“If you open up a building next to a Dan Gilbert development that’s a good thing. There’s more people on the sidewalk, more crowd, more buzz, more Instagram pictures — If you open up a development next to an Ilitch development...
The Motor City getting rid of a freeway might be a controversial concept but right now, that’s the path the Michigan Department of Transportation is on. I-375 serves downtown Detroit, bringing commuters into Jefferson Avenue. The construction...
A boil water advisory that officials initially said would be in effect until Thursday has been lifted. That’s according to a press release sent this morning by the Great Lakes Water Authority and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. DWSD...
Detroit’s Lafayette Park neighborhood on the east side of greater downtown Detroit will be seeing yet another new development. The developer, Ginosko Development Company, is currently calling it “Lafayette West.” It’ll bring 374 new residences to...
Two historic Detroit Catholic churches are looking for the public’s help in raising money for major renovations, according to the Michigan Catholic. St. Joseph Oratory, located near Eastern Market on Jay Street, has started a three year campaign to...
In the heart of the Motor City lies a freeway whose days are numbered. I-375 is a mile-long, sunken freeway serving downtown Detroit. Its construction half a century ago destroyed an historic African-American neighborhood. Today, the freeway and its...
A new Meijer in Lafayette Park, near downtown Detroit, is going to be a thing. But the development is going to be more than just a grocery store. After heading out to the official announcement at a prime piece of real estate on East Jefferson Avenue...
When it comes to retail, downtown and the immediate surrounding area has been gaining a lot of options. Although there are more full-service grocery stores than people think (Lafayette Foods is walking distance of this location, Harbortown Market...
A property that once was home to an icon of Detroit’s restaurant history is going to see new life. This piece of land that hasn’t been commercially used since Joe Muer’s closed in 1998 is in what is now a prime location. The...
Even though the weather is quite warm, it’s that season for cold beer and fun at Oktoberfests around the area. One that’s down in the Eastern Market area you might want to check out is this Sunday, September 23 at St. Joseph’s...
Saturday, April 22 is Record Store Day. If you are into vinyl then you probably already know this. Instead of doing a regular old list of area record stores I thought I would change things up a bit. This year I wanted to know what people’s...
If you love the Dequindre Cut, you might like this development. Two new “Dequindre Cut” style greenways will be built along the East Riverfront to connect east side residents to the RiverWalk. The information was revealed at a...
Turning I-375 in downtown Detroit has popped up in the news again, thanks to a new list put out by the Congress for the New Urbanism of 10 “Freeways without Futures” for 2017. The spur was built in 1959 and now stands as a physical...
In the last few years the city of Detroit has seen the beginnings of a real estate resurgence. Although challenges remain in the city real estate market, such as continued difficulty in getting mortgages and the market having a high percentage...
