Cafe con Leche, formerly in the Mexicantown Mercado, has relocated to W. Vernor and Scotten, fronting Clark Park. “It’s a great location and it looks more like a coffee shop,” […]
In a Sports Illustrated story now making its rounds on the web, bestselling author, TV personality and Freep writer Mitch Albom writes a defense of Detroit. But he didn't get the whole story, says West Village resident Jim Boyle. When it comes to Detroit, we're lovers -- not fighters.
Southwest Detroit is where Esteban Castro grew up and plans to raise a family of his own. We spend 37 minutes together talking about why.
A small section of Michigan Avenue, in Detroit and Dearborn, will be getting carpooling lanes to test out their feasibility with car-loving Detroiters.Excerpt:Other big cities around the country have had them for years, but we're about to embark on a limited, Detroit-style test of carpool -- or high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) -- lanes on a stretch of Michigan Avenue between downtown and Dearborn.The goal of HOV lanes is to give people in vehicles with more than one occupant a lane for faster travel, an incentive to not drive alone -- taking the bus or carpooling instead.Read the entire article here.
The nonprofit Recycle Here! center is slammed with Detroiters unloading their unwanted paper, plastic and glass, but soon many Detroiters will have a curbside option, too. Green could be very "in" in Detroit in '09.
Explore Hamtramck and Mexicantown, grab a play at Planet Ant, go for a drink at Enoteca, check out the DIA, the Detroit Historical Museum, and D'Mongo's Speakeasy. These are just a few of the things that The Detroit News came up with to do under 50 bucks.Excerpt:Having a good time doesn't mean you have to break your piggy bank. There are various inexpensive ways for families, couples and singles to find fun. Take some of the guesswork out of finding a good time on a budget with our list of 50 value-conscious activities that will take you from the museum to a hipster hotspot -- all for less than $50.See the entire list here.
2008 was a big year for Detroit. Photographer Marvin Shaouni offers a retrospective of his masthead images from the year. We've got the big stories (Transit. Film. The DIA. Tiger Stadium. The Book Cadillac.) as well as the smaller stories, (D'Mongo's. A creperie.). All made this a good year to be in the D.Also note: We're taking a break for two weeks for our annual holiday season ciesta. Model D will return Jan. 6.
Southwest Detroit's Whitdel apartment building got new life through art and artists, thanks to Southwest Solutions and CAID.Excerpt:After buying the Whitdel, Southwest Solutions asked the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit to help restore the building. The exchange led to a partnership. CAID now uses the 1,500-square-foot Ladybug Gallery in the basement for exhibitions, including video art, sculpture, paintings and drawings. A ceramic studio will provide art education and workshops to neighborhood children and other residents.CAID also makes tenant referrals. Whitdel is open to anyone with an income of no more than 60% of the area median, or $29,300 for a single person. But Southwest Solutions seeks painters, musicians, writers, sculptors and other artists. They now occupy 10 of the units and make the place special.When I first walked into the lobby last month, tenant Gerald Butler, a 53-year-old flutist, was playing "Amazing Grace." He played it from the heart. For the first time in his adult life, he has a real home.Read the entire article here.
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