Austainability experts from around the country joined with local architects, planners and other interested parties in Midtown Detroit for an SDAT, or Sustainable Design Assessment Team, charette, recently. Given estimates […]
Now that the Woodbridge Pub is up and running, it has become a welcomed addition to one of Detroit's more popular neighborhoods.Excerpt:Some say the best location for a new business is right across the street from a similar business -- the customer base is already there. But for Jim Geary, owner of Detroit's 2-month-old Woodbridge Pub, the right spot was a void in an old neighborhood desperate for something to re-invigorate. "I live here, so it's pretty much a no-brainer," Geary says. "We needed it. The neighborhood needed it." The neighborhood is Woodbridge, specifically north of Warren Avenue and west of Trumbull Avenue, where the pub's neighbors are limited to a gas station and Wayne State University's athletic fields. Residents are thrilled to have someplace within walking distance that serves hot food (sandwiches, burgers, vegetarian meals) and cold beer (40 of them, including local brews Ghettoblaster and Dragonmead). Read the entire article here.
Grads from Ann Arbor's big U (aka the University of Michigan) are taking a fresh look at Detroit as a destination to start careers or launch various professional and artistic projects. See why the creative revolution might begin right in our backyard.
A corner of Woodbridge will get one of the coolest makeovers in town. The project? Shipping container homes, a new idea in living spaces. Think giant, heavy, metal Legos stacked four high with windows and doors and people living inside of them. Very cool.
No cash for gas? No problem. Stay in town. Summer is hot in the city, and you can't beat this year's festival lineups, plus hydroplanes, art, hot cars and more. Here's guide to the best Detroit has to offer this summer.
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