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Home»Posts tagged with»Shinola

Shinola hosts $1,000-a-ticket fundraiser for Mayor Duggan in New York City

By Steve Neavling on February 27, 2017   Headline, Politics  

Shinola hosts $1,000-a-ticket fundraiser for Mayor Duggan in New York City

The event is expected to draw celebrities and the mayor to the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan.

From rotten meat to high-end leather: Cass Corridor gets new retailer

By Steve Neavling on April 22, 2015   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Buildings, Headline  

From rotten meat to high-end leather: Cass Corridor gets new retailer

A high-end leather retailer is opening up in the former Tomboy Market building, which often reeked of rotten meat.

Shinola builds dog park in Detroit, prepares to launch new line of pet accessories

By Steve Neavling on May 28, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Development, Headline, posts, Urban Renewal  

Shinola builds dog park in Detroit, prepares to launch new line of pet accessories

The company plans to roll out the pet accessories and dog park at Cass and Canfield on June 20, the same day Shinola is opening a sister shop on the same block.

Shinola expands in Detroit with leather manufacturing, second watch assembly line

By Steve Neavling on April 18, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Headline  

Shinola expands in Detroit with leather manufacturing, second watch assembly line

Two years ago, Shinola had just six employees. Today it has 247, most of whom are in Detroit.

Tick, tock? Shinola clock in Midtown unreliable at telling time

By Steve Neavling on April 9, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Featured Stories  

Tick, tock? Shinola clock in Midtown unreliable at telling time

The 13-foot, double-sided clock has been having trouble keeping time since it was erected on March 7.

What is in a Shinola retail store? Take our virtual tour

By Steve Neavling on March 29, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Culture, Featured Stories  

What is in a Shinola retail store? Take our virtual tour

The creatively arranged shop offers watches, journals, bikes, shoe polish, iPad covers, U.S. flags, footballs, photography books and leather-covered bike locks.

Wet cement candles? Leather bike locks? Shinola selling more than watches

By Abigail Shah on March 20, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Headline  

Wet cement candles? Leather bike locks? Shinola selling more than watches

Shinola, which makes its name on Detroit, is selling luxury candles, piggy banks, and footballs made out of state.

Shinola clock in Detroit already defaced with graffiti

By Steve Neavling on March 9, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Culture, Headline, posts  

Shinola clock in Detroit already defaced with graffiti

The Midtown clock is one of four erected in Detroit on Friday to promote Shinola’s brand.

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

Abigail Shah

Co-founder of Motor City Muckraker, Abigail Shah is a native Detroit and graduated with a BS in psychology from Wayne State University.

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