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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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...
November 17, 2016
Fall in the hood: Watch a sugar maple change colors (slideshow)
Here’s a little homage to autumn, starring one of my favorite trees. It’s a sugar maple that stands on the...
September 20, 2016
New RefleX provides speedier bus service between Detroit and suburbs
I’ve spent the past couple days riding the new RefleX bus, a limited-stop, express bus service between the suburbs and...
June 1, 2016
New RTA video pitches ‘Rapid, Reliable, Regional’ tagline in preview of transit tax pitch
The Regional Transit authority of Southeast Michigan released its long-awaited master plan today regarding its $4.6 billion public transportation plan,...
May 1, 2016
Bike to Work Day grows to 3 locations in Detroit
Local organizations and bike commuters will mark the start of the bicycling season and highlight the region’s growing bike culture...
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 —...
October 21, 2015
What are the chances the Woodward Avenue Complete Streets ever becomes reality?
The new Woodward Avenue Complete Streets plan might be the most exciting and ambitious idea to introduce urbanity and improve...
October 9, 2015
Applebee’s, opening soon on 8 Mile, is the latest remarkable thing happening in Detroit
First it’s Pizza Hut and now Applebee’s: Is 8-Wood Blog going all-in on Corporate Food? (Hell no, but bear with...
September 4, 2015
Demolished former Pizza Hut in Ferndale will become retail building
After noticing heavy equipment onsite at the vacant Pizza Hut building on Woodward Avenue in Ferndale the night before, crews...
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