East Detroit's flock of junior sailors and their parents are carrying the torch for the city's historic river recreation legacy. Bayview Yacht Club—host of the international annual Detroit to Macinack Island sailing race set for July 23--celebrates its 90 th birthday this year, while the Detroit Yacht Club across the river on Belle Isle checks in at a grand ol' 137 years old and the nearby Detroit Rowing Club traces its roots back some 175 years.
Economic-development experts seem to agree: racial fighting blocks development. Diversity, on the other hand, can help spur it, says Keith Schneider, deputy director of the Michigan Land Use Institute.
Big changes are on the horizon in Detroit’s New Center area. The canopy removal was only the first stage of $4 million public and private improvement project for the area. The Woodward Gateway Project promises historic street lamps, new sidewalks with clay brick accents, trees surrounded by cast-iron grates, bike racks, benches and trash receptacles.
The All-Star Game confirmed it: Downtown Detroit's long decline is over.
"'Desperate Houswives' star, others take in sights, visit with fans during Monday's festivities."
"Enjoy the giddy feeling, Detroit. You deserve it."
The All-Star Game has people seeing the Detroit differently. "From business to construction to a massive beautification and volunteer cleanup program, the city and region went to great lengths to try to improve downtown and surrounding areas to dispel stereotypes about conditions in the city. From the positive comments many officials heard, they think they've accomplished that," says the article
Both Michigan and out-of-town fans can't stop saying enough good things about Detroit.
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