Detroit Gets its First Metroparks Location, Detroit Windsor Tunnel rate increase & More Metro Detroit News

Get the latest metro Detroit news including the first Metroparks location coming to Detroit, a new art pop-up in Ann Arbor, and more.
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Huron-Clinton Metroparks Water Garden. // Rendering courtesy of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy.

Huron-Clinton Metroparks to open first physical location in Detroit.

The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy听and Huron-Clinton Metroparks announced the name of one of four main attractions inside of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park 鈥 the Metroparks鈥 first physical location in the city of Detroit.

Detroit Youth Choir gets the golden buzzer on听AGT: All Stars.

The choir鈥檚 performance of 鈥淭hunder鈥 by Imagine Dragons on Jan. 9听and moved Simon Cowell to tears. Detroit Youth Choir came in second place on听America鈥檚 Got Talent听in 2019.

鈥楾he Plastic Bag Store鈥 opens in Ann Arbor on Jan. 17.

The pop-up art and film experience aims to show just how bad single-use plastics are for the environment with a display made entirely out of plastic bags and other single-use plastics.

Democrats begin work to repeal Michigan鈥檚 1931 abortion ban.

During their first days in office, Michigan democrats started the process of听听except to save the life of the pregnant person. The ban was already overruled after voters passed a constitutional amendment to legalize abortion in November but is still on the books.

Hamtramck City Council approves animal sacrifice for religious reasons.

The city council voted 3-2 the night of Jan. 10 to amend a city ordinance to .

The fences at Comerica Park are being moved in for the 2023 season.

The Tigers are听听and lowering the walls in the outfield, center field and right field. The work is expected to be complete by the home opener on April 6. These changes will make the ballpark鈥檚 center field the second deepest in the league.

Detroit Windsor Tunnel toll rate to increase.

On Jan. 15, the听. The CEO of the tunnel has said that even with the increase, it is still the 鈥渕ost cost-effective way to travel between Detroit and Windsor for all vehicle classes.鈥

Michigan gets its first rail biking business.

Macie Hefron, a former MDOT employee, has created听. The business allows for folks to ride bikes on railroad tracks that are no longer used. Wheels on Rails is currently taking reservations for its Memorial Day debut in Traverse City.

Tickets for Movement Music Festival to go on sale soon.

听at Hart Plaza. Advance tickets for the event are on sale Jan. 18-20.

Detroit Metro Airport ranks No. 2 for on-time departures in 2022.

The airport听听on aviation analytics firm Cirium鈥檚 report. Of Detroit Metro鈥檚 nearly 272,000 flights last year, more than 82 percent of them were on time.

Buy David Bowie-themed pierogi at Pietrzyk Pierogi this month.

To celebrate the late artist鈥檚 birthday month, the Detroit-based company will offer听, while supplies last.

Canine to Five prepares to open a second Detroit location.

听will open in April in the Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood. The 8,000-square-foot-space will include five dog play areas.


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