More businesses and entrepreneurs move into TechTown
TechTown, a neighborhood encompassing 12 city blocks, is bounded on the north by the Grand Trunk railroad, on the south by I-94, on the west by the Lodge Freeway and […]
Good times roll at Jazz Festival
"It was beautiful, man. The night, the crowd, the music, the scene," says the Lawrence B. Johnson of The Detroit News.
Detroit offers help to hurricane victims
The city of Detroit, local hoteliers and state officials have offered assistance for up to 500 families displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Daniel Granholm Mulhern to Receive Detroit Bar Association’s Public Service Award on Sept. 15
Attorney Daniel Granholm Mulhern, Michigan's First Gentleman, has been selected as recipient of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Foundation's Dennis W. Archer Public Service Award.
Mack Avenue’s Jazz Rescue
A festival lay bleeding, dying, abandoned. Mack Avenue Records swooped in to save it. The independent jazz label -- home to bandleader Gerald Wilson, innovative vibraphonist Terry Gibbs, and trumpeter Sean Jones – has stepped up to sponsor the 26th installment of the Detroit International Jazz Festival. Their contribution is part of label’s commitment to support great artists and great music.
Family Guide To Detroit
It’s a lovely Saturday, and you’ve got $20, some Canadian change, two kids and time to spare. What to do? Turns out the city’s got loads of inexpensive, easy entertainment: cool fountains, fuzzy bunnies, cheap eats, tall bridges, and, maybe the pinnacle of the entire experience, a train.
River Miracle: Key projects put Detroit River in spotlight
"The Detroit River gets national attention today when a White House conference spotlights all the local efforts under way to make it sparkle," says the article.
Alternative energy research center fuels up for the future
With oil and gasoline prices at record highs, the timing for NextEnergy to begin the next phase of its mission couldn't be better.
