Museum honors 50th anniversary of Parks’ actions
On Thursday, Dec. 1, 50 years to the day after Parks refused to move from her bus, the Henry Ford Museum will host a daylong event honoring her actions.
Hamtramck to build 200 homes in Grand Haven-Dyar
The city of Hamtrack is redeveloping the Grand Haven-Dyar area with about 200 houses with attached garages, and putting in new sidewalks and sewers.
Winter weather doesn’t stop Detroiters from going to parade
Parade-goers lined Woodward to see the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade despite the sudden blast of winter weather.
The Weekly 411
When traditional media outlets didn’t deliver, TheUrbanFlavor started its own scene, sending out a weekly who-what-where-when on city happenings geared toward young, urban, African-American professionals. The newsletter has made Detroiters see a new side of their city.
Carrier to move jobs to Chicago and Detroit
United Airlines plans to close a Denver-area reservations center and move up to 250 call center workers to offices in Chicago and Detroit.
Salvation Army plans to buy 28 acres on East Side for community center
The Detroit City Council late last week voted unanimously to sell 28.3 acres on the East Side of Detroit to the Salvation Army of Metropolitan Detroit for a new community center.
