8-Wood Blog

April 16, 2016

These are my jams: 4 new releases in 2016

It’s been a while since I wrote anything about music that didn’t involve dead musicians, so I thought I’d highlight...

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April 15, 2016

9 things to know about the (very urbanist) future of Detroit’s Eastern Market

Eastern Market already occupies near-mythic status in the fabric of Detroit’s civic life. But if you want to ponder some...

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April 12, 2016

4 reasons why Ford’s plan to upgrade its Dearborn HQ is great news for Detroit region

Ford Motor Co. made a major statement of intent today with its announcement that it plans an ambitious redevelopment of...

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April 10, 2016

8-Wood Blog, Daily Detroit join forces to pump up the volume

I’m starting a new role as a once-a-week contributor to Daily Detroit, the “superblog” run by Jeremiah Staes, a fellow...

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April 2, 2016

Take a look at the new Dequindre Cut extension (with photo gallery)

Officially, the new Dequindre Cut extension doesn’t open until April 29, which is when the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy plans a...

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March 28, 2016

Huge new loft project set to begin in Ferndale in May

Developers hope to start work in May on a $14.9 million redevelopment of a vacant downtown Ferndale supermarket into a...

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March 26, 2016

Reports make it painfully clear: Michigan is starving for reinvestment

I love my home state, but sometimes it just exhausts me. Case in point: the woeful condition of our cities....

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March 23, 2016

My music icons keep falling: A tribute to Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest

I need to say a few words about the fallen music icon du jour, Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called...

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March 19, 2016

More dedicated bike lanes and other bicycling amenities coming to Ferndale

Ferndale should see construction begin next month on new bicycling infrastructure under the 17.1-mile Woodward Corridor Neighborhood Bicycle Network loop...

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March 14, 2016

Denial of business license throws 8 Wood Motel in limbo

The Ferndale City Council voted Monday to deny a public lodging-house license to the owner of the 8 Wood Motel,...

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