March 2, 2019
Kick off your shoes and relax at The Beach, Detroit’s newest art installation
The site that previously housed Rainbow City Roller Rink is now The Beach Detroit, an interactive art installation in part...
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February 2, 2019
Planners pick Geary Park as location for Ferndale’s skatepark
Planners working on Ferndale’s much-awaited outdoor skatepark have settled on Geary Park as the preferred location, with construction set to...
January 25, 2019
Map envisions 1919 Detroit subway plan, and we’re left to wonder: What if?
Now this is interesting. A friend found this on the r/Detroit Reddit, a graphic imagining the city’s 1918 subway plan,...
January 16, 2019
What to know about ‘the dot,’ Ferndale’s new mixed-use parking structure
On a recent episode of the Daily Detroit podcast, I spoke with Ferndale’s assistant city manager, Joseph Gacioch, about the...
December 12, 2018
Comedy Central’s ‘Detroiters’ is no more. Here are some legendary Detroit TV spots that probably inspired it
Comedy Central has decided not to renew the buddy comedy “Detroiters” for a third season, which inspired us to tip...
October 26, 2018
WATCH: ‘Pati’s Mexican Table’ host Pati Jinich on exploring Detroit food
As a fan of PBS, cooking shows and Mexican food, imagine my excitement: Pati Jinich, host of the James Beard...
October 16, 2018
Plans for upgrading Ferndale’s Geary Park nearing vote by City Council
Basketball courts, soccer fields, a walking path and possibly Ferndale’s eagerly anticipated new skatepark could be coming to Geary Park...
October 10, 2018
Crime-ridden Motorama Motel on 8 Mile is for sale
Ferndale’s notoriously crime-ridden Motorama Motel, at the corner of Eight Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, is for sale. And for...
October 2, 2018
Keith Crain’s latest anti-bike screed illustrates Detroit’s growing culture war
Supporters of efforts to wean Detroit off its crippling addiction to the automobile got a fresh reminder of the forces...
August 3, 2018
Ferndale, Detroit win $250,000 grants for skate parks from Tony Hawk Foundation
Ferndale and Detroit got some good news this week when they learned they were the recipients of $250,000 matching grants...
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