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The McClureâ€™s Pickles brothers are not lawyers, no matter what the billboards suggest

Detroit-based McClure's Pickles took a page out of the attorney advertising handbook for their parody billboard. ...

A Knockout Success — all before high school graduation

Detroit teen Quintin Love, Jr. runs a photography business, holds a 3.5 GPA at Cass Tech and started boxing and mentoring program Xtreme 365 to...

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Bags to Butterflies provides a second chance for formerly incarcerated women

Michelle Smart founded Bags to Butterflies, an artisan handbag social enterprise in Detroit, to offer women â€œa job that understands.â€ ...

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Hamtramck zoning board allows Esthi Queen Healing Spa to stay open after blowback

Hamtramckâ€™s Zoning Board of Appeals will allow Esthi Queen Healing Spa to stay open, reversing a denial that spurred discrimination claims....

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On W. McNichols in Detroit, Black women entrepreneurs are holding it down

Their shops and services keep the Grandmont Rosedale community thriving -- and self-sustainable. ...

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Big changes are in the works at Belle Isle, Detroitâ€™s favorite park

From a world-class garden to habitat restoration, millions of dollars are being put into upgrades at Belle Isle in Detroit. ...

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13 Detroit podcasts to binge right now

Be inspired, learn something, or simply enjoy the voices in these Detroit podcasts, whether you're into history, cooking, science or stories....

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How coworking space Seat Detroit changed course to stay open during the pandemic

Less than a year after opening, coworking space Seat Detroit left their rental in Eastern Market to focus on building a community of entrepreneurs in...

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A revelatory new photography exhibition illustrates the dignity of Detroiters at work and rest

In the exhibition â€œRuss Marshall: Detroit Photographs, 1958-2008,â€ now on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the artistâ€™s life-long project comes into view in...

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‘We wanted to remain a freak show’: Behind the ambitious Recycle Here redevelopment

These first-time developers have a bold plan for affordable artist housing at Recycle Here! and Lincoln Street Art Park. They call it Dreamtroit....

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