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FILM STUDIO ANNOUNCES $146 MILLION ALLEN PARK PROJECT

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In possibly the biggest film news in Michigan to date, Unity Studios plans to turn a shuttered Visteon Corp. facility in Allen Park into the state's largest integrated entertainment production house. Credit can be given to Jimmy Lifton, a native Metro Detroiter as well as a Hollywood executive and veteran sound producer, who is responsible for spearheading this project. The Detroit News reports that,

"Officials said the project will be built in phases, the first of which is expected to open ...

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Sweet 16: Michigan vs. Texas Tech point spread shifts/Final score prediction

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The NCAA Tournament’s Sweet Sixteen will begin on Thursday with four games.  After Thursday night, four teams will be in the Elite Eight with a chance to go to Minneapolis for the 2019 Final Four and the other four remaining teams will see their season come to an end. Here is a preview of Thursday’s games.

West Region

#4 Florida State vs. #1 Gonzaga

Florida State is looking to upset Gonzaga for the second straight season and advance t...

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Breaking Bread Brings Women Together For Sharing And Support

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Since 2014 Ken Snipe Enterprises, LLC (KSE) quarterly has hosted Pour Into Me: A Brunch for Multi-Generation Women. It is the brainchild of Kendra Snipe and the signature event of Snipe’s Maggie and Me cause event-planning service. Together with Snipe’s Organizational Development (OD) by Design, Maggie & Me comprise the two arms of Snipe’s purpose-driven enterprise.

Snipe formed her limited liability company through a marriage between her passion for helping other...

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Actress Celia Keenan-Bolger shares Detroit roots in Tony Award acceptance speech

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Detroit native Celia Keenan-Bolger highlighted the diversity of the city during her acceptance speech after receiving the Tony Award for best performance in a featured role in a play category on Sunday night.

“I have loved the theatre since I was 5 years old growing up in Detroit, Michigan,&...

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Michigan and national contests celebrate student inventors at The Henry Ford

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The 2019 Michigan Invention Convention is scheduled for Saturday, April 27, at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Later in May, The Henry Ford will host the National Invention Convention.

The events feature the innovations and inventions of students in grades K through 12. It’s a contest that not only showcases students’ problem-solving skills but also their problem-identification skills. Students are allowed to invent whatever they want, devising real-world solut...

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A Silent Ride: Uber Now Offers Quiet Driver Mode

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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – If you’re one of those that doesn’t like to chitchat with your driver, or if you just happen to be in a less talkative mood than usual, now you’re in luck.

Rideshare giant Uber announced Tuesday it is offering a new “Quiet Mode” in-app feature for all its Uber Black and Uber Black SU...

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What to expect from the Detroit Pistons in the first round

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The Detroit Pistons are only making the playoffs for the second time this decade. Their last two trips were 0-4 sweeps versus the Cavaliers. Some people expect another sweep happening. But what should we prepare for?

Andre Drummond versus Giannis Antetokounmpo

This is the matchup we should all be expecting. Not Blake Griffin

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2019 NFL Draft: Day 3, Rounds 4-7 live updates, open thread

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We’ve finally reached the final, and most exhaustive, day of the NFL Draft. Saturday will see over 130 players drafted, spanning four rounds and seven hours.

The Detroit Lions have already made three picks thus far, to varying degrees of popularity. The one that has drawn the most chatter is undoubtedly second-round pick Jahlani Tavai, whom many ...

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Change is coming to Michigan's marijuana industry regulations

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This Tuesday, the way Michigan regulates the marijuana industry will undergo a change.

On March 1st, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) signed executive order 2019-7. The order created the Marijuana Regulatory Agency, within the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). The agency will officially replace the Medical Marihuana Licensing Board this week.

The change involves more than just reprinting office stationary. 

The new agency will be responsible for adm...

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