Meet Aya Restrepo: The Force Behind the Birmingham Med Spa Glam Jail

As a child, Aya Restrepo was regularly compared to her sister, whose lighter skin and blue eyes were praised for their beauty. “They would...

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2026 Summer Events Preview: Music

May 29–31 Songs of America: Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and vocalists Melinda Doolittle and Jimmie Herrod as they perform jazz...

At Home with Jeff Daniels

Before Jeff Daniels was a Hollywood star, he was just a guy strumming his guitar and waiting for his big break. He left Michigan in...

‘The Show 2026’: Inside the CCS Annual Student Fashion Showcase

Suspended frames, projected light, and a 700-foot runway transformed the Skywalk at Somerset Collection on April 26 as the College for Creative Studies presented The Show 2026, its annual...

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Organizations Providing Care for Caregivers

Jim Mangi had been caring for his wife, Kathleen, for about nine years when one night, he found himself lying on a stretcher in...
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Enterprise Uniform Co.: An Unsung Hero for Detroit’s Frontline Workers

Lynne Burgess-Holmes didn’t know many dads like hers. When Lynne was growing up in the 1950s on Detroit’s west side, Leroy Burgess set aside an...
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2026 Summer Events Preview: Fairs & Festival

Fairs + FestivalsIN DETROIT July 10–12African World Festival: Join the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History for this 42nd annual cultural fest featuring...
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Editor’s Letter: May 2026

This month, Hour Detroit is celebrating its 30th birthday. And while 30 isn’t old in people years, in an industry in which many publications...
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2026 Metro Detroit Summer Events Preview: Major Events

May 23–25 Movement: Celebrate Detroit’s sacred status as the birthplace of techno at this annual electronic music festival. More than 115 artists are slated to...
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‘Sons of Detroit’ Documentary to Make Its Motor City Premiere

An award-winning documentary shot in Detroit, and about Detroit, makes its Detroit debut this month. Sons of Detroit (2025) is directed by Jeremy Xido, a...
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PWHL Finally Expands to Hockeytown

After months of speculation, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has announced that Detroit will be the league’s ninth franchise. The announcement came during...
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Jeff Daniels: The Man and His Music

Music has been a constant in Jeff Daniels’s career from his early days as an actor in New York City in the late 1970s....

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Hidden Detroit: Culture Columnist Ryan Patrick Hooper’s Favorite Food & Drink Spots

Everyone has a favorite secret spot, but few are eager to share. For this year’s City Guide, we took on the challenge. Along with...

Detroit to be One of Six Cities Featured in the Michelin Guide Great Lakes Edition

Could a Detroit restaurant finally earn its first Michelin star?That’s what the city is potentially positioned for — it’s one of six cities that...

Hidden Detroit: Connecting with Old Detroit and Its Boozy Past

Everyone has a favorite secret spot, but few are eager to share. For this year’s City Guide, we took on the challenge. Along with...

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PWHL Finally Expands to Hockeytown

After months of speculation, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has announced that Detroit will be the league’s ninth franchise. The announcement came during...

Hidden Detroit: Places to See the City from a Bird’s-eye View

Everyone has a favorite secret spot, but few are eager to share. For this year’s City Guide, we took on the challenge. Along with...

Hidden Detroit: Fishing for Secrets at the Fisher Building

Everyone has a favorite secret spot, but few are eager to share. For this year’s City Guide, we took on the challenge. Along with...

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Leelanau Peninsula: Dispatches from the 45th Parallel

It’s 45 degrees outside in October, rain is pounding in horizontal sheets onto the plate-glass window nearby, and I’m drinking a Bloody Mary with...

‘The Show 2026’: Inside the CCS Annual Student Fashion Showcase

Suspended frames, projected light, and a 700-foot runway transformed the Skywalk at Somerset Collection on April 26 as the College for Creative Studies presented The Show 2026, its annual...

Hidden Detroit: Editor’s Pick

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2026 Metro Detroit Summer Events Preview: Major Events

May 23–25 Movement: Celebrate Detroit’s sacred status as the birthplace of techno at this annual electronic music festival. More than 115 artists are slated to...

‘Sons of Detroit’ Documentary to Make Its Motor City Premiere

An award-winning documentary shot in Detroit, and about Detroit, makes its Detroit debut this month. Sons of Detroit (2025) is directed by Jeremy Xido, a...

Jeff Daniels: The Man and His Music

Music has been a constant in Jeff Daniels’s career from his early days as an actor in New York City in the late 1970s....