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Pro Tip: Enjoy FREE rides on the Detroit People Mover this Thursday

If you’re heading downtown for the Thanksgiving Day Parade this Thursday, the most hectic part of your experience just became a whole lot simpler. For the second consecutive year, patrons of the Detroit People Mover will be treated to complimentary rides from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., thanks to Michelin North America Inc. “Michelin is pleased to offer free rides on the Detroit People Mover again for this busy Thanksgiving,” said Ken Kruithof, Michelin North America. “Last year we received great feed...

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Here are the cheapest (legit) places to park for the Thanksgiving Day festivities

Between America’s Thanksgiving Parade, the Turkey Trot, and the Lions game, parking downtown will be an absolute nightmare this Thanksgiving day. But fear not, because we’ve got a list straight from the city of the cheapest spots to park your rig for the day. Don’t get greedy, though – the cheaper the spot, the more quickly it will be swooped up by patrons. Save yourself the struggle this Holiday by getting downtown early and snagging one of these prime spots before they’re gone. Oh, and don...

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Gallery: A Different Look At America's Thanksgiving Parade

Darkness still covered Detroit as the volunteers approached the costuming building for America’s Thanksgiving Parade, which for the other 364 days out of the year serves as the Wayne State University student center. At that moment, my thoughts were far from the fact that 148 television markets would have their eyes on the city, or that 19,000 runners were in the Turkey Trot, or that countless people would be lining the parade route down what seems to be a constantly changing Woodward Avenue … it...

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