What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan

Behind The Effort To Save Legendary Detroit Jazz Hot Spot The Blue Bird Inn

Baker's Keyboard Lounge and, more recently, the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in Grosse Pointe Farms are famed venues for jazz in Detroit. But another venue played a huge role in that scene for decades: the Blue Bird Inn. Located at 5021 Tireman on the city's west side, the Blue Bird Inn was a major nexus of Detroit's swinging post-war, pre-Motown jazz scene, a black-owned business …

Previewing “Detroit: Engine Of America” With Author R.J. King

Detroit's had a long journey since it was founded as a frontier outpost by the French. There's been a lot of books about more recent Detroit history. Think 1900 forward. But not so many that look at the first years of Detroit, ones that were formative to the city we know today. R.J. King — an award-winning journalist, author and editor of dBusiness — joined me in the …

REPORT: Old Ford Highland Park Sales & Service Building Up For Sale

A piece of history is up for sale. The former Ford Motor Company Sales and Service Building that was part of the Highland Park Ford Plant is for sale according to a DBusiness report. The Sales and Service building offers 54,000 square feet of space across four stories. The lot size is 147,668 square feet. Interior shots of the building show it is in disrepair.DBusiness A …

Learn The Atomic Secret Of This Downtown Detroit Building

Detroit played an important role in World War II. As the "Arsenal of Democracy," automakers and their suppliers were refitted to build the machinery to win the war. It also was a busy time for the city, pulling it up from the depths of the Great Depression. Real estate was at a premium — after all, this is before freeways and urban sprawl. What are known as "inner suburbs" …