DVoice recently had the opportunity to talk with Charlie Wollborg, the curator of TEDxDetroit, in downtown’s beautiful Fox Theatre. For more information about TEDxDetroit you can visit http://www.tedxdetroit.com/.
In the past few years, Detroit has been getting a lot of good press as it rebounds from bankruptcy. So reading this article, which ranked Detroit as the United States’ worst large city to live in, was a bit of surprise for me. I guess in the midst of all of the city’s progress in … Continue Reading →
General Motors hosted a scavenger hunt throughout Detroit to showcase the revitalization of Detroit to 29 of its interns last Thursday. Teams of two to three interns and a GM representative rode in a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu or Cruze vehicle and completed different tasks throughout the city to earn a previously specified number of points. … Continue Reading →
In the mood for some Detroit-inspired ice cream and don’t feel like getting up to get it yourself? Today, Uber has you covered. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Uber will be be selling ice cream from the Detroit Pop Shop for $15 per delivery; you also have the option to split the order with … Continue Reading →
Grand River Avenue is filled with street art! Largely thanks to the Grand River Creative Corridor, which was launched in July 2012 by Derek Weaver, Grand River has over 100 murals painted on 15 different buildings. The area also has large outdoor paintings, covering a number of different themes. “The creative community is really thriving,” Weaver … Continue Reading →
This video explores things to see and do in Midtown Detroit. Check out a map of all of the places highlighted in this video: bit.ly/dvoiceinmidtown. Do you know another great place we should explore in Detroit? Let us know by posting on our DVoice page on Facebook, or by tweeting at us @DVoiceBlog on Twitter. … Continue Reading →
Today is Free Slurpee Day! From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, 7-Eleven stores everywhere will be giving away one small sized Slurpee to every customer that asks (while supplies last of course). And according to a recent Detroit News article, Metro Detroiters consume more Slurpees than any other market in the nation. Faygo and Vernors … Continue Reading →
On Thursday June 11, with over 500 interns packing GM’s Wintergarden, After 5 Detroit kicked off its first of six events being held this summer to showcase the Best Detroit has to offer. At the event, interns from numerous different companies eat ice cream, mixed with other interns, and had the opportunity to speak with … Continue Reading →
In June 2011 Quicken Loans Chairman Dan Gilbert, asked Bruce Schwartz to become the ambassador for Bedrock Real Estate Services LLC, and now almost four years later, “Detroit Bruce” has become the consummate advocate from Bedrock as well as the city of Detroit. Schwartz brings energy and a substantial amount of interesting history as he showcases some of … Continue Reading →
The Food trucks (and more) on Cadillac Square are back! If you work around Campus Martius, you can get lunch from one of the trucks (parked along the north side of the first national building) or concession stands in Cadillac Square Park between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. every weekday through mid-October . The food … Continue Reading →
