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Detroit Dizzy Dames present: Gobble a GO-GO - Corktown Tavern Detroit - Fri Nov 20th

detroiter MOTORCITYBLOG.net motorcity motorcityblog detroit music art events — November 17, 2009

Detroit's newest burlesque troupeDetroit Dizzy Damesis ready to Gobble A Go-GOthis Friday November 20th Corktown Tavern1716 Michigan AveDetroit, MI 48216(313) 964-5103www.MOTORCITYBLOG.net - Detroit's Anti-Blog »

Spaulding Court

Faded Detroit — November 15, 2009

The Corktown Residents’ Council is working with residents to retake the Spaulding Court apartment complex on Rosa Parks. The century old property has long been abandoned by its owner and is unoccupied, except for two units. The group has launched a Nui... »

Plant a tree in Detroit - Volunteer for Greening of Detroit 20th Anniversary

detroiter MOTORCITYBLOG.net motorcity motorcityblog detroit music art events — November 02, 2009

Plant a Tree for the Greening of Detroit's 20th Anniversary!Project Clean on the far east side with the Greening of Detroit! Join Project Clean and DSG Shares on Saturday, November 7th at 9am, as we help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Green... »

Community takes first steps towards securing, improving Spaulding Court in N. Corktown

Model D — October 27, 2009

Spaulding Court, located on Rosa Parks north of I-75 in North Corktown, is a classic Detroit conundrum: an architecturally gorgeous apartment complex that, unmaintained over the years, became a nuisance. But the Corktown Residents Council, in partnersh... »

PJ’s LAGER HOUSE 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

MotorCityRocks.com: The Detroit Dish — October 22, 2009

Friday night is PJ’s Lager House 2 year anniversary halloweeny celebration! With cover sets (complete with costumes) by: DEVO THE FALLING SPIKES (The Velvet Underground) THE GARBAGEMEN (The Cramps) MODERN LOVERS rAMoneZ SHE-REX (all femme T-Rex) SUICID... »

More Slows on the way: build-out ready to begin at Midtown carry-out location

Model D — October 20, 2009

Slows Bar BQ has received the financing necessary to complete build-out at its second location, at the northwest corner of Alexandrine and Cass Ave. in Midtown.The 6,000-square-foot building will be used for carry-out, catering and as the primary smoki... »

Mexicantown made easier: I-75 Vernor ramp reopens

Model D — October 20, 2009

Piece by piece, the ginormous Gateway Project, which reconstructed the intersection of I-75 and I-96, is coming to completion.The latest milestone will be met on Friday, October 23, when the I-75 North to Vernor ramp opens. This ramp means easier acces... »

FORGET about MP3 Mondays - how about just a monday post of freebies

detroiter MOTORCITYBLOG.net motorcity motorcityblog detroit music art events — October 19, 2009

My list of bands for MP3 Mondays is out of control and I am moving on to something a little more managable - FREE STUFF to giveaway - so here is a post of freebiesemail motorcityblog@earthlink.net with the name of the band in the title for a chance to ... »

Laura Berman: What's in a name? Money for Wayne County

detnews.com - Wayne County — October 18, 2009

Let the purists sneer at Wayne County's consideration of selling naming rights to county sites. Maybe once, in those bountiful years when Comerica Park seemed a crude and commercial follow-up to the elegant simplicity of plain old "Tiger Stadium," old ... »

Laura Berman: What's in a name? Money for Wayne County

detnews.com - Metro-State — October 18, 2009

Let the purists sneer at Wayne County's consideration of selling naming rights to county sites. Maybe once, in those bountiful years when Comerica Park seemed a crude and commercial follow-up to the elegant simplicity of plain old "Tiger Stadium," old ... »