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Eminem celebrates Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction: "I'm probably not supposed to be here"
Eminem celebrated his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday by performing a six-song set that featured surprise appearances from Steven Tyler and Ed Sheeran. Marshall Mathers ran through hits like “My Name Is,” “Rap God,” “Forever,” and “Not Afraid.” He also teamed up with Aerosmith’s Tyler on “Sing for the Moment” and Sheeran on “Stan.”
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Eminem donates 'Mom's Spaghetti' to frontline caregivers in Detroit
His 2002 hit Lose Yourself made it seem rather unappetizing. But on Tuesday night, frontline health care workers in Detroit couldn't get enough of 'Mom's Spaghetti' as served up by rap star Eminem. Staff at the Henry Ford Hospital posted a photo to Instagram showing small tubs of spaghetti and tomato sauce labeled with the Shady Records logo and the words: 'Thank you frontline caregivers'
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The Detroit Zoo plans to be entirely powered by renewable energy by 2021
Windmills and solar panels may soon be keeping the lights on in the reptile house, and throughout the Detroit Zoo. The zoo, located in Detroit's suburb of Royal Oak, says it's shifting to being powered entirely by renewable energy.
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Meet the People Building Their Own Internet in Detroit (2017)
When it comes to the internet, our connections are generally controlled by telecom companies. But a group of people in Detroit is trying to change that. Motherboard met with the members of the Equitable Internet Initiative (EII), a group that is building their own wireless networks from the ground up in order to provide affordable and high-speed internet to prevent the creation of a digital class system.
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Civil War relics were hidden in Detroit's GAR Building
The GAR Building "was so loved" that when restoration began, "people literally came out of the woodwork” with artifacts from the Civil War.
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District Detroit: Inside the Ilitches' land of unfulfilled promises
Despite promises that the area would be transformed by 2017, more than a dozen of its 50 blocks are now more vacant than before
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Detroit’s rezoning process, explained
The Planning Commission is undertaking a major update to the city’s zoning ordinance—here’s what you need to know
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Next phase of condos at Saint Charles development hit the market
Units at the luxury Islandview development are selling for between $230,000 and $605,000
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Federal Judge Damon Keith, who authored landmark rulings on civil liberties, dies at 96
Keith decided cases on some of America's most controversial issues, from school desegregation to government surveillance of citizens
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Detroit-area Catholics permitted to eat muskrat
The permission dates to missionary history in the 1700s allowing Catholics to eat muskrat ‘on days of abstinence’
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A Detroit bathhouse cleans up its act. Welcome to the Schvitz.
Can it be a Detroit spa destination?
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What Saving a Detroit Baseball Stadium Means for Black History
Preservationists are finally rallying to save what were once “the heartbeat" of black communities—like Hamtramck Stadium, the home of the Detroit Stars.
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Death of Ron 'The Ghoul' Sweed stirs fond memories for Metro Detroiters
A popular TV and radio host in the Cleveland area in the '70s, Ron Sweed's syndicated show was popular in Detroit and he made many visits to the Motor City
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Ernie Harwell's estate drained by family infighting
Court files show the estate of legendary Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell and his wife, Lulu, has been sucked dry.
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Jack White donates $10,000 to Hamtramck Stadium restoration
The crowdfunding campaign aims to restore Michigan Negro League relic for baseball, soccer, cricket and community use, a release said.
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Detroit Red Wings legend Ted Lindsay dead at 93
Ted Lindsay, a Detroit Red Wings legend and four-time Stanley Cup winner, has died at the age of 93
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'Miss Lulu,' widow of Tigers' broadcaster Ernie Harwell, dies at 99
Mrs. Harwell, referred to lovingly as "Miss Lulu" by Ernie on Tigers broadcasts, died Friday in Farmington.
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Fiat Chrysler: $4.5B plan would add 6,500 Detroit-area jobs
Fiat Chrysler on Tuesday announced a $4.5 billion plan that includes building the first new auto assembly plant in Detroit in almost three decades and increasing its workforce in the area by about 6,500 jobs, an investment officials touted as an uncommon opportunity to revive the region’s economy.
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Former school in Midtown to transform into workspace, ‘business ecosystem’
Industry Detroit will offer workforce development programs and office space.
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100 Years Later, Dearborn Confronts the Hate of Hometown Hero Henry Ford
Dearborn, proud home of Henry Ford, has addressed the auto pioneer's anti-Semitism in the 1920s, which flourishes today on extremist websites.
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