4632 Second Ave., Detroit, MI 48201 www.dallyinthealley.com Dally in the Alley is an earthy, urban community festival that’s been going on in Detroit for over 35 years now. This home grown event is raw, real, and takes place the Saturday after Labor Day in the neighborhoods just south of the Wayne State University campus. You wouldn’t find any corporate sponsors …
Shinola
(313) 285-2390 441 W Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201 www.shinola.com They took a classic name … set up in the classic Argonaut building … and are helping build a better Detroit, one Michigan manufactured product at a time. If you’re looking for quality … you don’t have to look far, because Shinola is right here in the Motor City.
Diner en Blanc
Phone: It’s a Secret Address: It’s a Secret Website: Still a Secret Facebook: Nope, it’s a secret You have to know someone who got invited to get invited to this event. Start asking your friends if they got invited…maybe you’ll get lucky. We had to do a teevee show to snag an invite.
Hamtown Farms
9100 Lumpkin St., Hamtramck, MI 48212 www.hamtownfarms.com Hamtown Farms is an actual urban farm that sits right next to Kowalski Sausage in the heart of Hamtramck. They grow fresh food there, but they also do a lot more for the people who love to live there. Michael Davis is the urban visionary who started the farm, and he, Julie Swartz …
1917 American Bistro
(313) 863-1917 19416 Livernois Ave., Detroit, MI 48076 www.1917americanbistro.com Next time you’re in Detroit and you’re in the mood for an American bistro with European flair and a soul-food foundation, have we got a place for you. The 1917 American Bistro is a Detroit eatery that’s sophisticated, casual, funky and a lotta fun to go to. And it’s all wrapped …
Redford Theater
(313) 537-2560 17360 Lahser Rd., Detroit, MI 48219 www.redfordtheatre.com So many people told us that we just had to visit the iconic Redford Theater in Detroit that we did just that. And are we glad we did. Describing the theater is easy… I just use the phrase, “Holy Cow, what an incredible place.” It’s a true Detroit treasure that’s been …
Greening of Detroit, The
(313) 237-8733 1418 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI 48216 www.greeningofdetroit.com If you want to live somewhere that has a great sense of place, you really need green spaces to make you feel alive. And that’s why The Greening of Detroit is so important to the rebirth of this great city. The Greening of Detroit is more than just a philosophy; it’s …
Komodo Kitchen
Location varies www.komodokitchen.com The Komodo Kitchen is what they call a pop-up restaurant and it features the incredible tastes of Indonesia. Now, the great thing about this concept is you never know where they’ll be next. And if you’re lucky enough to get in, it’s an experience you won’t soon forget. This cool culinary collaboration is the brainchild of April …
Craig Fahle Show, The
(313) 577-1019 www.craigfahleshow.com If you really want to know about what’s happening in and around Detroit, one of the best places to tune into is The Craig Fahle Show on Wayne State University’s Public radio station, WDET. With a bit of an invitation, we invaded his studio to find out a little bit more about the man behind the microphone. …
Green Dot Stables
(313) 962-5588 2200 W. Lafayette, Detroit, MI 48216 www.greendotstables.com I was told that if you want a really good gourmet slider hamburger at a great price, you need to go to Green Dot Stables in Detroit. Now if something seems very wrong with that statement, believe me, once you go there, it will all seem very right. That’s because there …