Food

Nourishing Communities: How Urban Agriculture feeds, educates, and uplifts Michigan cities

Community gardens provide more than just food for urban residents. These organizations serve as educational centers, community spaces, and environmentally-friendly food production for urban Michigan residents.

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Robyn and Melissa Childers, owners of Welcome Home Yoga & Wellness.
LGBTQ+ owned businesses in Metro Detroit you should know about

In celebration of Pride Month, here are some businesses owned by folks in the LGBTQ+ community that you should check out.

Shed 5 Flea returns to Eastern Market for its 9th season

This summer, the Shed 5 Flea event series returns to Eastern Market to bring local vendors and food trucks for the community. The events will be held throughout the season on June 8, July 13, and August 10, 2025.

City Café Owner Kyle Dudek poses for a photo outside his New Baltimore restaurant.
Little cafe with city charm opens in New Baltimore

Kyle Dudek has spent years behind the counter in the restaurant industry as a cook and manager. Now, he’s stepping out on his own as a restaurant owner to breathe new life into City Café – formerly A Little Mustard Seed – in New Baltimore.

Fish and Chips at 342 Bar & Grill in Dearborn Heights.
Hooked on Lent: Five fish fry’s to check out in Metro Detroit

Earlier this month marked the beginning of the Lenten season, where many people across the metropolitan area indulge in what is known as Fish Fry Fridays. Metromode dives into some of the places people can enjoy and celebrate this tradition.

A crowded house for the 2023 Cultural Exchange.
Sterling Heights Cultural Exchange offers a chance to celebrate community

The Sterling Heights Cultural Exchange gathers the diverse array of cultures, communities, and ethnic backgrounds that form together to make the city what it is today.

PHOTOS: Inside the new Hazel Park eatery

A new bar and grill in the heart of Hazel Park is the brainchild of Rick Fandakly and Marvin Putrus. Busy weekends find the bar serving up pub favorites like sliders, tacos, flatbreads, and sharables. Spinach and artichoke dip, anyone?

A box of Lekker Chócó Treats chocolate-covered strawberries.
Black-owned foodie businesses you should know about, and try

This month we are celebrating Black history by looking to our future-makers. Here are some Black-owned businesses driving our foodie scene (and giving us some great Valentine's gift ideas!).

4 Oak Park eateries that are taking pizza to the next level

The city of Oak Park is cultivating a fresh vision for their community, and Michigan restauranteurs are taking notice.

Conceptual rendering of the community garden at Nelson Park.
Application window opens for planting beds at new community garden in Sterling Heights

Community garden to include areas for children's planting beds and wheelchair-accessible planting beds. 

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