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Open air spring evening at Corktown's Mercury Bar - Photo Marvin Shaouni
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Dollars spent in the D are likely to be re-spent here: an estimated $68 out of every $100 versus just $43 from that same hundo dropped at a national chain. With indie retailers popping up all around town, spreading -- and keeping -- wealth inside the city limits is getting easier and easier.

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Publisher's notebook: The Avenue, a love story

With the "Light up Livernois" event coming up May 31-June 1, Claire Nelson takes a tuneful stroll down the Avenue of Fashion, shining a light on one of Detroit's most historic retail districts. Conclusion? Cooperation and collaboration point to an even more vibrant future.  

UIX: Noam Kimelman and Fresh Corner Cafe

Noam Kimelman is co-founder of Fresh Corner Cafe, a business that brings fresh, healthy and nutritious foods to corner stores and gas stations throughout Detroit. Tunde Wey does the taste test in this report. 

Model D TV: McClure's Pickles

Our Growing Companies video crew stops into the newish manufuacturing facility of McClure's Pickles on the Detroit-Hamtramck border. Business looks to be booming on the assembly line. Take it from here DETROIT LIVES!

Time is on their side: Shinola manufactures instant vintage

This unique New Center company has 20 employees for watch assembly, and its bicycle division expects to produce 2,000 bikes annually. Leather goods will also be produced. Dennis Archambault gets the grand tour. 

UIX people and projects: Liz Blondy and Canine to Five

She is the owner of Canine to Five, a business on Cass Avenue offering day care, grooming and cage-free attended overnight boarding, and a co-founder of catalytic indie merchant group Open City. Take a bow, Liz Blondy. 
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