LISC leads way in neighborhood revival
For 16 years the Local Initiatives Support Coalition has been helping to reshape the future for many of Detroit’s neighborhoods.
Jefferson Chalmers
Canines on Cass
Digger and Marcel have it made. So do Max and Yogi, and even a pup named Archimedes. While their owners toil at their 9-to-5 jobs, the dogs of Canine to Five play, snooze and soak up plenty of praise and petting. The Detroit doggy day care, owners say, is the kind of ammenity city dwellers and wrokers crave.
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.
Auto racing fans want race back on Belle Isle
Should racing return to the streets of Detroit and/or the roads on Belle Isle? Free Press readers say yes.
Groups offer deals on trees, shrubs to encourage planting
Bareroot tree seedlings and small bareroot trees and shrubs are available through county conservation districts and nonprofits like Global ReLeaf and the Greening of Detroit.
Group is all green thumbs when it comes to Detroit
Greening of Detroit has planted 44,669 trees since its inception in 1989 with the help of thousands of volunteers who go to city parks and other locales to plant on the weekends.
How Do You Visit the D?
How do you play a tourist in your hometown? What are your favorite spots to take out-of-town guests to show off the 'D'? What can we do to attract more visitors? Take a quick survey.
Look Outside: Top 10 Public Spaces
Step outside to explore Detroit's architecture via its best public spaces — from boulevards with Roaring Twenties grandeur to quintessential urban city squares to sprawling parks and natural areas.
