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.
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.’
Two state tax credits will help residential redevelopment projects slated for a West Side neighborhood and a neighborhood near Indian Village.
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.
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