There will be fireworks this year. Like last year you will only be able to see the display on WDIV Local 4. In another change the fireworks won’t be shot off at the traditional location in downtown Detroit. The Parade Company has partnered with Huron-Clinton Metroparks at the Lake St. Clair Metropark location for this […]
By next fall you should be able to take the Riverwalk from the Joe Lewis Arena to Belle Isle. The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and its partners just broke ground for the Riverwalk extension along the Uniroyal site. It will complete the Conservancy’s vision of 3.5 miles of Riverwalk along the East Riverfront and connect the […]
Comcast has awarded $1 million in grants to 100 Black, Indigenous and People of Color- (BIPOC) owned small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park. Awards also went to 84 additional businesses across Michigan. Detroit was one of five cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Houston and Philadelphia, selected to award $10,000 grants to 100 local businesses […]
The Pope Francis Center took a giant step toward its goal of ending chronic homelessness in Detroit by 2030 thanks to a $7 million gift from the Julia Burke Foundation. The donation goes toward building a $22 million, 40-unit short-term, or “bridge,” housing facility in Detroit. The center has now raised $15 million toward that […]
Have you missed the taste of Detroit’s various restaurants during COVID? Well, here is your a chance to play catch up. Detroit Black Restaurant Week (DBRW) will be back for a fourth year with 30 restaurants strong … and more still signing up. From April 9-18, and again August 20 – 29, Motown’s eateries will […]
The Pope Francis Center will continue providing food, shelter, medical and social services to the homeless through June 1 at the TCF Center. The temporary move was scheduled to end April 1. Staying in TCF for two additional months will allow the Pope Francis Center to continue taking care of the homeless in Detroit during […]
The Detroit Riverwalk has been named Best Riverwalk in America in the 2021 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards contest. The Detroit Riverfront attracts 3.5 million visitors annually and has remained open every day during the coronavirus pandemic. Since March, use of the Detroit Riverwalk has increased 20 percent and Dequindre Cut usage has increased […]
Many high schoolers in Southwest Michigan have the potential and passion to achieve successful STEM careers, but not all of them have access to the resources, guidance and support they need to fulfill their dream. Ford Motor Co. wants to help fix that. The automaker has donated $250,000 to the educational 501(c)3 Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering […]
The Comcast Rise Investment Fund has $10,000 grants available to help Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned, small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park hit hard by COVID-19. Beginning Monday, March 1 and running through Sunday, March 14, eligible businesses can apply for a $10,000 grant at www.comcastrise.com. A total of 100 grants totaling $1 million will […]
The Detroit Riverwalk is among the top American riverwalks nominated for Best Riverwalk by USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards 2021. You can help it win the title by voting online daily. Click here to vote. The polls are open until noon ET on Monday, February 15. Right now, the Detroit Riverwalk is No. 1 […]