Family fun is planned as part of the autumn Harvest in Palmer Park from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 29. People for Palmer Park will host the annual Harvest Festival, featuring a pumpkin hunt, apple sampling, cider, grilled corn on the cob, activities and entertainment like Farmer John’s Barnyard Express show and petting zoo. […]
by Carrie budzinski Looking for family fun this weekend? Here are LittleGuide Detroit’s suggestions. August 8 – September 2: Journey to the land of Oz and experience wonderful and Wicked @ the Detroit Opera House. Friday, August 17 – Sunday, August 19: Need a reason to use those Halloween costumes again, how about Michigan […]
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 […]
Detroit has flower power. Daffodils are beginning to bloom along medians and in parks thanks to the 265,000 bulbs planted over the past few years. It’s all part of a beautification program to plant 1,000,000 daffodils across the city by the fall of 2020. Another 209,500 bulbs are being planted by city crews this year, […]
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 […]
Detroit is called the Motor City for a reason.That international automotive legacy will be celebrated during CruisIN’ the D August 18-20. Founder Gregory Reed felt Detroit’s slogan – “putting the world on wheels” – should be honored. “Detroit is the automotive capital of the world, and it didn’t have a cruise,” he says. “I thought it […]
Like the neighborhoods around Palmer Park, the artists in the Palmer Park Art Fair are an eclectic, diverse group ranging in age from 14 to 80 years. They arrive from Chicago, Florida and Minneapolis, Bloomfield Hills, downriver and less than a mile away from the regional park. They bring trailers and trucks full of fine […]
Perhaps the best news in Detroit over the past few years has been the interest, development and investment in the city’s neighborhoods. As neighborhoods grow, so does the rest of Detroit. A proper balance between the downtown core and the rest of the city is essential to the area’s long-term health. So when a real-estate […]
Palmer Park is a neighborhood on the rise and its third annual Palmer Park Art Fair is certainly proof. The Palmer Park Art Fair started in 1976 and after a strong ten-year run it was retired as the neighborhood declined. Three years ago the nonprofit People for Palmer Park and Integrity Shows brought back the […]