March 18, 2019
In Ferndale, 2 new shipping container homes are listing for at least $400,000
Real estate in Ferndale appears poised to ascend to a new realm of hyperspace, with two brand-new homes made of...
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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...
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 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 16, 2018
LISTEN: From tragedy, Mama Shu aims to transform her blighted Highland Park neighborhood
Mama Shu has become almost a household name around Detroit, and she’s also gained attention nationally, including appearances on the...
April 22, 2018
In Ferndale, angst rises alongside housing prices
My wife and I talk a lot lately about what to do with our house. We just passed our 13th...
March 24, 2018
More housing, condos could be built in red-hot Ferndale
More new housing could be headed to Ferndale as further sign of the city’s red-hot housing market. As the Detroit...
March 22, 2018
Detroit’s mayor wants to use Michigan State Fairgrounds site to lure employers
The city of Detroit may buy most of the idled former Michigan State Fairgrounds site, where Mayor Mike Duggan wants...
January 7, 2018
PODCAST: Clearing the smoke from Michigan’s fast-changing medical marijuana industry
There have been a lot of changes recently in Michigan’s nearly decade-old medical marijuana industry. The Legislature passed new laws...
December 27, 2017
PODCAST: Construction chief Todd Sachse talks Detroit development, past, present and future
As the founder and CEO of Sachse Construction, Todd Sachse has been involved in many of Detroit’s biggest development projects...
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