If you have a retail business that can help redevelop a neighborhood in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park check out the 2019 Comerica Hatch Detroit contest. You would win $100,000 in startup funds. The record amount, donated by Comerica Bank, will go toward opening a brick-and-mortar business in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park. In addition […]
Snow covered everything in sight. I drove around looking for a parking place and found one right in front of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Looked safe enough, cars were parked up and down Woodward. I was sufficiently passed the crosswalk and fire hydrant. I smiled with smugness as I climbed the steps to the […]
Attention coffee and café lovers. The Red Hook Coffee is open inside of Will Leather Goods in Midtown. Sandi Heaselgrave, owner of neighborhood shop, had been exploring options for a location in Midtown for two years. She finally landed at Will after a friend of a friend suggested she look into the cafe space there. […]
In Detroit, it is easy to fall in love … with a piece of property. And that’s exactly what happened at first for John Vermiglio and Josef Giacomino, two Millennial transplants by way of Chicago and Wisconsin. These chefs wanted their own restaurant. The coveted Ye Old Butcher Shop spot had opened up. So, like […]
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 […]
For a city on the rise, it seems appropriate that alongside retail, restaurants and commercial renovation, coffeehouses are among the top hot spots around Detroit’s neighborhoods. These caffeine-fueled developments are new and old – longstanding and still in the development stages. Lots of sites are popping up across our city, building new spaces as well […]
Lots of people are vying for a stake in Detroit’s redevelopment efforts. Perhaps there is no group more interested or concerned about the spread of neighborhood investment interest, than long-time city residents. Some are already beginning to see a steady stream of investors sizing up or “evaluating” their beloved neighborhoods, but far too few know […]
What happens when you combine a great location with a great mission? You preserve a part of Detroit while adding to its educational, social and wellness efforts. Matrix Human Services recently opened the doors to its new Head Start Center in Detroit’s historic Spirit of Hope Church, located at the corner of Martin Luther King, […]
Barbara Jean Jones has lived in her home for more than 50 years. She bought her home with her late husband James and together they raised four children. She lived in her home when she lost her husband and when she lost her son, a police officer, to an untimely death. Her house is filled […]
Back before Detroit’s Midtown was such a happening place it was much different for residents and business owners. In the heart of what was then known as the Cass Corridor a hair salon sprung up. Of course, there are hundreds and hundreds of places to get your hair done in the Motor City. But Nefertiti […]