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Shonda Rhimes: When your hot, you're hot

It happens every now then. A television show so hot that fans wait with bated breath for it to air each week. The next day it is a major topic of discussion in offices, in beauty salons, on the Internet, etc. And, of course, the show’s ratings are in the stratosphere.Such is the case with “Scandal,” the political thriller series that made its deb...

Did the Detroit city council meet illegally?

Is the Detroit city council meeting illegally? Attorney and Community Activist Robert Davis claims they are. He's also filed a lawsuit in response to the emergency manager law in Detroit. According to Davis, without the permission of EFM Kevyn Orr the city council cannot meet. He suggests that Orr must make written...

Snoop debuts his new Reggae sound with No Guns Allowed

No longer Snoop D-O-Double G, Snoop is gearing up to release his twelfth studio album in May entitled “Reincarnated”. In case you missed it, after a “pilgrimage” to Jamaica, Snoop found spiritual enlightenment, converted to Rastafarianism and changed his name to Snoop Lion. His new, reggae sound is all about peace and love, not smokin...

DEGC seeks to connect Detroit businesses with new database

The Michigan Chronicle is the latest company to join D2D. Expanding business in Detroit is a collaborative effort, and one that requires the input of an entire community. It's important that companies, organizations and other profit-based entities create and sustain strong connections to foster growth and development. One new...

DEGC seeks to expand Detroit business with new database

Expanding business in Detroit is a collaborative effort, and one that requires the input of an entire community. One economic organization aims at improving the local economy through building connections with a new program. In an effort to get city businesses to purchase more goods from one another, the Detroit Economic Growth...

Centric Design Studio Selected to Design/Build Main Floor at TechTown

Centric Design Studio was selected to design and build the main floor at Tech Town. A process that started in May with responding to the public Request for Proposals from Tech Town, resulted in Centric Design Studios being awarded a contract in which the firm will design and construct a roughly 20,638 square foot office space.“All of Tech Town’s op...

New lawsuit challenges emergency manager law

It's no secret that many Detroiters are against the appointment of an emergency manager. Yet, many of those in opposition have taken their disapproval to new heights by seeking to uncover possible legislative loopholes. ​A new federal lawsuit has been filed against Gov. Rick Snyder and Treasurer Andy Dillon by several union...

EFM protesters stage sit-in at city hall

On Monday, Apr. 1, EFM protestors occupied the eleventh floor of Detroit's city hall. Beginning at lunch time, and lasting for nearly 2 hours, about three dozen protesters gathered just outside the offices of Mayor Dave Bing and Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr. While they did not get inside the area, opponents vowed they will...

E-Clutter getting you down? Get rid of it by June

VOLUNTEERS help to load some e-clutter items.Think of it this way: there’s always clutter around you, and in the digital world, this holds as true as in the real world.eTitle Agency, Inc. in Troy, recently announced that the E-Clutter for Kids Recycling Program’s Spring Drive will run through the end of June, providing people the ability to donate...

Reflections: An odd surprise from Queen Bey

If you have heard Beyoncé’s new release, “Bow Down/I Been On,” you have probably joined the multitudes who are asking, “What’s up with this?”The song can have so many meanings. Is it to address the women who do not like her? Some believe that is why she keeps repeating the shocking words, “Bow down, bitches!”This seems especially strange coming...
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