Party pics: Inside Detroit open house

Party pics: Inside Detroit open house

James Willer, who's been volunteering for Inside Detroit for the last three months

Did you know that there are more than 125 bars and restaurants within the one-square-mile of downtown Detroit? What about that Detroit has the second largest theater district in the country with over 13,000 theater seats in a two-block radius?

With the help of Jeanette Pierce's and Maureen Kearns' Inside Detroit tours, you'll leave Detroit just a little smarter than when you came.

The former, web-based-only company, Inside Detroit, now resides in a space on Woodward Avenue which it has occupied since the beginning of winter. On Friday, guests attended an open house that included a look at the new retail store Local 1253, which sells locally-made Detroit products like soaps, t-shirts, Detroit maps, candles and more. Food was provided by Bucharest Grill and Traffic Jam & Snug, and beer came courtesy of Atwater Block Brewery.