Detroit Informer

General Motors Co. said Monday it is launching GM Student Corps, a new program that is providing paid summer internships to 110 Detroit-area high school students who will work on community service projects. They also will learn from mentors and hone career skills. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Summer's here and the blockbusters are flying. See "Iron Man 3" zip by; here comes "Star Trek into Darkness"; yahoo, "The Man of Steel" is on its way. But let me put in a word for the little guys. Full News here – Detroit News columnists RSS from The Detroit News

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The Detroit School of Rock and Pop has a camp planned for the summer. They say, “For those who have not been, we spend three “three-week” sessions learning to play in bands, recording in our studio, shooting music videos, learning music theory and arranging, and preparing a show with our bands. At the end of [...]

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Yes, Motley Crew, Alice Cooper, LL Cool J and Avenge Sevenfold are some of the other acts coming to the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant. Full News here – Detroit Entertainment

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Detroit is making a bid to be the host city for the ESPN Summer X Games, featuring top athletes in action sports like rally car racing, skateboard, BMX and motocross. The two guys behind the effort are Kevin Krease and Garret Kohler, who quit their jobs to work on the project. In fact, Garret left [...]

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Detroit mayor Dave Bing announced today that all of the city’s parks will stay open this spring and summer, thanks to reallocated funding, grants and community support. Local businesses and foundations have pledged $ 14 million to the Active and Safe Campaign to support recreation centers and programming. Lear Corporation is donating $ 5 million [...]

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All city parks will stay open this summer thanks to a combination of corporate donations, grant funding and volunteers who have stepped forward to "adopt" parks, Mayor Dave Bing announced today. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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DETROIT, MI – More classic rock bands are headed to Detroit this summer. REO Speedwagon, Styx and The Steve Miller Band were added Monday to Freedom Hill Amphitheatre’s summer lineup. Freedom Hill, located at 14900 Metropolitan Parkway in Sterling Heights, has been closed since 2009 and is set to re-open on June 1. Full News [...]

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Miami has put the fear of LeBron James in the rest of the NBA, with the league's best player somehow improving while helping his team attain the top seeding in the Eastern Conference. One man’s guess is the Heat will face the Thunder in the NBA Finals. Full News here – Detroit Pistons RSS from [...]

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DETROIT, MI – How about 8? Kid Rock tweeted Thursday night he’ll play a seventh show – Aug. 18 – in Metro Detroit this summer. It’s the second time this week he’s added shows to his local concert run. On… Full News here – Detroit Entertainment

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Local AT&T customers may find a change in speed for their internet service as the company announced its 4G LTE is coming to Genesee County. Full News here – Oakland Business

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This will be an offseason of firsts for Monroe. In what should be a summer of upheaval for the Pistons, the two spots that are set, barring anything extreme happening, are center and power forward. Full News here – Detroit Pistons RSS from The Detroit News

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Autoweek – A pair of Detroit residents think their city has what it takes to host ESPN’s summer X Games, and they are doing their part to make sure it happens. Kevin Krease, 27, and Garret Koehler, 26, have worked tirelessly over the last several months to submit Detroit’s official bid, and on Tuesday they [...]

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The announcement comes less than three years after the airline began flying to and from Grand Rapids. Full News here – Oakland Business

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DETROIT, MI – Don’t be surprised if a gentleman’s club ends up at Ford Field this summer when Justin Timberlake and Jay Z come to town. Full News here – Detroit Entertainment

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