Tweet Don’t have a car? If you’re a student, faculty member or staffer at Wayne State University, now you have another way to get around. Wayne State University is teaming up with Zipcar to offer car sharing, and its many benefits, to those on campus. The program officially kicked off earlier this week, and...
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Tweet Well, my raving about how much I love living in the city has rubbed off on someone else. Another friend of mine has announced that he wants to make the move. And, he wants me to be his official tour guide. He’s not a newbie to the city, though. Check out his blog;...
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Tweet I had an out-of-town wedding on Saturday, and it took up my whole day. As a result, I didn’t get to go to my beloved Eastern Market, as I usually do late morning or early afternoon on Saturday. Sadness — no kale. No collard greens. No naturally grown carrots. No farm-fresh eggs. (And...
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Tweet For the short time it was around, I was a regular at Mercury Coffee Bar, across the street from Slows BBQ in Corktown. We’d go there after dinner for decaf tea and pecan pie, or for a slow drip and lunch (their salads were amazing). So imagine our surprise when we had lunch...
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Tweet Anyone who knows me knows that my favorite meal of the day is brunch, followed closely by breakfast. I love all things morning food: toast and jelly, fruit bowls, bacon, potatoes, and, most of all, eggs. Give me an omelet and I’m a happy girl. As a result, I’m always on the lookout...
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Tweet It was a big day for announcements in the city yesterday, that’s for sure. We finally get the The Announcement from Whole Foods. Somerset CityLoft opened to a preview crowd, and opens to the public today. Mayor Dave Bing announced a new organizational plan for providing city services to Detroit neighborhoods. Of course,...
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Tweet So, another group of businesses has announced that they’re willing to offer incentives to employees for living in greater downtown Detroit. The Live Downtown program offers employees incentives of up to $20,000 for buying a home and up to $3,500 for renting in the downtown, Corktown, Eastern Market, Lafayette Park, Midtown and Woodbridge...
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Tweet I couldn’t bring myself to actually physically go to the Tigers game last night, with the “feels like” temperature in the triple digits, but I did watch the whole thing. And man, I can’t tell you how sad I was with the announcement at the end that Brandon Inge would be heading down...
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Tweet Everybody’s falling all over themselves with the announcement that Whole Foods is, indeed, coming to midtown Detroit. Or, at least, talks are progressing toward that end, and land parcels are being discussed. I’d be lying if I wasn’t excited about the store coming to town. I’m a big proponent of grocery stores within...
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Tweet So, you think you know everything there is to do in Detroit… but do you, really? Even if you know where all the hot spot bars are, what do you know about the architecture of all the downtown buildings? Or the history of many significant things that happened here? How about all the...
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