What does the current meltdown in the subprime mortgage market mean in the grand scheme of things?
Currently Eastern Wayne County (Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn) is among the worst markets in the nation when it comes to foreclosures. Meanwhile to the south Ohio is the state in the nation with the most foreclosures and five of its six […]
Growing in Detroit
On August 1st, Detroiters took part in the 10th annual Urban Garden Tour, sponsored by the Detroit Agricultural Network (DAN).
This year’s tour provided a close-up view of the emerging fresh, organic food system in Detroit, which is providing hope and nutrition to many. From hearty greens at the Earth Works farm on […]
Former Detroit News reporter shot to death in California
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The outspoken new editor of the Oakland Post who formerly worked for The Detroit News was shot to death near a downtown courthouse in Oakland (California)
Bailey was a reporter for The Detroit News from the early 1980s to the early 1990s.
This crime […]
Detroit named No. 1 sports city
With three of its four major franchises advancing deep into the playoffs, Detroit has been named North America’s top sports city by the Sporting News.
The magazine named the Motor City No. 1 in its 2007 annual ranking, which was published in editions that hit newsstands Wednesday.
“Although it didn’t bring home […]
Podcast: Is there a Web 2.0 future for national politics?
Clean water is always in demand, but what about clean water tech start-ups? News.com’s Martin LaMonica says that so far, it’s been a tough sell. But Sensicore, a company in Ann Arbor, Mich., hopes the idea is about to catch on with the public–and now it’s […]
All’s fair in Ann Arbor this week
While art fairs are a dime a dozen in the summer, those in the know don’t want to miss The Big One in Ann Arbor, Mich.
This year’s Ann Arbor Art Fairs — basically a collection of four art fairs for the free price of one — starts today and […]
After 30 years feminists return to Detroit
No, feminists didn’t all evacuate Detroit 30 years ago. But the National Organization for Women is to hold their convention in Detroit for the first time since 1977. The city is trying to attract more conventions to fill up all its shiny new hotel rooms unfortunately the […]
All I can say is wow. Six hundred luxury condominiums in addition to the hundreds of other planned developments already in the works along the Detroit Riverfront. And the first part of the new development is an 80-unit luxury highrise next to the RenCen.
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Motor City Casino to debut 60,000 SF of new gaming space June 7
WSU works with Midtown developers to attract residents to neighborhood
Willys Overland Lofts grand opening set for June 8
Recycled Treasures opens on June 16 in Hamtramck
Michigan Avenue “Downtown to Downtown” collaborative to focus on strengthening corridor
New bar, Pit Stop, occupies ground floor of Broderick […]
DETROIT, April 24 — Michigan’s largest commercial landlord is offering free space as an incentive to attract business into the economically challenged state.
The landlord, the Farbman Group, which operates 20 million square feet of office space and other real estate in Michigan, plans to announce on Wednesday a program called Michigan Now that will subsidize […]