9 Businesses from 4exit4 on Vimeo. Music provided by Brian Miller (Oak Bones) “In Detroit, small businesses are rapidly taking root in neighborhoods all over the city. From coffee shops and galleries, to bakeries and custom sneaker designers, 4exit4 highlights nine businesses that are changing the conversation of the community.” This inspirational short film has […]
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PLAYGROUND DETROIT previously posted about the upcoming documentary, ‘Detropia’ making it into the Sundance Film Festival, and the film won Best Editing of a Feature-Length Film! Congratulations to Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. We can’t wait to see it for ourselves!
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February 10th is Dilla Day in Detroit, a day to honor the six year anniversary of the death of producer J Dilla. This infamous figure in the hip hop community worked with acts such as A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Common and more. Check out more information here or go directly to the […]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PE5V4Uzobc Check out the new IMPORTED FROM DETROIT Superbowl commercial!
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Belle Isle Aquarium is the oldest aquarium in the US, dating back to 1904, designed by architect Albert Kahn. It is part of the Belle Isle Conservatory located on the beautiful park and island in Detroit, Michigan. Due to financial issues, the aquarium was shut down in 2005. There are several local groups including Friends […]
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Tott Global just released their film “Ron English – The Detroit Project” to Vimeo documenting Artist Ron English’s trip from NY to Detroit. According to Tott, After a lot of hard work and a summer of fun, TOTT Global, Popaganda and Ebaum’s World present to you, “The Detroit Project – An English Family Vacation.” We […]
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In case you missed it earlier this month, Detroit’s own Danny Brown was featured on Pitchfork.com’s Guest Lists which features interviews with artists through an in-depth questionnaire. We love Danny’s call out on his ‘favorite venue’- The Shelter… Favorite Venue ‘Here in Detroit we got The Shelter, where Eminem shot a lot of the 8 Mile footage. I rap there a […]
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Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady have spent 2 years in Detroit filming the upcoming documentary, “Detropia,” and are bringing to it the Sundance Film Festival this year. The focus of the film is the aftermath of industrialization and globalization as well as looking at the people who have remained in the city. Here is […]
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Check out this awesome magazine available online and in print. The magazine’s second bi-annual magazine focuses entirely on the city of Detroit. http://www.boat-mag.com/
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Quicken Loan founder and chairman Dan Gilbert was interviewed in The Atlantic Cities by Nate Berg in the column, “Why I Love My City.” Gilbert has recently made several building acquisitions in the downtown Detroit area along Woodward Avenue. He has big plans to change the business landscape; Gilbert says that he will “…Try to […]
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PLAYGROUND DETROIT’S friend, Tommy Simon writes about the hardships and struggles that him and his creative peers find while living in the city of Detroit in the Huffington Post. He writes, There seems to be this impression that there is this group of young white hipsters moving into Detroit and living these sweet, lush, and […]
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Check out this video from The Detroit Creative Corridor Center’s Vimeo channel. According to their website, DC3 “…is part resource center, part collaborative work space and part innovation studio…to encourage informal exchange, dialogue, and intersecting ideas.” They are “committed to promoting the success of the creative economy in Detroit, and believe that Detroit’s Creative Corridor is […]
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