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.
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.
The mystery surrounding the Nain Rouge deepens as recent sightings indicate a changed creature roaming out streets.
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.
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.
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.
Detroit is getting ready for its “big reveal” with a Super Makeover on Saturday, Oct. 22.
CreateDetroit is looking for graphic artists to design Detroit-themed posters to spread positive messages about the city.
The Detroit Historical Society will hold a Masquerade Gala benefit Saturday, Oct. 22.
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