April 10, 2012 – Detroit Restaurant Week
We’re 10 days away from one of my personal favorite weeks in Detroit! Why am I posting so early about it then? You need time to plan and save. There are so many incredible restaurants featured, it’s hard to know where to start.
Detroit Restaurant Week is set to return for spring 2012. Starting Friday, April 20th and lasting through Sunday, April 29th, metro Detroiters will once again be able to enjoy hearty three-course meals for $28 (excluding beverage, gratuity and tax) at select fine dining locations in Detroit.
To take advantage of this special event, patrons can enjoy dinner at any of the 21 participating restaurants during the 10-day period. No tickets are necessary, just simply visit the restaurant(s) of your choosing. Advance reservations are not required but are strongly recommended and can be made utilizing the individual restaurant pages located within the Detroit Restaurant Week website.
This year’s spring edition of Detroit Restaurant Week will be the sixth time the promotion has been offered since the fall of 2009. The five previous promotions saw participation from almost 160,000 diners while generating millions in sales for the participating restaurants.
I know after looking at the list of restaurants, I’m pretty excited about taking advantage of the meals at Atlas, Coach Insignia, Opus One, and Rattlesnake Club.
For more information on Detroit’s Restaurant Week, make sure you check out their website, Facebook page and follow them on Twitter.
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As a teacher, we’ve just started Spring Break, therefore I went into hibernation mode to start feeling human again 
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April 6, 2012 – Justin at Manila Bay
Another great feature at Manila Bay Cafe tonight. Check it out!
April 5, 2012 – Honey Bee Market
Honey Bee Market La Colmena, A family owned and operated business
serving the community for over 50 years!Dedicated to quality products and customer service!We are excited about the new changes for our store. We have come far since our founding in 1956. Your loyalty and support throughout the years has been the key to our success. Together we share this success and happiness and continue to serve you the best we can.
We now bring you the same quality and service that you’ve come to know in our fresh produce, quality meats, and hot prepared food. We are honored to have served the community since 1956.
All of us at Honey Bee Market hope that our newly expanded store will keep us together for generations to come.
We hope to see you soon!
Store Hours:
Monday – Saturday: 8-8
Sunday: 8-6
(313) 237-0295
Located in Detroit, Honey Bee Market is a family owned grocery store with a ton of amazing products. It’s always great to see locally owned businesses thriving. To find out more you can visit their website of Facebook page.
April 4, 2012 – Good News! “Detroit one of 6 cities praised for reducing youth violence”
Compliments of Detroit Free Press:
Detroit one of 6 cities praised for reducing youth violence
By Gina Damron
Detroit Free Press StaffDetroit is among six cities across the country recognized for making progress in preventing youth violence by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office — Eastern District of Michigan.
Detroit, Boston, Chicago, Memphis, Salinas, Calif., and San Jose, Calif., were recognized during the second annual summit of the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention, which was held in Washington, D.C., during the past two days, according to the release.
The cities participate in the forum, launched in 2010, which is a network of communities and federal agencies “working together to share information and build local capacity to prevent and reduce youth violence,” the news release says.
Detroit’s plan, the release says, includes safe routes to school, an in-class alternative to expulsion and a summer jobs strategy for youths. The plan also includes an intervention program that will focus on having face-to-face meetings with young offenders — both violent and nonviolent — to talk about alternatives to crime and provide resources to help them from committing crimes.
According to the news release, U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade joined the Detroit delegation in Washington, including Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee Jr. and representatives from Mayor Dave Bing’s staff.
“We prosecute violent offenders to remove dangerous people from our community, but long-term solutions to reducing violent crime require thoughtful prevention efforts,” McQuade said. “We applaud all of the partners who have come to the table to tackle youth violence in a comprehensive way. We are all here because we know that our young people deserve better.”
Still, some youths have committed serious crimes.
In February, a 6-year-old was injured after being shot during an attempted carjacking on the city’s east side. In connection with the shooting, two Detroit 15-year-olds were charged as adults with multiple counts of carjacking, assault with intent to murder and assault with intent to rob.
In January, 12-year-old Kade’jah Davis was fatally shot over a purported dispute involving a cell phone. Joshua Brown, 19, is facing multiple charges in connection with the shooting, including first-degree murder. His mother, Heather Brown, is also charged with being an accessory after the fact.
And in June, two teens were charged in shooting incidents in Detroit.
The six cities currently participate, but during the summit, Holder announced plans to expand the forum to four additional cities through an application process, the release says. It says he also announced the launch of an online toolkit available to the public that will provide resources on gathering and using data on youth violence, developing objectives and implementing plans.
“Our goal is to expand the national conversation about youth violence and its impact on our homes and communities,” Holder said. “The department is committed to working with our partners to create and sustain strategies to prevent this violence and keep our youth and communities safe.”
Contact Gina Damron: 313-223-4526 or gdamron@freepress.com
April 3, 2012 – This Must Be The Place – Hill
HILL from thismustbetheplace on Vimeo.
It’s a simple question really: What makes a home?
Produced and directed by Ben Wu and David Usui, of Lost & Found Films (lostfoundfilms.com).
Allan Hill, Detroit, Michigan
Allan is the caretaker of one of the few remaining structures that still stand at the old Packard Plant. Years of neglect have resulted in massive decay in this Albert Kahn designed factory. But, it has its own kind of beauty and for Allan is the place he calls home.
THIS MUST BE THE PLACE
There’s no place like home. It’s where we live, work and dream. It’s our sanctuary and our refuge. We can love them or hate them. It can be just for the night or for the rest of our lives. But whoever we may be, we all have a place we call home.
THIS MUST BE THE PLACE is a series of short films that explore the idea of home; what makes them, how they represent us, why we need them.
We’re always on the lookout for dwellings of all sorts. If you’ve come across any curious or eccentric homes, feel free to send them along.
To find out more, make sure to check out Lost & Found Films Facebook page or follow them on Twitter.
April 2, 2012 – Why I Love Detroit – Danielle
It’s funny, because I didn’t realize just how much I love Detroit until I was half way around the world, volunteering in Israel. I have been teaching English here for the last 7 months and cannot WAIT to return home to my city.
It was only when I was away that I realized how special we Detroiters are, how we reach out to everyone, no matter what, how we want others to succeed. There is a group of Detroiters here in Israel, and we get together to talk about home, and see how we can improve it. People from the community are already lining up to help me find jobs upon my return from volunteering.I read an article about the growing city and pride fills my body.How lucky I am to be a part of something so amazing.
March 30, 2012 – March Critical Mass
WHEN? The last Friday of EVERY month!PLEASE, IF YOU ARE IN THE FRONT, KEEP A SLOW AND STEADY PACE. If you like riding fast, then cork, and ride back up. Or ride towards the back. We need to keep the group together.
What is corking?
Corking is physically blocking an intersection from oncoming automobiles to help ensure our whole group stays together. If you like to ride fast, Cork! You can block the intersection, wait for the ride to pass and then race up front.
Whether it is “legal” or not, we do this to help keep our whole group together, and keep riders who may not regularly ride in the city, be safe.-Stay to the lane furthest over to the right, as best as you can! Showcasing that we can ride safely alongside automobiles will help promote biking in the city! Also, please DO NOT harass and yell at people in their cars!! Instead, tell them what you are doing, where they can meet and when!
DO
• talk to strangers, bystanders, bus riders, motorists – welcome people to join us next time. Or just wish everyone a “happy friday!”• stop regularly if you’re in front (no matter how slowly you think you’re going, gaps are opening up behind you)
• stop at red lights when in front to allow the rest of the ride to “mass up” behind. You may even need to sit through a rotation or two.
• fill gaps; Critical Mass depends on bicycle density to displace cars.
• remember that pleasure and friendliness are more subversive than anger and blaming.
DON’T
• race ahead to block cross traffic before the Mass has arrived• ride into oncoming traffic on the wrong side of the road
• pick fights with motorists, even (especially) if they’re itching for one
• fail to turn and twist through the city to make the ride more interesting
• forget to smile and wave and talk to strangers!
• imagine that you are morally superior just cuz you’re on a bicycle (you’ll be in a car again soon enough)
• hesitate to tell other Massers what you think of their behavior, whether good or bad. Talk to each other!
• forget – we are all responsible to make Critical Mass what we want it to be.
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March 29, 2012 – Mahogany Jones at Manila Bay Cafe
Manila Bay Cafe in Detroit is home to the weekly Lyrical Vibez Experience and features some of the best poets I’ve seen. This Friday they are hosting Mahogany Jones at 9:00pm.
We have the great pleasure to present the incomparable Mahogany Jones to the Manila Bay Cafe stage. Please join us on March 30, 2012 on welcoming this great Detroit Talent.
March 28, 2012 – MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit)
We are pretty fortunate to be in a city that’s home to as many museums, galleries, artists and musicians as Detroit is. One museum MOCAD, located in Midtown, is a contemporary arts museum.
Our Mission
The mission of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is to present art at the forefront of contemporary culture. As a non-collecting institution, MOCAD is responsive to the cultural content of our time, fueling crucial dialogue, collaboration, and public engagement.Our Space
Located on Woodward and Garfield between the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Institute of the Arts, Wayne State University and the College for Creative Studies, the museum is an innovative addition to Detroit’s vibrant Midtown neighborhood, and functions as a hub for the exploration of emerging ideas in the contemporary arts. The 22,000 square foot building, a former auto dealership, has been simply renovated to maintain its historic character. With its raw, flexible and cavernous spaces, the building is well suited to the exhibition of contemporary art. Our ambitious series of public programs includes lectures, musical performances, films, literary readings and educational activities for children.The MOCAD Store includes merchandise not sold in the metropolitan area, including specialized art and culture magazines, journals and books, as well as limited edition artists t-shirts and other functional objects.
Current Exhibition:
Joshua White and Gary Panter’s Light Show
February 10-April 29, 2012Joshua White and Gary Panter’s Light Show is a new exhibition organized especially for the Museum by two great pioneers of multimedia art. White and Panter have been working together since the late 1990s, and this exhibition is their largest collaborative project to date.
Occupying nearly all of the Museum’s 22,000 square foot area, this immersive installation features a “permanent” light show designed by White (of Woodstock and Fillmore East fame) that will be on view through the entirety of the exhibition’s run. Panter, whose prolific output is most recognized in the set design for Pee-wee’s Playhouse, will construct a funhouse of his imagination. Bridging these two worlds is a historical corridor, filled with ephemera illuminating their long-running careers. Materials from the archives of both artists will be on display to illustrate the range and depth of their work.
As intended by White and Panter, the exhibition will serve as a platform for performances by guests working in a variety of media and disciplines, including musicians, video artists, comedians and engineers, who are invited to interact with the work and activate the space.
Joshua White and Gary Panter’s Light Show is supported by a generous grant from The Taubman Foundation.
Additional funding for the exhibition and related programs is provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Masco Corporation Foundation, McGregor Fund and Edith S. Briskin/Shirley K. Schlafer Foundation.
For more information you should definitely check out their website, Facebook page of follow MOCAD on Twitter.
