Southwest Detroit

Get Fresh Detroit prepares for fresh, financed start in 2011

The guys behind Get Fresh Detroit have made their last deliveries of fresh food to local bodegas for 2010, and they plan to come back next year with a new […]

Green Works turns Bagley building into bustling job training facility
Big news for W. Vernor: $2.5M for streetscape improvements, Atrium Gallery launches second show
Southwest Housing unveils revitalization plans for Mercado area – and yes, that tunnel gets lit
Ripple effect: Dutch artists create, stimulate in Detroit’s wide-open spaces

Who better to agitate and navigate Detroit's transition from past manufacturing titan to a future of endless creative endeavor then members of a neo-utopian research team from the Netherlands? Writer Dennis Archambault sees ideas turn to action before his eyes in this report.

Green Space: Lithuanian Hall first in Detroit to achieve LEED rehab certification
2.5 miles of Michigan Avenue now sporting bike lanes
555 Gallery plans permanent gallery location in SW and second space on East Side
Soup’s on: Model D TV channels creative life growing in Southwest Detroit

Comfort food, good company and great ideas make for a tasty night out on West Vernor. Dial into Model TV to see how this recipe for success is coming together and building new communities. 

W. Vernor lands a new clothing boutique, Labels Too

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