Fifty years of Motown, complete with logo, 191-song compilation boxed-set release

Fifty years of Motown has been packaged into a new 191-song boxed set and a logo commemorating five decades of dancing in the street. The art for the set, plastered across the front of the packaging, includes a photo of Detroit's own Hitsville, U.S.A. on W. Grand Blvd.Excerpt:Universal Music will announce details next week for Motown’s anniversary showpiece, “Motown: The Complete #1s” — a 10-disc, 191-song boxed set to be released Dec. 8.The set’s masterstroke is its packaging, a replica of Motown’s old Hitsville, USA, headquarters in Detroit, as seen in product images obtained today by the Free Press. Included will be a photo book with an essay by Smokey Robinson.The track list features music by 50 artists and includes every Motown song to have hit No. 1 on assorted charts in the United States and elsewhere, starting with the Miracles’ 1961 song “Shop Around” through Erykah Badu’s 2000 hit “Bag Lady.”Read the entire article here.

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New initiative ensures Detroit’s Near East Siders healthcare services

A new initiative on Detroit's Near East Side aims to bring healthcare services to its thousands of residents.Excerpt: "This initiative is indicative of what we can achieve when the health care community comes together to solve a problem. The synergy of these efforts doesn't just solve a problem, it creates a model of health care delivery that is replicable elsewhere," said Chris Allen, Executive Director and CEO of the Health Authority. "We are pleased with the leadership of St. John Health and the many community organizations that have made this initiative possible." "The collaborative effort undertaken on Detroit's East Side can be a model for development of the medical home for families in the area," explained Adam Jablonowski, Executive Director of the Wayne County Medical Society. Jablonowski also serves as Chair of the Health Authority's Provider Advisory Committee. "Now, we must move forward with the training of more primary care physicians to meet the challenge of delivering the care." Read the entire article here.

Bills allowing Detroit’s private rail line begin legislative journey to reality

Detroit is again inching closer to mass transit as the bills clearing the way for Detroit's $103 million private rail line hit the legislature.Excerpt:The private-sector plan to build a $103 million light-rail loop on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit is getting the legislative action needed to become a reality.Bills that would allow such a system, which eventually would operate as a public-private entity with some type of public subsidy, were introduced last week in the House and will be introduced this week in the Senate.Read the entire article here.

Rock ‘n’ Rummage Sale set for Oct. 11 at Hamtramck’s Painted Lady

Rock 'n' Rummage will be hosting their Treats and Treasures Show on Oct. 11 at Hamtramck's Painted Lady. Ten vendors will be on hand serving up CDs, vinyl, vintage, and just about everything else you can find at a rummage sale.Excerpt:Rock 'N' Rummage isn't your moms typical yard sale!!!So you're sitting in Metro Detroit bar, and people start setting up tables with stacks of vinyl records, t-shirts, and nostalgic items with words attached to them like "The Goonies", "Garbage Pail Kids", and "The Dark Crystal". No, this isn't a retrospective decade show on VH1. This is Rock 'N' Rummage you have just witnessed.Rock 'N' Rummage brings the yard, garage, market, and fair into a bar/coffee house setting. The event is centered around music, drinking, and merchandise.For more information go here.

England’s The Independent visits Detroit to explore 100 years of the Motor City

Travel writer Ben Ross from England's Independent comes to Detroit, travels around Michigan, and sees the sights that the city and state has to offer.Excerpt:Jeanette is the founder of Inside Detroit, which, she says, "exists to fill the holes. We want to show people this incredible city." We drove downtown together, then left my Kia behind and continued on foot. Her enthusiasm for the place was evident and infectious: Downtown Detroit is an impressive place, and it's surprisingly easy to get around. There's even a loop of monorail called the People Mover that takes in a three-mile circuit of the area. Tickets cost just 50 cents. The glistening blue tube of the modern GM Tower, which juts upwards from the waterside Renaissance Centre, served as a handy navigational aid as we took in some of the Art Deco architecture that lies nearby. The 1920s Penobscot building features striking reliefs inspired by Native American culture; the Guardian building, once a cathedral to finance, is decked out in gaudy tiles. The banking room is now given over to retail outlets; here "Pure Detroit" sells handbags made out of car seatbelts.Read the entire article here.