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March 13, 2013 Subscribe · Forward LOOK: A Day Of Love For Detroit Detroit, it's been a long winter. The emergency manager rumors are by now almost certainty. We haven't noticed many smiles lately between City Council and the Mayor. The debt -- how big is it, exactly? $14 billion? And really, could it just stop snowing? We aren't trying to depress you -- quite the opposite, actually. With all of Detroit's problems and its uncertainty in the months that lie ahead, what really warmed our hearts this cold day was seeing how Detroiters embraced March 13. March 13 (that's 3-13) began to show up as a trend on social media in the last few years, but today's outpouring of love, memory and hope for the Motor City has made #313DLove the city's newest unofficial holiday. You can even see a picture of one of Motown's newest residents, born today at Sinai Grace Hospital at the DMC. Having spent most of this day sharing positive messages about Detroit with you readers and the wider world, we collected some of our favorite tweets to share with all of you. Read, enjoy and tweet your own reasons for loving Detroit to @HuffPostDetroit with the hashtag #313DLove!  Continue reading... 313 Baby Josiah, Born On March 13 Is Detroit's Cutest, Most Stylish New Resident (PHOTO) Reggie Bush To Lions: Detroit Lands Free Agent Running Back Charlie LeDuff, Detroit WJBK-TV Reporter, Accused Of Urinating And Biting Security Guard At Parade (VIDEO) FOUND GUILTY LOOK: Does Detroit Radio Station's Stunt Mocking Former Mayor Go Too Far? Detroit Gets A Taste Of New Orleans Taylor Student Brings WHAT To School? LOOK: Does Detroit Radio Station's Stunt Mocking Former Mayor Go Too Far? LOOK: Detroit Couple's Beautiful Museum Wedding Extreme Biking: Trail Could Stretch From Belle Isle To Wisconsin FOUND GUILTY MATTHEW BODE Condoms and the Cross When we offer safer sex kits, a wall comes down. Honesty for us means we need to distribute safer sex kits. It is time we loved people as much as our ideologies. Continue reading... JENENNE WHITFIELD Journey Into The Heidelberg Project Tyree Guyton's urban interventions have opened up dialogue on many of the hard questions Detroit faces such as racism, segregation and poverty that have left deep wounds in the spirit of its people. Continue reading... CARA JOY DAVID And Then Narcissus Leaned Towards the Water I hope this Metamorphoses comes back to New York, but, if it doesn't, I am happy audiences can see it now at Arena. Continue reading... HOWARD LEARNER Climate Change Solutions That Advance Illinois' Economy and Environment Together Saving energy saves consumers money. Less pollution means better public health and cleaner lakes and rivers for all. Why would anyone argue that it's somehow smart to waste energy and money? Continue reading... MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN An All-American Crisis Gun violence is an urban problem. Gun violence is a suburban, small town, and rural problem. Gun violence is a problem in states with strong gun laws because guns still travel in from states next door. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.