Chandra Moore is a successful architect working on such major projects as the redevelopment of the former Casket Building on Selden Street. It's equally impressive given that only 3 percent of working architects in the U.S. are black women.
A wave of young Jews in their 20s and 30s are moving to Detroit and the near suburbs to participate in a vibrant, place-based social justice movement.
A series of public forums earlier this fall showed community engagement in passionate action. Mayor Dave Bing's Detroit Works Projects is an ambitious attempt to get city residents and leaders to buy into the city's future. Maureen McDonald reports.
They travel in packs and zip through the city streets, only slowing down for a libation at a skate friendly watering hole. Rollerblading enthusiasts argue theirs is the best way to take in Detroit, from the smooth pavement of the nearly finished Dequindre Cut pathway to the bumpier ride on neighborhood sidestreets.
Whether it's summer nights on the patio or Sundays for brunch, or dreaming of bigger things, Enrico Roselli brings the good life to Detroit via his restaurant, La Dolce Vita.
A throwback to a different era where people entertained in their parlors, Palmer Woods has swapped its home tour for a jazz-infused series that's proved to be wildly popular.
Cemeteries like Woodlawn in Northwest Detroit are so valuable to the present, it's scary to think that these Detroit landmarks were almost lost.
It's where Great Gatsby elegance meets homey Palmer Woods style and grace. Take a peek inside the Detroit Golf Club, designed by two of the world's leading architects.
Detroit's historic churches are housed in some of the city's most impressive buildings, where the spirit of the past and present is in the air.
People walking dogs, moms and dads with babies, kids playing on the sidewalk. Neighborhood life in Detroit comes alive with happy barks and friendly smiles.
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