Southwest Detroit Visiting Guide
While Downtown, Corktown and Midtown get a majority of the buzz when it comes to Detroit entertainment and culture, Southwest Detroit is no slouch in these departments. In Southwest Detroit, […]
Southwest Detroit
Crain’s readers praise Detroit’s ‘neighborhoody feel,’ downtown excitement
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.
‘Hood Ornaments
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.
Mercado seeks vendors in Mexicantown
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.
Increase in truck traffic calls for new Detroit/Windsor border crossing
A new border crossing between the United States and Canada through Detroit and Windsor is planned to be in place by 2013.
Crain’s announces best managed nonprofit winners
Crain’s chose nonprofit winners for those with a budget under $3 million, and those above.
Detroit Myths Debunked
Say what? You say you can't pamper your puppy, sip a Sunday morning mimosa, buy some designer duds and workout in a pilates class downtown? Guess again. A Windy City transplant discovers that the urban lifestyle she loved can be had in the Motor City.
Uniting Southwest Detroit
Kathy Wendler loves the diversity of Southwest Detroit, where she has led the Southwest Detroit Business Association for more than two decades. Her job involves building a lot of bridges, between neighborhoods and businesses, Hispanics and non-Hispancis and City Hall and Southwest Detroit. In her words, ‘It’s about connecting people and assets and energy.’
More than $500,000 in state grants given to two Detroit projects
Two state tax credits will help residential redevelopment projects slated for a West Side neighborhood and a neighborhood near Indian Village.
