Thursday, July 19, 2012
Check out public art, a food truck rally and more as part of "Third Thursday" tonight in downtown Ferndale.
Thank goodness it's ... Thursday? As part of the Ferndale Downtown Development Authority's "Third Thursdays" initiative, you'll find public art activities, food trucks and more tonight in downtown Ferndale. Tonight's activities focus on what's "Hangin' in Ferndale," with tours offered of the six masterpieces currently on loan from the Detroit Institute of Arts Inside/Out program. The reproductions will be in town through the end of September. A DIA-docent guided tour of the six works will begin at 7:30 p.m. in front of Affirmations. You can also check out the monthly Metro Detroit Street Eats food truck rally held in the alley adjacent to the Rust Belt Market, and many downtown stores will be open late for shopping. Here are all the …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The all-day event will include a beer tent, seven food trucks and family-friendly activities.
Woodward Avenue Brewers is gearing up for the first of three all-day food truck events it will host this summer. The first "Ferndale Truck Stop" will be held from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday on Troy Street behind the WAB and The Emory and will feature a beer tent, seven food trucks and family-friendly activities. Emily Husband, manager at the Emory, said the Michigan Mobile Food Vendors Association approached her about the idea of hosting an event that could include a beer tent - something that hasn't been available at other area food truck rallies. "I said 'That's awesome, we'd love to do that,'" she said. "We just kind of saw that hole and wanted to fill the void." Two more food truck events are planned outside the WAB on Aug. 4 …
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Woodward Avenue Brewers (The WAB)
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Ferndale's food truck rally will now become a monthly event outside the Rust Belt Market.
Metro Detroit Street Eats — Ferndale's food truck rally in the alley behind Rust Belt Market – returns Thursday and is here to stay. City Council approved a special event permit on Monday for the mobile vending showcase hosted by Rust Belt Market LLC and Michigan Mobile Food Vendors Association. It will take place 4-9 p.m. one Thursday a month. As for the first food truck rally in March, organizers say it was quite a hit, and many locals gave rave reviews, too. So whether it's your first time attending or you'll be going back for a second helping, here's some important information to know: Look for some of these vendors participating Thursday: Here's a look at the Street Eats full schedule: For more information on the Street Eats event, …
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The Rust Belt Market
22801 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
City Council approves the special event permit for Metro Detroit Street Eats to happen monthly, just in time for Thursday's event.
At Monday's Ferndale City Council meeting, the special event permit for the second Metro Detroit Street Eats was approved, meaning Ferndale's food truck rally will now become a monthly event. When the event was first hosted in March, thousands of foodies turned out to sample the mobile vendors and Ferndale's street fare. "They all told me that it was the best event they've had yet as far as number of sales and revenues," Rust Belt Market owner Chris Best said of the vendors after March's launch. "It was the best event yet." Up to 3,500 people took part in the gourmet showcase-on-wheels put on last month by Rust Belt Market and the Michigan Mobile Food Vendors Association. As with last time, the food truck rally this Thursday will be in the…
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The Rust Belt Market
22801 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI
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Parking pilot program and Secreto liquor license approved and more at Monday night's meeting.
After an hour of discussion Monday night, the Ferndale City Council decided to wait a couple of more weeks before acting on the regulation of street and mobile vendors while approving the Metro Detroit Street Eats food truck rally as a monthly event. Here are the highlights from Monday's council meeting: Members of City Council were rendered speechless at various points of Monday’s meeting during the final discussion of proposed restrictions to Ferndale’s street and mobile vendors. The Downtown Development Authority proposed a resolution regulating public vending spaces, in attempts to reduce the days and operation times of local street vendors, set fees for them and eliminate the option to use sandwich board signs. DDA Director Cristina …
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The Rust Belt Market
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site of future Secreto Bar & Bistro
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W Saratoga St & Pinecrest Dr, Ferndale, MI
area of parking pilot program
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Council needs to approve the second Street Eats event set for this Thursday, allowing it to become a monthly event in downtown Ferndale.
When Ferndale City Council meets tonight at 7:30 in City Hall, it will address a number of matters on the agenda. Here’s a look at a few of the hot-topic items that will be discussed: You can view the full agenda here. Tonight’s meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 300 E. Nine Mile Rd.
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Ferndale City Hall
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Saturday, March 24, 2012
Between 2,500 to 3,000 people attended the Metro Detroit Street Eats event at the Rust Belt Market last Wednesday. Organizers are still ironing out plans for potential repeat events.
For Rust Belt owner Chris Best, the food truck rally Wednesday inside and outside the market was something like hosting a party – for a whole lot of people. "It's like throwing a party and having 2,000 people and being the host," Best said with a laugh. Though it was stressful at times, "I just wanted everybody to have a good time," he said. Metro Detroit Street Eats drew in an estimated 2,500-3,000 people. The event, which was sponsored by the Michigan Mobile Food Vendors Association, featured seven food trucks stationed in the alley behind the Rust Belt Market with dining tables available inside along with live entertainment and the market's wide selection of unique items for sale by local vendors. The event was similar to the food truck…
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The Rust Belt Market
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Share your photos from Wednesday's Metro Detroit Street Eats and tell us what you thought about the event.
Thousands of people from across the area came to Downtown Ferndale Wednesday night for Metro Detroit Street Eats, a mobile food vendor event at the Rust Belt Market. The event, which was sponsored by the Michigan Mobile Food Vendors Association, featured seven food trucks stationed in the alley behind the Rust Belt market with dining tables available inside along with live entertainment and the market's wide selection of unique items for sale by local vendors. By 7 p.m., about 2,000 to 2,500 people had been through the event, said organizer Scott Maloney, owner of Treat Dreams. At just 4:45 p.m., before many people even got out of work, the alley was bustling with at least 200 people trying foods, chatting and many wandering inside to shop…
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The Rust Belt Market
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Find out what food choices you'll find at the first monthly Metro Detroit Street Eats in Ferndale set for 4-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Rust Belt Market.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Find out what food choices you'll find at the first monthly Metro Detroit Street Eats in Ferndale set for 4-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Rust Belt Market.
Metro Detroit Street Eats, a mobile food vendor event, will roll into Ferndale for the first time from 4-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Rust Belt Market. On Feb. 27, Ferndale City Council approved a special event permit for Street Eats and also permitted the closure of the alley behind Rust Belt, where food trucks will be parked. The event will be similar to the food truck rally at the Farmers Market in Royal Oak earlier this month and in February, which at only halfway through the event saw 1,200 customers served by the six food trucks and a cart from Treat Dreams in Ferndale. It is sponsored by the Michigan Mobile Food Vendors Association. Here are some of the vendors scheduled to participate: Not to worry! Organizers say the event could become…
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The Rust Belt Market
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Michael Pierce
3:53 pm on Thursday, July 19, 2012
Dan Haddad's photography will be at One Eye'd Betty's too!! Be there!! more ›