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Women’s clothing boutique Free People is getting ready to open its newest location in downtown Detroit. Located in a Bedrock-owned building at 1425 Woodward Ave., the store has set an opening date for Friday, April 25. The Philadelphia-based company describes itself as “the destination for bohemian fashion that features the latest trends and vintage collections for women who live free through fashion, art, music, and travel.” The stores carry denim, dresses, jewelry, handbags, and more.

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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The federal review of the Line 5 tunnel project will be sped up under new emergency permitting procedures announced by the Army Corps of Engineers this week. Those procedures were established under President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring a national energy emergency, which cleared the way for energy projects to receive emergency status.

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Ann Arbor’s newly opened Vanguard Hotel will soon bring a new restaurant to the city. The French-inspired La Serre is set to open its doors in the upscale hotel next month. “La Serre is a restaurant built for Ann Arbor — elevated, yes, but never fussy,” said hotel general manager Jason Nelson. “It’s a place where you can linger over a morning espresso, meet friends for lunch, host a private wine dinner, or grab a seat at the bar late into the evening enjoying selections from the raw bar.

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A new Chick-fil-A fried chicken restaurant is opening at 2111 N Squirrel Rd., Auburn Hills. Located near Oakland University and Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, the store is set to open its doors on Thursday. It’s owned and operated by Greg Russell of Detroit, who says he first experienced Chick-fil-A while coaching a youth basketball team. He later worked at an Atlanta restaurant before relocating to Michigan, where he continued to work for the chain.

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A growing fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain called Cava is getting ready to open its first Michigan location. Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock real estate firm says the restaurant is expected to open this summer on the bottom floor of its headquarters at 636 Woodward Ave. “The addition of Cava to downtown Detroit will bring a fresh, modern concept to the city,” Bedrock’s Senior Vice President of Leasing Naumann Idrees said in a statement.