Downtown shines because ‘untraditional allies’ work together

The success story of the Super Bowl is more than just showing off our assets to the rest of the world, but a story of convincing people to cross race, class, political, and geographic boundaries to achieve on common goal.

Super Bowl week offered a peek at city’s future

The streets of Detroit were overflowing with people during the Super Bowl, reminding us what the city used to be and showing us where it’s heading.

Jay Mohr says Detroit ‘rocks!’; city set bar for Super Bowls

Sports Illustrated writer and sports commentator Jay Mohr was not initially excited to come to Detroit for the Super Bowl, but he says that once he got here he had a blast.

British pub with Caribbean flare opens near Renaissance Center
(PROOF) martini bar opens up Downtown
The Ellington has filled 70 percent commercial space, 60 percent residential space
24 condos — some new, some restored — to be built on Ferry and Kirby in Midtown
Regional, public-private cooperation needed to keep momentum going

Roger Penske, chairman of the SBXL host committee, and other leaders say Super Bowl shows what working together can do, and that needs to continue to maintain the city's comeback.

More than 300,000 use SBXL shuttles; city calls for transit plan

More than 300,000 people used park and ride shuttles for Super Bowl weekend, showing why the city needs mass transit, leaders say.

‘The Bus’ stops here: Bettis says he’s committed to Detroit

Now that Jerome Bettis’ NFL career is winding down, his development career is just getting started in Detroit.

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