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It’s not very long or crisp but it’s a helicopter ride showing our two binational skylines straddling the Detroit River. Most people never really see Windsor’s skyline for what it is. And of course, there is more being added to the skylines on both sides.
2 suburban companies to move to Detroit
Bloomfield Hills-based marketing services firm Marketing Associates L.L.C. and Southfield-based Health Plan of Michigan will move into the new One Kennedy Square office building on the southwest side of Campus Martius park later this year.
Marketing Associates President and CEO Mark Petroff confirmed the moves Wednesday morning and said his […]
Planting seeds of downtown rebirth
The array of begonias, day lilies, roses, black-eyed susans, and red, white and blue petunias softens and humanizes a corner of downtown previously more bleak than most.
People notice. Linda Merritt, an employee with the Internal Revenue Service office at McNamara, said the plantings make it “a pleasure to come down for […]
It’s a complete contrast to the bustling Marketplace in Detroit’s new Asian Village, where the crowd enjoys Asian street food just a few strides away.
Those few strides take diners beyond lettuce wraps and fried rice to the land of Fusia, where a French/Japanese sensibility combines the cultures beautifully.
Kawaiian Cafe, an artisan coffee/organic tea shop that […]
Top hotel coming to Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS — Hotels, museums, culture. This city has benefited greatly from the philanthropy of people made rich by Amway and Meijer.
Now, a crowning touch for the city is the imminent opening of the $100-million JW Marriott downtown on Sept. 21. The exclusive brand will add a layer of panache […]
Detroit to become black culture capital
Blues and jazz pulsed from hot spots such as the Cotton Club and Club 666, as young black doctors, clerks and assembly line workers shared crowded sidewalks.
It was the heart of Detroit’s Paradise Valley, an area that defined the Michigan city’s black culture, arts and music until many of the […]
Proposed rail service sale worries BC, other cities
Mayors and managers from cities stretching between Portage and Ann Arbor plan to meet Tuesday morning in Battle Creek to discuss the future of passenger rail service in Michigan.
Some are concerned that Amtrak service connecting Chicago and Detroit and servicing Battle Creek may end if the current Class […]
A rail line is an idea worth exploring
Livingston County’s commissioners are skeptical about a proposal to create a commuter rail line between Howell and Ann Arbor.
That’s understandable. Backers are seeking an initial county commitment of about $150,000, and there is no telling if future requests would be even higher. Commis-sioners are right to be cautious […]
The Detroit Free Press has some video from the human chain along Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit around Jefferson, Hart Plaza, the southernmost point of Woodward Avenue and the chain.
Watch the video.
The Detroit Free Press is reporting on a recent survey of suburban Detroiters to see how often and why they do or don’t come into the city.
Nearly two-thirds of residents of suburban Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties say they at least occasionally dine, attend cultural events or take in professional games in Detroit.
High earners especially […]
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