Detroit is known for its scores of famous residents. Sports legends like Ty Cobb and Joe Louis to titans of the automotive industry to music legends and Motown greats have put us on the map. But many artists have left their mark on the city as well. Hubert Massey, a master of frescoes, is one. […]
Trips across the border are part of Robert Lewis’ normal routine. As a truck driver for Moore Transport, he often finds himself traveling between Ohio and destinations in Canada that aren’t well known to the average city dweller. Sometimes Lewis travels so far north, “You don’t see deer crossings, you see moose crossings,” he says. […]
Saying Detroit’s District 6 is a hot market, is as likely an understatement as there is in development circles right now. Although its neighborhood development efforts are not as visible as Detroit’s downtown district, they are there. Ask any investor. “The time to get in is ‘now,’ according to Kraemer Design Group Co-Founder and Principal Bob […]
Many local neighborhoods are experiencing the sounds and sights of new construction, but only one in particular will soon become a gateway for international travel. As the city prepares to add another bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor into Southwest Detroit, the community will experience significant changes. Some say it’s the start of beneficial transformation. Others […]
Detroit’s superheroes don’t wear capes. They don’t bend steel with their bare hands or leap tall buildings in a single bound. They’re mild-mannered and unassuming, like the legendary comic book reporter, Clark Kent. Or like real-life Southwest Detroit community advocate Kathy Wendler. But, make no mistake about it, Wendler has her own set of special […]
Growth in key areas of Detroit – including the District Detroit, Gordie Howe International Bridge and the Henry Ford Health System’s new cancer center – is spurring Comerica Bank to open new locations, relocate offices and sell space to make way for a growing city, officials said. Comerica Bank officials also noted that they see […]
Percy Redd, III was following in his father’s footsteps, but he wasn’t living his own dream. He grew up around electrical work and watched his father retire from a successful career in the field. But, unlike the man whose work path he followed, Redd drifted from job to job as a non-union electrician with two […]