What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
On Thursday, Sven Gustafson hosted quite a few interesting guests at our booth and mobile studio on the floor of the Detroit Policy Conference at Motor City Casino Hotel. Five of those people are on the show for today's episode. Candice Simons, Brooklyn Outdoor and J'Adore Detroit, who talked about the big ad controversy where billboards have been banned downtown - and …
We don't always highlight events in Armada (around the office we call it Farmada) - but it's in Macomb County and sometimes it's nice to get out of town and enjoy some drinks. Cider Dayze is in its third year and will be on Saturday, August 26 and Sunday, August 27. It's a nonprofit event that benefits the Armada Lions Club and hosted by Blake’s Orchard & Cider …
When you drive down Gratiot Avenue in Roseville, there's a monument just past Frazho road that would be very easy to miss. After all, it's painted green - the same as the surrounding bushes. An important piece of Detroit area history was erased by a strip mall with the "greatest ratio" of parking to store area in the nation as a selling point in 1954. That historic place …
The three properties, located in Macomb Township, Sterling Heights and Chesterfield Township just might make all of your suburban dreams come true. According to county public works officials, the properties may be worth "several million dollars," and were deemed excess after a review by Candice Miller, the former U.S. House Representative turned Macomb County Drain …
Three quarters of a mile of large, 11-foot sewer interceptor under 15 Mile road was found to be in imminent danger of collapse, according to Macomb County Public Works office. This is a section of pipe immediately east of the sinkhole on 15 Mile Road that developed on Christmas Eve of 2016. To keep that portion of sewer line that serves half a million Macomb residents …
One of the things that the racial makeup of the Detroit region has done consistently over the last couple decades is change. Block by block, Metro Detroit as a whole has seen tremendous change in the time from 1990-2010. But what does that actually look like? Previous maps that relied on census data only let us get down to 3 kilometer chunks, or a little more than a square …
When it comes to Michigan's Macomb County, an important part of President Donald J. Trump's Michigan election victory, the President's new budget could cost Macomb County government nearly $30 million according to county officials. For context, last month the White House released a $1.1 trillion budget proposal. The proposal shifts dollars toward defense spending to the tune …
When it comes to the newly released 2016 U.S. Census population estimates, two of three counties in the tri-county area saw minor population gains from 2015-2016 while Wayne County had the second largest population drop in the nation. Oakland County gained 3,696 people in the last year. Macomb, 3,223. And Wayne County lost 7,696. The estimates, released to the public …
Macomb County in Michigan has been the focus of a lot of media attention as of late because of their swing status being crucial for the election of President Donald Trump. That coverage has been uneven at best. The photographer and storyteller from the Humans of New York did a great job of telling personal stories from the area with compassion even if they may or may not …
Leaders in this part of metro Detroit are betting on wider roads as the way of the future. According to multiple reports, Macomb officials including County Executive Mark Hackel are going to actively push for a $150 million rebuild of Mound Road called "Innovate Mound" to create a "Mound Innovation Corridor." For economic growth, business leaders in the city of Detroit …
Humans of New York, a project by photographer and storyteller Brandon Stanton, has profiled thousands of subjects. Some as big as President Barack Obama, and some as small as young children. Now he's focusing his lens on Macomb County, a suburban area just north of Detroit that has a variety of incomes, successes and challenges. Here are his words as to why, posted on his …
You’ve heard the phrase “my cup runneth over.” Well the same can be said for most make-up zipper pouches. It’s a dilemma Christina Bellas decided to fix as she travelled around the Midwest designing uniforms for casinos. That was her profession before she started her company, Make-Cup. She spent days in planes, trains and automobiles and found one of her biggest issues was …
Cabela’s announced today it will expand its presence in the Detroit market by bringing a 90,000 square foot store to Chesterfield Township in 2017. Construction is expected to begin this year and Cabela’s anticipates a 2017 opening. Located about 30 miles northeast of Detroit, the store will be located near the intersection of Hall Road and Interstate 94, near Super Walmart …
Earlier today, the Southeast Michigan RTA, or Regional Transit Authority, unveiled a $4.6 billion new plan for a regional public transportation system. The plan is a response to over two dozen failed transit plans and aims to connect the four-country Southeast Michigan area. We’ve got your need-to-know info on the plan. The plan’s changes won’t happen all at once Lest we …
Tucked away in the northern end of Macomb County lies the small little country town known as Armada. Little did you know that the mile roads really went that high, but a little north of 32 mile is the cutest downtown that you ever did see - and then some. Go beyond Chap’s Restaurant and the local coffee shop and suddenly you’re there. With kids flagging you down to park in …
From Feb. 28 to May 9, the Lorenzo Cultural Center in Clinton Township is featuring the 101 People, Places and Things that Made Michigan. Part of Macomb Community College’s Center Campus, the Lorenzo Cultural Center offers visitors a chance to explore Michigan’s intriguing, diverse history. The series will include exhibits and over 40 free events, ranging from presentations …
It's fun to say things like "Detroit is the New Brooklyn," or Berlin, or Los Angeles or Pittsburgh or even Cleveland. It's true that many of these places have transformed in a way similar to the way some would like to see Detroit transform. However, it's fairly uncritical to assume that Detroit is "just like" Brooklyn was in the 90's, or just like Berlin was in the 80's. It's …
The Macomb-Oakland University INCubator, based in Sterling Heights, is offering up a variety of cash and prize incentives for entrepreneurs in the high-growth technology space. If there’s one thing that it’s pretty obvious Detroit area entrepreneurs need, it’s cash and support. The “Macomb Pitch: A Competition For Small Businesses” is a panel-judged competition for …
Take a look at one of America’s most beautiful buildings. Today we wandered around the majestic Fisher Building. Built in 1928, it was (and in many ways still is) the epitome of Michigan craftsmanship. Built as the headquarters to the Fisher body company, inventors of the closed-top car, it contains one of Detroit’s best theatres, various …
