What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
When it comes to planning our city, we had hoped developers might have learned a lesson after the demolition spree of the last few decades, where building after building was torn down for surface parking lots. After all, Dan Gilbert (and a host of other developers, large and small) have clearly shown that people want to be part of re-using historic structures, whether for …
Today was a good day in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood of Detroit. The east side neighborhood, situated just before the Grosse Pointe Border, the Detroit river, and Jefferson Avenue, was named one of the United States National Treasures from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This is the first National Treasure site in Detroit and in the state of Michigan. It …
You're going to want to see this. It has taken $92 million and countless hours of effort, but the historic David Whitney Building is back in action after sitting dark since 2000. Yesterday, the facade was lit and the beauty of the 1915 skyscraper showed through. There's been a new cornice installed, and we got to peek not just at the outside but the inside of the glorious …
Shinola has a new-ish commercial out along with Third Man Records set in the Cass Corridor (part of the larger area often referred to as Midtown) and talking about Detroit music, with the aim of pushing Shinola’s new audio line. Three songs featured in the 90 second piece are While You Were Gone by The Combinations, …
