December 5, 2017
MDOT down to 2 alternatives to replace I-375 in Detroit
Interstate 375’s days are numbered. The mile-long freeway, which destroyed an historic African American neighborhood in Detroit 50 years ago...
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November 25, 2017
PODCAST: The future of Michigan’s auto industry with MICHauto chief Glenn Stevens
While I spend a lot of time on this blog advocating for more urban, pedestrian-oriented development, there’s no denying that...
November 13, 2017
Work to begin soon on 8MK restaurant in former WWJ building
Crews will soon begin work converting an historic former WWJ transmitter building on Eight Mile Road in Oak Park to...
November 1, 2017
Ferndale’s new mixed-use 4-story parking garage will be called ‘the dot’
In the battle of adorably named parking structures, Detroit has the Z Garage, and Ferndale will have the “dot.” After...
October 19, 2017
In new video, Detroit’s Amazon HQ2 bid touts city’s ‘resilient’ work ethic, design legacy
Today was the deadline for cities to submit their bid packages to Amazon for its second global headquarters and, to...
September 13, 2017
Allow me to freak out about $400K homes in my old Detroit neighborhood
I last spent time in Woodbridge Farms, my old neighborhood, last fall, when I joined some coworkers to plant trees...
September 12, 2017
Amazon should be a wake-up call to metro Detroit to think bigger
Editor’s note: This post was co-written by yours truly but originally appeared on Daily Detroit. All the Mayor’s horses and...
September 8, 2017
PODCAST: Rev. Jonathan Merritt on his new coffee shop, Livernois’ resurgence and faith in Detroit
On the newest episode of the Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast, we visited the Narrow Way Cafe, one of the...
September 2, 2017
2 former Ferndale schools to be razed for housing: Here’s what it’ll look like
Two former Ferndale schools will meet the wrecking ball after the Labor Day weekend to make way for new housing...
August 24, 2017
Plans for Monroe Block suggest density, modernism coming to Detroit
There’s big downtown Detroit development news — and to no one’s surprise, Dan Gilbert is involved — as Bedrock Detroit...
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