Here’s the scoop: Sanders to open 3 dessert shops
Sanders is planning to open Candy and Dessert Shops in three new locations over the next year in metro Detroit. “The sundaes and cream puffs will be sold — along […]
Teens use summer to help Detroit
Read about how some kids from Detroit and its suburbs, volunteered their time this summer painting elementary school gyms, tending gardens and helping third-graders read.
Detroit RiverFront Conservancy Receives $32 Million for East and West Riverfront Development
Detroit's Internation RiverFront will get a whole new look by 2007. "The East Riverfront in the final design stage, and the West Riverfront is the second phase of the Conservancy's goal of a linked Riverfront from bridge to bridge -- and beyond." says the press release...
Ann Arbor-Detroit transit plan gets boost $100 million federal grant
"A rapid transit system between Ann Arbor and Detroit, long considered merely an expensive dream, has gained momentum with an expected $100 million in federal funding for an engineering study. " says the article...
Rolling Stone Names Detroit #3 Top Rock Scene
Detroit’s Wayne State University ranks #3 in the nation for student-rock ration.
Border will look better thanks to $155,000
Grant to help improve the boundary between the Detroit and Grosse Pointe Park by to improving properties along Mack, Alter and Jefferson...
Detroit needs quick action
Tom Walsh fromThe Detroit Free Press reports that "people are willing to live and shop and play in downtown Detroit, too, once they see things like green space, good lighting, well-maintained buildings and visible and friendly security."
Media firm gives Detroit digital edge
Despite its need to expand into a larger office space, Beyond Digital Studios, a year-old 3-D animation and digital media company, has no plans of leaving Detroit anytime soon. "The company wants to stay in Detroit and become a destination point for people in the industry like similar areas in Florida and California." says the article.
Three Hands, One Scoop
So this is yet another hip-hip-hooray story about Detroit retail? Well, yes and no. That a national chain with a reputation for steady, smart franchise growth like Ben & Jerry’s has chosen to locate in Detroit is important. But more importantly, perhaps, is how they’ve chosen to do it.
