Development

Joe Spencer, owner of Louisiana Creole Gumbo

Why stop now? Joe Spencer has big plans for Louisiana Creole Gumbo

When sales were down at Louisiana Creole Gumbo a couple years ago, owner Joe Spencer turned to Detroit's small business support system for help. Today, he's opening a second location among other ambitious plans. 

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Restoration of the Treymore Apartments building results in 28 affordable housing units in Midtown

The Treymore will offer 28 one- and two-bedroom units to Detroiters earning 50 to 60 percent of the area's average median income.

Plans for the North End's mini-golf course
Students hope to raise funds to build 18-hole miniature golf course in North End

A neighborhood youth patrol group, 4Ward Phoenix, is hoping build what would be the city's only 18-hole miniature golf course through a crowdfunding campaign. 

Indira (left) and Zlatan Sadikovic at the Belmont cafe, gallery and photo studio
Art and coffee collide in Hamtramck with the opening of Oloman Cafe

Oloman Cafe opened to steady crowds on the morning of Monday, December 5th. The cafe, which is part coffee shop, part art gallery, and part photography studio, is located in the former space of the Belmont Bar.

Jacob Bishop, Co-President and Co-CEO of Elite Mr. Alan’s
If you don’t evolve, you die: How Jacob Bishop re-energized the Mr. Alan’s brand

Mr. Alan's is now Elite Mr. Alan's, a place for finding the latest trends in shoes and clothing, not just the best bargains.

Map of neighborhoods targeted for funding
City of Detroit approves $1.6 million for neighborhood planning

The city of Detroit is making good on its promise to expand development into neighborhoods with the recent commitment of $1.6 million in planning-related funding for four sections of the city.

Tom Goddeeris, executive director of the Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation
Future Grandmont-Rosedale food hall could be huge boon for neighborhood
CPA building
November development news round-up: New homes in North Corktown, a new home for basketball, and more

Let's catch up on some of the biggest stories from the past five weeks, including developments in North Corktown, the new downtown sports arena, and a win for historic preservation.

Exterior of the new Wheelhouse Detroit bike shop in Hamtramck
New bike shop celebrates opening in downtown Hamtramck

The Hamtramck location complements owner Kelli Kavanaugh's original Wheelhouse Detroit, which opened on the Detroit RiverWalk in 2008.

Detroit dog daycare business to launch major expansion along the Cass Corridor

Canine to Five Detroit, the dog daycare business founded by owner Liz Blondy in 2005, has announced a major expansion, building a 10,000 sq. ft. addition adjacent to its current 6,000 sq. ft. facility.

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