Detroit’s bid is on the way for Amazon’s second headquarters called HQ2. It wasn’t just a Detroit city bid. The entire region collaborated. The goal is to show the world Detroit was made to move. The stakes are huge. Amazon’s brings with it 50,000 jobs and would add to the innovative culture Detroit has cultivated […]
Maybe it was Bloomberg who started the soda companies thinking. When New York City’s former mayor slapped a tax on soda over a decade ago, it was met with cries of delight and disgust. How could a public official regulate what people drink, or eat, for that matter? The tax was imposed in an effort […]
One year ago the Detroit Department of Transportation found a way to help Detroiters find a route to better health and better food. It introduced Fresh Wagon, a direct round-trip bus service from six Detroit neighborhoods to Eastern Market every Saturday. The idea came directly from customer feedback and the need for riders to have […]
Opportunity is knocking at many Detroit neighborhoods. Investors would like to invest. People would like to move in. Retail would like to be there to serve the community. But before all that can happen, those neighborhoods must transform and reimagine themselves and then need to find the resources needed to improve their communities. That’s the […]
Too often Detroit’s neighborhoods are hiding in plain sight. Many are experiencing dramatic investment, a robust housing market, new retail and more. They have left their past behind as buildings have been rehabbed, blight eliminated and new construction has popped up. Their future is bright. If you want to learn more about the past, present […]
“Thank you for your service.” Those are most-appreciated words to say when we meet those currently in the military or veterans. The words are great and they mean a lot, but here’s another way to say thank you and at the same time serve those who serve us. The Michigan Armed Forces Hospitality Center (MAFHC)is holding […]
How we recognize and celebrate each other is important. That’s the basis behind a proposal scheduled for introduction Tuesday by City Council Member Raquel Castañeda-López and a coalition of Indigenous leaders in Detroit, who want to declare the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, instead of Columbus Day. The City of Detroit recognizes the need […]
A deal to create a new criminal justice complex seems to be locked down with the announcement by Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans today that a tentative agreement with the City of Detroit and Mayor Mike Duggan for the acquisition of land needed to proceed with Rock Ventures’ proposal to build a new criminal justice complex. Under the agreement, […]
Abandonment would have spelled the end of hope for many children. But, at just 6 years old, Charles Mully was determined to make a life for himself in his native Kenya. After struggling through the streets, he found his direction and eventually built a career that made him a millionaire. Mully’s story is being […]
It seems perfect given the name. The Stone Soap building is getting a good cleaning and is being redeveloped into a new mixed-use structure that will renovate existing structures, include new construction and add three to six additional stories on top of the building. “The riverfront belongs to everybody, and the redevelopment of the Stone […]