Metro Detroit News

Downtown Detroit’s first gaming VR club with free roam is now open

For gamers and thrill-seekers alike, a new experience has arrived in the heart of downtown Detroit. Anvio VR Detroit, the city’s first Virtual Reality Free Roam Gaming Center, offers a fully immersive, next-level adventure for players of all ages. Open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 11

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Raising canes opens first metro detroit location, free chicken for a year to 20 customers

Raising Cane’s is opening its first metro Detroit location in Canton on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 44218 Ford. To mark the occasion, Raising Cane’s has teamed up with Detroit Lions punter Jack Fox, the NFL’s record-holder for the highest career net punting average. Fox will join the festivities around 8:45 a.m., participating in the official

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Houston TX Hot Chicken opening new location in Troy with free food

Houston TX Hot Chicken is coming to Troy, MI, and they’re bringing the heat. The new location will be located at 937 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084 Their Grand Opening will take place on February 3rd at 12PM. The First 100 people get FREE food & beverages, according to the company. On February

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Barkside, a dog park & bar, to open second location in Southfield

Barkside is expanding to a second location in Southfield, with a grand opening set for Summer. The Southfield location at 15640 West Eleven Mile Road will have 6,000 square feet of indoor, climate-controlled space and 7,000 square feet outdoors. Dogs can run, roam, and socialize year-round due to dog-friendly mulch, proper drainage, and a fully

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CAVA to open first Michigan location

CAVA, a popular restaurant chain, plans to open its first Michigan locations. One is proposed for downtown Detroit at 636 Woodward Avenue in a 3,000-square-foot ground-floor space, according to WhatNowDetroit. The other is being discussed in the Canton area. CAVA, founded in Maryland in 2006, specializes in customizable bowls, pitas, and sides featuring fresh Mediterranean

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Southland Center sold to private owner

Southland Center, Downriver’s largest shopping mall, has officially been sold to Greenwood Global, a private investment group based near Chicago. Southland spans approximately 905,000 square feet. After its former owner, Brookfield Properties, defaulted on a significant loan in 2022, many feared the mall’s future was uncertain—especially after pandemic-era shopping trends shifted consumer habits. It was

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Ford’s Garage to open in Macomb County

Macomb County is gearing up for the arrival of its first Ford’s Garage, a unique garage-themed burger and craft beer restaurant. Located at the former site of Bucca di Beppo at 12575 Hall Road, the restaurant will mark Ford’s Garage’s 32nd location in the U.S. It is set to open in Utica this summer. Ford’s

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Dodge agrees to build Durango at Detroit assembly complex

The UAW (United Auto Workers) has announced today after months of negotiations, Stellantis has agreed to build the next-generation Dodge Durango at the Detroit Assembly Complex. Other updates include the reopening of the Belvedere Assembly complex where the production of a new midsize truck will begin in 2027. Dundee Engine Plant will also see no

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Raising Cane’s has plans for location in Sterling Heights

Raising Cane’s, the popular Louisiana chicken fingers restaurant, wants to open on Hall Road near Schoenherr Road in Sterling Heights, where the old Chili’s building stands in front of the Sterling Town Center. The developers plan to tear down the former Chili’s and replace it with a new, roughly 3,500-square-foot restaurant. They need to get

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Michigan minimum wage is going up in 2025

In 2025, several new laws and amendments will come into effect in Michigan, impacting minimum wage and employee benefits. These changes stem from a Michigan Supreme Court ruling reinstating voter-backed initiatives previously altered by the state legislature. Minimum Wage Increases:• Current Rate: $10.33 per hour.• February 21, 2025: Minimum wage rises further to $12.48 per

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