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Weekend Ketchup: 4 Food News Stories From The Weekend

Over the weekend there were a few interesting developments in food and food-related news in Metro Detroit. Save Your Quarters: Pop+Offworld, the bar/pizza joint/arcade, opened up on Friday above Checker Bar at 128 Cadillac Square (website). They have more than 30 vintage arcade games, ‘za, and, well, a bar. It’s neat that it actually opened, and there are two more bar arcade projects in the oven. A post shared by Elija (Blu) (@elijablu_e4) on Sep 10, 2017 at 6:16pm PDT Speaking...

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Midtown Is Getting A Barcade, Brewing School As Part Of $20 Million Investment Package

A year from now, Selden street in Detroit between Second and Fourth will have a completely different feel than it does now. That’s thanks to news out of Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood today, announced by Midtown Inc., the nonprofit group that is the engine of development in the area. Midtown Inc. announced a series of developments that total about $20 million to be spent along Selden, between Second and Fourth streets. That’s right near Selden Standard and Honest?Johns, and is in the general...

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Downtown Detroit Is Getting A New Bar & Arcade Thanks To Two High School Friends

It’s the kind of thing that one might dream of doing. Opening up an arcade with food and drinks, and being surrounded by your favorite video games in the heart of a major downtown. Well, Wael Gharbie and Mohamed Badaoui are doing just that with “Ready Player One,” opening in a former tobacco factory in downtown Detroit (if you didn’t know, it used to be a big industry here). We talked to Gharbie about their venture that mixes video games, booze and fun that is aiming to open in late May or e...

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Weekend Ketchup: 4 Food News Stories From The Weekend

Midtown Is Getting A Barcade, Brewing School As Part Of $20 Million Investment Package

Downtown Detroit Is Getting A New Bar & Arcade Thanks To Two High School Friends