Tag: Development & Neighborhoods
2022 Hour Detroiters: Darnell Adams Wants To Build the Real Detroit Anew
The director of community initiatives at the Gilbert Family Foundation makes our annual list of people making Motown a better place
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Jan. 10-14)
Pine Knob Music Theatre is back, Detroit’s Under Armour store is closing, and updates on the Michigan Central Station
2022 Hour Detroiters: The Gilberts on Making an Impact With $500 Million Pledge to...
Dan and Jennifer Gilbert make our annual list of people who are making Motown a better place. Here, they reveal hopes for all of the city, not just downtown — starting with paying off back taxes and reviving an HBCU
2022 Hour Detroiters: Tenesa Sanders Gives Back with Detroit Action
The end of the COVID-era eviction moratorium pushes thousands to the brink of homelessness and propels Sanders — a Detroit community organizer who makes our annual list of people who are making Motown a better place — into the streets
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Dec. 20-24)
Updates on the Oxford High School shooting. Plus, Jim Harbaugh is named Coach of the Year, Michigan’s first case of omicron is reported, and Eminem’s mansion is back on the market.
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from The Week (Nov. 29-Dec. 3)
The suspected gunman and his parents have been charged following the Oxford High School shooting. In other news, the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation donates $100 million to local arts organizations, boxer Clarissa Shields makes ‘Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list, and a new music venue is planned for Detroit.
A Closer Look at a Historic Highland Park Pedestrian Tunnel
Most people who walk or drive past this decrepit, defaced concrete structure in Highland Park have no idea it represents a curious piece of Motor City history
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from The Week (Oct. 25-29)
Target plans to bring a location to Midtown Detroit, Campus Martius is getting its largest Christmas tree yet, Dave’s Hot Chicken debuts in Dearborn, and Downtown Boxing Gym opens an outdoor sports complex
A Major Overhaul May Bring Detroit’s Palmer Park Back to its Roots
Green space pioneer Frederick Law Olmsted Sr.’s original plan for the space is central to the restoration efforts
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Sept. 27-Oct. 1)
Eminem will perform in the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show with Dr. Dre and others, the Grand Prix is considering moving its event back to downtown Detroit, the Motown Museum has opened a pop-up shop in Greektown, and Detroit and Oakland County have started Pfizer booster clinics
Oudolf Garden Detroit to Officially Open this Weekend
The new addition to Belle Isle is Dutch horticulturist Piet Oudolf's latest public garden
Is This Real Estate Market Boom a Bubble?
We spoke with a senior economist at Zillow to find out
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (July 12-16)
The U.S.-Canadian border may reopen next month, Detroit native Keegan Michael Key stars in a new AppleTV+ show, Royal Oak’s Arts, Beats and Eats returns Labor Day weekend, and Dan Gilbert and Stephen Ross change plans for innovation center
5 Things To Look For at the Restored Belle Isle Aquarium
New animals, fresh tanks, and restored fixtures are among the updates made to the historic institution
What’s Behind the Real Estate Frenzy — and How Long Will It Last?
With demand high and supply low, Southeast Michigan, like much of the country, has home-buyers frantic and sellers sitting pretty
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (July 5-9)
Belle Isle Aquarium reopens next week, an indoor skydiving complex is coming to metro Detroit, and Stellantis plans to build the first electric muscle car
Are the Best Days of the Greater Penobscot in the Past?
The building has long been among Detroit’s most celebrated landmarks. Its decay, though, is drawing a different sort of attention.Â
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (May 31-June 4)
Online judicial proceedings will continue past the pandemic, Motown releases a new Marvin Gaye music video, Michigan healthcare professionals will be required to take implicit bias training, and Mike Posner completes his climb of Mt. Everest
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (May 24-28)
General Motors Co. is helping astronauts get to the moon, Detroit will receive more than $826 million in COVID relief funds, Hamtramck is the star of a new documentary, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib calls out social media companies for censoring Palestinian speech
Will More Michigan Cities Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms?
Ann Arbor (of course) was the first city in the state to do so — but likely not the last
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