Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion, one of the city’s most vibrant neighborhood business districts, hit a speed bump with scheduled construction along the shop’s busiest corridor. It’s a massive project, albeit temporary one, according to shopowners contendng with foot traffic drops created as a result of limited parking and impassable sidewalks. The $8 million streetscaping project […]
If you are a high school or college art student, here’s your chance to see your artwork immortalized and put to good use. Love Travels Imports is looking for fresh, creative ideas and designs for its Limited Edition Avenue of Fashion Livernois 2019 hand-painted scarf. The winning design will be hand-painted by Sandra Russo in […]
Finding the right gift for anyone can be a challenge. For young women who’ve faced hardship in their lives it can be even harder to know what gesture will have the greatest impact. Fifty youths will receive a gesture from a Detroit businesswoman who can relate to some of their experiences Aug. 17 when Alternatives […]
How many times have you gotten excited to buy something from a local business when the story behind the Detroit-made product was priceless? There is great energy bubbling around a robust and supportive ecosystem for small manufacturers and producers here in the city. The Urban Manufacturing Alliance (UMA) launched an exchange here at TechTown in […]