r/AskDetroit

Free Recycling Options

I'm new to Detroit and my particular municipality (Harper Woods) doesn't offer recycling services. Are there any drop off locations I can bring my recycling to? I am used to recycling tin cans, aluminum cans, glass, and cardboard. I need to find something because they only allow us to have a 35 gal can for weekly pickup and without a recycling option, I constantly have animals tearing through my overflowing can 😭

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u/bihippywitch — 1 day ago

Rochester hills or lake Orion

Family of 4. Young school age kids. One daughter with epilepsy. Moving to the area from northern Michigan. Genuinely loved driving around both areas. We are looking at a house in the keatington sub in lake Orion, as well as a house in heatherwood sub in Rochester hills (really close to downtown). I feel completely torn. Both houses are great. Don’t know which area to choose

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u/GirlMom2113 — 2 days ago

What to do with 1 afternoon in town?

Like the title says. My girlfriend and I are going to the Brandi Carlisle concert at Meadow Brook Amphitheater Friday night. We'll get into town around noon, concert is at 7pm. What should we see between lunch and supper?

Edited times to be more specific.

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u/Lopsided-Ad-6696 — 2 days ago

Mom-and-Pop / non-chain Weightlifting Gym

After some digging around I haven't been able to find something: a non-chain, non-Crossfit, non-class-based gym. Am I missing something? :) I'm looking for a good old-fashioned weightlifting gym.

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u/haterswannadate — 2 days ago

Looking for nerdy recommendations!

My daughter and I will be traveling up to see MCR this weekend at the stadium. We are leaving Friday but on the drive back south we’d love to stop at awesome game stores. We’re looking for really cool stores that carry Card games ( not just magic, we like a lot of indie card games like Shadowverse and Grand Archive, but i do play a lot of magic), board game/table top game stores, and also retro game stores! Please give me some good recommendations to help me find some good deals to add to my collection of nerdy stuff.

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u/sixteen-bitbear — 3 days ago

Canadian visiting with a loudmouth mother-in-law...

Been staying up here since the election, but I'm making an exception for my Michigan bros. I can't quit you! Personally, I'm not one for talking politics with strangers, especially on vacation... but my mother-in-law is a die-hard anti-Trumper and I don't know if she'll be able to keep her mouth shut. Should I be concerned that she's going to piss people off?

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u/Far_Pin2086 — 3 days ago

Question about Pine Knob and Uber

A group of 7 of us are coming for Haley Williams in September at Pine Knob, and we want to uber from our Airbnb so we can drink responsibly at the show, how difficult is it to get an Uber back? Our Airbnb is about 30 minutes from the venue. I know we will need two different rides, and it looks like the venue is similar to Blossom in Cleveland so I’m worried we will get stranded there. Are there any good taxi services that maybe we could call in Clarkston (preferably one that has mini vans so we can all fit in one ride) that way we can guarantee we have a ride back? Is renting a van the better option? 4 of us are coming from Southwestern MI and 3 of us from Cleveland.

TIA!!

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u/Salt-Whereas-1230 — 4 days ago

Looking for fun spaces to produce a show at!

I am on the hunt for a cute lil space to produce a lil comedy show in. I have already emailed all the comedy venues but looking for a lil art gallery, book store, queer space, bar show :) drop them below if you got them! 💗🤗

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u/Frunkytitz — 3 days ago

recommendations for visits!

going to detroit next month for a concert on the 22nd, arriving on the 21st. was wondering if anyone had suggestions on cool places to check out for three people!

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u/tgodwin923 — 3 days ago

Apartments in Detroit and near by areas

Hello everyone, iam moving to Detroit from Houston for a job by the end of august . I was looking for a studio or a 1 bed apt maximum 1200 a month . Any recommendations? Thanks in advance

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u/Dreamerforsuccess — 4 days ago

Ideal location for Airbnb for 5 for Detroit free press marathon

Hey y’all! we’re travelling from Texas to run our first ever marathon.

we’re a group of 5 and want to book an Airbnb because we think it’ll be more economical for a group of 5 rather than purchasing 2/3 hotel rooms instead.

Could y’all provide advice on what location we should be looking for Airbnbs in? we would like to walk to the starting line on the day of the marathon.

Thanks!

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u/Skay97 — 3 days ago

Stuck in Detroit for a 17hr layover

So my company is flying me to North Carolina and turns out I have a 17hr layover in Detroit 😂 I’ve never been to Detroit or have I ever had to have a layover, anything fun around the airport?

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u/Dry_Diet_6965 — 5 days ago

Calling all weed connoisseurs

Coming to your fine city tonight for the first time since turning 21. Heavyyyy weed user over here, never been able to go into an American dispensary
I’m going to a concert so what’s everyone’s recommendation for some realllly strong good edibles thatll do me well
Thanks all! 😄
Edit: damn my bad. I’m not staying anywhere I’m literally driving through the city for a total of 4 hours I can stop at any dispensary 😭

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u/figpoppy — 5 days ago

Best counter service restaurants?

Im in detroit (midtown) for a week for work. What are some good counter service/casual restaurants for dining in for one? I find that when I eat alone at table service restaurants they often forget me (and Im also just not a fan of the feeling of being waited on), so Id like a place where I can just eat good food by myself in peace. Not picky, Ill eat anything. I appreciate any recs.

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u/chinese_kramer — 5 days ago

Maybe first time ever in Detroit (USA in general) need help

Hi! I’m Swiss, I’ll be coming for my first time ever in the USA this September.

I will arrive in Chicago the 3rd. And I have to go, to NYC the 8th or 9th.
I don’t know whether I should stay from the 3rd until the 8th/9th in Chicago, or if I should maybe come to Detroit for a few days instead.

I don’t know anything about Detroit nor Chicago
What would you recommend?
What’s there to visit in Detroit ? Is it dangerous / unsafe ? (I know South Chicago is dangerous)

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u/Major-Needleworker70 — 6 days ago

DMC vs Henry Ford

I’m looking to apply to work in Detroit as an RN and I’m wondering how DMC and Henry Ford compare. I was specifically hoping to know:

  1. How is starting salary for new grads?
  2. What floors/specialties hire new grads?
  3. Do either systems offer Canadian nurses compensation for visa fees and help with the visa process?
  4. What’s the culture/working conditions like?
  5. Is it hard to get hired into peds, especially for DMC (since they have a children’s hospital)?
  6. Is it hard to get hired as a new grads, especially in specialty areas?

Any other input outside of these questions would also be greatly appreciated!

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u/Writer_Girl3000 — 5 days ago

Where is this bar?

In 2019 I visited this Mid Century style bar in Detroit. I only have this one picture from it, and I'm fairly certain it was near King Books. Can someone tell me where this is, or if it's been renovated into something different?

u/lovenotwar93 — 6 days ago

Best Massage

Looking for a legit deep-tissue/therapeutic massage that really gets into the glutes, inner thighs, hips, hamstrings, etc. I do hard manual labor and drive a lot, so I’m looking for someone who actually works those areas deeply.

NOT looking for anything sexual or any funny business. Truly a professional massage that gets into the hard-to-reach spots that others usually stick stray from.

Recommendations?

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u/espresso__martini — 5 days ago

COSM seating?

Anyone have and idea or reference for what the chairs/seats are like at the cosm? My fiancé loves Harry Potter and wanted to get her tickets for it but what to see what the seating is like. She las larger hips and some seating can be uncomfortable. Ive seen a few examples of the atlanta cosm and im assuming its similar but wanted to make sure. Thanks!

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u/bpizano — 5 days ago

Visiting Detroit soon.. would appreciate your help.

Hello everyone,
I am visiting Detroit soon with a friend of mine for doing an elective medical practice in Detroit Medical Center (DMC) for a duration of about 2 months (starting at beginning of September and ending at 22 of October).

I was hoping if any of you could help us with any useful information or advice in general regarding our stay.

We managed to find a place to stay for about 3,700$ total, the place has two bedrooms, one bathroom, kitchen, oven, refrigerator, microwave, coffee machine, clothes washing machine, clothes dryer machine.. literally perfect for us.. do you think this is a good deal?

Also we are planning to rent a car! Any recommendations where to rent we really need a good price, hoping for about 500$/months would be good (although still little pricey)

Another thing, we are both Arabs and I know already that Arabs have a big community in Detroit, so for all Arabs out there, your help would be great! DM is open for anything you might consider informing us.

One last thing, we are planning to go to Chicago to visit a friend and stay there about a week, how can we go and save money? I heard there is a train that can get us there for 40$.. is it the best out there or we can find something more affordable yet still good and comfortable?

Lastly, what are things that we should do in Detroit, like we can’t miss these things to have fun; a must-do-when-in-Detroit?

I would appreciate your help, any useful advice would be appreciated sincerely. Thank you all in advance

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u/regular_and_normal_ — 7 days ago