“Competition is fierce here in Dearborn, and everybody here does a hell of a job running the show. And we respect every one of them," says Moe Hider, owner of Famous Hamburger. "We work with a lot of our competition. We try and do events together, we promote each other. At the end of the day, if your neighbor is doing good, you're doing good, as well.”
Dearborn Restaurant Week returns to the city for a ten-day affair beginning on Friday, March 3, and runs through Sunday, March 12. In Part One of our Dearborn Restaurant Week coverage, we check in with two brand new restaurants that will be participating for the first time in this year’s event. They also happen to be neighbors.
“We can quote 20 other cities in greater Detroit and around the outskirts that all have historic districts, but it's such an irony that Henry Ford's hometown has no historic district,” says Preservation Dearborn’s Mariya Fogarasi.
“The DDA continues to come up with new ideas and new tactics to get people coming downtown,” says Dan Merritt, co-owner of Green Brain Comics.
“I really appreciate that they're trying to address the Arab community here and its culture and really integrating the alley project with the museum,” says Diana Abouali, Director of the Arab American National Museum. “It’s cohesive and coherent with the building and what we do.”
“Our goal is to create clothing that destigmatizes modesty; clothing that is fashion-forward, functional and versatile,” says Nawal Alsaeed, CEO and creative director of Studious Monday.
Have you tried the Berry Summer Cakewich at Dearborn's Wani Cakes? What about Bloomfield Hills' creation Live Crispy snacks? Or Birmingham's Why Bars? Twenty finalists will compete in the inaugural MI New Favorite Snack contest where the public is invited to sample amazing snacks and vote for People’s Choice award.
“It’s an attraction. Anytime you have an attraction, you bring people in, and people support the businesses, the restaurants, and the shops and so on. And that's the whole idea behind an arts district,” says EmmaJean Woodyard, executive director of the Dearborn Community Fund. “The arts can be a tool in helping the economic development and growth of a community.”
Metro Detroit SHINES in the summer, and we know how to do it well. Here are eight ways to get out and embrace the season before it comes to an end.
“We're all trying to figure out the best and safest ways to get the community to our parks. But these connections also provide an opportunity for economic development, as you arrive at these downtown businesses,” says Wayne County Parks Director Alicia Bradford.
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