All dressed up, racers aim for fun, not speed
Participants from all over the nation deck out people-powered rides for downtown Detroit drag.
Downtown Detroit
Sinclair on Detroit
A poet and activist, John Sinclair is the stuff of Detroit’s legend -- having had a part in forming the Detroit Artists’ Workshop, Rainbow People’s Party, White Panther Party, Trans-Love Energies, the punk-rock prototype, the MC5. Sinclair sits down with Model D to talk about the city, past and present. He speaks frankly about everything from race relations, performing in the jazz festival, smoking and reading the paper at the Cass Café, his favorite place to sit and think (Belle Isle), and what’s going on under the loincloth on the Spirit of Detroit statue.
Mack Avenue’s Jazz Rescue
A festival lay bleeding, dying, abandoned. Mack Avenue Records swooped in to save it. The independent jazz label -- home to bandleader Gerald Wilson, innovative vibraphonist Terry Gibbs, and trumpeter Sean Jones – has stepped up to sponsor the 26th installment of the Detroit International Jazz Festival. Their contribution is part of label’s commitment to support great artists and great music.
Family Guide To Detroit
It’s a lovely Saturday, and you’ve got $20, some Canadian change, two kids and time to spare. What to do? Turns out the city’s got loads of inexpensive, easy entertainment: cool fountains, fuzzy bunnies, cheap eats, tall bridges, and, maybe the pinnacle of the entire experience, a train.
River Miracle: Key projects put Detroit River in spotlight
"The Detroit River gets national attention today when a White House conference spotlights all the local efforts under way to make it sparkle," says the article.
The retail readiness initiative to help spruce-up downtown before Super Bowl XL
The retail readiness initiative that's part of a 12-step program, is to clean up downtown by late January.
Former state economic-development chief Rothwell to head Detroit Renaissance
Former MEDC chief and General Motors Corp. executive Doug Rothwell has been named head of Detroit Renaissance Inc.
General will return downtown
The 16-foot statue of Gen. Casimir Pulaski will now return to downtown Detroit.
Banking on the inner city
ShoreBank’s planned expansion could thrive by focusing on inner-city areas largely avoided by other financial institutions, has raised $20 million through the private placement of shares to help pay for the planned purchase.
