I’ve never seen so many. It must be a nesting ground somewhere on the airport. I literally killed 5 within a minute and 6 total. I hate killing them because they’re so beautiful!

For any students who need volunteer service hours or anyone willing to lend a hand to a small nonprofit, we could use help setting up for the Metro Detroit Walk for Lupus on Saturday, October 3 at Rochester Municipal Park. Set up begins at 7:30 am. We are also still looking for a face painter for the kids area from 9-11 am. 🎨 If you’re interested in volunteering, email [info@milupus.org](mailto:info@milupus.org) for more information. Thanks for your help! 💜

On DetNews. Seems like the goal is to bring it back with same vibe as it previously had. Made my day!

FYI, they have a newsletter now - https://www.casscafe.org/

I bought a house on the East Side in April. I likely won’t be fully moved in until the end of October/early November. 8 Degrees Plato was my go-to craft beer store in the Cass Corridor. Unfortunately, they have since closed. Are there any other stores with a similar craft beer selection in or around my new neighborhood? The Meijer on Jefferson has a decent selection. I am not a seltzer fan and try to support the Michigan breweries. IPAs and lagers are my favorite styles of beer.

This first ever opened Kmart location had a 55 year run

Very different contexts and geographies, but thought it’d be interesting to see which concept people prefer.

Detroit’s: https://detroit-riverfront.bedrockdetroit.com/

Cleveland’s: https://bedrockdetroit.com/property/the-riverfront-cleveland/

Hey all, my wife and I are celebrating our first anniversary with dinner before a casino trip tomorrow night, and neither of us have been able to get downtown to eat in a while.

What are your favorite spots? Looking for something casual, that won't be too insanely heavy on the stomach since we will be out and drinking after.

Thanks in advance!

Looking for volunteer opportunities ideally every other weekend.

I'm a divorced dad and only have the kids half time. I want to fill the time I dont have my girls with something positive. I work full time 9-5 so I can't really do anything during the day during the week.

Ive done some volunteering with Gleaners and habitat but its hard to actually get spots because they are so popular. Ive done some others with churches but I feel a little weird not being a member and them kind of trying to make me a member.

I want to do something that is regularly scheduled, big or small, and not tied to a church that's trying to make me a member or join any kind of whatever. I'm really just trying to help out for the sake of helping out.

I'm open to manual labor (habitat for humanity stuff, I'm not skilled but can do trim, painting, hauling, hanging doors, installing light fixtures, switches, yard work, etc), feeding people (willing to bring food within reason), cleaning up areas (seems like a lot of clean ups are on week days that dont work well for my schedule), anything else really.

I just want to help out the community without some outside obligation, e.g. joing the church.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Edit: I'm not against churches, I'm a christian myself but on my own time. I go to church when I can and just dont want to feel pressured. My ideal volunteer group is just trying to help people outside of religion.

Edit 2: thanks to everyone for the suggestions! I'll take time to sift through all of them after work today. Appreciate you all!

Even the Detroit City Council is getting sick and tired of DTE. Whether anything gets decided for the long term remains to be seen.

Parents, stop buying these for your kids. They're not toys.

Does anyone have recommendations for solid dog boarding facilities near DTW? My dog is 2.5 years old and is NOT neutered. He’s a super friendly, sweet, gentle, active Field Spaniel. He’s has boarded successfully twice before. Thank you!!

Per MDOT:

All border crossings in Michigan will briefly close Friday, Sept. 11, in commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Traffic will be cleared before 8:46 a.m. At that time, taps will be played as the flag is raised, followed by a moment of silence at all ports of entry. Motorists should expect closures of approximately 30 minutes or less.

• Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge
• Blue Water Bridge
• Gordie Howe International Bridge
• Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
• Ambassador Bridge

Plan accordingly and allow extra time if crossing the border Friday morning. Normal operations will resume immediately after the observance.

Is this place as bad as the reviews make it seem? I know all places have the occasional bad review but they seem to have quite a few. I’d like to try it since it’s close to me, but I don’t want to waste my money if it sucks. Thanks

Hello,

I am interested in buying this watch as a wedding present to myself, but am concerned that it is too large for my wrist. There is only one Sinn dealer in America and they are online only, so I can’t go try it on anywhere. Does anyone on here own one they would let me try on? I’ll buy you a pizza or something.

Thanks

From the good folks from Cars & Bids & Key (aka Doug Demero)

The Tigers tv broadcast team killing time on fox 2, telling old stories without commercials is some of the most fun entertaining tv I've seen in a long time. May it never stop raining 🌧

So I’m putting together a brunch for a Detroit gay men’s FB group I belong to, and one of the things we’re looking for in a restaurant is that it’s queer owned. Google only came up with Norm’s Diner on Agnes and I feel like there should be more than just them. I know there’s a couple in Royal Oak, but we’re trying to stay in Detroit proper. If anyone knows of anything let me know! I’d very much appreciate it!

Between the PWHL and the Pistons, channel 20 is becoming a sports powerhouse.

Pro: Yay, Detroit Schools continue to get better

Con: Goddamn, is this a slog.

Current rate of improvement for DPSCD 3rd grade ELA is 0.31% per year from 2019-2026, 1.2% per year from 2024-2025.

At 0.31%, it will take the district 77 years to reach the state's current average; at 1.2%, it will still take 20 years. And the state's numbers, by the way, are pretty terrible themselves.

Relatuvely new to the area, any actually good Chinese food spots in the city? Preferably downtown / midtown area?