Detroit residential sales continue uptick
Detroit residential home sales in November showed a four percent increase in comparison with 2006's numbers. This is significant considering the decrease in sales everywhere else in Metro Detroit.
Jefferson Chalmers
Buy Detroit, Build Detroit
Avoid the meter maid's boot and save some loot when you shop the city this holiday season.
Detroit ranks 64 on list of world’s most livable cities
Using data from 39 quality-of-life issues from 215 cities around the world, an international consulting company has ranked Detroit 64 on its list of the 100 most livable cities.
Jefferson East business development series concludes on Nov. 27
Jefferson East Business Association will join the Detroit Entrepreneurship Institute in presenting the final installment of their business development speaker series on November 27.
Pioneering architect builds his modern dream home on Detroit’s far East Side
Roger Margerum has been an influential Detroit architect, having worked on projects such as Hart Plaza. Now 77, he has finally turned his design attention to himself, building a modern home set at a 45-degree angle near the Detroit River.
RFK Jr. speaks about importance of Detroit River to city’s economic health
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at Wayne State University on November 2 about Environmental Destiny. He took some time to chat with metromode about the environmental and economic destiny of Detroit.
JEBA to receive award at Nov. 8 annual dinner
Jefferson East Business Association is one of six winners from across the country to be given the MetLife Foundation Neighborhood Revitalization Award. The $10,000 prize will be presented at their Nov. 8 annual dinner.
Growing Detroit Retail
A D.C.-based nonprofit has some shiny new numbers that could mean exciting things for Detroit's retail prospects. Read about it here, and see for yourself at our Speaker Series Nov. 14. Sign up today.
New book of noir stories focuses on dark side of Detroit
From Rivertown to the Grosse Pointe border, short stories examining the grittier side of Detroit get the spotlight in a new collection entitled Detroit Noir. Celebrated authors like Loren D. Estleman and Joyce Carol Oates contributed to the book.
