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Beyoncé donates $100K to Detroit School for Digital Technology

Southwest Detroit school gets help from Queen Bey

By Layla McMurtrie
Jul 27, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Music, Detroit, Beyoncé, BeyGOOD, Detroit School for Digital Technology, Southwest Detroit, Detroit schools, Slideshow
Michigan Music

Rising star Camilla Cantu went from planning SW Fest to headlining it

‘Nobody else will give Detroit artists the festival time they deserve,’ says the multifaceted artist

By Layla McMurtrie
Jul 26, 2023

Tags: Michigan Music, Music, Camilla Cantu, SW Fest, Southwest Detroit, Detroit artists, women artists, Latin musicians
Metro Detroit

At queer prom, a trio of Southwest Detroit teenagers cultivate belonging for LGBTQ+ youth

Plastic spiders and fake blood and real joy

By Eleanore Catolico
Jul 5, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, LGBTQ+, Southwest Detroit, LGBTQ+ youth in Detroit, Jezebel's Inferno, Cover Story
Food News

Chowhound: Don’t sleep on Southwest Detroit’s excellent La Jalisciense Mercado

Plus: A $200 No. 2

By Robert Stempkowski
Apr 26, 2023

Tags: Food News, Chowhound, Southwest Detroit, La Jalisciense Mercado
Food News

Detroit’s PizzaPlex announces closing and crowdfunding campaign to help employees

The Southwest Detroit pizzeria will close its doors at the end of this month

By Alex Washington
Feb 16, 2023

Tags: Food News, Eats, Detroit pizza restaurants, Southwest Detroit, PizzaPlex
Food News

First look: Rusted Crow is opening a new Belleville location

After closing its downtown Detroit bar, the distillery is readying a new lakefront locale

By Robert Stempkowski
Feb 15, 2023

Tags: Food News, Chowhound, Rusted Crow, Motor City Seafood, Belleville, Xochimilco, Southwest Detroit, Miller’s Bar, Dearborn, Bone Yard BBQ, Dearborn Heights, metro Detroit restaurants, Detroit restaurants
Drink News

Detroit holiday pop-up bar Blitzen’s on Bagley is now Vixen’s on Bagley for Valentines Day

Apparently, the bar is going to keep changing themes seasonally

By Randiah Camille Green
Jan 20, 2023

Tags: Drink News, Drinks, Southwest Detroit, Vixen's on Bagley, Blitzen's on Bagley, drink news, Valentine's Day in Detroit, Vixen’s on Bagley
Metro Detroit

Opinion: Michigan’s blue trifecta will be judged by progress on environmental justice

There are many urgent issues on the table, but none deserve more attention than the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and raise our children free from cancer-causing pollutants

By Theresa Landrum
Dec 20, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Environment, Views & Opinions, Democrats, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Stellantis, 48217, Southwest Detroit, EGLE, Zug Island, Sierra Club
Metro Detroit

Detroit’s Hotel Yorba is back on the market

Immortalized in a White Stripes song, the motel could be reborn as apartments or a hotel

By Lee DeVito
Dec 8, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Real Estate, Hotel Yorba, Jack White, Detroit, Southwest Detroit, Video
Food News

Southwest Detroit has a new holiday pop-up tavern

Blitzen’s on Bagley will feature seasonal drinks, plus food from Shell Shock’d Tacos and Goblin Sushi

By Randiah Camille Green
Nov 9, 2022

Tags: Food News, Dining, Food news, Blitzen's on Bagley, Bagley Central, Southwest Detroit
Culture

Southwest Detroit businesses honor the dead with public ofrendas for Día de Los Muertos

Twenty one businesses have Day of the Dead altars on display until Nov. 6.

By Randiah Camille Green
Oct 28, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Southwest Detroit, ofrendas, Día de Los Muertos, Flamingo Vintage
Food News

Southwest Detroit’s PizzaPlex extends hours, now serving morning coffee and pastries

The restaurant also launched an ‘Italian Women in Wine’ tasting series

By Lee DeVito
Oct 21, 2022

Tags: Food News, Dining, Southwest Detroit, PizzaPlex, coffee
Restaurant reviews

Here’s why Southwest Detroit’s long-standing Pupuseria cranks through 100 lbs. of tortillas a day

We, we like pupusas

By Jane Slaughter
Oct 5, 2022

Tags: Restaurant reviews, Restaurant Reviews, Southwest Detroit, Pupusa, Pupuseria, Pupuseria y Restaurante Salvadoreño, Detroit
Food News

Southwest Detroit Restaurant Week returns for Hispanic Heritage Month this October

Neighborhood fave Taqueria El Rey also plans to reopen with a food truck and Lincoln Park location

By Randiah Camille Green
Sep 22, 2022

Tags: Food News, Dining, Southwest Detroit, Southwest Detroit Restaurant Week, Taqueria El Rey, Food & Drink, Food News
Fall Arts Guide

Grungy Detroit T-shirt brand reminds wearers to ‘Be The Light’

Brand owner Blight Hernandez talks meditation, homelessness, and coming out as a trans artist

By Randiah Camille Green
Sep 14, 2022

Tags: Fall Arts Guide, Arts & Culture, LGBTQ+, Blight Hernandez, Be The Light, Southwest Detroit, Detroit, Cover Story
Michigan Music

Mexican rapper Bocafloja headlines Southwest Detroit’s SW Fest

The free fest features 40 musical performances across three stages in and around the historic Senate Theater

By Lee DeVito
Aug 23, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Things to Do, SW Fest, Detroit, Southwest Detroit, Senate Theater
Movies

‘Daron, Daron Colbert’ spotlights Delray actor and his Detroit neighborhood

The 13-minute film is set in Southwest Detroit and is screening in this year’s Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland

By George Elkind
Aug 16, 2022

Tags: Movies, Movies, Kevin Steen, Daron Colbert, Delray, Southwest Detroit, Detroit
Restaurant reviews

The Real Boss brings bites of Argentina in Southwest Detroit

The food truck is part of a growing family-owned enterprise

By Tom Perkins
Aug 3, 2022

Tags: Restaurant reviews, Restaurant Reviews, Detroit, Southwest Detroit, food truck, Argentine food
Restaurant reviews

Southwest Detroit’s El ArteSano serves up healthy smoothies and cold-pressed juices

The sandwiches and salads are top-notch, too

By Jane Slaughter
Jun 29, 2022

Tags: Restaurant reviews, Restaurant Reviews, Southwest Detroit, El ArteSano, health food
Metro Detroit

Southwest Detroit’s bilingual ‘El Central’ Hispanic News under new ownership

The new owners say they plan to soon launch a website and social media presence for the 33-year-old free weekly

By Darlene A. White
Apr 28, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, El Central Hispanic News, Detroit, Southwest Detroit, Spanish

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