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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September 29, 2015
Detroit’s New Center finally attracting attention from investors
Detroit’s venerable New Center Area is attracting hundreds of millions of dollars from investors eager to cash in on the...
September 27, 2015
3 themes at the DIY Street Fair and a day in the life of a middle-aged Ferndalien
All of Ferndale is partying up at the DIY Street Fest tonight and I’ve got some serious boots-and-pants jamz pulsing...
September 18, 2015
Welcome to Michigan, a basket case full of news
Michigan has long had an outsize presence in the national and even global news digest. That’s due mostly to Detroit;...
September 13, 2015
In Ilitch arena district, a new round of development versus historic preservation
As construction on the Ilitchville Detroit Red Wings arena district-formerly-know-as-the-Cass-Corridor continues apace, now comes word that more vacant, historic buildings...
September 4, 2015
Demolished former Pizza Hut in Ferndale will become retail building
After noticing heavy equipment onsite at the vacant Pizza Hut building on Woodward Avenue in Ferndale the night before, crews...
August 20, 2015
Today in dubious trend pieces: Hazel Park is hip?
From The Detroit News today comes surprising word that Hazel Park — a dreary inner-ring suburb best known for a...
July 31, 2015
In praise of good urban design: Detroit’s new Townhouse restaurant
Detroit doesn’t always feel like the big city it is — or at least was. Whether that’s because it essentially...
July 23, 2015
Can Detroit trust the Moroun family in Riverside Park land deal?
The Detroit City Council this week postponed a vote on a deal that would see the city transfer public parkland...
July 14, 2015
Let’s go to Pluto with NASA — and Siouxsie, circa 1989
It’s a big day for us space geeks, as NASA’s New Horizons probe sends home the most detailed image of...
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