Slows preps to expand restaurant into old O’Connor Realty space
Slows is in the final stages of planning an expansion of its main restaurant into an adjacent storefront space that once served as the home of O’Connor Realty. “We’re in […]
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Publisher’s notebook: Detroit, celluloid city
Lights, camera and plenty of film and video action has publisher Claire Nelson going to screenings at museums and alternative retail spaces or finding the works on YouTube and Vimeo. Good thing for us she collected all the links and put them in this story. Enjoy the show.
Drawing lines for Detroit neighborhood democracy
Detroit's City Council is about to fix the gears of a new kind of democratic government, wind it up and set it in motion, says political blogger Vince Keenan. But the body needs feedback from city residents on the best ways to create a fair, equitable new districting system. Read on and jump into the discussion.
Imported to Detroit: Overcoming culture shock with a little help from new friends
Newcomers to Detroit share many of the same growing pains, says Sarah F. Cox, a 2011 transplant from Brooklyn. But the kindness of strangers pointing people in the right directions helps to overcome the disorientation of being in a strange new land. Just remember, everyone: you're welcome.
SimmerD: Local food scene looking back, going forward
Noelle Lothamer spent the balance of 2011 discovering new food and drink businesses in Detroit--and enjoying every morsel. Here is her recap of a great culinary year along with a few sneak previews of more good times to come.
