What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
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 …
Hello all you lovely readers. I’m sure that some of you might have been wondering where in the world the City 5 has been lately. I had an unexpected loss in my family that has really thrown me for a loop. The City 5 is one of my favorite things to write every week, and I take pride in curating my top 5 things to do every weekend. Let's just say, it's good to be back and …
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 …
On today’s show, we dive into yesterday’s late-breaking news about Detroit City Council’s vote to establish the new Cass-Henry Historic District in the shadow of Little Caesars Arena. The district includes two buildings owned by the Ilitch family that they’ve proposed to demolish as part of the District Detroit project. We speak with Eric Kehoe, president of the board of …
Bike sharing is rockin’ the suburbs (with all apologies to Ben Folds). One year into a successful launch in greater downtown Detroit, the nonprofit MoGo is expanding into more Detroit neighborhoods and five suburban cities. The regional expansion includes the cities of Berkley, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Oak Park, and Royal Oak. “People’s transportation needs don’t stop …
One of the popular narratives of Detroit’s comeback is that it doesn’t include the neighborhoods. But a program, Fitz Forward, is over by McNichols (Six Mile) and Livernois is solidly in the Detroit neighborhoods and there are big plans in motion. You can listen to the story in the player above and there's a map, pictures, and renderings below. There will be …
Have you ever dreamt of living on the top floors of the old train station in Detroit? That could be a real thing. In an interview with Roger Gaudette, director of Detroit operations for Ford Land (that's Ford's real estate arm) on our Daily Detroit News Byte podcast, he outlined the beginnings of restoration plans and some of the nuts and bolts steps of restoring Michigan …
If you want to be a city of tomorrow, you need to have the building blocks for it. And tomorrow — even today, as Ford and General Motors have acknowledged with their recent investments in mobility — involves many different kinds of transportation options. Keith Crain’s editorial on June 17, "Say goodbye to the Motor City" was emblematic of old Detroit thinking. Detroit …
The Brush Park neighborhood is pretty unrecognizable since the work began on Bedrock’s City Modern development. On Monday I checked out the progress on the two apartment buildings that Sachse Construction is managing inside the City Modern development. The first building I toured was the senior apartment building at 124 Alfred Street. It is kitty corner …
Detroit is becoming a mecca for murals. Our guest on the Daily Detroit Happy Hour today is aiming to catalog it all. Viranel Clerard is the man behind the Detroit Mural Project, which you can find on the Internet machine at detroitmurals.com. The site organizes murals by neighborhood and includes a description of the artist and who it was commissioned by, when known, a …
It was a week of soaring highs and crashing lows for Detroit City FC. Last week le Rouge advanced out of the first round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup by knocking out bitter rivals the Michigan Bucks by advancing on penalty kicks. Then on Sunday, City opened its NPSL league play by dropping a point late to AFC Ann Arbor. I spoke with Midfield Press and TheCup.US …
Every year thousands of people around the world take to streets to learn a bit more about a particular neighborhood. These events are known as Jane's Walk in honor of Jane Jacobs who was an urbanist and writer. She believed that cities were complex and needed a good population density to succeed. Cities need to be walkable and have public spaces for people who lived there. …
It's been a project that's been teased for years - since 2011, in fact. A giant RoboCop statue in the city of Detroit. We gave an in-depth update quite awhile ago, but we have new news to share. According to an update posted to the project's Kickstarter page, RoboCop will call the Michigan Science Center in Detroit's Midtown home. A deal was signed Wednesday and an …
"There's not a lot of small business owners out there who wake up in the morning knowing that there's three billionaires teamed up who potentially are working against you on a daily basis, right? So that certainly weighs on us. But it's also the realization that yes, in the legal standpoint, as a Michigan L.L.C. we own equity in this corporation, but we have definitely come to …
Detroit real estate developer The Platform has bought another large building, adding to a growing portfolio of properties it plans to renovate in the New Center area. The company said Wednesday it has purchased the eight-story Lakeshore Global Building at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Grand Boulevard. Plans call for upgrading the 240-thousand square-foot building … …
This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Wednesday, April 25th. Real estate outfit The Platform buys another big New Center building A school that aims to get Detroiters into jobs gets a million dollar donation We have details on the Riverdays festival this summer And Mayor Mike Duggan says he’s getting complaints about all the bike lanes sprouting up around …
Here’s your Daily Detroit News Byte For Tuesday, April 24th, 2018. 13 Truckers do a good deed on a metro Detroit area freeway Royal Oak denies a boozy Taco Bell Cantina Homes in our region are selling faster You might be able to get your next Amazon order delivered to your car Detroit’s bike share service is offering classes And the Detroit Grand Prix is …
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake shook Detroit on Thursday night. The earthquake was centered near Amherstburg, Ontario according to the United States Geological Service. Although rare, minor earthquakes do hit our region from time to time. According to Earthquaketrack.com, a couple very minor earthquakes have happened over in Canada just over the river in the past few …
A lot of attention is paid to the Greater Downtown area of the city of Detroit, but here's more development news out of the neighborhoods. There is a new development news on West McNichols (otherwise known as 6 Mile) and Wildemere Street on the border of the University District and Martin Park neighborhoods. I spoke with Corey Williams who is one of the owners of …
If you’ve driven through Detroit’s New Center on Woodward Avenue you probably noticed a major new renovation project. It involves two buildings on the east side of the street… and it was spawned by graduate students at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. It’s called the Baltimore Station 1 and it’ll be a three-story residential and retail building …
Grammy award-winning singer Michael Bolton has made a new documentary film that is all about showering Detroit with love. “American Dream: Detroit” will screen in theaters May 15th as a special one-time event. The former be-mulleted balladeer and current humanitarian activist traces the film to visiting the city for his 2013 album of Motown covers. He describes the film …
If you love brunch, look no further. Your dream place may arrived. FOLK, Corktown's newest café and coffee shop will be opening to the general public on Wednesday, April 18. The café is owned by Kiki Louya and Rohani Foulkes. The are also the women behind The Farmer's Hand. Both businesses are in the building on the corner of Trumbull and Bagley. We had a chance to …
This is your Daily Detroit News Byte podcast for Monday, April 2. Here are our stories: Wayne County is among the most affordable places in the nation to buy a home. Detroit Bus Service changes are coming Fuel economy standards may be changing Detroiters line up for free pizza…. and the pizza bots are coming A locally based company is going to be front and …
This is your Daily Detroit News Byte podcast for Saturday, March 31, 2018. -The suburb of Warren is trying to create a downtown -A Detroit councilman is being sued -Local furniture maker Floyd is opening up a retail shop in Eastern Market -The State of Michigan adds 21 more schools to their possible closure list. Three, all charters, are in Detroit. -The Michigan …
Hey there, all you movers and shakers. It seems hard to believe that we are already almost finished with March. We've had a lot of great networking events throughout the month, and this month is no different. Let's get to the round up. Workshop: Building Powerful Connections The Michigan Association for Female Entrepreneurs will be holding a workshop on building …
This is your Daily Detroit News Byte For Wednesday, March 21st, 2018. The State Fairgrounds site is to be bought by the city and could become a regional transit hub and job-focused development. We have words from Detroit mayor Mike Duggan and break it down. The Conner Assembly Plant will find new life as a museum and meeting space. Contractors for Little Caesars …
Hey there! Welcome to the Networking 5, you place to go to find the places to make things happen. This week is filled with different events from all types of professions, there is something for everyone. I'm probably most interested in the free workshop that will help you create a top notch elevator pitch for yourself. You can find out more about that below. Anyway, I …
Happy 313 Day everyone! Today the social media universe has been filled with love letters to the City of Detroit by using the hashtag #313Day. I picked out our favorite 31.3 posts that celebrate the city of Detroit from Twitter and Instagram. 1. Detroit has always been known for our spirit, with or without the …
Thousands of young Detroiters are homeless on an ongoing basis, and more than 15,000 people in total are estimated to be homeless in the city. On March 23, young professionals will spend one night outside to raise money to help the cause. And what they're looking to raise is not pocket change, either. The second annual Sleep Out: Young Professional Edition for Covenant …
After months of anticipation, the restaurant Lovers Only is open in the ground level of the 28Grand building in Capitol Park. The restaurant was opened by Eli Boyer along with Co-Executive Chefs Jennifer Jackson and Justin Tootla. This is their second restaurant. They opened Voyager in Ferndale last year. The menu at Lovers Only is made up mostly of hamburgers and …
So this isn’t going to be the first time we highlight someone doing something crazy in the Pontiac Silverdome up in Oakland County that has sat empty and rotting for years since the Detroit Lions moved to Ford Field in downtown Detroit. Sure, the parking lot has a bunch of recalled Volkswagens, and people have gone …
