As new local Detroit businesses open and local neighborhood staples expand, the city aims to promote more than 600 retailers and services and is part of a team creating a directory to help. Spearheaded by Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp. and Councilman James Tate, the DI$COVER D1 initiative, designed to support District 1 businesses, is the […]
Leaders of the far-west side’s most prominent community will announce their strategy for improving the quality of life for residents Wednesday morning. Members of the Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance are set to unveil a comprehensive plan to transform Cody Rouge into a premiere neighborhood, with support from the Skillman Foundation, DTE Energy, General Motors and […]
The city is looking to strike a blow against blight with a $1.7 million deal to buy 400 units of public housing. Among the units in a proposal with the Detroit Housing Commission are 127 single-family homes, the Lee Plaza and Woodland Apartments, as part of a vision that could ultimately create more housing and […]
Whether sweet, sassy, soulful or something in between, music unites us. And, as the weather finally breaks, it’s time to let music play at backyard barbecues, spring symphonies and as part of one of the Detroit’s favorite traditions, the Palmer Woods Music in Homes series. This weekend, it’s time for salsa, sangria and swing amidst […]