Gryphon Theatre launches above Park Bar downtown
First a building, then a bar…now a theater. Jerry Belanger, proprietor of The Park Bar and owner of the building that also houses Cliff Bells and the Bucharest Grill, continues […]
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Model D TV: Something to Get Excited About
Need to get excited about Detroit? Watch this clip.
Bachelor first-time buyer finds style, value, stunning views in Detroit’s Garden Court condos
Suburban man searched the suburbs for a first place to call his own but found what he wanted in Detroit's Garden Court.Excerpt:Ryan South, 25, looked at about 150 houses for sale on Metro Detroit's eastside before he realized what he really coveted. "I grew up in Grosse Pointe, and Jefferson Avenue was always my main drag," says South, director of mortgage banking for Quicken Loans and a 2005 graduate of Central Michigan University, where he studied business administration. "So when I decided to buy my first place, it finally occurred to me that a condominium on Jefferson made perfect sense." Read the entire article here.
Bills pass State House, moving Detroit closer to transit
Detroit is moving closer and closer to rapid transit as transit bills move through the house. Excerpt: The bills allow the Michigan Department of Transportation to establish a “transit development finance zone” within one mile of the railway system and through multiple municipalities to capture future increases in property taxes for railway operations. Other legislation permits an annual state appropriation to pay for what the system’s revenues and tax increment funding don’t fund. There are currently two Woodward transit plans, one a privately funded $103 million project and the other a $372 million proposal by the Detroit Department of Transportation, that are expected to merge in 2009. Read the entire article here.
Niche businesses thriving in Detroit
Places like Henry the Hatter, Mercury Coffe Bar, People's Records, John King Books, and Good Girls Go to Paris Crepes are just a few Detroit businesses on the rise. The Detroit News looks at businesses -- old and new -- that are thriving in the city. Read the entire article here.
Rob Schneider Tells Detroit: ‘You Can Do It’
It's advice actor Rob Schneider isn't saving only for his next cameo in an Adam Sandler flick. The funny guy has been on the set of his new movie, being shot here in Detroit, and has a message for our budding film industry: "You can do it."
