Motor City-made cars shine with stars at Oscars
The millions of viewers who watched the red carpet action at the 78th Annual Academy Awards didn’t see that Detroit-made rides brought the stars to the Kodak Theater.
City Living Detroit tours woo Home & Garden Show attendees
City Living Detroit’s free tours took potential city residents past townhouses, lofts and rehabbed homes at the Home & Garden Show last weekend.
Airport City, Part II: Concept can’t happen without improved transit, ‘an economic imperative’
Efficient public transportation could make western Wayne County into a modern city teeming with offices and condominiums and brimming with entrepreneurial and technical talent along the park-lined tributaries of the Huron River.
TechTown seeking $500 million to redevelop 12 blocks
TechTown plans call for about $500 million in public and private support to completely redevelop its 12-block area in Detroit by 2020.
Airport City, Part I: Concept could revive regional economy
Wayne County development director Mulu Birru’s “Airport City” vision is to build neighborhoods that would bring talented people and innovative businesses to the region and to add mass transit to region.
City high school students now can earn college credit online
A new partnership between Detroit Public Schools and Wayne County Community College will let Detroit high school students earn college credit through online courses set to start this summer.
Bashes with Benefits
More young, professional metro Detroiters are supporting the city's cultural institutions, and finding that membership has its benefits. Fundraising used to mean raffles and stalwarts, but these days, the parties are getting bigger, better and there's more of them.
