What's a city without its poets? There's an urban renaissance going on in Detroit's poetry community, and slammers and literary types are coming together to create community in which the written — and spoken — word can thrive.
The Belle Isle Botanical Society and the Association of Professional Gardeners, in cooperation with the Detroit Recreation Department, are sponsoring a spring gardening conference.
Developers, realtors and house-hunters say the city's property-tax-break zones can 'make or break' a deal. These Neighborhood Enterprise Zones are helping to make city living attractive and affordable, and helping Detroit housing compete with the 'burbs.
There's excitement about what's going to happen on the river, with plans for new restaurants, places to live and the ever expanding RiverWalk. Even before the Bus and Bing break ground on their developments, however, the city's waterfront is still a draw for good food, drinks and a wonderful night out — even mid-week.
Downtown's all dressed up, with fancy new living spaces, sleek restaurants ready for glitterati and night clubs primed for party people. Crain's Detroit Business columnist Bob Allen says to recognize a true revival in Detroit, however, you need to dig deeper, look closer into the heart of the city and get out into its neighborhoods. There's more going on here than you might think.
Surely some people are sick of the Super Bowl hoopla already. It’s just a game, right? Sure it is, but the impact of the game on metro Detroit will last long after the VIPs have hopped on the jets back to wherever they came from. City and development leaders say much of what’s been started in the name of SBXL has been in the works for a long time, and the big game just gave them a reason to get the ball rolling a little faster.
Brunch is catching on in Detroit. You can hardly pass a restaurant without seeing a banner advertising a new Sunday brunch. And what better way for Detroiters to spend their lazy Sundays than with perfectly creamed coffee, eggs Benedict, bananas Foster pancakes, chocolate chip crepes and bottomless mimosas and bloody marys.
Crain’s chose nonprofit winners for those with a budget under $3 million, and those above.
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