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Comedian T Barb’s videos are the most Detroit thing we’ve ever seen

Her ‘Only in Detroit’ clips are blowing up on Instagram

By Randiah Camille Green
Sep 21, 2023

Tags: Culture, Stage, Things to Do, LOL, T Barb, Detroit, what up doe
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The Black Footwear Forum returns to Detroit’s Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design

It opens on Thursday with a ribbon cutting for a new student-designed lounge

By Randiah Camille Green
Sep 19, 2023

Tags: Culture, Critics’ Picks, Things to Do, The Black Footwear Forum, Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design, Detroit
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Michigan Science Center gets new Lego exhibit inspired by world’s biggest skyscrapers

At least half a million Lego bricks and over 2,000 hours were devoted to it

By Layla McMurtrie
Aug 31, 2023

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Things to Do, Science, Legos, Michigan Science Center, Detroit, Children, Museum, Exhibit
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Date for Detroit 2023 St. Patrick’s Day Parade announced

This year marks the 65th year of the annual festivities in Corktown

By Randiah Camille Green
Feb 16, 2023

Tags: Culture, Things to Do, Detroit, Detroit St. Patrick's Day Parade, Corktown, Detroit Saint Patrick's Day
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How Tay Crispyy took a fender-bender and a wig and became one of Detroit’s most distinctive characters

The social media star is launching a new YouTube talk show

By Kahn Santori Davison
Feb 1, 2023

Tags: Culture, Television, Tay Crispyy, Mr. Reporting Live, Detroit, Cover Story
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We asked Detroit fortune tellers to read tarot cards and make New Year’s predictions for 2023

What will this new year bring us?

By Zoë Villegas
Dec 28, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Detroit, 2023, fortune tellers, tarot cards, New Year's
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Detroit is getting the world’s largest Kwanzaa kinara

The 30-foot-tall monument will be unveiled in Campus Martius Park for the first time this year

By Lee DeVito
Dec 8, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Detroit, Kwanzaa, kinara, Motor City Kwanzaa, Campus Martius
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Southwest Holiday Fest features music, theater, food, traditional punch, and more

Stroll down the Bagley/Vernor Corridor in Southwest Detroit for a variety of activities

By Steve Neavling
Nov 23, 2022

Tags: Culture, Things to Do, Southwest Holiday Fest, music, food, festival, holidays, Christmas, Mexicantown, Detroit
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For the last decade, stylist and fashion designer Marv Neal has been Detroit’s best-dressed secret

The celebrity stylist will host a sip-and-shop on Sunday on the Avenue of Fashion

By Alex Washington
Oct 14, 2022

Tags: Culture, Things to Do, fashion, Detroit, stylist, Marv Neal, Avenue of Fashion, Livernois
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For Sweetest Day, a look at how three Detroit-area couples navigate work, family, and marriage

Work hard, love hard

By Alex Washington
Oct 12, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Detroit, Sweetest Day, AYV x Fresher, Cover Story
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Interactive ‘Level Up’ exhibit heads to Detroit’s Michigan Science Center

The 8,000-square-foot space features the touring ‘Electric Playhouse Travels’ exhibition, with video and analog games

By Lee DeVito
Oct 6, 2022

Tags: Culture, Things to Do, Michigan Science Center, Detroit, video games, arcade games
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Detroit sneaker shop launches app with a portion of the proceeds going to DPSCD

$3 of each subscription to the Fire Exchange app will be donated to the Detroit Public Schools Community District

By Alex Washington
Sep 23, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, sneakers, sneaker culture, sneaker, DPSCD, Detroit Public Schools, DPS, Avenue of Fashion, Livernois, Detroit, fashion
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Stranded while war in Ukraine drags on, Kyiv City Ballet raises funds with performance at Detroit’s Music Hall

All proceeds from the concert will be dedicated to humanitarian relief for displaced Ukrainians

By Jim McFarlin
Sep 21, 2022

Tags: Culture, Stage, Ukraine, Detroit, Music Hall, Kyiv City Ballet
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A group of Detroiters is getting Black and brown people outdoors for hiking, kayaking, and camping adventures

Black to the Land Coalition aims to get more POC outside, exploring nature and building a harmonious relationship with the land

By Randiah Camille Green
Sep 7, 2022

Tags: Culture, Nature, Detroit, nature, Michigan, Black to the Land Coalition, systemic racism, environment, Cover Story
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Gucci shuts down unofficial Twitter account that tweeted about homeless man in Detroit

After issuing a series of strange tweets, a Twitter account that claimed to be associated with the new Detroit Gucci store has since been deleted

By Alex Washington
Jul 25, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Gucci, luxury retailer, Detroit, unhoused, homeless, luxury, downtown, Downtown Detroit
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What does the future hold for Detroit's Belle Isle Zoo? Michigan DNR seeks public input

Online survey asks what park-goers want to see in zoo revamp until July 4

By Randiah Camille Green
Jun 9, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Detroit, Belle Isle, Belle Isle Zoo, Michigan, state park
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A new curling and ax-throwing facility is opening in Novi

The HUB Stadium will also include a restaurant and bar

By Lee DeVito
May 19, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, curling, the HUB Stadium, Novi, Detroit, Auburn Hills, ax-throwing, football bowling
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Detroit’s Michigan Science Center will reopen its IMAX Theatre

The museum has been closed for nearly a year due to flooding

By Lee DeVito
May 19, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Michigan Science Center, Detroit, Michigan, museum, IMAX
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Rihanna is opening a Savage X Fenty store in Detroit

The brand announced that it’s opening six new retail locations — and the Motor City made the cut

By Darlene A. White
May 5, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Rihanna, Savage X Fenty, Detroit, Bedrock, downtown
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Ford Fireworks return to the Detroit riverfront

The summer tradition is set to make an in-person comeback

By Randiah Camille Green
Apr 8, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Detroit, fireworks, Detroit River