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Your Detroit winter survival guide: 60 ideas to help you make it to spring

One tip every day to make The Worst Season a little more bearable.

A food lover’s guide to curbside pickup in the Detroit area

Social distancing doesn't mean you have to miss out on fresh seafood, melt-in-your-mouth cookies, mile-high sandwiches and more.

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8 day trips from Detroit for architecture fanatics

There are countless architecture highlights just a short drive from Detroit -- here’s everything you need to plan a day trip (or eight).

Events and things to do in Detroit this week

We spotlight the best (safe) things to do right now in Detroit and nearby, with a focus on connection, creativity and community.

Chef Maxcel Hardy feeds Detroit’s essential workers while teaching culinary arts

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 essential workers.

Black to the Land Coalition connects Detroit’s BIPOC communities with the outdoors

Formed in 2020, the Black to the Land Coalition is a Detroit group "of Black, Indigenous and People of Color nature enthusiasts, intent on helping fellow BIPOC actively engage in meaningful outdoor adventures.”

darlene alston inside of her tea shop just a bit eclectic

At Just A Bit Eclectic, Detroit teens brew tea and dreams

Darlene Alston opened Just A Bit Eclectic, a tea shop, youth program and farm, on Detroit's west side eight years ago.

How Kwaku Osei-Bonsu is shaking up Detroit’s dining scene, from the outside in

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.