Detroit's not walkable? Then how do you explain everyone hoofing it from bar to bar Super Bowl week? One city dweller counted 100 bars within walking distance Downtown. Walkability is one of the things that draws people to urban living, and as far as nightlife, Detroit's got it covered.
Compuware's HQ could as easily have gone up somewhere in the OC, er, Oakland County, but CEO Peter Karmanos Jr. says that he truly believes in Detroit. And, he's quick to point out that he's not alone.
A discussion area on the Web site of a local photographer has tapped into a huge interest in documenting -- through maps and old photos -- the hundreds of places around Southeast Michigan where automobiles have been made over the past century.
Now that Detroit has proved itself as a viable host city for national sporting events, Republicans and Democrats say city could play host to national conventions.
Josephine Clay Ford, granddaughter of Henry Ford, has given the Detroit Institute of Arts many famous paintings owned by the family.
The goal is to relay the message that the metro area has tons of shopping, nightlife and cultural venues to outsiders.
Photographer Jim Secreto’s collection of hand-drafted automobile ads is now on display at the Detroit Public Library’s Skillman branch.
With new lofts and restaurants, many backers say the momentum build-up from the Super Bowl may have kick-started a turnaround.
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