Brooks Lumber & Hardware: Building Detroit for over 120 years
Since 1896, the hardware store has sat on the same piece of land in Corktown, outlasting the old streetcar system, Tiger Stadium, and perhaps every other retail business in the city.
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Michigan’s highway: The future of Michigan Avenue, our state’s most important road
In part three of our series on Michigan's highway, we look at the people and projects that will result in massive changes to the buildings, the infrastructure, and the very way we use Michigan Avenue.
Michigan’s highway: The present state of Michigan Avenue, our state’s most important road
In part two of our series on Michigan's highway, we look at the extraordinary economic resurgence that's taken place in recent years along commercial strips and downtowns on Michigan Avenue.
Corktown-based bicycle shop to open second location in West Village
Metropolis Cycles East will offer new and used bikes, locks, tires, and other accessories, and a full service repair facility.
Detroit and Ann Arbor work together to spread all-local grocery model
A grocery store selling exclusively local products in Ann Arbor is only two years old, but it's already directly inspired a similar business in Corktown.
Restaurateur (and optimist) Dave Kwiatkowski has created a mini-food empire in Detroit
After a successful few years at the Sugar House, opportunity came knocking for Kwiatkowski. Since then, he's been opening restaurants and bars at a breakneck pace.
November development news round-up: New homes in North Corktown, a new home for basketball, and more
Let's catch up on some of the biggest stories from the past five weeks, including developments in North Corktown, the new downtown sports arena, and a win for historic preservation.
In search of the Hillbilly Highway
Between 1940 and 1960, seven million Appalachians left their home region to find work in places like Detroit. In the first of a two-part series, native-West Virginian Courtney Balestier writes about the history of the migration, and speaks to people who experienced it.
Finding resources faster: Detroit’s rich and expanding entrepreneurial ecosystem
There's an incredible number of resources available for a budding entrepreneur in Detroit. Patrick Dunn surveys our entrepreneurial ecosystem to find out where those resources are and how to access them.
It’s a match! MCM winners use grant money to help cushion construction costs
Two Motor City Match winners, Meta Physica Wellness Center and Beau Bien Fine Foods, begin build-outs of their new storefronts thanks to the crucial grants.
