Juna Durrant launches Jytte Designs handbag line with tribute to her grandmother by Chandra Fleming 23 June SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Juna Durrant launched her line of leather bags, Jytte Designs, out of her home in Detroit after she lost her job during the pandemic.... Read More →
Al Poe, aka ‘Detroit Pig Out,’ tried 250 different local restaurants last year (yes, in a pandemic) by Chandra Fleming 9 June SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Food influencer Al Poe, who goes by "Detroit Pig Out," dines out more than 200 times a year only at mom-and-pop restaurants -- and shares... Read More →
How Dr. Sushi’s illegal Corktown pop-up turned into a sustainable business by Chandra Fleming 2 June SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dr. Sushi started by selling fish out of his apartment. Now he dreams of opening a brick-and-mortar location. ... Read More →
Raffa’s colorful workwear is made for all bodies and gender identities by Courtney Wise Randolph 5 May SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest With their clothing line Raffa, Raffa Reuther is determined to make clothes that affirm many body types and all gender identities.... Read More →
Chef Maxcel Hardy feeds Detroit’s essential workers while teaching culinary arts by Randiah Green 12 April SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest When food that he couldn’t serve piled up at his restaurant COOP Detroit, Chef Maxcel Hardy and his culinary students worked to donate it to... Read More →
How Kwaku Osei-Bonsu is shaking up Detroit’s dining scene, from the outside in by Allison Jacobs 7 April SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest From Detroit Black Restaurant Week to dining domes and a cloud kitchen, Kwaku Osei-Bonsu of East Eats is forging his own path in food.... Read More →
Ali Dirul’s Ryter Cooperative Industries works to bring renewable energy to Detroit neighborhoods by Megan Kirk 5 April SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest During the pandemic, Ali Dirul and his company Ryter Cooperative Industries have helped Detroit neighborhoods harness renewable energy.... Read More →
How Arts & Scraps fueled creativity for Detroit kids stuck at home by Julien Godman 29 March SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Ang Adamiak spent the pandemic year shifting her nonprofit Arts & Scraps’ programming online and sending out creative supply kits.... Read More →
This 23-year-old urban planning buff may be Detroit Twitter’s best follow by Aaron Mondry 23 March SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Paul Jones III, aka @PaulTheUrbanist, is a witty Twitter guide to Detroit urban planning, history, transit and equity issues.... Read More →
How Detroit Experience Factory showcases the best of the city, virtually by Chloe Seymour 22 March SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest How Detroit Experience Factory has navigated the pandemic -- and found surprising benefits to virtual city tours. ... Read More →