Hamtramck

Popps Packing live-work-gallery space lands on St. Aubin in Hamtramck

Grading Time Inc.’s ‘Assignment Detroit’

Time Inc. has descended onto Detroit either like a thunderstorm or as liberators, depending on who you talk to. There has been a blitz of blog posts, features stories, and videos from its self anointed "D Shack" portraying the Detroit they've seen so far.Videos include an interview with K-9 to Five's Liz Blondy, a piece on 85 cent hamburgers, asking Detroiters why they love and hate the city, and another piece about how Detroiters "survive."Stories have covered entrepreneurs, housing costs, Detroit's decline, and Ernie Harwell.So, what's your take? How would you grade their assignment so far? Is it the same ol' same ol'? Or is it something different?Let us know what you think about the Time blitz on our Facebook page here.Check out the Time Inc. coverage here.

Juxtapoz Magazine holding auction to help Power House Project

Juxtapoz Magazine is dedicating the proceeds from the 15th Anniversary Art Auction to helping grow the Power House Project in the Davison and Conant neighborhood.Excerpt:Over 11,000 homes have been foreclosed in Detroit, which is one of many reasons why we have decided to organize our 15th Anniversary Art Auction to benefit Power House Project of Detroit. ABC News recently took a look at a unique way some artists are coping with the recession: the $100 home. It’s no secret Detroit has seen better days. These homes have been stripped of copper wiring, some have been burned, and many are falling apart. The jobless rate in Detroit is now at a whopping 22% and crime and hopelessness is at an all-time high. However, some artists see not blight, but opportunity. A blank canvas to build studio space. ...Our hope is to help make Detroit a more livable, viable, and artistic community by raising enough money via our 15th Anniversary Art Auction to purchase homes with Power House Projects in the Detroit area and fly artists out to help renovate them. ?Read the entire article here.

Model D TV: Detroit Restaurant Week Edition

17 Restaurants and only six days left. Where will you eat During the city's inaugural Restaurant Week? Model D TV has visited several of the 17 restaurants feature. Check them out before you head out this week. And see where other readers are going on our Facebook discussion page.

Community Development Advocates of Detroit propose comprehensive land use strategy

Time: The Detroit Blog – A speical Time Inc. project

Time Inc.'s interest in Detroit has been well documented so far. But, in case you missed it, the big media machine has bought a house in East English Village and will set up shop there for a year to cover Detroit and all that it brings - both negative and positive. In this week's In The News we have a piece up written by the New York Times, as well as a mention in the Tweet of the Week. However, is a direct link to the Time Inc.'s Detroit blog. Track their work as they track ours.See the blog here.

Putnam Weekley: The Detroiter Who Ate (and Drank) Everything

On the eve of the culinary event of the year -- Detroit Restaurant Week -- foodie and wine connoisseur Putnam Weekly of Southwest Detroit talks about the state of good eats in the city.

Hamtramck seeks developer to rehab 30 for-sale homes

NPR: Despite tough times, some see opportunity in Detroit

Though Detroit continues to lose population, there is a contingent coming to the city with big eyes and a lot of hope, NPR reports.Excerpt:Meghan McEwen, a magazine editor and mother of two small children, says you can find a family-friendly life inside the city of Detroit. Her husband is Ryan Cooley, the developer. She admits that the city lacks basic urban conveniences, but because she and her husband were able to find real estate so cheap, she's able to work part time. And she says it's exciting to be part of an effort to rebuild a city. That enthusiasm gives Lou Glazer, president of Michigan Future Inc., hope. He says the city will never return to its past vibrancy without young, talented professionals. Glazer says the brain drain from the city has been devastating. It may not be a flood of artists, business owners and young professionals coming back to Detroit, but many in the Motor City say those trickling back in are giving many during these tough times something they haven't had for a long time ... hope. Read the entire article here.