New Experiences at the Detroit Auto Show, the Best of Detroit Winners, Dutch Girl Donuts to Reopen & More Local Headlines

Get an update on the latest local news including new legislation to put lab-tested animals up for adoption, a huge trade for Detroit City FC, and much more.
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2023 Best of Detroit winners have been announced

Featuring nearly 200 categories, Best of Detroit 2023 is your guide to the top places, people, attractions, and more the area has to offer 鈥 as nominated and voted upon by you, the 香港六合彩图库资料 readers. Check out who won this year.

Detroit Auto Show announces new experiences for 2023

Guests of the annual automotive event will find听new brands on display and special activities this year, including the Powering Michigan EV Experience indoor track, which will allow visitors to sit alongside a professional driver and accelerate over a 300-foot track. The Auto Show returns to Huntington Place Sept. 16-24.

Detroit City FC trades midfielder for longtime rival

Detroit鈥檚 professional soccer team announced that they agreed to send midfielder Tommy McCabe to FC Tulsa in exchange for former MLS left-back Brett Levis, cash considerations, and听. Suarez, who was named Tulsa鈥檚 MVP last season, has been 鈥渆nemies鈥 with City supporters due to three goals he scored against DCFC during his tenure with AFC Ann Arbor and another two while with FC Tulsa.

Legislation reintroduced in the Michigan Senate would make adoption an option for lab-tested animals

Currently, research facilities in the state euthanize dogs and cats when testing is complete, averaging 600 dogs and 100 cats each year. The package of bills, dubbed 鈥淭eddy鈥檚 law,鈥 would听. It does not prohibit or place restrictions on any type of animal testing.

Dutch Girl Donuts in Detroit plans a comeback

The popular Woodward Ave. donut shop听听The business has been closed since 2021 when its owner Gene Timmer, the son of original owners John and Cecelia Timmer, passed away. Jon Timmer, the grandson of the shop鈥檚 original owners, is taking over and sticking to the family recipes guests know and love.

Rocket Community Fund announces the return of Detroit鈥檚 Neighbor to Neighbor Program

helps educate residents on programming they may be eligible for while also asking the questions needed to find gaps in provided resources. Rocket Community Fund and its partners suspended the program during the COVID-19 pandemic. It picked back up the week of June 5.

Progressive Art Studio Collective launches crowdfunding campaign for Detroit鈥檚 first gallery for disabled artists

PASC hopes to raise $50,000 through the campaign听听inside of Library Street Collective鈥檚 Lantern campus. If they reach the goal, the future ADA-accessible studio would host bi-monthly exhibits, film nights, informational meetings on disability issues and more.

Troy鈥檚 Somerset Collection to undergo makeover this summer

Somerset Collection is set to undergo an exterior makeover this summer, and with goals of bringing a 鈥渂eautiful, newly-paved entry in the South Rotunda.鈥 Construction on the Somerset South parking area is set to last from June to September.

Former Tigers pitching coach dies at age 93

Roger Craig, who served at the Detroit Tigers pitching coach from 1980-84 and then as the manager of the San Francisco Giants,听听Craig had a 12-year career in baseball as both a starter and reliever. Detroiters may remember him as being 鈥渙ne of the architects鈥 of the Tigers team that won the 1984 World Series.

Detroit chef with large TikTok following to release his first cookbook

Jon Kung, a 39-year-old Detroit chef with more than 1.7 million followers on TikTok, will release the book on Halloween this year.听will feature more than 100 recipes 鈥渢hat听are not limited by physical borders or rules of authenticity but are resourceful, inventive and re-examine what Chinese American food is today.鈥

Detroit 75 Kitchen to open second location

The popular food truck that鈥檚 typically parked on Fort Street near Clark Street and I-75 is opening its second location, 鈥斕齛t the Oakland Mall on 14 Mile in Troy. The eatery is known for an array of sandwiches, along with smoked chicken, and its 鈥渁ddictive鈥 garlic cilantro fries.

Holding phones while driving will soon be illegal in Michigan

On June 7,听听that is expected to combat distracted driving. The new law updates the state鈥檚 existing ban on texting and driving, and restricts phone use to single swipes, taps, and hands-free technologies. Voice-based and speech-to-text functions are unrestricted, as are emergency calls and car mounts. The law will go into effect at the end of June.

Bill would allow Michigan schools to begin in August without state approval

听that requires districts that plan to start a new school year before Labor Day to obtain a state waiver. Supporters of the bill say that this move would allow school districts to serve local families in a way that works best for their community, while opponents argue that allowing schools to start prior to Labor Day would harm state tourism.


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