27 Things to Do in Metro Detroit This Weekend (Sept. 4-7)

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Looking for something fun to do in metro Detroit? Check out this handy guide for details on some of our favorite upcoming happenings including...

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Hour Detroit’s Best New Bars 2026

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Bar Chenin The “little wine bar that could” has made an outsize impact on the drinks scene, not just in Detroit but nationally as the...

A Field Guide to Traverse City Fine Dining

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Up until May, I’d only ever heard about morels from chefs who spoke about them with the kind of excitement once reserved for clandestine...

Where to Shop to Create a Charcuterie Board with Michigan-made Items

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Don’t knock our snack scene. Michigan is filled with producers creating world-class bites while thinking locally. Take Leelanau Cheese in Suttons Bay, which uses local...

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Brooks & Dunn; Actors performing in the stage adaptation of 'The Notebook'

11 Don’t-Miss Events in Metro Detroit in September

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Music Sept. 11 Erykah Badu The Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and record producer launched the neo-soul genre into the mainstream with her influential 2000 album Mama’s Gun,...
Interior of Echelon Kitchen and Bar.

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Echelon Kitchen and Bar in Ann Arbor

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When NEXT Hospitality founder Doug Zeif first pitched the idea of opening Echelon Kitchen and Bar, chef Joseph VanWagner hesitated. Newly sober, VanWagner planned...
Phil Mandella, Paul Rossi, Tony Mandella, Chris and Chuck Spieser, Dan and Kristin Albani

18th Annual Troy Traffic Jam

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Collage of headshot featuring Kristen Bell, Tim Meadows, Dax Shepard, Diona Reasonover, Sam Richardson, and J.K. Simmons, and Mark Evan Jackson.

The Coney: The Celebrity Charity Event Bringing Big Names Back to Detroit

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What’s a great way to attract major cash to the Detroit arts scene? Get some big-time Hollywood players with Detroit roots to come back home...
Khloe Ann Flynn, Olivia Culbreath, Ruby Wilkos, Maggie Varney

Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan 23rd Annual Gala

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Cazuela de mariscos at Tacos Buey in Detroit.

Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Tacos Wuey in Detroit

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For chef Eddie Vargas, Tacos Wuey serves as a platform for exploration. Inside the cozy Vernor Highway restaurant — opened in summer 2025 —...
Penei and Isabelle Sewell with their son, Christen and Jared Goff, Kennedy and Malcolm Rodriguez

Give Merit’s FATE Draft Day 2026

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Joe Lovano posing with his saxophone.

Why the Detroit Jazz Festival Matters Now More Than Ever

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It’s not cheap to keep a music festival free. It is, however, important that we’ve got access to arts, culture, and music, the mediums we...
A view from the living room inside a large kitchen space, with an island and seating for four.

Inside a Gorgeous Waterfront Lenawee County Dream Home by Birch Design Associates

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Years ago, a man and his business partner purchased an old lakeside home at an auction. The two eventually had the home torn down...
George Adams, Tamara Hunter, N_Jeri Laird, Phyllis Edwards, Phillip Caldwell

2026 Charity Fete Fundraiser

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Matt and Shelby Margitan, Tim Moiney

Northville Concours d’Elegance 2026

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Hour Detroit’s Best New Casual Eateries 2026

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Amelia Street Pizza Co. Just when it seemed that pizza had peaked in metro Detroit, a new player entered the scene. Chef Matt Arb makes...
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Hour Detroit’s Best New Restaurants 2026: Ostrea in Detroit

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For decades, the London Chop House stood uncontested as the zenith of fine dining in Detroit. But much like the rest of downtown, it...
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What’s Cooking? Metro Detroit Dining News for August 2026

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Hot and Fresh JD’s Stage Bistro in Chelsea One of southeast Michigan’s most anticipated restaurants of the year opened for dinner service on Aug. 11 —...
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COMMUNITY

Cosm Detroit Opening on September 10

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The long-awaited opening of Cosm Detroit is taking place on Sept. 10, with a Shared Reality screening of the San Francisco 49ers vs. the...
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Gordie Howe International Bridge: A Construction Timeline

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More than a decade in the making, the Gordie Howe International Bridge finally made its long awaited debut on July 27. Its completion marks...
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The Way It Was: The History of the Renaissance Center

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For half a century, the massive, gleaming Renaissance Center has defined the Detroit skyline and riverfront. When the complex formally opened in 1977, it...
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LIFE & STYLE

5 Indie Bookstores in Southwest Michigan to Check Out

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Michigan’s southwest coast has much to offer for a late-summer getaway. If you’re heading that way for some beach time or small-town charm, here...
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A Field Guide to Traverse City Fine Dining

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Up until May, I’d only ever heard about morels from chefs who spoke about them with the kind of excitement once reserved for clandestine...
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Sabrina Nelson and The Art of Dressing

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When Sabrina Nelson and I meet, I tell her that when I pitched an article on her for Hour Detroit’s MI Style series, I...
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ARTS & AGENDA

11 Don’t-Miss Events in Metro Detroit in September

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Music Sept. 11 Erykah Badu The Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and record producer launched the neo-soul genre into the mainstream with her influential 2000 album Mama’s Gun,...
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Why the Detroit Jazz Festival Matters Now More Than Ever

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It’s not cheap to keep a music festival free. It is, however, important that we’ve got access to arts, culture, and music, the mediums we...
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Meet the Detroit Sound Conservancy: The Group Helping to Preserve the Motor City’s Music History Since 2011

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Detroit is a city with a pioneering musical spirit and a history that goes beyond the signature sound of Motown, from jazz to funk...
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