What are you thankful for this year?

Coming next week: The biggest bar night of the year! Thanksgiving Eve is Wednesday, Nov. 25. Time to drink your face off. (But please be safe!) Don’t know what you’re doing yet? Hop on the FREE shuttles provided by the Night Move and friends, from Fishbones in St. Clair Shores, Excalibur in Grosse Pointe, and the Wings game at the Joe, to get to the Night Before Thanksgiving at the Rooster Tail. The event promises to be super awesome, so snag your tickets at www.thenightbeforethanksgiving.com or by calling 888.882.1121.

Please note: This Thanksgiving Eve, we will also be running our regular Royal Oak—Ferndale—Detroit route, 6pm to 3am, so grab your spots while you can at thenightmove.com/book-it.

Shanghai Wednesdays and MADD Present Rickshaw at Mon Jin Lau Sept. 2

Sorry for the hiatus in blogging. Time does get away from me.

Anyway, thought I should fill you in on our big launch this weekend: The Loop, a green shuttle to circle Detroit. The Loop will stop at several landmark spots throughout downtown. Check out the details in our press release here.

We’ll be running both buses for FREE Friday night, so hop on board.

And stop by the launch party at the Town Pump Friday night, starting at 7, for drink specials and free “sliders for riders.” See you there!

Reason #76 to ride the Night Move: You LOVE the song “Night Moves” by Detroit’s own Bob Seger!
What’s your favorite reason to Night Move?

Happy almost-the-weekend, Night Movers!
Bus here, signing in.

…Speaking of “Night Moves” and the Night Move, check out the video from our Winter Blast karaoke contest at our contest page, and vote for your choice of winner by emailing voting@theightmove.com. The winner will receive FREE Night Move Rides for a year AND a FREE night at the MotorCity Casino Hotel, courtesy of Ambassador magazine, MotorCity, and yours truly.

How’s your week going so far? I’m sure that with tomorrow being Friday and all, it’s about to get WAY better, no? Well, we’ve got a few juicy tidbits to share that will make your weekend EVEN SWEETER — can you handle it?
If you’re looking for an excuse to ride the Night Move this weekend, be sure to check out the following:

• Ride the Night Move downtown Friday night to go watch the Wings destroy the Ducks, because after all, this is Hockeytown, is it not? Take the Night Move downtown at its new 6pm start time, then hop on the People Mover at its super-close Greektown stop. Take the People Mover over to Joe Louis (8 stops). The People Mover ride will only take a few minutes, AND it’ll be free — don’t forget to ask your Night Move driver for a FREE People Mover token!
• Check out Rent at the Detroit Opera House both Friday and Saturday nights — don’t miss it; the show closes this weekend! Take the Night Move downtown and grab the People Mover in Greektown, and then take that over to Broadway (just 2 stops!).
• If you haven’t tried Taste Pizzabar yet, now’s your chance. Take the People Mover to Times Square (4 stops) and taste Taste for yourself.
• Ride down to check out the Detroit Boat Show until 9pm on Saturday. You can take the People Mover there too! Jump on the People Mover in Greektown with your free token, and ride to Cobo (9 stops). It’s that easy!

Looking to get anywhere else downtown? The People Mover Station Guide and ultra handy Interactive Station Map are SUPER helpful. If you’re a seasoned vet then you already know this, but for those of you who aren’t, the Night Move + People Mover are all you need to get anywhere you want — and it’s EASY (just like we like our… transportation).

Mark your calendar: the next “Culinary Road Trip” from the Night Move and Taste-full Tours: March 14, “A Cook’s Tour,” for all you wannabes. Book now before it fills up, on the Upcoming Tours page of their website.

Also mark your calendar for St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17 (The Night Move is green every day!), and the Tigers’ Opening Day, Friday, April 10 (Take me out on the Night Move, take me out to the crowd). We plan to be your go-to resource for both of those major holidays, so let us know what you’ll be doing. We’re looking for some feedback to help us work out the logistics. Should we run all day? What are your thoughts? Do you blame your parents? Sorry, looks like I accidentally started psychoanalyzing you. Oops. But we still want your feedback about the other stuff.

If you’re not already our Facebook fan, now’s your chance to keep in touch and show your bus love! And it’s high time you started following the Night Move on Twitter! Tweet us stuff and we’ll tweet you back. It’ll be just like a conversation!

Good talk. See you out there!

Kisses,
The Bus

We don’t approve, but we can’t complain.

Tom, Matt and Chris were nice enough to leave Dupree a little note. Thanks guys!

From @ericajfinley:

I second @bethkostecki - your services were much appreciated! :)
(3:37 PM Feb 8th from web in reply to thenightmove)

From @MatthewDibble:

Nice hook up this wknd. Your driver was awesome, and bein able to rock a buzz and ride shotgun treated us alright! (1:17 PM Feb 8th from web)

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Reason #53 to ride the Night Move: FREE Vitamin Water!
What’s your favorite reason to Night Move?

Well hello there, Night Movers!

Bus here, reporting. Happy Friday! And happy Winter Blast, which is now upon us.

Looking for an excuse to ride the Night Move?

Ride the Night Move downtown to go to the Monroe Street Bar Blast tonight! Feel free to get as drunk as you want on the bar crawl, and take your life saver (the Night Move) back home problem-free!

Be sure to stop by the Night Move Blast booth this weekend, all day today, tomorrow and Sunday bus-shaped cookies, high-fives, and the latest issue of Ambassador magazine. AND enter our karaoke contest to win a FREE night at the MotorCity Casino Hotel, courtesy of Ambassador, MotorCity, and yours truly. Check out this video for an example of how not to win.

Please note: the Night Move won’t be running its regular route on Saturday night in order to provide FREE transportation between stops on the Bar Blast pub crawl.

Upcoming Culinary Road Trips from the Night Move and Taste-full Tours: February 10 is the Grocery Tour, where you’ll learn how to shop like the master chef experts; and February 14 is the Pizza & Wine Lovers’ Tour (for food you’ll fall in love with… Sorry, the Bus has no corn filter — see below). Book now or miss some of the chances of a lifetime. Seriously. Sign up on the Upcoming Tours page of their website.

If you missed the Chinese New Year celebration at Mon Jin Lau last week, worry not. Shanghai Wednesdays are every week, so be sure to make your appearance next week, and from now on. See you there!

If you’re not already our Facebook fan, now’s your chance to keep in touch and show your bus love!
And follow the Night Move on Twitter! We’re just all over the social media world, aren’t we? We’re new age, high tech and… nerds — don’t judge us.


Now, the moment that will change your life: Click this button for hours of cornified fun:
(Courtesy of cornify.com.)

Kisses,
The Bus

Check out the Night Move and Taste-full Tours in Metromix!

Culinary road trips for your eating, drinking and learning delight.