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WRITE-A-HOUSE RESIDENCY GIVES AUTHORS OPPORTUNITY TO REVITALIZE DETROIT NEIGHBORHOODS

Write-A-House is a new endeavor led by multi-faceted Detroit entrepreneur and novelist Toby Barlow to give homes to writers willing to relocate to Detroit that have been purchased in Wayne County’s tax foreclosure auction. “It’s like a writer’s in residence program, but the writers get to keep the homes, forever.” A select few writers will be chosen by a committee is comprised […]

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“BABAYAGA” AUTHOR TOBY BARLOW BOOK READING AT SOHO’S MCNALLY JACKSON BOOKSTORE

Detroit-based modern-day Renaissance man Toby Barlow has just released his second novel, Babayaga and will be in Soho at the McNally Jackson store August 7th at 7pm for a book reading. More info from Time Out on the event. If you aren’t familiar with the New York advertising veteran, he is a transplant to Detroit […]

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SIGNAL RETURN LETTERPRESS ENCOURAGES ART & EDUCATION IN EASTERN MARKET

Signal Return is a storefront letterpress print shop in Eastern Market, Detroit led by Director, Ryan Schirmang. The main focus of Signal Return is art, followed by education, culture, and community outreach. What Ryan explained, is that “the backbone of the space are the learning workshops they offer. So many people spend so much time on […]

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