Moment Magazine: Jewish Life In Detroit Is Having A Hipster Rebirth
We’re across the street from a strip club called Cobras advertising something called “The Grind Downtown,” and we’re dancing with the Torah. Through downtown Detroit, a group of 100 or so is parading down the sidewalks of Griswold Street and Grand … [Read More...]
Exotic Dancers File Lawsuit Against Three Detroit Strip Clubs Owned By Alan Markovitz
A class action lawsuit has been filed in Federal Court in Detroit by three current and former exotic dancers against several Detroit adult night clubs, including The Coliseum, Flight Club and Penthouse Club. The suit names club owner Alan … [Read More...]
Detroit Area Lawyer Not Deterred By Obstacles In Fight For New York Marathon Finish
At 4:30 a.m. Sunday, Richard Bernstein, a lawyer and former Wayne State University trustee, will lace up his sneakers to race in yet another marathon: No. 18 for him. But this time, he’ll be striving merely to complete the 26.2 mile New York City … [Read More...]
At Kosherfest, A 40-Pound Chicken Nugget And A Conservative Hechsher That ‘Fell Between The Cracks’
Since the whole point of chicken nuggets is bite-sized convenience, showing off the world’s largest one — as Empire Kosher Poultry plans to do tomorrow — seems a bit oxymoronic, kind of like “jumbo shrimp.” Not that any shellfish — jumbo or … [Read More...]
Judge Slams Matt Prentice With $2 Million In Damages
By Nathan Skid CRAIN'S DETROIT The legal battle between longtime restaurateur Matt Prentice and his former employer, Stan Dickson Jr., continued earlier this week with Oakland County Circuit Judge Michael Warren siding with Dickson in a case … [Read More...]
Snack Cart Operator With Williams Syndrome Beloved By Beaumont Staff, Visitors
(WXYZ) - When you’re having a bad day, one smile or friendly greeting can help boost your spirits. That seems to be the mission of Josh Levinson each time he packs up his snack cart and gets ready to roll. "He greets people with such enthusiasm … [Read More...]
Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown Caught In Middle Of Michigan Gay Marriage Debate
DETROIT, MI — Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown may have been seated with attorneys defending state officials Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette, but she's not on the same side of the gay marriage debate. The lawsuit filed by April … [Read More...]
Dan Gilbert Adds 2 Buildings To His Growing Holdings In Downtown Detroit
Billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert’s Rock Ventures and its real estate arm, Bedrock Real Estate Services, have purchased two more properties, bringing its total holdings in downtown Detroit to more than 40 properties owned or controlled by Gilbert’s … [Read More...]
Elizabeth Applebaum: Jewish Detroit – Past, Present, And Future
Detroit — Twenty-five years ago I took a new job and moved here from Kansas City. The area was new to me, but I had been charmed by the stories my father had told me about growing up in Detroit. That snappy ginger ale drink, Vernors, was from … [Read More...]
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Linkner, Gilbert, Other ePrize Investors
By Chad Halcom CRAIN"S DETROIT Josh Linkner, Dan Gilbert, Brian Hermelin and other major investors in Pleasant Ridge-based ePrize LLC today won a dismissal at Oakland County Circuit Court of a lawsuit alleging some former ePrize executives … [Read More...]
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