BOAT MAG: ISSUE 2 DETROIT
Check out this awesome magazine available online and in print. The magazine’s second bi-annual magazine focuses entirely on the city of Detroit. ht...
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TOMMY SIMON IS “LOST IN DETROIT,” VIA HUFFINGTON POST
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STAND UP DETROIT! AN INTERVIEW WITH ARTIST VERONIKA SCOTT
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