Hamtramck’s Design 99 offers ‘not necessarily furniture’
Hamtramck's Design 99 duo, husband and wife Mitch Cope and Gina Richert, are bringing together local artists for a furniture, but really isn't furniture, show.
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Why Brownfields are Sexy: Clean Water and Air, a Better Economy, a Stronger Detroit
We don't know what your idea of sexy is, but we can't think of anything sexier than promoting development that can benefit the economy, environment and public health, all the while promoting density and making the region attractive to creative new economy types. Now that's hot.
Detroit Wants Art Now, So Here It Is
After deciding there was too much talk and not enough action, 100 galleries bring Art to Detroit Now this week.
Hamtramck-produced web ‘sit’ com to screen episode 8 May 4 at Park Bar
The low-budget web "sit" com Ced n Teri is set in Hamtramck and pokes fun at the city's eccentricities. Each episode features a performance from a Detroit band and debuts at a public screening at the Park Bar.
Chicago scribe takes in Detroit over a weekend
Chicago Sun-Times writer Dave Hoekstra spent an action-packed weekend in Detroit. He stayed at MGM Grand, took in the Holy Hip Hop! exhibit at MOCAD, took in a Red Wings game and ventured to Record Graveyard in Hamtramck. And he loved every minute of it, apparently.
8 Slam-Dunk Ways Detroit is Getting More Green
Finally, it seems like folks around here are seeing that raking in the green and living green aren't mutually exclusive. Here are 8 ways everything's going green in Detroit.
16 Sweet Developments in Detroit
In the Big Dance of Detroit development, we've picked 16 of the sweetest projects going on right now.
Grad student debates options for Detroit’s redevelopment
A University of Michigan graduate student in urban planning, Joseph Ciadella, crafts a cogent op-ed piece about Detroit corporate development strategy as opposed to smaller, organic strategies.
Blowout brings more than just bands and beers to Hamtramck
The Hamtramck Blowout brings hordes of music lovers into the city. Most will just hit up participating bars, but others get off the beaten path and discover what else the unique and diverse city has to offer. Read about it from our own Walter Wasacz in the Metro Times' Blahg.
MSHDA funds to target blight in Hamtramck, Detroit and Highland Park
The cities of Detroit, Highland Park and Hamtramck may be receiving funds from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority targeted at specific blighted properties.
