Highland Park is an enclave surrounded by the City of Detroit. Some people want to revitalize and create something new in the city, creating a community that reflects the parts of Detroit that surround them. Palmer Park to the north was once a gay neighborhood, Detroit to the West, was and is the home of…
It’s been a long time since Detroit has had a new queer club. Robert Guzman is creating just that in the middle of Downtown with Flaming Embers. His experiences from traveling to San Fransisco, New York, Chicago, and beyond has influenced and inspired him to build a new kind of space. When he first moved…
Ash Nowak and Jon Dones are Haute to Death, but it is so much more than just them. When asked to define what is the most important part of what they do they said it is “you”, the guests that come to their events. It’s a sensation when everyone comes together. What they do is…
There is a distinctly Detroit esthetic that grows inside the creative culture in Detroit. There is also an academic aspect to it. When you grow up here, migrate here, you are surrounding yourself with decades of innovators, you have the opportunity to be lectured on the dance floor by the best DJs in the world,…
Over the past year many Detroit DJs and promoters have migrated from the dance floor to the computer screen embracing a new, and for a time, necessary outlet to perform and reach their fans. I’ve listed some of the streams I regularly tune into to get my dance on and chat with friends. Some have…
