Detroit's Bloom spurs innovation in alternative vehicles
In a city known for innovation, a new company is empowering the move towards innovation and alternative vehicles, providing a collaborative hub for businesses to bring cutting-edge transportation concepts from blueprint to reality.
Detroit celebrates $1B investment for affordable housing; new units coming to Corktown
Detroit is celebrating a total of $1 billion in investments into affordable housing over the past five years.
Detroit invests in homegrown talent to forge future of mobility at Michigan Central
Michigan Central is more than office space -- it's a technological hub and is putting the city of Detroit in a unique position to be on the forefront of technology and advancements.
Brooke and Bagley housing project unveiled in the shadow of Michigan Central Station
Brooke and Bagley is a mixed-income development with 78 total units. Sixteen of them have been set aside as affordable housing.
Michigan Central Station's grand opening includes 10-day open house
From June 7-16, there will be an open house that the public is invited to attend where they can tour the main floor, learn about the station's history and its restoration, as well as what's in store for the site in the future.
Inside Stock X in Corktown, where sneakerheads verify shoe authenticity
Sometimes it's the feel or the stitching of the shoe, sometimes it's the box it arrived in. But ask a sneakerhead with a trained eye for the genuine, and he'll say smell is one of the biggest factors.
3 revitalization projects in Corktown to provide affordable housing, benefit local economy
As part of the Choice Neighborhoods housing grant program, these initiatives aim to ensure that housing remains affordable in Corktown while introducing new, reasonably priced options across the neighborhood.
Flamingo Vintage celebrates 5-year anniversary of Southwest Detroit business
Racks of classic couture, 30s-era Hollywood glamour, and a working cash register from 1926? They're all signs of a vintage store keeping up with the times. But customers will find more than just material goods inside Flamingo Vintage
Corktown welcomes commercial dentist office inside old Checker Cab building
Real progress is taking shape in Detroit. For community members who need to see it to believe it, they should turn their heads to the corner of Michigan and Trumbull.
Restored Roosevelt Park brings connectivity back to Detroit's Corktown and Mexican Town
The rehabbed 13-acre park around Michigan Central Station is an example of old parts of Detroit being restored.
Michigan Central milestone reached as restored Book Depository building reopens
Five years after the campus was purchased and almost 90 years after it was built, a new company will move into the historic building.
Detroit's St. Patrick's Parade in Corktown - what to know for Sunday
Detroit's St. Patrick's Parade is one of the largest St. Patrick's parades in the country attracting between 80,000 and 100,000 people each year.
Vietnam veteran reflects on life after war, overcoming PTSD with running
The bells that tolled over the weekend were both a grand gesture and a deeply personal one for Doug Howell who, for years, questioned why he had lived and others had died.
Gov. Whitmer signs Michigan budget at the Corner Ballpark
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed off on a new state budget, putting an end to weeks of partisan debate about state spending it tries to level the playing field for Michiganders bouncing back from Covid.
St. Patrick's Day Parade in Detroit returns Sunday - everything to know
The extravagant renewal of the parade, canceled two years straight because of COVID-19, typically draws between 80,000 and 100,000 fans every year. Organizers are hoping for a similar outpouring of support in 2022.
Fire breaks out at Mudgie's Deli & Wine Shop in Corktown
A neighbor called 911 reporting they could smell smoke and see flames, as well as hear a little explosion inside the building. The fire department quickly responded and kept the blaze from getting out of hand.
Will Detroit have a St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2022?
For the first time in three years, the St. Patrick's Parade will return to Corktown.
New renderings show what Michigan Central Station campus will look like
While Ford is still more than a year away from opening the Michigan Central Station campus, its ideas for what it will look like are already beginning to take shape.
Crooks caught on camera stealing snow removal from Corktown property
A Corktown cooperative housing property is now facing a tough stretch after thieves stole $30,000 in snow removal equipment just as winter settles in.
7-story hotel with largest rooftop lounge in Detroit to open in 2023 in Corktown
Detroit's Corktown will soon get a 227-room, 7-story hotel with the city's largest rooftop lounge.