Fundraising twist: Pope Francis Center checking guests into hotels for virtual gala
Ford, Lear, Magna, Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers, WPP are presenting sponsors
Has already outpaced 2019 gala results, raising $700,000 of $1 million goal for event
Fusco, Schaffer & Pappas Inc. and Detroit Collaborative Design Center
A Thursday fund-raiser will support the $22 million short-term housing development Pope Francis Center is planning in Detroit. Close to 300 people will check in to three downtown hotels Thursday night as guests of a virtual event benefiting Pope Francis Center.
Detroit Foundation Hotel, Shinola Hotel and The Siren Hotel are providing the Detroit center for the homeless with discounted rates to help it raise funds through the virtual event.
April 12, 2021
If you want a taste of Poland without booking a flight, you don’t have to venture beyond metro Detroit, where pierogi and paczki are as ubiquitous as Faygo.
Polish culture has been steadily influencing life here since the first major wave of Polish immigrants arrived in the late 1800s, drawn by opportunities to secure jobs building railroads and roadways. By the 1900s, the growth of Detroit’s booming auto industry particularly the 1910 opening of a Dodge Brothers automobile plant in Hamtramck drew even more Poles to the region. By the 1920s, about 66 percent of Hamtramck residents were Polish-born. A second heavily populated Polish neighborhood, Poletown East, bordered Hamtramck.
Detroit City Distillery co-owner and his fight to keep business alive amidst pandemic
By Jessica Dupnack and David Komer online producer
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Detroit City Distillery deals with changing conditions under the Covid cloud
Their bar at Eastern Market is now a liquor store and the Whiskey Factory off Gratiot should be hosting special events and is instead a spread-out cocktail lounge.
The Detroit City Distillery is still standing after a heck of a year. The longer it sits in the barrel, the more it tastes like the barrel, said co-founder Michael Forsyth. Twenty-five thousand gallons of hand sanitizer later, we turned into a sanitizer factory.
Michigan Cafe Owner Creates Pierogi Paczki
Have you started preparing yourself so you can eat an entire box of pączki on Fat Tuesday? I m not judging. You do you, honey. I ll be your own personal Matilda, cheering you on to finish that last bite like she did for Bruce.
Are you a fan of pierogi? In case you don t know, pierogi is a Polish dumpling. Now imagine this, pierogi pączki. Polish Village Cafe s owner Carolyn Wietrcykowski created them so you can prepare yourself for Fat Tuesday on February 16.
Wietrcykowski wanted to create something different this year that people would remember, so she combined the two.
MI Distillery’s ‘Pączki Day’ Vodka Sold Out in Minutes Online, But Here’s Where You Can Still Get It
Holy Pączki! A Detroit Distillery s pączki-flavored vodka sold out in about 20 minutes online Monday. BUT there s still hope! They say that it s being sold at liquor stores across the state - including Grand Rapids.
Detroit City Distillery creates small batch artisanal whiskey, gin, and vodka using local ingredients. Each year, Steve Orzechowski, their resident distiller of Polish descent, fires up the still to make a special treat for Fat Tuesday: Pączki Day Vodka. To make it, Detroit City Distillery procures Hamtramck s finest raspberry pączki from New Palace Bakery and distills them in 100% potato vodka straight from Poland.