Despite a steady trickle of leaked recordings of him being horrible, Warren Mayor Jim Fouts was re-elected to a fourth term on Tuesday. On today’s show, we talk about and what it says about Warren. Then, we highlight some other races from...
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...
Hey there everyone! I hope that your short workweek has been easy breezy. I’m currently in denial that it is September. Sure the kids are now back in school and the sun is setting earlier. But I’m not ready to give up on this summer...
If you’re looking for a way to get $50,000 in funding for your brick and mortar business or business idea that’s based in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park, Hatch Detroit might be the answer. The contest is in its eighth year, and through a...
The Detroit Greenways Coalition will hold a group bike ride Sunday to create awareness and raise money to build a 26-mile rail-to-trail greenway loop in the city. The Joe Louis Greenway is a proposed pedestrian loop through Detroit, Hamtramck and...
Highland Park’s school district is a shadow of its former self following years of state emergency management, the closure of its high school in 2015 and its subsequent demolition. But the district is now out of financial oversight and looking to...
If you’ve been following Detroit happenings for awhile, you may have heard of some of these names. Batch Brewing Company. Sister Pie. Hugh. La Feria Tapas. Live Cycle Delight. All businesses that went through the Hatch Detroit contest. Some were...
One of the biggest challenges for Detroit business is access to capital. After all, in a community that faces large amounts of institutional poverty, it’s not like there’s family to lean on for a few thousand dollars to get to the next level. There...
Here’s what to know and where to go in Metro Detroit. Our rundown today: A new development called the City Club Apartments – CBD Detroit broke ground at the former site of the Statler Hotel 1,000 Properties are coming up for...
The top four finalists of the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest have just been announced. These four entrepreneurs are competing to win $50,000 from Comerica Bank and more than $200,000 in pro bono support from Hatch Detroit and its partners. The...
On Thursday night, ten semi-finalists were announced for the annual Hatch Detroit Contest out of more than 160 applications that were received. If you’re not familiar, Hatch Detroit is an annual contest where the winner will receive $50,000...
If you’re looking for a way to get $50,000 in funding for your brick and mortar business or business idea that’s based in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park, Hatch Detroit might be the answer. The contest is in its seventh year, and...
In support of overall plans to create a 26 mile loop trail through Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park and Dearborn called the Inner Circle Greenway, the nonprofit Detroit Greenways Coalition received a $5,000 grant from the Doppelt Family Trail...
At first when you walk up to these relics from a time when Fords rolled out of a plant on Woodward and Highland Park was the model of American success, you might not believe your eyes. Editor’s Note: There’s an update version of this...
To say Highland Park has seen better days is an understatement. Highland Park, a 2.98 square mile enclave city centered around Woodward Avenue is where Ford and Chrysler made thousands of cars, has been ravaged by the economic downturn and de...
