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Preview of "Se7en: The Musical"

How a local indie improv scene is spreading across the city

Six months ago, it would have been nearly impossible to watch improv comedy in the city of Detroit. Now, the problem for fans of improv is choosing which shows to attend.

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What if Movement took over I-375?
What if the movement to reimagine I-375 included Movement?

As Detroit considers permanently transforming I-375, what if we temporarily shut down the freeway and experienced it at the human scale? What if Movement grew into 375 next year? Can you feel it?

Your guide to Movement 2015

Is this really the 16th edition of Detroit's Memorial Day weekend techno festival? Time flies when you're having too much fun. This year's Movement Electronic Music Festival is bigger and better than ever, spanning three days and six stages.

Jolly Pumpkin Pizzeria & Brewery celebrates Midtown opening

This past weekend, the stretch of Canfield Street between Second and Cass celebrated the opening of its third brewery, making the Midtown block an easy destination for fans of craft beer.

A scene from Oren Goldenberg's "A Requiem for Douglass" installation
Your guide to Art X Detroit

Art X is a celebration featuring 50 free arts events over three weekends in April. Here are a few highlights from this year's schedule.

Trumbull & Porter room rendering
Corktown Inn to become ‘Trumbull & Porter’ as details and renderings emerge for boutique hotel rehab

Since we last reported on plans to update the Corktown Inn, new plans have emerged. This summer, the hotel will become Trumbull & Porter and will "reflect an honest version of Detroit and what it has to offer to the world."

A concept room at the Corktown Hotel
Corktown Inn reinvents itself as the Corktown Hotel, hopes to clean up its act
“RoboCop! The Musical” to take Delta City (aka Detroit) by storm on Feb. 19

It's a matter of debate as to whether Detroit is ready for a public monument to RoboCop, but we can all agree that the city needs "RoboCop! The Musical," which begins a nine show run at the City Theatre on Feb. 19.

Detroit’s newest music venue, the Huma Room, opens with HopCat craft beer bar
Punch Bowl Social, a boozy adult playground, opens on Broadway

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