Last week, Booze announced on social media that he was one of 17 chefs accepted into the James Beard Foundation’s Chef Bootcamp for Policy and Change.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Business
Greektown restaurants, bars still open for business amid extensive construction project
The Monroe Streetscape Transformation Project is years in the making with the aim of reinvigorating Greektown.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture Canvas
Culture Canvas: Detroit poet jessica Care moore has a new book and plans to invest in community arts
Engagement Editor Bryce Huffman talks with the Detroit poet about the inspiration behind her new book and plans for a $50,000 grant to enrich community art.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Resilience in the D
Why this Detroiter takes her mobile salon to homeless shelters
Niesha Lee, creator of the mobile salon Inspiring Hair, is among the Detroiters being recognized as part of BridgeDetroit’s Resilience in the D project.
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Michigan museum preserves Civil Rights artifacts but pressure mounts on others
An Alabama home where civil rights leaders planned marches in the 1960s has been reconstructed in its entirety in Dearborn.
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Culture Canvas: Celebrating Detroit’s parks
The Detroit Parks Coalition recently released a pocket guide full of tidbits and photos of parks across Detroit.
Posted inArts & Culture, Environment
The sustainable art of Blight Hernandez: ‘No waste’
Blight Hernandez credits his grandmother for his artistry. “She gave me those taste buds for the regal, the antique…”
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Sidewalk Festival celebrates 10th year with art, music at Eliza Howell Park
The two-day event, which kicks off Friday, will feature a mix of art installations, food, musical and dance performances and workshops centered around wellness and environmental justice.
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Culture Canvas: Musical sounds from the park
The next concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Eliza Howell Park as part of the Sidewalk Festival.
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Nonprofit The Vision Detroit building creative community for young artists
Whether in music, painting or other art forms, the nonprofit provides Detroit artists opportunities to perfect their crafts — and be inspired by other creatives.