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CHALLENGE DETROIT PROGRAM ENCOURAGES YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO MOVE DOWNTOWN

A new incentive program, Challenge Detroit,  is giving 30 participants an amazing opportunity and ‘jump start’ to living and working in Downtown Detroit. Over 900 applicants from across the country have applied and now the voting public process has begun- the applicants have been narrowed down to the top 100. The chosen 30 ones will receive jobs […]

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MITTEN MOVIE PROJECT: A MONTHLY FILM SHOWCASE SPOTLIGHTS DETROIT

This past week at the Royal Oak Main Theatre, the Mitten Movie Project held DETROIT NIGHT – “a night dedicated to screening shorts about Detroit or those filmed prominently in the city.”  The event was curated by Connie Magilin, who oversees the monthly movie night. Magilin was recently interviewed by Metro Mode Media and explained more about the regular […]

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PASSENGER PROJECT SPACE PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR EXPOSURE

  College for Creative Studies alum, Brian Barr is spreading his energy beyond the canvas and the classroom to build the Passenger Project Space, currently located in the Lofts at Merchant Row.  Here artists will find room for residencies, temporary exhibitions, lectures, and workshops. The first of his curated shows is Lost and Found: Belief and Doubt in […]

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FRONT ROW PHOTOS & NEW VIDEO FROM DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR.S SHOW AT BROOKLYN BOWL

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. played a killer show at Brooklyn Bowl this past Saturday and played another show at Bowery Ballroom the next evening. It turns out these two shows were their last of a two-year tour, as they told the audience. Actually, they shared that their first show ever was in Brooklyn- at the Knitting […]

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20 IN THEIR 20’S: CRAIN’S DETROIT PROFILES YOUNG MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Crain’s Detroit Business just announced their 2012 “20 in their 20’s Award Nominees! It’s really great to see young people doing great things in Metro Detroit and also to be recoginized for their efforts. Check out this years winners! Also check out some of last years winners, friends of PLAYGROUND DETROIT- links are below: Daniel […]

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DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR. TO PLAY BROOKLYN BOWL, TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is performing on Saturday March 31st at Brooklyn Bowl  in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. Don’t miss your chance to check out this Detroit duo live also performing with Ms Mr! The Detroit-based duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott) is hard to classify. The label calls them “indie-pop.” If […]

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ARTIST PROFILE: PHOTOGRAPHER DENNIS MAITLAND IS ON THE EDGE

Dennis Maitland is a Detroit based photographer with a constantly changing creative vision. He is known for pushing the boundaries and limits of himself which can be seen his photos. Dennis has an education in film production/visual effects which helped hone his photography talent and vision. His theme and passion is quite obvious as most of […]

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IS BUSHWICK THE NEXT ART GALLERY DISTRICT IN NYC? VIA NEW YORK TIMES

According to this New York Times article it seems so. Of course the NY Times doesn’t have to tell PLAYGROUND DETROIT. The majority of the NYC-based team resides in the industrial ‘up and coming’ neighborhood, Bushwick. We can testify to the multiplying galleries in the surrounding nearby area, in addition to new bars and restaurants popping […]

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PASSALACQUA RELEASES “DEAD FISH EYES” MUSIC VIDEO

Passalacqua just released their new music video, “Dead Fish Eyes” with Doc Waffles, directed by Josef Petrous. Mister and Blaksmith- the hip-hop duo behind Passalacqua- is all about: Mergence – in the tradition of Mos Def and Talib Kweli (Black Star)’s masterful balancing of respective rap signatures, Detroit-based MC’s Mister and Blaksmith have symbiotically stitched together […]

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CLEAR SOUL FORCES DEBUTS NEW ALBUM DETROIT REVOLUTION(S) AT SXSW

Clear Soul Forces just released their new album, Detroit Revoltion(s)on 3/13 @ 3:13PM. Notice the “3-1-3” references alluding to the group’s hometown area code- all while repping Detroit on Detroit day, while traveling out of their home state for  SXSW. The group was in Austin, TX playing four live performances including the SX{SBCK} and the WHUTUPDOE.COM showcases. CSF is a […]

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DEASTRO TO PLAY GLASSLANDS GALLERY, TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW

Detroit-based electronic-rock group, Deastro is playing a show at Glasslands Gallery on April 14th in Brooklyn, NY. According to Relevant magazine- Deastro’s strong melodies and Chabot’s whimsical vocals make for an experience that is both new and otherworldly… it seems only a matter of time before Randolph’s electro-genius is realized. VIA RELEVANT Magazine BUY TICKETS HERE MORE […]

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REWIND: READ ‘DETROITISM’ BY JOHN PATRICK LEARY IF YOU HAVEN’T

John Patrick Leary’s essay, “Detroitism” explores the most common rhetoric that Detroit as a city and a symbol, often falls victim to—in addition to critically analyzing—the validity of ‘ruin porn’ which attempts to document but often exploits its history. Leary is a American literature teacher at Wayne State University in Detroit. The essay explores in-depth the shallowness of popular ruin pornographers, […]

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