This week, Crain's Detroit Business offers its Living and Investing in the D special section. The section highlights city neighborhoods, schools, business opportunities, and asks residents why they live in Detroit.Click here for more.
Doug McIntosh was an architect, activist, mentor, and leader. He was an inspiration to many, and had an infectious passion for Detroit and it's built environment — the bricks, mortar, glass and steel that make up the city. He passed away last week, but his vision for Detroit carries on.
In a former factory settled in an old industrial area near Eastern Market, Hamtramck and the New Center, a new guard of hard workers is contributing to a very different, but just as thriving, industry of modern-day Detroit: the creative arts.
Harper University and Henry Ford hospitals were ranked among the top in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's latest issue.Harper was singled out for neurology and cancer treatments. Henry Ford was commended for neurology, endocrinology, digestive disorders, respiratory disorders, kidney diseases, cardiology, urology and cancer.Click here for more.
Red Wings fans: It's time to hold your heads high and pat a local guy on the back. Compuware CEO Peter Karmanos brings his Stanley Cup to the city this week.
Earthlings and aliens tough it out in InZer0, a new science-fiction series being filmed right here in Detroit. The creators could make the show anywhere, but they've chosen to use Detroit’s talent and locations to make it happen.
Detroit: Get here while it's hot. Fireworks. Sailing. Street festivals. Summer in the city is in full swing. Check out Dave Krieger's photos from Bayview's Regatta, the Freedom Festival fireworks and Comerica's Tastefest.
Business leaders call Howard Bell, Detroit's "entrepreneurial economic czar," and his work could help transform the region's economy. The executive director of TechTown, Bell has already brought about 40 companies and 1,000 employees to the New Center business incubator.
The city of Detroit remains a high point in the region's struggling housing market, leading the way in home sales and new construction.
313 puns. Native-American names. Historical references. From a host of obscure, odd and sometimes lame ideas, Model D found its name and its mission.
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