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Darlene A. White

If you see Darlene, she is usually on deadline while holding a cup of coffee in one hand and chasing her twin toddlers across metro Detroit. She is a Ferndale High School graduate, a Wayne State Warrior, and a proud member of the National Association of Black Journalists. Darlene’s first love is radio. One of...

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Arts

Detroit Pistons partner with local brand Glam-Aholic for custom handbags on 313 Day

Three Pistons-colored bags will be available

By Darlene A. White
Mar 10, 2023

Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, Local Businesses, Sports, Detroit Pistons, 313 Day, Little Caesars Arena, Glam-Aholic Lifestyle Brand
Arts

Metro Detroit art teacher is turning heads with her wintry masterpieces

Meet the snowsharks of Madison Heights

By Darlene A. White
Feb 1, 2023

Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, Arts & Culture, Madison Heights, snow, winter
Michigan Music

The throwback Millennium Tour was a hip-hop blast from the past at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena

Bow Wow overcame technical difficulties and repped the new Detroit-exclusive Two 18 x Air Jordan 2s

By Darlene A. White
Oct 17, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Concert Reviews, Detroit, Millennium Tour, Keri Hilson, Lloyd, Pleasure P, Bobby V, Sammie, Ying Yang Twins, Dem Franchize Boyz, Crime Mob, Travis Porter, Lil Scrappy, Trillville, Chingy, Bow Wow
Food News

This Detroiter is selling gourmet popsicles out of a tie-dye-colored van

Frios Gourmet Pops sells its ice pops in and around the city

By Darlene A. White
Oct 15, 2022

Tags: Food News, Food & Drink Features, Frios, Frios Gourmet Pops, Detroit, food trucks, dessert
Food News

Metro Detroit has a pizza-making robot

ZaBot dishes out hot pizzas 24 hours a day, seven days a week in Southfield

By Darlene A. White
Oct 8, 2022

Tags: Food News, Food & Drink Features, ZaBot, Capri Pizza, Southfield, Detroit, robot
Metro Detroit

Due to bus driver shortage, Detroit area school districts partner with HopSkipDrive rideshare app

The program is seeking eligible drivers to drive children to and from school, says it will pay $40 per hour

By Darlene A. White
Oct 6, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Detroit, schools, labor shortage, HopSkipDrive, Detroit public Schools Community District
Metro Detroit

Detroiter starts nonprofit A Girl Like Me to help other teen moms

Founder Tyra Moore says she wants to help others in the situation she found herself in when she was just 14

By Darlene A. White
Sep 30, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Health Care, A Girl Like Me, Detroit, Michigan, teens, mothers
Food News

Detroit’s Good Cakes & Bakes expands into former abandoned building

The bakery will use the new space for a commercial kitchen, office, fulfillment center, and community baking classes

By Darlene A. White
Sep 22, 2022

Tags: Food News, Food & Drink Features, Good Cakes & Bakes, Avenue of Fashion, Detroit, bakery, Livernois Avenue
Food News

Detroit chef turns soul food truck Krazy Kravings into brick-and-mortar restaurant

The carryout spot is located on Seven Mile Road on the city’s westside

By Darlene A. White
Sep 9, 2022

Tags: Food News, Dining, Detroit, westside, should food, carryout
Food News

Detroit nurse to transform Linwood-Dexter block into business complex starting with fresh food market

Sonya Greene says she was inspired by the disproportionate health impact COVID-19 had on Black communities

By Darlene A. White
Aug 30, 2022

Tags: Food News, Food & Drink Features, Detroit, Linwood, Linwood Fresh Market, healthy food
Food News

‘Weird’ pizza shop Pizza Cat Max opens in Detroit’s Greektown

Some of the offbeat toppings include Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, pickles, and Carolina brisket

By Darlene A. White
Jul 18, 2022

Tags: Food News, Dining, Pizza Cat, Pizza Cat Max, Greektown, Detroit
Culture

A Michigan college instructor was inspired by his students to launch a dorm décor company

Bright idea

By Darlene A. White
Jul 14, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture
Food News

New restaurant Petty Cash opens on Detroit’s historic Avenue of Fashion

The menu is described as ‘soulful upscale and approachable’

By Darlene A. White
Jul 6, 2022

Tags: Food News, Dining, Detroit, Avenue of Fashion, Livernois, restaurant
Arts

Shakespeare in Detroit returns with new home at Marygrove Conservancy

After a four-year hiatus, the Bard is back — but if people think SiD’s performances are just about ‘the dead dude who wrote them,’ they’re missing the point, says director Sam White

By Darlene A. White
May 16, 2022

Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, Stage, Shakespeare in Detroit, Marygrove Conservancy, Sam White, Shakespeare, theater
Culture

Rihanna is opening a Savage X Fenty store in Detroit

The brand announced that it’s opening six new retail locations — and the Motor City made the cut

By Darlene A. White
May 5, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Rihanna, Savage X Fenty, Detroit, Bedrock, downtown
Metro Detroit

Southwest Detroit’s bilingual ‘El Central’ Hispanic News under new ownership

The new owners say they plan to soon launch a website and social media presence for the 33-year-old free weekly

By Darlene A. White
Apr 28, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, El Central Hispanic News, Detroit, Southwest Detroit, Spanish
Arts

Oak Park artist recycles trash into cute characters

Dale Teachout is creating whimsical creatures with an Earth Day message for an outdoor installation on Nine Mile Road

By Darlene A. White
Apr 22, 2022

Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, Earth Day, Oak Park, Dale Teachout, Detroit, art, Nine Mile Road
Arts

A Highland Park resident is on a mission to rebuild her neighborhood one block at a time

Avalon Village is ‘an eco-village in the making’ with art, educational workshops, entertainment, and more

By Darlene A. White
Apr 21, 2022

Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, Detroit, Highland Park, Avalon Village, Mama Shu

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