Sick of winter temperatures? We may have a cure! Meridian Winter Blast, presented by Quicken Loans, returns to downtown Detroit January 26-28 for winter time fun for all ages. From outdoor activities and cool music to warm treats and kid-friendly…
Featured Image: Sean Peacock, Divine Child High School Southwest, Dearborn, MI It may be cold outside, but Detroit will be heating up at Cobo Center for the 30th North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). As one of the most prestigious auto…
Every year, Detroit’s tree lighting ceremony gets better and better, and with new activities and shopping options, the tree and the festivities will have you saying, “It’s lit!” Presented by the DTE Energy Foundation, the 14th annual tree lighting event…
In 2014, the Opportunity Detroit Blog introduced you to Nailah Ellis-Brown, an entrepreneur who turned a 100-year-old family recipe into a budding business, honoring her great grandfather’s wish that “the recipe is to be sold and not told.” Since then,…
The Shell Eco-marathon has become one of the world’s most challenging student innovation competitions and it’s making its way to Detroit, April 22-24. Over the coming days, 52 high school students and 88 university students from the U.S., Canada, Brazil,…
Meridian Winter Blast presented by Quicken Loans, is back February 12 – 14, with all the skating, sliding and singing you’ve been waiting for! This annual festival is always a highly anticipated event for locals and visitors alike, drawing thousands…
This month, the city that put the world on wheels will shine for the world to see as the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) returns to Detroit for its 28th year. We’ve got all the details below on the…
Noel Night returns for the 43rd year on Saturday, December 5, from 5:00-10:00 p.m. in Detroit’s Midtown district. Over 70 institutions, including the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Michigan Science Center, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Detroit Historical Museum,…
It’s almost time for the 89th annual America’s Thanksgiving Parade on our nation’s first paved road, Woodward Avenue! On Thanksgiving morning, the parade steps off at 8:50 a.m. at Kirby and Woodward (near the Detroit Institute of Arts) and ends at Congress…
It’s hard to believe, but it’s already the start of the most wonderful time of the year! On Friday, November 20, head to Detroit’s Gathering Place, Campus Martius Park, for the official tree lighting and fun activities for the whole…