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Bye Woodward loop; Hello BonChon; Meet Noah's Smokehouse + more

Episode 900! W00t! As we do on our Friday episodes, we open talking about our cocktail for the show. Jer has the Showshoe Grog, and Devon has a quintessentially Detroit drink, the Hummer (he prefers London Chop over the Bayview version; Jer disagrees). 03:42 We discuss the new Detroit Police Department stats for 2021. Some of it is a bit encouraging, especially around speeding and drifitng. 08:54 An opinionated discussion on the heels of learning that the Woodward Loop around Downtown Pontiac...

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Let's Taco 'Bout The Top 10 Taco Joints In Metro Detroit

There is something satisfying about a street taco. Just a few warm corn tortillas filled with the meat of your choice (for me, it’s usually carne asada) topped with onion, cilantro and a squeeze of lime. So, we got the podcast team together to talk about tacos. We debated and picked out top ten places around metro Detroit to grab some tacos. Let’s get on with the list. 1. Taqueria El Rey Taqueria El Rey is one of the best places to grab a taco in Southwest Detroit. It’s not a place w...

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Pontiac's Avon Donuts Named One Of 10 Best In America

A Pontiac donut shop with just five seats has made the list of the best in America. For more than 30 years, Avon Donuts has been slinging tasty treats. TIME magazine has listed them as one of the top 10 best donut shops in America. They highlight donuts like Caramel Apple, Maple Bacon Extreme, Glaze Blueberry Cake and Lemon Drop. You can find them up in Pontiac at 45324 Woodward Avenue. Be sure to get their early… they open up at 4 a.m. and sell out often....

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The Woodward Corridor 5: Things To Do For Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day is upon us, and if you’re not heading up north what is there to do? Let’s dive right in. As a reminder, this is our new column for events along the Woodward corridor from Ferndale north; if you’re looking for events in the city of Detroit, hit up our City 5. Gristmill Porter Release Up in downtown Pontiac, Fillmore 13 Brewery is having a release event for a collaboration with Windmill Pointe Brewing Company. It’s on Saturday from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. Gristmill Porter is an America...

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Detroit Based Helmet Maker Inks Deal With Developmental Football League

You’ve heard of bikes from a Detroit-based company. And watches. And surely, potato chips. But did you know about football helmets? It seems appropriate considering how big of a sports town Detroit is that sports equipment would be from a company here in the city. A company doing just that – making sports equipment – announced a deal that will mean the Rivals Professional Football League (RPFL), an adult professional development league that serves the NFL, the Canadian Football League and the...

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The Pontiac Silverdome Is To Be Demolished

Today marks the official beginning of the end of the Pontiac Silverdome. No exact timeline has been set, but there has been a consent agreement struck between Pontiac Mayor Deirde Waterman and the owners of the stadium to tear down the former home of the Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons and many other events. “We have reached a point where we must say goodbye to what was once one of the world’s greatest venues,” said Andreas Apostolopoulos, the CEO of Triple Investment Group (that also owns th...

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WATCH: Hitting Golf Balls In The Decrepit Pontiac Silverdome

So this isn’t going to be the first time we highlight someone doing something crazy in the Pontiac Silverdome up in Oakland County that has sat empty and rotting for years since the Detroit Lions moved to Ford Field in downtown Detroit. Sure, the parking lot has a bunch of recalled Volkswagens, and people have gone BMX biking where the Lions used to play, but the cast of the show Detroit Steel decided to hit some golf balls out of the former Lions suite and onto the field. They shared the bonu...

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Casting Call: Help Scare People At The Erebus Haunted Attraction

Have you dreamed of working in a haunted house? Does the thought of running around in a terrifying costume and literally scaring the crap out of people appeal to you? Here’s your chance to make your dreams come true. On Saturday, August 27, and Sunday, August 28, Pontiac’s Erebus Haunted Attraction will host open casting calls. The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Erebus, located at 18 South Perry Street in Pontiac. If you can’t make it this weekend, there will be another casting...

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5 Places You’ll Want To Be During The 21st Annual Dream Cruise

What’s that smell? Yup, you guessed it. It’s that time of year again when car-exhaust fills the air and tire tracks cover 21.48 miles of the historic M-1, also known as Woodward Avenue. It’s the largest one-day automotive event, and for its 21st year, The Woodward Dream Cruise is going to do it big. For car enthusiasts, it’s basically a holiday, and for classic car owners, it’s a time to gloat and show off that 1968 Firebird you’ve kept sheltered through the winter months. Even if you don’t ha...