Transportation

Coverage of transit solutions, including public transportation, bikes, buses, light rail, commuter trains, and ferries, especially those intended to reduce congestion, improve air quality, and provide efficient movement across a metropolitan area.

How beloved community theater houses across metro Detroit have adapted to survive

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Arts & Culture
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February 17, 2022

“People said streaming’s gonna kill the movies,” says The Maple Theater's managing partner Ruth Daniels. “They said TV was gonna kill the movies, VHS was gonna kill the movies, cable and DVDs were gonna kill the movies, you know? But, nothing kills the movies." Here's how iconic movie theaters across metro Detroit, like Plymouth's The Penn, Farmington's Civic Theater, The Phoenix and The Redford, have adapted to make it through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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MacLean Additive brings 3D printing to the Sterling Innovation District
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Arts & Culture
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January 27, 2022

Ever heard of "lightweighting"? It's a big deal in an automotive industry shifting toward electric vehicles. We talk to a 3D printing company making vehicles lighter about their new facility in Sterling Heights and why they are betting on both the technology and the region.

Even the cold winter weather can’t stop this Dearborn cycling group
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Community Development
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January 20, 2022

“The best way to advocate for safe cycling is to show that there are many cyclists living and visiting the city. We are not only getting healthy, building a community of cyclists, but making a statement to non-cyclists that we are present. What better way than to cycle in a group,” says Tracy Besek, founder of Bike Dearborn.

New pop-up program in downtown Farmington makes space for Lekker Chócó Treats
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Arts & Culture
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January 20, 2022

“We have to start incubating food businesses more creatively. During COVID-19, it’s still a tough landscape for food entrepreneurs” says Kate Knight, director of the Farmington DDA. “How do you lower those entry costs and pave the way for new food entrepreneurs?”

Riley Park Ice Rink is part of the Syndicate social district in downtown Farmington.
Harry Potter-themed New Year’s Eve celebration planned for downtown Farmington’s Riley Park Ice Rink
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Arts & Culture
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December 30, 2021

“Harry Potter is as popular as ever, both kids and adults love it,” says event organizer Melissa Andrade. “Those books came out twenty years ago and the kids that grew up reading it are now adults and there are new generations of kids that now love it, too.”

Metro Detroit direct care workers struggle as pandemic burnout intensifies, wages stagnate
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December 16, 2021

Doris Howard once felt she could protect the people in her care. Over a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, she isn’t sure if she can protect herself. With some direct care workers risking infection for an average annual salary only $4,000 more than a fast-food worker, it's no wonder many are leaving the industry.

Vegan wines are available at the Chive Kitchen bar.
Chive Kitchen stays creative in its business model, offers wine-themed events all month long
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Arts & Culture
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December 9, 2021

For fans of a more formal experience, the vegan restaurant is now offering wine-themed dinners and events throughout the month of December.

The Kresge Artist Fellowship offers metro Detroit artists the chance at winning a $25,000 no-strings-attached fellowship.
Application window opens for metro Detroit artists vying for $550,000 in local fellowship awards
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Arts & Culture
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December 2, 2021

The application window for the Kresge Artist Fellowships has officially opened, inviting artists in the Live Arts and Film & Music categories to apply for $550,000 in no-strings-attached fellowships.

The Downtown Farmington Gift Card provides local business owners another tool in their belt as they look to attract customers this holiday shopping season.
Keeping local dollars in the community: New gift cards from Downtown Farmington aim to do just that
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Arts & Culture
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December 2, 2021

Downtown Farmington has found a new way to support their small business community and just in time for the holiday shopping season: A gift card that could help keep more of the community’s dollars within the community itself.

Isabel and Shaun Drone are starting their own F45 Training franchise in downtown Farmington.
Husband and wife team up to bring new physical fitness center to downtown Farmington
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Arts & Culture
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November 11, 2021

“One day I saw a photo of myself with a belly sticking out and I said, that’s not the guy that played D1 basketball in college,” says Shaun Drone. Now he and his wife Isabel are opening their own fitness center in downtown Farmington.

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