In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Jan. 31-Feb. 4)

Street Beet announces its closure, a wireless EV charging road system is coming to Michigan Central, Eminem and MC5 are nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and Jim Harbaugh plans to stay at U-M
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Rock Band MC5 is nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year. // Photograph courtesy of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eminem and MC5 have been nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

, with the final class being announced in May. If inducted, they’ll be the 20th and 21st Detroit performers in the hall of fame.

University of Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh isn’t going to the Minnesota Vikings.

The university’s head football coach’s on Wednesday did not end with an offer. He’s enthusiastic to return to U-M for the next season.

Michigan’s repeal of the β€œtampon tax” goes into effect.

The state willΜύ. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says the move will save families from paying taxes on up to $4,800 over a lifetime.

Detroit vegan eatery Street Beet is permanently closing this month.

The pop-up operating out of Midtown’s Third Street Bar will be before closing shop for good.

The Detroit Zoo welcomes a new tiger.

at the Royal Oak-based zoo’s Devereaux Tiger Forest. She was born in 2011 at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing.

The first U.S. public wireless EV charging road system will be installed at Michigan Central.

will be added to the Detroit station in the coming months and will support various vehicle types, including autonomous vehicles. In other Michigan Central news, it was announced today that Google will serve as a founding member of the district. ΜύFord is also launching with the state of Michigan and city of Detroit to enhance Michigan Central.

Chef Max Hardy is opening a new restaurant and cigar lounge in North End.Μύ

Hardy, ΒιΆΉ·¬ΊΕ Detroit’s 2021 Restaurateur of the Year, will open , in April, and an attached cigar lounge, Byrd, between mid-February and early March.

Detroit’s Taqueria El Rey catches on fire. Μύ

The fire damaged much of the interior of the family-owned eatery. to assist with repairs and support employees.

A $21 million concert venue is planned for Lansing.

The 2,000-seat venue will be called and be located in the city’s downtown. A two-story main stage and retail and office spaces are proposed for the space.


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