SOUND BOARD. >> Kim: TICKETS START AT $41.
>> Tati: EACH MONTH, WE SHOWCASE
REAL DETROITERS WHO TAKE US TO
PLACES AND EXPERIENCE OUR GREAT
CITY THAT MAKE IT HOME FOR THEM.
SO WE REACHED OUT TO AJ
WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS. >> Kim: AND SHE TELLS US WHAT’S
HAPPENING AROUND THE D AND JOINS
US FOR "WHAT’S THE BUZZ?."
SHE’S THE LADY BEHIND SINGLE
BLACK CHICK.COM.
BLACK CHICK.COM. >> Tati: SHE DESCRIBES HERSELF
AS AN ADRENALINE JUNKIE AND HAS
STARRED IN INDY FILMS.
HERE IS MY DETROIT BY AJ
WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS. ♪
♪ >> SO WHEN I THINK OF DETROIT
BEING HOME FOR ME, I KNOW THIS
IS GONNA SOUND CRAZY, BUT I LIKE
THE WORD GULLY.
♪
♪ DETROIT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT
ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES, BUT
WE’RE LOYAL, WE’RE COMMITTED,
WE’RE DEDICATED.
WE’RE DEDICATED. IT’S A SENSE OF ATTITUDE,
COMMUNITY, AND REALLY THE WORD
"HOME" ITSELF.
"HOME" ITSELF. THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE DETROIT.
THERE’S NO PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
LIKE DETROIT.
LIKE DETROIT. I’M AJ WILLIAMS, AND THIS IS MY
DETROIT.
DETROIT. ♪
♪ ONE OF THE PLACES THAT MAKES ME
FEEL LIKE HOME IS AVALON BAKERY.
WHEN YOU GET IN HERE, IT’S JUST
WARM.
WARM. YOU WALK IN, THERE’S BREAD
BAKING AND IT’S NOT LIKE YOUR
TRADITIONAL PASTRY CHEFS IN
JACKETS.
JACKETS. IT’S PEOPLE COMMITTED IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMITTED TO
BEING HERE AND BEING PART OF THE
CITY.
CITY. IT’S A PERFECT PEOPLE-WATCHING
PLACE.
PLACE. YOU’LL SEE THE GUY ON WOODWARD
BUT ALSO THE GUY FROM DOWNTOWN
AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.
A CUP OF COFFEE AND THE CORNER
AT AVALON BAKERY MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE I’M VERY MUCH IN DETROIT.
ANOTHER PLACE THAT MAKES DETROIT
HOME FOR ME IS FLO’S BOUTIQUE.
IT’S MY FAVORITE CHICK PLACE TO
SHOP.
SHOP. I GO AND GET SOME OF THE STUFF
YOU SEE ON "LIVE IN THE D," THE
STUFF JASON SAYS, AJ, WHERE DID
YOU GET THAT?
PROBABLY FROM FLO’S BOUTIQUE.
THEY HAVE EVERYTHING YOU WANT
FROM CLOTHING TO JEWELRY, TO
ACCESSORIES.
ACCESSORIES. AND I’M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF
BLACK-OWNED.
BLACK-OWNED. SO YOU’LL FIND THINGS THAT ARE
SUPER, SUPER UNIQUE.
AND UNIQUE IS MY THING.
AND I LOVE IT!
I LOVE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE!
I LOVE THE FEEL OF IT.
AND IT’S VERY SMALL, BUT IT’S
VERY INTIMATE, WHICH REFLECTS A
LOT ABOUT DETROIT.
OKAY, SO ONE OF THE REASONS THAT
IT’S A PART OF MY DETROIT IS
BECAUSE THE GRIOT IS PART OF MY
DETROIT, IT’S MY OWN SECRET
PLACE.
PLACE. AND IT’S AMAZING!
I LOVE THE GRIOT BECAUSE IT’S SO
CHILL, AND THEY PLAY ALL THE
OLD-TOWN MUSIC.
OLD-TOWN MUSIC. IF YOU WANT TO GO FRIDAY AFTER A
ROUGH WEEK, GO IN AND CHILL AND
IT’S LIKE MY CHEERS.
THEY LITERALLY MAKE YOU FEEL
LIKE FAMILY WHEN YOU COME IN.
YOU JUST WANNA SIT THERE AND
FEEL THAT KIND OF FEEL, THEN THE
GRIOT IS THE PLACE FOR YOU.
THAT’S WHAT MAKES IT MY DETROIT.
♪
♪ >> CHEERS TO DETROIT!
>> Kim: I LOVE HER.
>> Tati: SHE’S AWESOME!
>> Kim: ALWAYS SMILING.
>> Tati: AND WE WANT TO KNOW
YOUR FAVORITE PLACES IN DETROIT.
THERE ARE SO MANY.
>> Kim: GO TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
AND IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY, WE