GETTEES to open locally-made clothing store in Eastern Market

GETTEES to open locally-made clothing store in Eastern Market

The garment industry in America all but died long ago.  Everyone wants to send the work oversees.  It’s been that way for decades.  Mathew Hunt decided metro Detroit was the perfect place to buck that trend. The founder of metro Detroit-based clothing manufacturer GETTEES makes shirts in unused space in his dad’s automotive parts factory […]

Holiday markets back at Eastern Market

Holiday markets back at Eastern Market

Need some help getting ready for the holidays? Holiday Markets are back at Eastern Market for 2018. Here are the dates: Tues., Nov. 20 & Dec. 18 Sun., Nov. 25 & Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23 Tuesdays are primarily focused on food vendors and Sundays feature Michigan-made gift options. RSVP on Facebook for ongoing updates.

Here’s a list of fun family-friendly things to do in Detroit in September

Here’s a list of fun family-friendly things to do in Detroit in September

by Carrie Budzinski   Looking for family fun this month? Here are LittleGuide Detroit’s suggestions.  Thursday, September 6 – Sunday, September 30: See performers from around the world at Universoul Circus @ Chene Park.  Friday, September 7: Join Southwest Solutions for movie night and watch Coco @ St. Anthony’s Hall. Sunday, September 9:  Visit the […]

Cheers and a feature length film highlight Kresge Artist Fellows

Cheers and a feature length film highlight Kresge Artist Fellows

Creativity in Detroit is as varied as portraits on abandoned buildings, poetry in an urban farmhouse, aluminum cladding on bicycles, canes inlaid with African designs and children’s novels that heal the fear of gunfire. You could see that varied creativity when Kresge Arts in Detroit unveiled its first feature-length movie “Every Given Second,” which documents […]

Eastern Market Growing Communities offers micro-grants to help small businesses flourish

Eastern Market Growing Communities offers micro-grants to help small businesses flourish

Growing Detroit’s small businesses is essential to revitalizing the city and its neighborhoods. Oftentimes, those small businesses need a leg up to get them to the next successful rung. Eastern Market Growing Communities (EMGC) knows that. Over the past five years, it has invested $520,000 in micro-grants to spur neighborhood revitalization and small business development. […]