The Transformation Continues
Detroit's not done yet. Here's a look at five major projects that are changing how we view and use the Motor City.
Midtown
Festival of the Arts
Performances, music, food, drink, dancing and fine art filled the streets around the Cultural Center and Wayne State for the annual Detroit Festival of the Arts. Here's a look in photos at the some of the sights.
‘Cars’ movie is ‘thank-you note’ to Detroit
The animated movie "Cars," which opened last week, "is kind of a thank-you note to Detroit," says Pontiac-born Jay Shuster, a 35-year-old sketch artist who helped create the appearance and personality of the movie's animated cars.
Beyond the Rustbelt
Detroit's Art Deco skyscrapers and smokestack skylines don't paint the whole picture. All over town, a different picture of the city is emerging in modern glass and steel facades. Click here to check out photographer Dave Krieger's look at Detroit's newest buildings.
Tourists find plenty to do in revived Detroit
According to the story:From festivals to baseball, fireworks to theater productions, the Motor City calendar has something for every member of the family, every budget and every taste -- because a lot of events include food.
‘Cars’ animated movie gets inspiration from the real Motor City
Inspiration for the new Pixar animated flick "Cars" flowed from the ruins of a Packard plant on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit and from the Detroit Institute of Arts, with its car-factory murals by Diego Rivera -- and from what's left of the legendary Route 66, an artery through the heart of the American Dream.
Talent Pool
Wanted: Smart, creative, talented, entrepreneurial people to stay put. Don't leave. Our leaders are figuring it out – the economic future looks brighter when creative workforce is happy to call your region home.
ARISE Detroit coalition seeks volunteers to boost city
A year in planning, a new coalition's effort is going to recruit thousands of volunteers to help make Detroit a better place to live, work and play.
