Scene

Coverage of nightlife, clubs, restaurants, pubs, breweries, and local destinations that are unique to your community.

Exploring 5 of metro Detroit’s greatest record shops with Kirby Glover

“It’s the motion of pulling this one out and putting this one on and being able to drop the needle on a record with the perfect song that you want to hear; it’s a special thing,” says vinyl aficionado Kirby Glover. “You can’t do that with anything else.”

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Six of the top spots for Detroit fashion with style curator Marv Neal

These are the places where the Detroit fashion and wardrobe stylist not only shops for himself but for his clients, too.

Commander Franklin Hayes walks with Adrian Tonon through downtown Detroit
Detroit after dark: A Q & A with Detroit’s ‘Nightlife Czar’ Adrian Tonon

Model D sat down with Tonon over an afternoon coffee to talk about what the future of Detroit’s nightlife may look like after a pandemic. We also asked him if he could build a “dream night out” in Detroit, what it would be. The answer might surprise you. 

Joel Fluent Greene
Joel Fluent Greene waxes poetic in his new book, The Detroit Poems

“Our slang. Our stance. Our walk. Our dance. This book is for those that know what being “Detroiter” truly means. This book is for those hungry for authentic voices in Detroit poetry. These words are THE DETROIT POEMS.” —Joel Fluent Greene   

“My grandmother wanted her estate to be a place where people feel welcomed,” says Lynn Ford Alandt, chairperson of the Ford House board of trustees.
With an emphasis on sustainability, the Ford House opens new visitors center, restaurant, and more

“Our goal is to weave together the Ford family legacy with 21st century technology,” says Ford House President & CEO Mark Heppner.

Demolition Doll Rods Fun House Opening CPOP, Feb, 7, 2004.
‘Last call’: A (premature?) ode to Detroit’s Union Street

Union Street was like stepping into a welcoming saloon fresh off the grimy streets of a seemingly post-apocalyptic early 90’s Detroit. Casey Coston takes us on a trip down memory lane.

Patrick Thompson Design
Patrick Thompson: Please don’t change a thing

Patrick Thompson Design and his Detroit-based design studio have become known for finding that sweet spot where design and hospitality converge and harmonize with each other. Here's what happened when he took over our Insta.

24 hours in Detroit with chef Ederique Goudia

An expert in food, music, and culture with more than 20 years of restaurant industry experience, Goudia highlights her favorite local spots on the east side. Here’s how Goudia would spend a perfect day in the city she now calls home.

“We always knew that we all shared a very similar vision and mission for our individual spaces, but collectively, we could be even stronger,” Kiki Louya says.
Detroit chef Kiki Louya to compete for title of ‘Top Chef’

Kiki Louya, a native Detroiter who co-founded Folk and The Farmer's Hand in Corktown and is the economic development manager at Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation, will represent Detroit in the upcoming season of Bravo TV's popular cooking competition "Top Chef," the chef, writer, food activist and restaurant consultant announced on her social media pages.

‘The start of a new era in Detroit’? The Model D team weighs in on 2021

The pandemic, the reckoning on systemic racism, and the intersection of equity and solar energy are just a few things on our minds in 2021.

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