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Brix Wine Bar & Charcuterie Opening This Weekend With Three Nights Of Tastings

Three nights of fun are ahead at a new wine bar in a cool building that was an old bank. Brix Wine & Charcuterie Boutique is having their soft opening this weekend, and there will celebrations for the public on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. An 1,100 square foot space that you enter from the back of the building, it adds yet another place to go in the quickly growing West Village area. Brix is another story of an area resident returning after being in another city start a business....

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Live Cycle Delight To Open A Studio In West Village

This fall, Detroit’s West Village will be getting the first contemporary indoor cycling studio in the city. Live Cycle Delight will set up shop at 8019 Agnes Street and will be the fourth Hatch Detroit contest alumni to open in the West Village area. “Live Cycle Delight will be the contest’s 15th business to establish a brick and mortar location in metro Detroit,” said Vittoria Katanski, executive director, Hatch Detroit. “From bakers to brewers to a kayak rental company, and now the first cyc...

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The Dish: Addicting Salted Maple Pie at Sister Pie in West Village

Sister Pie is the pie shop that looks like a tornado swept it from fashionable Brooklyn into Detroit’s gritty West Village. The 2014 winner of Hatch Detroit’s $50,000 prize transformed their dream into a comfy brick and mortar store that is inviting and warmly chic. It is a sharp contrast from the abandoned houses a short walk away. The open professional kitchen allows you to watch the bakers create Salted Maple Pie, the dish you must try because it is so good. The sweet maple filling was...

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Here's 5 Reasons To Explore Detroit's West Village

When a neighborhood becomes “trendy” or “hot,” it is easy to forget how much work and money was involved to get there. West Village is on the east side just past the bridge to Belle Isle and neighbors the more well-known Indian Village. Although the area has weathered the ups and downs of Detroit a bit better than others thanks to a stalwart and resilient community, there’s an additional resurgence happening here based upon that foundation the long-standing community kept in place. It’s a neig...

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An Inside Look At Parker Street Market's Expansion In West Village

As of late, many of Detroit’s developments have been “big” – a new Lawrence Tech building, the Whole Foods, multiple square blocks of Brush Park, and the new Red Wings arena. But the fun – and the signs of real life – are in the small. To that end, Parker Street Market, the hidden West Village corner store adored by Detroit foodies, has only been on the scene a little more than a year, but it is already expanding 700 sq. ft. by the end of the summer. This will at least triple 1the store’s...

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QUICK TIP: Art Opening In West Village Detroit This Saturday

In West Village, Detroit on Saturday, June 6, Townhouse Gallery will open it’s third exhibit titled Art Farm: A Farmers Daughter Exhibit, featuring high quality works from art educator Courtney Kurncz , her students, and her children. New to Detroit from Grand Rapids, Courtney has recently accepted the 6th, 7th and 8th grade art teaching position at Detroit Waldorf School and is highly motivated to continue her career in Detroit. Prior to moving to Detroit Courtney was a K-8 art teacher at Gra...

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Detroit's New Record Man Andrey Douthard Finds The Groove With Paramita Sound

Andrey Douthard had a vision of starting a record store and label. At 28, he’s another one of the Detroit-epreneurs that is trying to make something go in a city where it’s not always the easiest. We caught up with him at their opening, and this is that interview with minor edits for clarity. Daily Detroit: How long has Paramita sound been in the making? I started the project back in January. I work at the D:Hive; it’s one of my jobs. I went through the D:Hive Build program. This is like pos...