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...
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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...
July 18, 2018
Confirmed: MoGo bike share will expand to Detroit’s ‘Avenue of Fashion’ and 5 suburbs
As we reported last week on the Daily Detroit News Byte podcast, Detroit’s MoGo bike share program plans to expand next...
July 11, 2018
Take a video tour of the new Detroit Shipping Company
I was lucky enough to be invited to the VIP launch party, or whatever its official name may have been,...
July 6, 2018
Metro Detroit’s longstanding city-suburb dynamic is being turned on its head
In metropolitan Detroit right now, the shoe fits squarely on the other foot: The central city is booming, attracting jobs,...
June 13, 2018
LISTEN: Dan Austin of Historic Detroit discusses Ford’s purchase of Michigan Central Station
Ford’s move to purchase Michigan Central Station, the long-derelict train depot that for decades now has been a global symbol...
June 8, 2018
LISTEN: An interview with Highland Park school board president Alexis Ramsey
While we were in Highland Park recording our Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast episode with Mama Shu of Avalon Village,...
June 6, 2018
LISTEN: Talking the Rethink Royal Oak project with economic development manager Todd Fenton
If you’ve been to downtown Royal Oak recently, you’ve no doubt noticed lots of construction, as the city grows upward,...
May 30, 2018
PODCAST: Viranel Clerard aims to chronicle Detroit’s exploding mural scene
If you spend any time in Detroit, you’d have a hard time not noticing all the incredible murals popping up...
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