Grandmont Rosedale Archives

G.L.A.M. Body Scrubs was crowned the winner of the 12th annual Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest, winning the $100,000 grand prize from Comerica Bank at the Hatch Off event on Thursday, May 9, at the Wayne State University Industry Innovation Center.

This entrepreneur just won $100K to open her first storefront in Detroit

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May 14, 2024

“TechTown’s commitment to nurturing entrepreneurship doesn’t end with the Hatch Off; incubating Detroit’s small businesses is a year-round endeavor supported by our entrepreneurial and technical assistance programs that provide ongoing support to our winning alumni and top finalists," says Christianne Malone, assistant vice president for economic development at Wayne State University and TechTown Detroit’s chief program officer.

Sherrie Savage is setting up her new business, The Coloring Museum, in the Grand River WorkPlace's pop-up space.

Resilient Neighborhoods: Co-working pop-up space offers perks for Detroit businesses

By David Sands

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August 22, 2023

This northwest Detroit space provides small businesses, freelancers, and nonprofit operators a place to meet—and even the opportunity to temporarily set up shop.

GRDC Director Michael Randall stands in front of the West Outer Drive Apartments, which are being renovated.

These two Detroit nonprofits are prioritizing community engagement in their development efforts

By David Sands

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January 10, 2023

To be effective, community development organizations must work together residents to revitalize neighborhoods. Here are two Detroit nonprofits who want residents to lead the way with their development projects.

GRDC employees Tom Ridgeway and Becki Kenderes stand at site of proposed lot.

Resilient Neighborhoods: Green infrastructure would address parking, drainage issues on Grand River

By David Sands

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November 8, 2022

Plans for a green parking lot on Grand River continue, despite unforeseen challenges.

Stahelin Avenue was hit particularly hard by the housing crisis.

Resilient Neighborhoods: A resident-led group has drastically cut vacancies on Detroit’s West Side

By David Sands

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August 16, 2022

Citzens of this West Side Detroit neighborhood banded together in the face of blight and abandonment. And helped it rebound from a major crisis.

Sofar Sounds brings intimate musical performances to Detroit this summer in ‘secret’ concert series

By Erin Marie Miller

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July 19, 2022

A UK-based international music events group is hosting three small, private concerts this summer in unique spaces in the North End, North Rosedale Park, and Corktown neighborhoods.

New film festival featuring the work of Black Detroiters set to launch at Ella Fitzgerald Park

By MJ Galbraith

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July 12, 2022

“It’s already a small group of people making films here, and it’s an especially smaller group of people of color doing it,” says Asia Hamilton, organizer of the inaugural Noir Cinema Film Festival.

Why Grandmont Rosedale’s stretch of Grand River is a favorite destination for city’s entrepreneurs

By MJ Galbraith

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Community Development

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February 15, 2022

The Grandmont Rosedale stretch of Grand River is one of the city’s more bustling commercial corridors. Large murals adorn the walls of locally-owned small businesses, a steady round of streetscape improvement projects have made the strip safer to walk and bike, and pocket parks have transformed previously under-utilized spaces into public assets. It’s a desirable destination for the city’s entrepreneurs.

Mobile museum sees Black history on the move in Michigan

By Kahn Santori Davison

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Diversity

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January 17, 2022

Detroit-born Khalid el-Hakim’s mobile museum has evolved into one of the biggest collections of African American history and artifacts in the country. Now the pioneer in Black Museum Studies is touring Michigan, from Bloomfield Hills to Beaver Island.

GRDC market team from left to right: Kitty Yarbrough, John Jones, Jr., Jocelyn Moss, JeNiece Freeman-Holt, Chelsea Salame, Keenan Terry.

Resilient Neighborhoods: This Detroit farmers market is reuniting neighbors isolated by the pandemic

By Sarah Williams

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July 24, 2021

A beloved Detroit farmers markets is back this season with some new innovations.