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"Transformed from a winter drive-in into a summer-long outdoor recreation area at 32 Monroe Street, this downtown midway opens May 28 and features roller skating (operated by a long-running local family business), basketball and handball courts, public art installations, DJ performances, and outdoor fitness classes. It will host a daily rotating roster of food trucks alongside a separate concession stand offering salads, subs, pizza, crudité with hummus, and beverages; the rotation begins with a barbecue vendor serving Texas beef brisket sandwiches, smoked pulled pork, baby back ribs, and tacos over Memorial Day weekend. Open 12 p.m.–9 p.m. Sunday–Wednesday and until 11 p.m. Thursday–Saturday, the midway sits within walking distance of Campus Martius Park and Cadillac Square and is part of a broader pandemic-era placemaking program by a downtown real estate firm." - Monica Williams