Can the suburbs compete with Detroit’s food scene?
There's lots happening in Detroit these days when it comes to food. But don't count the suburbs out—there are plenty of gems if you know where to look.
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This guitar store is a musician’s Wonderland
Motor City Guitar in Waterford, home to one of the most robust guitar and effects pedals inventories in the Midwest, has a loyal customer base that's allowed it to thrive despite tumults in the music industry.
M1 Concourse in Pontiac is set to become nation’s largest ‘car condo’
Once complete, M1 Concourse will feature 264 garage units; a 1.5-mile road course; a 5-acre site for concerts, swap meets, and motocross events; and retail and restaurants.
Clawson’s Woodpile BBQ Shack is metro Detroit’s new go-to spot for BBQ
Woodpile BBQ Shack in Clawson, a beautifully designed carry-out and catering barbecue "shack," does BBQ the right way -- slow and low.
ZeroBase brings renewable energy to areas in need all over the world
Based in Ferndale, ZeroBase builds systems that help people and businesses in remote places generate electricity without connecting to the grid.
Find your inner Ronda Rousey at Fit2Fight Studios in Troy, a gym exclusively for women
There are no soft workouts at Fit2Fight, a Troy gym exclusively for women. Women walk out covered in sweat with bruises all over their shins from kicking the bags, and actually learn kickboxing and self-defense techniques. They punch. They kick. They lift. They kick ass.
Cellarmen’s brings beards, bees, and booze to Hazel Park
The Hazel Park buzz (get it???) is real, and for further proof check out Cellarmen's, a new meadery, cidery, and brewery brought to us by four majestically bearded B. Nektar alumni.
Arab American National Museum is the first and only institution of its kind
Located in Dearborn, the Arab American National Museum is the first and only museum in the United States devoted to Arab American history and culture.
Forthcoming Mabel Gray signals new cool for Hazel Park
Hazel Park is "under construction," says chef James Rigato. And, thanks in no small part to his forthcoming second restaurant Mabel Gray, it stands to become the next cool metro Detroit neighborhood.
Metro Detroit is now home to the largest Asian supermarket in the Midwest
Madison Heights' 168 Asian Mart is 38,000 square feet of Asian specialty food items.
