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Good Wednesday afternoon, and welcome to a super Detroit-y edition of your Daily Detroit. Today, we walked over to the Avenue of Fashion, where Mayor Mike Duggan came to speak about the streetscape redevelopment of a roughly 1-mile section of Livernois to calm traffic and make the commercial district more attractive to pedestrians and, hopefully, prosperous to business …
A quick tip for you from the border of Detroit's University District and the Bagley neighborhood. The Biggby we had previously reported was coming to 18685 Livernois is now open. The same folks own it as the location in Ferndale at Livernois and 9 Mile. If you've been to a Biggby, you know what's in this store. This is similar to the ones I've been to in the past. Lots …
Activity at the site of the $8 million 7.Liv mixed-use development has entered a new phase with the demolition of a former pharmacy next to the long-vacant B. Siegel Department Store on the corner of 7 Mile and Livernois on Detroit's Avenue of Fashion. The corner has been busy for months, with crews working on underground infrastructure having dug up the entire corner. Today …
Seven Detroit neighborhoods would see $130 million in investment as part of a major, coordinated campaign with the Kresge Foundation. They’re going to do it through expanding the Strategic Neighborhood Fund. The first round was a $42 million campaign focused on three Detroit neighborhoods. The so-called 2.0 will also expand its scope to include streetscapes, park …
Greetings all of you go getters! I hope this week has started off well for you. We've been pretty busy over here at the Daily Detroit Headquarters, but busy is a good thing right? There are some great events happening this week so go out there and meet some new people. Casual Networking for Metro Detroit IT Professionals You know the deal with the IT in the D Casual …
The historic Avenue of Fashion is going to get some new swagger thanks to a new mixed-use development called "7.Liv." Developer Bagley Forest Properties, LLC plans to rehab the former B. Siegel Department Store building at the corner of Seven Mile and Livernois. Two buildings next door to the old department store, including an old Revco pharmacy, will also be demolished …
On McNichols at the border of the Bagley and Fitzgerald neighborhoods is a new entrant to Detroit's coffee game, Detroit Sip. It joins an area that's quickly gaining new spots for java. For instance, earlier this week we first reported a Biggby coming less than a mile away on Livernois. Narrow Way Cafe opened earlier this year, as well. The Detroit Sip shop is owned by …
There's going to be another java option opening up in Detroit. We spied a new Biggby Coffee on Livernois between McNichols (a.k.a. Six Mile) and 7 Mile near the Avenue of Fashion. That's at the border of the University District and Bagley neighborhoods. Biggby is a franchised chain based out of Lansing, Michigan founded in 1995 and has 182 stores open in Michigan as of …
One of the neatest areas of town is the Avenue of Fashion. If you don't know about it, you should. It has a ton of history. We just did a big list over here. If you head down Livernois between 7 and 8 mile, you're going to find what is shaping up to be a stylish new entrant into the coffee game over there. That's the Narrow Way Cafe & Shop, tucked next to Kuzzo's Chicken …
The six murals for the Small Business Mural project are complete. The mural project partnered small business owners from around Detroit with an artist to create a mural together. The murals reflect the business, the artist and the community it is in. The program was sponsored by the Quicken Loans Family of Companies. Three of the artists had volunteer help completing the …
A local ministry is celebrating Good Friday with a fuel & oil change giveaway that organizers expect will serve more than 500 people. Detroit’s New Life Family Church is holding their second annual $10K Gas Giveaway on Friday, April 14, or Good Friday. According to a release, New Life will provide free gas at the BP Gas Station, 4125 8 Mile Road and added new for this …
Detroit will echo with the thunderous sounds of bowling balls smashing into pins in 2018 as the city plays host to the World Youth Championships. The kid-oriented tournament is the product of World Bowling, which is working with the Detroit Sports Commission (DSC) to make it a reality. “Bowling has a rich heritage in our …
