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PHOTOS: Jobs, Peace, & Justice March Hits The Streets Of Detroit For 12th Year

Hundreds met Monday at the Central United Methodist Church to rally and demonstrate against injustice in Detroit and the rest of the country. Before the march, community activists and leaders spoke of lessons taught by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and addressed a variety of topical issues facing Detroit and the United States, namely Detroit’s water shutoffs and retired employee pensions, the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, and the imprisonment of Rev. Pinkney in Benton Harbor, as well as...

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Pro Tip: Here's How To Handle Parking At A Broken Meter In Detroit

Back when parking tickets in Detroit were a mere $20, or $10 if paid within ten days, parking in legal ambiguity was not such a risky move. On busy days, getting a ticket was a deal compared to parking in many of the downtown lots. Since the dawn of the $45 ticket rate set by the parking department in June of 2014, risky parking is now a lot riskier. The raise in price has angered a lot of Detroiters and frequent visitors and has even been deemed a “War on the Poor.” Regardless, it makes the s...

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Motor City Moment: Salle d'Etroit

Located in Livonia, Salle d’Etroit is a robust fencing club with six electric strips and enough space to hold a tournament. The club is equipped to teach anyone with little to no experience, ages 6 to 60-plus. “You don’t have to be the fastest or the most athletic to do well in fencing,” says Ben Shleis, co-owner and head coach of Salle d’Etroit. “Building your own strategy comes from knowing your own and your opponents limitations.” Because of this, explained Shlies, fencing is a great alt...

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Motor City Moment: The Coney Man

Faisal Ali, originally from Yemen, has been working at Lafayette Coney Island for 21 years. In between impressively fast coney preparation and delivery, he entertains patrons by performing gravity defying parlor tricks he learned from his grandfather. Faisal also has a fairly popular Instagram feed that gives viewers a fun look into the life of a coney dog architect. A photo posted by Faisal Ali (@faisal__ali) on Sep 9, 2014 at 6:23pm PDT   A photo posted by Faisal Ali...

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POLL: What Would You Do With The Wayne County "Fail Jail" Site?

The Wayne County Commission is coming closer to a decision on what to do with the $160 million unfinished jail on Gratiot Avenue to the east of Downtown Detroit. The two most-considered options are as follows: 1) Finish the jail at the current site for an estimated cost of $370 million, about $100 million over budget. The Wayne County Commission seems to be sending signals that will be the option they choose. 2) Scrap the current jail project, sell the land to a private developer, and use...

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GALLERY: Making The Night "DLectric" at DLECTRICITY

DLectricity returned last night to a Woodward Avenue whose sidewalks were coursing with people checking out the multitude of exhibitions in all kinds of venues from museums to art galleries to walls of buildings to churches. Here is a selection of the exhibits, but nothing beats being there. DLectricity festivities continue tonight at 7 p..m with a Light Bike parade starting at 8:00 p.m. If you’d like to know more details, check out our previous post. Below you’ll find some samples of the arti...

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PICS: Tour de Troit shows how fun Detroit can be by bike

In 1999, during the first Tour de Troit, 30 people attended. Last Saturday, more 7,000 riders biked together for the 13th annual Tour de Troit, an event held to promote healthy living and infrastructure for non-motorized transportation in Detroit. The ride began at 9 a.m. at Roosevelt Park, in front of the Michigan Central Train Depot in Corktown, while an epic 62 mile race started earlier in the day. The route took riders all around Detroit, from Corktown to New Center, over to Belle Isle and D...