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 […]
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 […]
by Kelly Gleason Looking for family fun this weekend? Here are LittleGuide Detroit’s suggestions. Friday, August 3: Take a ride on the carousel, enjoy an interactive story time and take a book home with you for free at the Detroit Riverfront’s weekly Reading and Rhythm on the Riverfront Friday, August 3 + Saturday, August 4: Head […]
by Carrie Budzinski There are always fun family-friendly things to do in Detroit on the weekend from River Days to getting ready for the fireworks on Monday, June 25. Here are suggestions from LittleGuide Detroit. Friday, June 22 & Sunday, June 24: Get ready to have fun on land and water this weekend at GM […]
The City of Detroit this week will begin the first phase of a project along a 5.4-mile stretch of East Jefferson Ave. that will make the street safer and better connect residents to the riverfront. The roadway will soon have seven lanes rather than five, more protected bike lanes to help connect residents to Belle […]
These insights, from Rip Rapson, CEO and president of the Kresge Foundation, accompanied the 2017 Detroit Reinvestment Index, a dataset that focuses on perceptions around Detroit’s economic recovery. Last year’s index was the second such annual survey commissioned and released by The Kresge Foundation. A third annual survey will be conducted and released in 2018. […]