Taste of Java coffee shop begins serving May 3
Taste of Java Cafe will open May 3 at 2630 Charlevoix, near the intersection of Chene and Gratiot. The coffee shop is 4,000 square feet and will seat 50. It […]
Near East Side
Detroit has long espoused the idea that its urban core could be designed in such a way as to allow the integration of affluent, working class, and low income people within a few blocks of each other. Immediately east of Lafayette Park reside people whose household incomes are lower than Lafayette Park, but the 1960s modern feel of the area offers a seamless flow to the historic Villages. Here, Martin Luther King, Jr., Elmwood, and other residential communities offer quality urban living with the same proximity to Eastern Market, downtown, and the riverfront as those in Lafayette Park. Mini-street malls support the needs of residents, from video rentals and fast food outlets to Walgreen’s and CVS drug stores. Close to East Jefferson’s retail strip, yet a few streets removed from the hustle bustle. Looking beyond this corner of the Near Eastside, north to 1-94 and east to McClellan, you have an area that is being redefined and redeveloped by grassroots organization trying to preserve what hasn’t been lost and build a new community in its place. To understand the Near Eastside, however, one needs to examine its local assets: schools, churches, neighborhoods, and parks.
Check by check, MLK band getting closer to China trip
The Martin Luther King, Jr. marching band is nearing the $240,000 they must raise to play in the opening ceremony for the Olympics in Beijing.
Grad student debates options for Detroit’s redevelopment
A University of Michigan graduate student in urban planning, Joseph Ciadella, crafts a cogent op-ed piece about Detroit corporate development strategy as opposed to smaller, organic strategies.
MSHDA funds to target blight in Hamtramck, Detroit and Highland Park
The cities of Detroit, Highland Park and Hamtramck may be receiving funds from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority targeted at specific blighted properties.
The Real (Estate) Deal
Come on in, the water's not that cold — or, the current state of the Detroit real estate market.
Voice from the Deep River
Detroit blues man and radio personality the Rev. Robert Jones has journeyed from the "Lowlands" to the "Deep River."
Model D Speaker Series: Detroit Sells
Who's selling in Detroit? Who's buying? What's hot (and not) in residential retail in the city. Realtors and experts will discuss all this and more at the next Model D Speaker Series event on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Guardian Building. It's free, but you must RSVP.
Design*Sponge offers savvy, comprehensive guide to Detroit design
Design*Sponge invited local blogger Sweet Juniper to write an entry on Detroit for its city design guide series. The result is super-thorough and manages to be egalitarian while separating the wheat from the chaff.
