May 4, 2016
Ferndale could see 90 new housing units at 2 school sites
A former adult-education high school and a college-prep high school could be demolished and the properties redeveloped as housing under...
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April 19, 2016
There’s one key thing missing from Detroit’s transit plans
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to correct an error — SMART and DDOT drivers are both unionized —...
April 12, 2016
4 reasons why Ford’s plan to upgrade its Dearborn HQ is great news for Detroit region
Ford Motor Co. made a major statement of intent today with its announcement that it plans an ambitious redevelopment of...
March 28, 2016
Huge new loft project set to begin in Ferndale in May
Developers hope to start work in May on a $14.9 million redevelopment of a vacant downtown Ferndale supermarket into a...
March 14, 2016
Denial of business license throws 8 Wood Motel in limbo
The Ferndale City Council voted Monday to deny a public lodging-house license to the owner of the 8 Wood Motel,...
March 1, 2016
Ferndale rejects owner’s pleas, moves to close Motorama Motel
The Ferndale City Council reaffirmed its decision to deny the Motorama Motel its operating license despite pleas by its owner...
February 24, 2016
Flurry of new businesses set to open in Ferndale
Related: Downtown Ferndale needs more office and residential, new DDA director says A spate of new businesses, including an organic...
February 10, 2016
Crime-ridden Motorama Motel may close after Ferndale council denies business license
Ferndale city officials have rejected a hotel business license for the Motorama Motel at Eight Mile Road and Woodward Avenue,...
November 25, 2015
Can we not lose our minds — and our democratic principles — over Syrian refugees?
Recently my aunt, a white-haired ordained Methodist minister who has a magic touch with children and rarely speaks up about...
November 17, 2015
Another reason the Silverdome and Northland Mall are dead: People here like sprawl
John Gallagher, an astute urbanist who writes for the Detroit Free Press, has an interesting piece looking at the demise...
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