Downtown program greenlights more than 150 façade improvements

The city’s Downtown Development Authority has 83 projects under contract, 57 projects under construction, and 13 have been fully completed in its push for façade improvements Downtown. The project aims […]

City retailers offer unique, hassle-free holiday shopping

Buyers can find a different pace and better service in Detroit shops that don’t draw hectic holiday crowds like suburban mega shopping centers.

Philanthropist plans to open new school in Detroit

Robert Thompson and the Skillman Foundation plan to work with Detroit Pistons-star-turned-businessman Dave Bing to open one new Detroit high school by 2007.

Many Detroit venues getting top dollar to host SBXL parties

Several of Detroit’s venues are receiving top dollar to rent out their spaces to host Super Bowl parties.

Downtown redevelopment leader Beebe to go back to private consulting

Kate Beebe, who has played a key role in the revival of Eastern Market and downtown Detroit's lower Woodward Avenue corridor, will leave the Downtown Detroit Partnership after the Feb. 5 Super Bowl to return to private consulting.

Volunteers learn the art of selling the city

Hundreds of volunteers for SBXL participated in image enhancing training sessions for the big event.

Detroit visitors to vote for hospitality awards

The Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau will be giving 2006 Rose Awards for service excellence to area hospitality superstars.

State senate passes bill to expand neighborhood tax-cut zones

Three bills were passes giving Detroit and other areas tools to strengthen neighborhoods.

Bing recruits professional athletes to invest in Detroit

Dave Bing, the basketball star turned industrialist and community activist, is recruiting other big-name athletes to follow his tracks and invest some of their wealth in Detroit's revival.

Detroit Myths Debunked

Say what? You say you can't pamper your puppy, sip a Sunday morning mimosa, buy some designer duds and workout in a pilates class  downtown? Guess again. A Windy City transplant discovers that the urban lifestyle she loved can be had in the Motor City.

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