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Happy Birthday, Detroit! Here’s to the Motor City - a symbol of resilience, innovation, and unbreakable spirit 🎉🌆

📸: Stephen McGee

Roll down your windows, plug in that aux cord and get on the road! Our friends at the shared 24 songs about cars and driving that are perfect for these 75 and sunny Michigan days (swipe to find them). Our personal favorite? “Detroit Made” by Bob Seger 😎

Tune into Spotlight on the News tomorrow at 10 am on WXYZ-TV Channel 7 as Matt Cullen, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Founding Chairman talks to Chuck Stokes about the Conservancy’s 20th anniversary and the latest on the Detroit Riverfront.

Spotlight on the News: Matt Cullen on Detroit greenways & riverfront; also Prof. Dave Dulio On Sunday, April 9, Spotlight on the News will interview Detroit business executive Matt Cullen and Oakland University political scientist Dr. Dave Dulio.

Congratulations to The Parade Company! America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White was named Best Holiday Parade in America by the 2022 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

Best Holiday Parade Winners (2022) | USA TODAY 10Best The winners for Best Holiday Parade are in! Click to see the winners for Best Holiday Parade , chosen by the readers of 10Best and USA TODAY.

Exciting news! Noel Night, produced by Midtown Detroit, Inc., is returning to Detroit on Saturday, December 3.

Noel Night Returns to Midtown Detroit and The Cultural Center - Hour Detroit Magazine For the first time since 2019, the beloved holiday tradition is back. Explore all Noel Night has to offer on Dec. 3, 2022.

America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White is nominated by USA TODAY 10Best as one of the Best Holiday Parades in America. Please join us in voting our beloved parade as best in the country.

Vote for America's Thanksgiving Parade as 2022's Best Holiday Parade America's Thanksgiving Parade: Vote for your favorite holiday parade in North America!!

Schostak Brothers & Company are marking their 100th anniversary with a community giving campaign to distribute $1 million across impactful Detroit-based nonprofit organizations.

Bobby Schostak, David Schostak, Mark Schostak will join Carol Cain tomorrow on Michigan Matters on CBS Detroit at 8 a.m.

Schostak Brothers giving away $1M to mark company's 100th anniversary David, Mark and Bobby Schostak are the third generation of the family running the company.

A great conversation on the impact of giving with the Honorable Dennis W. Archer and WXYZ-TV Channel 7's Chuck Stokes on the $2 million milestone of the Dennis W. Archer Scholarship Fund at Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.

Spotlight on the News: The Detroit JazzFest & Dennis Archer Foundation On Sunday, August 28, Spotlight will interview Chris Collins, President of the Detroit Jazz Festival and The Honorable Dennis W. Archer,

A beautiful evening at Huntington Place. The DRCFA Art Foundation unveiled a stunning public art sculpture, "Floating Citadel," by Scott Hocking. A very special dedication was given to Larry Alexander, first chairman of the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority for his tireless work and dedication to our city. Congratulations to all.
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2022/08/17/detroits-huntington-place-unveils-floating-citadel-sculpture/10354678002/

We always knew Detroit was one of the greatest places but now the world knows it too.

We are proud to work in this amazing city we have called home for over 40 years with incredible partners including The Parade Company, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Detroit Riverfront, Shinola, Visit Detroit, Huntington Place, National Coney Island, Midtown Detroit, Detroit Auto Show and many more.

Detroit was just named one of the World's Greatest Places of 2022 by TIME! 📣

The annual list highlights 50 extraordinary travel destinations worldwide, and Detroit is one of just five US cities listed.

The resilient story of Detroit along with our rich heritage of design and innovation ensured that we are a part of this prestigious cohort. People travel here to experience our world-changing music scene, the heartbeat of American innovation, and vibrant culinary possibilities, but they fall in love with the people and the stories of our region!

Learn more about experiencing Detroit in 2022 and beyond: https://bit.ly/3yZJPdT

Fun morning on the Detroit Riverfront with Al Roker of the Today Show as well as the team from WDIV Local 4 / ClickOnDetroit.

Congratulations to The Parade Company on the 2022 Ford Fireworks. It was a beautiful night last evening with fantastic fireworks!

2022 Ford Fireworks return to Detroit The yearly spectacle has made it back to the Detroit riverfront following a two-year hiatus

Congratulations to Tony Michaels, President & CEO, The Parade Company. He was named a 2022 Michiganian of the Year - well deserved!

Tony Michaels brings Metro Detroit together with fireworks, parade Tony Michaels has leadership roles in events that bring Metro Detroiters together: the Ford Fireworks and the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.

Tune in to CBS 62 this morning at 8 am - Carol Cain talks to Mark Wallace, president & CEO, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy on Michigan Matters.

Michigan Matters: Celebrating Veterans & Detroit’s Riverfront Renee Worcester, of Wreaths Across America, also appears to talk about their national educational mobile exhibition which stopped by CBS 62 studios as some amazing local veterans were on hand and talked about their time serving.

Congratulations Detroit Riverfront. The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and partners broke ground this week on the Southwest Greenway, connecting the Detroit Riverfront and future Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park with Michigan Central and neighborhoods throughout Southwest Detroit, Mexicantown and Corktown

Photo Credit; Nadir Ali

Stop by tonight. We are very honored to work with such an incredible team at Midtown Detroit, Inc.

CHASS Center in Southwest Detroit received a $80,000 grant from the Empowerment Foundation to bring a life-saving mammography machine to the center.

Additionally, CHASS kicks off a fundraising campaign during National Health Center Week (Aug 8-14) to raise additional funds towards the mammography machine lease and staffing, to provide care for patients for years to come.

https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-nonprofit-to-offer-affordable-mammograms-health-center-called-best-kept-secret

Detroit nonprofit to offer affordable mammograms, health center called 'best kept secret' For 51 years, the Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) Center in Detroit has been a destination for health and wellness care, and everyone is welcome.

We're proud to be part of the Cultural Center Planning Initiative, which includes 12 institutions in the vibrant cultural district in Midtown Detroit. Learn more about the work in this upcoming community webinar on 6/28 at 6PM.

REGISTER: https://bit.ly/3gDvYRl

Detroit’s Cultural Center Planning Initiative to outline project design in free webinar The Cultural Center Planning Initiative is hosting a webinar for the public to share proposed designs for the project and a digital strategy for the cultural district in Detroit.

Countdown to the Ford Fireworks. We are excited for the 63rd Annual Ford Fireworks on Monday, June 28 on WDIV Local 4 / ClickOnDetroit! The Parade Company

Ford Fireworks and ‘Live in the D’s Summer Spectacular’ air Monday, June 28 The 2021 Ford Fireworks will be celebrated as a televised and online show -- broadcast exclusively on WDIV-Local 4 and live streamed on ClickOnDetroit.