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Jer Staes
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"8 Mile" Movie To Return To The Big Screen For 15th Anniversary

It might be hard to believe, but it was 15 years ago that the movie “8 Mile” hit movie theaters and helped take the career of local rapper Eminem to another level, adding film to his artistic portfolio in an important way. To celebrate that 15th anniversary Shady Records are bringing the award-winning film back to the big screen at Bel Air Luxury Cinema that’s located on, of course, 8 Mile. There will be a red carpet premiere at 7 p.m. on November 8, and tickets will be just $8. The proceeds...

Jer Staes
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Resurfacing Of 8 Mile Between Woodward And M-39 Begins Tonight

A $5.1 million project by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin resurfacing 8 Mile Road (M-102) between Woodward Ave. (M-1) and the Southfield Freeway (M-39). The construction kicks off tonight, Monday, August 14 at 7 p.m. and will run through late October. All told, there will be 4.6 miles of 8 Mile Road resurfaced. According to MDOT information relayed by the city of Ferndale, the work will consist of removing and replacing the road surface, repairing joints and cra...

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New Mural On 8 Mile To Be Created By Detroit Artist Ndubisi Okoye

The Eight Mile Boulevard Association has chosen the artist whose winning design will become a mural on the wall of a vacant building near Livernois to kick off its Art on 8 program. Ndubisi Okoye is a Detroit-based artist and illustrator who has done murals in Detroit for Our/Detroit Vodka building and a design-install project for the General Motors International Singapore Office Project. His work has appeared on HGTV. The project is funded by a $5,800 grant from Mercedes Benz Financial Serv...

Jer Staes
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PODCAST: Beyond The Myths Of 8 Mile With Cindy Thomas And Anna Schroen Of The 8 Mile Boulevard Association

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/dailydetroithappyhour/DD-6Happy-Hour-8Mile_mixdown.mp3″ social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_linkedin=”true” social_email=”true” ] Subscribe for free in iTunes There’s a lot of myth around Detroit’s 8 Mile. From being featured in Eminem’s movie of the same name, to being a “border street” between the city and suburbs, there’s more nuance and more going on than people might assume along the 27 mile stretch that th...

Ardelia Lee
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10 Awesome Movies Filmed In Metro Detroit

Watching movies is a great way to relax after a long day at work or a way to pass the time when the weather is bad, but did you know that the futuristic location in the sci-fi movie you’re about to watch may not be as far away as you think? Detroit has served as a filming location for many movies, even if you haven’t recognized some of the landmarks on the screen. The movie industry has a way of disguising real filming locations until they’re almost unrecognizable, even to the people who pass th...

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