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 …
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 divide between the Central Business District and Lafayette Park neighborhoods. The project (along …
