Last week, Community Legal Resources (CLR) honored local attorneys for their pro-bono work with Detroit nonprofits. The organization serves as the conduit between nonprofits and the local legal community. “Nonprofits […]
A group from Grand Rapids is headed to Portland to learn about how transit has electrified the local economy. Transit advocates hope the civic leaders on the trip come away with a real sense of what a necessary ingredient transit is to the redevelopment mix.
The "Shop Detroit" message is being echoed by the city, the local NAACP, Independent Retailers Association, Booker T. Washington Business Association, Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce and Detroit Synergy.On Saturday, Dec. 2, Synergy will host its third Shop Detroit event from 10 am to 5 pm. Shoppers who register with Synergy at the Compuware building will get info on discounts and promotions around the city, a free People Mover pass for the day and a free shuttle to the New Center shopping district.Click here for a map and more details on the Synergy event Saturday.In addition, this year the city is offering another incentive: discounted parking at city municipal parking structures and lots from through Dec. 24 for shoppers with receipts. The city also has a list of boutiques, specialty shops and retailers in the city at its web site: www.ci.detroit.mi.us/default.htm.
Detroit News columnist Daniel Howse writes about One D, the new partnership between Detroit Renaissance, the Detroit Regional Chamber, New Detroit, the United Way of Southeast Michigan, the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan.
Oscar-nominated actor Will Smith hosted a sneak preview local premiere of his new movie The Pursuit of Happyness at the Phoenix Theater on Eight Mile Road.
The Detroit Asian Youth Project is a cultural immersion programdesigned to bring young Asians out of their adopted neighborhood andopen them up to their city.
The Detroit Department of Transportation has landed $3 million in federal funds to study mass transit throughout the city of Detroit. DDOT plans to study light rail, street cars, an expanded People Mover and bus rapid transit.
Planners around the country believe that the unprecedented population growth the United States is undergoing can mean good things for older cities like Detroit.
Innovate and create, charges Carol Coletta, host of Smart City radio and head of CEOs for Cities. City leaders need new strategies to revive urban areas.
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