New police district center opens in Southwest Detroit
The new Southwest Public Safety Center opened Oct. 28 in Southwest Detroit.
Tax incentives pushed to lure movie makers to Michigan
State lawmakers are hoping to bring Michigan to the silver screen by wooing Hollywood filmmakers with tax incentives.
Two Downtown and Mexicantown buildings to benefit from brownfield tax credits.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm says the rehabilitation of the Vinton Building downtown and the Lithuanian Hall in Southwest Detroit were sparked by state brownfield Single Business Tax Credits approved by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
Southwest Detroit nonprofit seeks to revive West Vernor
Southwest Non Profit Housing Corp. is in the process of redeveloping properties at both ends of West Vernor Highway in hopes the business strip will thrive again.
Carhartt heiress may save jazz festival again
Gretchen Valade bailed out the festival last year. The Carhartt clothing heiress and owner of Mack Avenue Records has now pledged $10 million to create a nonprofit that will produce the Detroit International Jazz Festival.
Wayne State upgrades help revive Midtown
Detroit News columnist Daniel Howes talks with Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid about how the college is changing the face of the city.
Seeing Red
The mystery surrounding the Nain Rouge deepens as recent sightings indicate a changed creature roaming out streets.
Where Detroit’s Elite Meet for Eternity
Iron gates. Cold slabs of granite. Crinkling leaves. Tolling bells. Morbid, maybe. Creepy, sure. Still, a fall cemetery tour is a chance to commune with Detroit’s past, experience its present, and maybe even think about its future.
Who Ya Gonna Call?
Angels’ Night’s guardian angel and Motor City Blight Busters founder John George has been taking on the city’s problems full-throttle for more than 15 years. From his northwest Detroit headquarters, he’s built an army of volunteers and a legion of corporate supporters, on a guerilla campaign against blight.
Bioneers to discuss sustainability in Detroit
The two-day conference provides a think-tank for Detroiters on a wide array of community issues, including sustainability, environment, health, economics, food and more.
