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Intensive property survey captures state of Detroit housing, vacancy

The Data Collaborative, a joint effort by the Detroit Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Response, Community Legal Resources and Data Driven Detroit, has completed a landmark survey of residential properties […]

More than just a restaurant, Sunday Dinner Co. set to open on E. Jefferson near Belle Isle
L.A. investor aims to put families in Detroit homes and money in the bank

Robin Scovill lives in L.A. He's not a Detroiter, but when he started investing in the city, he got a little Detroit in his veins. He's now out to make profits, yes, but he wants to build a better Detroit while he's at it.

From Paris to the Paris of the Midwest: French investors see potential

Laurent Diemunsch is not a fancy pants, big time real estate mogul. But the French airline employee had a few Euros to invest and saw potential in Detroit. "I can see what this city can become," he says.

Round-up: Waldorf gets community planning grant, Harbortown reopening set for Jan. 20…and more
Harbortown Market, Elevator Building among recipients of $238,700 in E. Jefferson corridor grants
End-of-year Wrap-up: Miliken State Park opens, Canine to Five expands, Butcher’s reopens and more
Act now: Detroit’s winter won’t last forever (really, it won’t)

Even though winter lasts about 13 months in Michigan, give or take a few, some of the best things in Detroit this winter are only around for a short time. Here are some not to miss.

Belle Isle: How to manage Detroit’s island beauty

Especially since Mayor Bing brought it up recently, Detroiters are weighing in on what to do with Belle Isle. A gate with a toll? Make it a Metropark? Leave it be? What's a city with limited resources but a lot of love for its beautiful island to do?

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