Model D’s Kavanaugh among Crain’s 20 in their 20s
Model D's development news writer, Kelli B. Kavanaugh, was named to Crain's Detroit Business' first ever 20 in the 20s — a list of twentysomethings who are making their mark in the Motor City.
Techno fest to stay in Hart Plaza home
According to the story: Hart Plaza will again host Detroit's techno fest, this year to be called Movement 06: Detroit's Electronic Music Festival.
Detroit school instructs in foreign languages, attracts students from beyond city
FLICS, the Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies school in Detroit, is moving from its building off I-75 near Clay Street to northwest Detroit. For almost two decades, more than 6,000 children from kindergarten through fifth grade have learned Japanese, Mandarin, French and Spanish.
Casinos bring in record revenue in March
Detroit’s three casinos had together their best month ever in terms of revenues in March.
Corktown’s Zeitgeist restores avant garde theater
Troy Richard and John Jakary are reviving their "little theater that could," Zeitgeist, which closed down in 2004 after seven years and 35 productions.
Eastern Market Visiting Guide
Detroit's Eastern Market neighborhood is located directly north of Gratiot Avenue and east of I-75. It is about a mile southeast of Wayne State University and the Cultural Center and within walking distance of Ford Field and Comerica Park. Everything from farm fresh produce, meat products, herbs and spices, coffee and tea, nuts, candies and a variety of condiments are all supplied by the retailers and wholesalers spread over the market's 43-acre area. They are open six days a week, and closed on Sundays. It is estimated that on any particular Saturday, approximately 45,000 people turn out to shop at the open air market. The neighborhood is also home to restaurants and bars and has a growing residential community. Here's our guide to visiting Eastern Market. Interested in living there? Click here. Interested in investing in the neighborhood? Click here.
Coney Town Goes Green
A little shop around the corner that offers an alternative to Detroit's blessed Coney Island diet has opened inside the Guardian Building. Eyes are popping and mouths are drooling over minimally-processed, cruelty-free organic food. It features a daily that includes soups, salads, sandwiches, entrees and even desserts that are 100 percent cholesterol and dairy-free.
London’s Calling
London's 2,000 years of city building hold valuable lessons for Detroit. The evolution of a city is slow and messy, and London prospers despite its past invasions, depressions and epidemics.
