February 26, 2021
The outdoor art and light festival known as Dlectricity returns to the city this fall. // Photograph courtesy of Midtown Detroit, Inc.
Dlectricity is returning to Detroit this fall.
An Argentinian chef is opening a new restaurant in the former Magnet location.
Javier Bardauil will debut Barda this spring. The eatery will serve wood-fired vegetable, seafood, and meat dishes along with Argentine wines.
Local retail legend Linda Dresner is closing her Birmingham boutique.
The industry icon is closing her high-fashion shop on March 1 after a 28-year run. The store is holding an 80 percent off sale.
Detroit’s crowdfunded RoboCop statue is complete.
Creepy, Venomous Spiders Close U of M Building
If you suffer from arachnophobia this could be a waking nightmare for you.
The venomous Mediterranean recluse spiders were found in the basement of A University of Michigan Library, the Shapiro Undergraduate Library. The spiders were discovered in late January during a routine building check. The Library was closed down during treatment for the spiders.
An expert on spiders identified those found to be of the Mediterranean variety, not brown recluses. It is assumed that the spiders found their into the basement of the building through the tunnels that run under the U of M campus. These spiders prefer the dark and quiet spaces like tunnels and basements especially where there is very minimal foot traffic.
Detroit Free Press
Three Mediterranean recluse spiders were discovered last month in a non-public basement storage area at the University of Michigan s Shapiro Undergraduate Library.
Staff suspect the venomous spiders entered the building through tunnels.
The library reopened Tuesday after it was mistakenly closed Sunday during treatment. Staff closed the building due to a misunderstanding and out of an abundance of caution when they learned of the finding, said Kim Broekhuizen, associate director for the university s Office of Public Affairs.
Anne Danielson-Francois, an expert in spiders at the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus, identified that the spiders were of the Mediterranean variety and not brown recluses, Broekhuizen said.