Rendering of renovated Michigan Central Station

News roundup: Ford purchases Michigan Central Station

There's been so much coverage about the sale of Michigan Central Station to Ford Motor Company that it's been difficult keep up. We've got you covered with a news roundup about the most important information you need to know.

Detroit Artists' Test Lab lounge
New artist incubator space opens on Detroit’s far east side

The 12,000-square-foot Detroit Artists' Test Lab contains a professional photography studio, gallery, podcast studio, and private offices, with co-working space memberships starting in the fall.

The Oakland Avenue Artist Coalition and the Detroit Poetry Society Poetry celebrate pizza night at the American Riad under and around its canopy
Public art works, courtyards, and more: Placemaking projects planned throughout city neighborhoods

Efforts to fund multiple placemaking projects throughout the city are well underway this summer, bolstered by the state's Public Spaces Community Places initiative.

Ezekiel Harris, executive director of MACC Development, inside what would become The Commons, a community space, coffee shop, and laundromat (June 2017)
The future of Detroit depends on equitable development

How can we develop the city in a way that allows for everyone, especially its long-term residents, to benefit from the changes currently underway? That is the question we will explore in an eight-part series on equitable development. 

Hubert Massey
Avenue of galleries: How art enriches life in Live6

Six galleries dot Livernois and a seventh is set to open shop later this year. All of this points to a burgeoning art scene along and around the Detroit corridor traditionally known as the "Avenue of Fashion."

Michigan authors you should be reading this summer

Looking for some great summer reading? We've got you covered with books by these Michigan authors. 

Kenyetta Campbell outside of the Cody Rouge Action Alliance's office space in Don Bosco Hall
Introducing “Voices of Cody Rouge,” our latest neighborhood-based series

Over the next few months, we'll be publishing weekly articles from Cody Rouge, showcasing the authentic stories of residents, community stakeholders, and local organizations helping to create positive change in the neighborhood.

Luis Ali and Tanya Saldivar-Ali
How a southwest Detroit construction company is building community by building for the future

AGI Construction, a southwest-Detroit based construction company, is working to build a resilient community through its development projects, engagement efforts, and future resource program. 

Attendees of a kite pop-up on the riverfront
Detroit Kite Festival takes off for second straight year

The all-day festival on Belle Isle features a kite-making tent for kids, a synchronized kite show, and of course plenty of kite enthusiasts sharing the skies throughout the day.

Pamela Beltran-Mayan, 17
PHOTOS: At youth summit on gun violence, tomorrow’s leaders aren’t waiting for tomorrow

The Michigan Youth Summit on Guns and Violence brought together more than 100 local youth and adult activists on May 26 for a day of workshops on subjects ranging from civil rights-awareness to revolutionary art. 

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