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At Detroit’s Sidewalk Festival, art springs out of vacant lots and parks

The 2021 Sidewalk Festival brings more than 30 artists and performers to create community-focused art experiences in Detroit neighborhoods.

3 years ago

Congregation T’Chiyah’s virtual variety show: A chance to meet metro Detroit’s ‘queerest,’ social justice-driven, all-ages synagogue

“2021 M’CHAlyah! All Dressed Up & Nowhere To Go,” presented by Congregation T’chiyah, is being held virtually from 7-8:30 p.m.,…

3 years ago

7 Detroiters’ best advice, in five minutes or less

On "The Best Advice Show" podcast, Detroiters and others share their words of wisdom -- boiled down to just a…

3 years ago

5 Detroit parks to check out on a summer Sunday funday

If you're looking for your next favorite Detroit park for a summer picnic or skate sesh, venture beyond the big…

3 years ago

Juna Durrant launches Jytte Designs handbag line with tribute to her grandmother

Juna Durrant launched her line of leather bags, Jytte Designs, out of her home in Detroit after she lost her…

4 years ago

Free outdoor yoga and other summer classes in Detroit

Stay fit while still soaking up every second of Detroit summer, with free outdoor yoga classes every day of the…

4 years ago

Black Bottom Garden Center, a garden supply co-op, takes root in the North End

Black Bottom Garden Center, a co-op founded and led by six Black women in Detroit’s North End, sells plants they…

4 years ago

Al Poe, aka ‘Detroit Pig Out,’ tried 250 different local restaurants last year (yes, in a pandemic)

Food influencer Al Poe, who goes by "Detroit Pig Out," dines out more than 200 times a year only at…

4 years ago

Hajime Sato opens Sozai in Clawson, leveling up Metro Detroit’s sushi game

Listen, if you're going to open a sushi restaurant down the street from the legendary Noble Fish in Clawson, you…

4 years ago

How Dr. Sushi’s illegal Corktown pop-up turned into a sustainable business

Dr. Sushi started by selling fish out of his apartment. Now he dreams of opening a brick-and-mortar location.

4 years ago