Lofts are hot. No doubt about it. They are like urban-living magnets, attracting young professionals and suburbanites back to the city’s core, with their exposed brick walls, historic facades and high ceilings. But what makes a loft a loft and not just a condo or an apartment?
El Dia de los Muertos – or Day of the Dead — is becoming a big deal in Mexicantown. Thousands of visitors – including more than 600 schoolchildren – will come by the busload to see the vibrant displays and to buy skulls made of sugar, breads shaped like bones and countless other delights made especially for the traditional two-day celebration of the dead.
The new Southwest Public Safety Center opened Oct. 28 in Southwest Detroit.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm says the rehabilitation of the Vinton Building downtown and the Lithuanian Hall in Southwest Detroit were sparked by state brownfield Single Business Tax Credits approved by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
Southwest Non Profit Housing Corp. is in the process of redeveloping properties at both ends of West Vernor Highway in hopes the business strip will thrive again.
The owner of the Ambassador Port Co., Manuel Moroun, is proposing a huge expansion of U.S. Customs inspection facilities, plus new retail stores and other development.
Southwest Detroit has a pulse. It’s alive with art, culture, great food, entertainment, green spaces and the hustle and bustle of a vibrant community. Model D spends a day there, getting our fix of Peruvian paintings, quirky donut shops, riverboats, bridge views, architecture, beautiful parks, and, of course, some great eats.
Ann Cuddohy Slawnik leads dozens of metro Detroiters on a three-day crash course in all things Detroit — from the impressive mansions of Boston-Edison to the hip new lofts downtown, and all the good and bad, ugly and beautiful in between.
Population shrinkage in major cities is not in itself unusual in the suburbanized environments we live in, but it has become a growing concern throughout the world and here in the Motor City. If Detroit is to think of winning back those who’ve left the city, its leaders should first look to those who are coming here. The quality that Detroit has, more than all the suburbs, is cultural diversity, and that is what attracts people to world-class cities.
National award winning CREW-Detoit, for the fifth consecutive year, will serve pizza and distribute supplies during its Back-to-School party.
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