November 17, 2015
Another reason the Silverdome and Northland Mall are dead: People here like sprawl
John Gallagher, an astute urbanist who writes for the Detroit Free Press, has an interesting piece looking at the demise...
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November 12, 2015
Happy 70th birthday to Neil Young, a true Canadian original and rock-n-roll god
Way back in college, when I first discovered his catalog in earnest, a musician friend remarked to me that “Neil...
November 7, 2015
Lansing’s solution to Michigan’s sorry roads is sorry
Anyone who has ever driven in Michigan knows our sad-sack, pothole-ridden roads and bridges are an embarrassment, even dangerous, and...
November 4, 2015
Cinema Detroit extends its crowdfunding drive but lowers fundraising goal
Last week I wrote about independent film theater Cinema Detroit and its attempts to crowdfund $50,000 for new digital decryption...
October 30, 2015
8-Wood’s 8 scary Halloween songs to put you in the mood
No matter how old I get, I never outgrow Halloween. I retain a childlike fascination with the macabre, with horror and...
October 28, 2015
Cinema Detroit has new digs, but needs new digital equipment
The good news about Cinema Detroit: The only remaining seven-day-a-week movie theater in Detroit’s core has a much-improved, more conventional...
October 21, 2015
What are the chances the Woodward Avenue Complete Streets ever becomes reality?
The new Woodward Avenue Complete Streets plan might be the most exciting and ambitious idea to introduce urbanity and improve...
October 14, 2015
A few questions with a guy who spent the summer walking every street in Ferndale
Jim Pool is a man in motion. The founder and lead pastor of Renaissance Vineyard Church in Ferndale had just...
October 9, 2015
Applebee’s, opening soon on 8 Mile, is the latest remarkable thing happening in Detroit
First it’s Pizza Hut and now Applebee’s: Is 8-Wood Blog going all-in on Corporate Food? (Hell no, but bear with...
September 30, 2015
Watch the mesmerizing time-lapse video ‘Detroit: City of Design’
This video from the Detroit Creative Corridor and filmmaker Stephen McGee explores the rich imprint of design on the city’s...
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