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Treasure Hunting in Corktown
Erin Gavle left behind the corporate world and the Big Apple to open Eldorado General Store — a vintage shop in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. The store, which opened in July, occupies the…
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Overcoming Grief by Forcing Joy
We first discovered Dana Frost on Instagram a few years back when she was running the Closet Confessional, a Detroit fashion/lifestyle blog. Frost, 34, captured our attention not only with her…
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Little Animal, Big Ambitions
“It sounds like ghosts are having a dance party.” Rachelle Baker, 23, says that’s how one of her friends describes her music. Baker is one-half of the Detroit-based…
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Entrepreneur Trades Brooklyn For Detroit
Meghan Navoy, 23, quit her job in the fast fashion industry in Brooklyn and moved to Detroit in August looking for opportunity. She’s aiming to grow her small business, A Wool Story, in the…
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Detroit Housing Advocate in the Running
It’s the day after winter storm Mateo hurled up to a foot of snow on Metro Detroit. The white stuff continues to fall, but that’s not stopping Michelle Oberholtzer from participating in the…
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She’s a CEO and 11-Years-Old
At 11-years-old, Asia Newson has been running her business for more than half her life. She makes and sells candles under her company, Super Business Girl. Part of her mission is to inspire…
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Wearable Art for a Good Cause
“Take your goal and make it big and uncomfortable. But act like that’s exactly what’s going to happen.” That’s advice from Kate Lind, 32, co-founder of Pincause. Lind and her partner, Nate…
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Mastering Your Own Lifestyle
Trust your gut. Listen to your heart. Follow your intuition. Deirdre Skiles did all those things, which led her to start Detroit Rose. Her company creates and sells candles, as well as skin…
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Planting New Life into Abandoned Home
New life will be breathe into an abandoned Detroit home this fall. Lisa Waud, 37, owner of Pot & Box, a floral design company with locations in Ann Arbor and Hamtramck, is the creator of…
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What’s Trending in the Design World
“Fresh, yet timeless.” That’s how the founders of Unsold Studio describe their design work. Lilian Crum, 30, and Meaghan Barry, 27, established the Detroit-based creative firm in 2013 after…
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