Mexicantown is more than quesadillas and margaritas, although both are abundant and excellent there. The Southwest Detroit neighborhod is the place to go to dance to salsa and merenge or buy fresh tortillas and tamales. There's art, theater, culture, shopping, and, of course, great food. Click here for Model D's guides to visiting, moving to and investing in Mexicantown.
Crain's columnist Bob Allen's tour of Detroit neighborhoods withdeveloper Colin Hubbell and Model D struck a chord with metroDetroiters. Readers shared their enthusiasm for the living in andvisiting the city.
Downtown's all dressed up, with fancy new living spaces, sleek restaurants ready for glitterati and night clubs primed for party people. Crain's Detroit Business columnist Bob Allen says to recognize a true revival in Detroit, however, you need to dig deeper, look closer into the heart of the city and get out into its neighborhoods. There's more going on here than you might think.
Mexicantown Community Development Corp. is seeking vendor pre-applications for the Mercado — a collection of shops and businesses — now under construction near the International Welcome Center in Southwest Detroit.
A new border crossing between the United States and Canada through Detroit and Windsor is planned to be in place by 2013.
Crain’s chose nonprofit winners for those with a budget under $3 million, and those above.
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