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This week around Detroit: The whales are gone and winter activities return downtown
The whale mural was covered with a Dunkables ad, a new bar comes to Core City, The Lip Bar has a new store — there’s a lot of Detroit happenings to talk about. The post This week around Detroit: The whales are gone and winter activities return downtown appeared first on Outlier Media.
Detroit native and Slow AF Run Club founder Martinus Evans on who running is for
Martinus Evans said he doesn’t know what he’d be doing if he wasn’t running — a lot — and spending his time leading Slow AF Run Club. The online community Evans started in 2012 has more than 20,000 members worldwide. The post Detroit native and Slow AF Run Club founder Martinus Evans on who running is for appeared first on Outlier Media.
What to do in Detroit this week: Halloween baby rave, comedy fundraiser and more
It’s worth bundling up and heading out into the chill for this week’s slate of Detroit events. The post What to do in Detroit this week: Halloween baby rave, comedy fundraiser and more appeared first on Outlier Media.
Several good buildings: What happened to Detroit’s former YMCAs?
An old YMCA still standing is the Western Branch YMCA on Clark Avenue in Southwest Detroit. It was designed by local architectural firm Malcomson and Higginbotham and opened in 1928. The post Several good buildings: What happened to Detroit’s former YMCAs? appeared first on Outlier Media.
This week in Detroit development: Planting 4,000 trees, Brush Park new build and a wild tax plan
This week in Detroit development news we’re checking in on a plan to plant a forest in Delray. Plus, the city’s commercial demolition pipeline is now hundreds deep, and Councilmember Mary Waters proposes a radical (reckless?) solution to homelessness and property tax foreclosure. The Delray forest The city is planning on planting 4,000 trees in […] The post This week in Detroit development: Planting 4,000 trees, Brush Park new build and a wild tax plan appeared first on Outlier Media.
This week around Detroit: Striking UAW workers get discounts at the club
We’re getting closer to one month of the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike, and although some progress has been made on negotiations between the UAW and the Big Three, it’s not over yet. Ford Motor Co. has laid off 400 workers and claims it’s due to the ongoing strike; however, the Mustang maker had been […] The post This week around Detroit: Striking UAW workers get discounts at the club appeared first on Outlier Media.
BOPC Watch: Reviewing the case of a police officer that punched 70-year-old Detroiter who later died from his injuries
Yesterday, the Board of Police Commissioners voted on whether to revoke pay from a suspended officer accused of escalating an encounter with 70 year-old Detroit resident Daryl Vance. The officer punched Vance, who fell, hit his head and later died from his injuries. The officer, Jawan Brown, was suspended with pay the day after the […] The post BOPC Watch: Reviewing the case of a police officer that punched 70-year-old Detroiter who later died from his injuries appeared first on Outlier Media.
Rewind to when residency requirements said police officers had to live in Detroit to work here
For decades before the millennium, a city ordinance had a “residency requirement” that required all Detroit employees — including police officers — live in the city. The rule sparked endless controversy, and there is still speculation about its impact. The post Rewind to when residency requirements said police officers had to live in Detroit to work here appeared first on Outlier Media.
What to do around Detroit this week: Art and music in the neighborhoods, and catch a poem
An end to warmer temperatures means we’re in the waning days of street festivals, and we’ve got a few to recommend this weekend from Brightmoor to Hamtrmack. Prefer an indoor setting? How about a rave or a poetry reading and conversation about creativity? We’ve got you covered, however you want to welcome in the spookiest […] The post What to do around Detroit this week: Art and music in the neighborhoods, and catch a poem appeared first on Outlier Media.
What comes next after 40 years at the Detroit-Windsor Dance Academy
Detroit-Windsor Dance Academy claims to be Detroit’s oldest dance studio, training over 15,000 dancers, from recreational enthusiasts to professionals. The post What comes next after 40 years at the Detroit-Windsor Dance Academy appeared first on Outlier Media.
Detroit dance studios, cider in the city, future urban cowboys and more
October is supposed to be all about that sweater weather, but it’s still nice and warm, so let’s dance. First things first — shoutout to readers Craig Bryson and JP Mansolf for correctly guessing last week’s mystery spot: The MC5 mural at the former Grande Ballroom building. Think you can guess this week’s spot? Email […] The post Detroit dance studios, cider in the city, future urban cowboys and more appeared first on Outlier Media.
Detroit’s sickle cell community wants improvements to basic care
Detroiters with sickle cell disease say they need affordable, basic care as experimental gene editing treatments grab headlines. The post Detroit’s sickle cell community wants improvements to basic care appeared first on Outlier Media.
After facility and casework problems, rebuilding trust with veterans at Piquette Square a work in progress
Earlier this year, Michigan Radio documented years of dire conditions at an apartment complex for some of Detroit’s most vulnerable residents. Nearly one-third of the units at Piquette Square in Milwaukee Junction had been destroyed by water damage. The low-income veterans who live there also said they weren’t being supported by case managers and that […] The post After facility and casework problems, rebuilding trust with veterans at Piquette Square a work in progress appeared first on Outlier Media.
One good building: Groundbreaking to preserve an old Detroit jazz venue
The push to preserve the building that once housed a historic jazz club finally kicked off earlier this month. Detroit Sound Conservancy (DSC) has been working to raise funds to renovate The Blue Bird Inn since 2019 when it bought the building on Tireman Avenue. After raising $400,000 to turn it back into a venue, […] The post One good building: Groundbreaking to preserve an old Detroit jazz venue appeared first on Outlier Media.
This week in Detroit development: Detroit’s graffiti legacy at risk, plans for new venues downtown and good news for the QLine
The city is trying to plan for street art. Graffiti artists have mixed feelings The post This week in Detroit development: Detroit’s graffiti legacy at risk, plans for new venues downtown and good news for the QLine appeared first on Outlier Media.
More money for license plate readers in Detroit, and city gets ready for a master plan
In this week’s local gov digest, catch up on development, policing, a secret CEO and more. The post More money for license plate readers in Detroit, and city gets ready for a master plan appeared first on Outlier Media.
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