$11 million investment will extend Riverwalk to Belle Isle by fall 2022

$11 million investment will extend Riverwalk to Belle Isle by fall 2022

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 […]

Detroit’s Rivertown readies for improvements to waterfront

Detroit’s Rivertown readies for improvements to waterfront

These days Chip Rohde finds himself a little busier than usual. As spokesperson for the Rivertown Detroit Association, his job is keeping residents and businesses in neighborhoods adjacent to the city’s popular waterfront excited about investments, events and attractions there. While downtown areas, including what Rohde calls the “sliver on the river,” continue attracting revitalization, […]

Detroit’s River Dogs: Weekly dog walking builds lasting bonds

Detroit’s River Dogs: Weekly dog walking builds lasting bonds

Eula Johnson kept her nose so deep in her journals she didn’t know how splendidly the Detroit riverfront had transformed until she adopted a six-week-old German shepherd that likes to take walks. “Cassius loves to walk with other dogs, feel the air on his coat and sniff all the smells,” says Johnson, a lawyer at […]

Detroit ranks No. 1 among best cities to start a yoga studio

Detroit ranks No. 1 among best cities to start a yoga studio

Detroit is the best city to start a yoga studio. So says self-storage company SpareFoot, which teamed up with Thumbtack.com, an online service that connects consumers with skilled professionals, to do the study. Thumbtack used marketplace data to figure out which markets had the highest demand for yoga, controlling for supply. “Forget Motor City. Detroit […]

Detroit’s Riverwalk bursts with healthy activity

Detroit’s Riverwalk bursts with healthy activity

It’s a high-stress day at the office in downtown Detroit. Your neck’s tense from hours working under a project deadline you barely met, and you’re still wound up. What you crave is physical activity far beyond the cubicle, but the nearest gym’s not in sight. As you exit the parking garage, like a bright light, […]