Small businesses to get boost through new city loan program
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick announced Thursday an new loan program for small businesses.
Grandmont Rosedale
Development’s Unsung Hero
Imagine a Detroit without the casinos, the new stadiums and the RiverWalk. Then take away the smaller projects, the new townhomes, lofts and homes. An unsung hero of urban revitalization, Cathy LaMont has had a hand in just about every major city development. She's built a business on chaning the face of Detroit, and she's found great success doing it.
Detroit’s neighborhood gas stations to be fuel-alternative pioneers
General Motors Corp.'s drive to put ethanol-based fuel in the tanks of more U.S. cars and trucks may transform Detroit's neighborhood gas stations and its drivers into pioneers in the use of the gasoline alternative.
Neighbors say Grandmont Rosedale offers authentic neighborhood feel
The Grandmont Rosedale neighborhood in northwest Detroit near the Southfield Freeway and Grand River offers the opportunities for shopping and neighborly camaraderie that a world-class city should include.
Kwame Kilpatrick: Growing the ‘Next Detroit’
Already this year, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has faced highs (the Super Bowl) and lows (battles over the zoo, water and budget); however, he tells Model D he's still on task to grow and transform the city — and how he plans to do it.
If Detroit reforms its budget, it could be a role model
Columnist Josh Hendrickson writes: If Detroit is successful in its reforms, it could become a model for reducing bloated budgets across the country.
