Freep Film Festival – This is a film festival with a mission to “showcase...

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Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For March 13-15, 2015

Spring is just about here! There may be a few cold days left in Mother Nature, but it seems as if the worst is behind us. Here’s your five cool events as it warms up to check out in the D. Friday the 13th– #313DLove – Starting with a 10 a.m. march from the Charles H. Wright Museum, it will be a day full of love and 15 speakers talking about Detroit from different angles. Tickets are $31.30, but everyone can participate at 3:13 p.m. when they will try to make the hashtag – #313DLove – go big on...

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Your City 5 Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend of Feb. 27 - March 1

After a couple weeks of temps near zero, we always like to joke that when the temperature approaches 30 degrees, it’s what we call a Motor City heat wave. So lets look on the bright side that we may get such a heat wave this weekend, which would give us all more gumption to go check out these awesome events! That’s right, there is a wide variety of things going on in Detroit this weekend and we’ve got you set up for a good time- here’s your City 5. Friday the 27th – The Streetlight Series At T...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of Feb. 20-22

It’s so cold in the D. As we write this, it’s what … less than 5 degrees? There’s a warm-up happening Saturday, but we’re in winter, folks. On the bright side, spring training has started down in Lakeland, Florida which means baseball here in the D is right around the corner. Stay positive, right? Well, here’s the thing. There’s also a bunch of events happening so that if you get cabin crazy, you can shake it off in short order at one of Detroit’s fine establishments. Here are our selections....

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Your City 5 List Of Things To Do For The Weekend of Jan 30th - Feb 1st

Well, the Superbowl is here again and will certainly be a dominating force in the plan-making calculations of Metro Detroiters this weekend. Everybody loves friends, football, and snacks (or at least two out of the three). We are Americans after all. But gameday isn’t until Sunday, and the next weekend is a whole week away. So in order to maximize your fun this weekend, Daily Detroit has compiled a list of events that’ll keep you busy. Here’s your City 5 for this week… Friday – Boombox at the...

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What To Do In The D: Your City 5 For The Weekend Of January 15 - 18

With the holidays fading away into the rearview, we are struck once again to find things to do in the Metro Detroit Region. It’s time to come out of our winter caves and shake off those winter blues. Here’s your weekly list of some cool cultural (and indoor) events that we found for you to get into this weekend. Ragù  Thursday – For those of you who enjoy food (you may or may not call yourselves foodies) this event looks like a great time. It’s a pop up restaurant serving up four types riga...

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The City 5: Things To Do In Detroit The Week of Dec. 1

Glad to see you’ve made it through Turkey Day.  We re-launched the City 5 last week. In case you missed that during the holiday fervor, the City 5 are our suggestions to go check out the rest of the week and weekend in Detroit. Some of the events might be in the ‘burbs, but we encourage everybody to mix it up, and check out fun things to do and events across the Metro Detroit Region. Here’s your 5 for this week. The Sugar House Celebrates Repeal Day – Friday, December 5 The Sugar House is a...

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What To Do Around Town: Your City 5 For The Week Of Nov. 24

Welcome to the City 5 weekly event round up. This week we’re bringing you a smattering from around the metro area, and we’re delivering it a little bit early because of the short holiday week. For more details on the event such as exact times and locations, click the link to the event page. 1. DIA event – Photographs from the Detroit Walk-In Portrait Studio by Corine Vermeulen Dutch photographer Corine Vermeulen was commissioned by the Detroit Institute of Arts to capture diverse Detroiters...