In Recent Reports Of Possible Major League Soccer Expansion, No Mention Of...
Although here in Detroit there are the twin stories of should Wayne County trade with billionaires Dan Gilbert and Tom Gores for the incomplete jail site downtown, as well as the recent heckles among...
View ArticleIf New MLS Team Steals The Soul Of Detroit Soccer, They Shouldn’t Get A Dime...
The fight over the soul of Detroit soccer — or football, depending on your perspective — is heating up. It’s moved to similarities in naming. It’s clear that Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is just...
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10 Menu Suggestions For Kid Rock’s New Detroit Restaurant
He might or might not be running for U.S. Senate. But Kid Rock is for sure opening a restaurant at the new Little Caesars Arena, “Kid Rock’s Made In Detroit.” The Detroit Free Press reports that the...
View ArticleAmazon Should Be A Wake-up Call To Metro Detroit To Think Bigger
All the Mayor’s horses and all of Dan Gilbert’s men are looking to put together a deal together with Amazon. After all, the prospect of 50,000 jobs — with well-paying salaries — and a $5 billion total...
View ArticleMichigan Cracking Down On Marijuana Dispensaries, All Must Close By Dec. 15
It’s going to be a lot harder to get ahold of medical marijuana in Michigan soon. According to multiple reports, the state of Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs is giving medical...
View ArticleFor Day To Day Usage, MoGo Bike Share Beats The QLINE Hands Down
When it comes to practicality, the QLINE streetcar has been a disappointment. Our team is pretty bike- and walk- friendly, and will take the bus if the timing makes sense. We have contributors who live...
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OPINION: Banning Billboards In Downtown Detroit Is Ridiculous And The Law...
Active, vibrant cities the world over have billboards and advertisements. But in Detroit, almost all the ones you’ve seen pop up over the last few years? Turns out they’re illegal, according to city...
View ArticleFor Detroit City Clerk, Garlin Gilchrist Is The Clear Choice
The city clerk race has become interesting this year. It’s usually a sleeper with candidates nobody really cares about. But between issues around the last general election and a dynamic figure...
View ArticleWATCH: Eminem Performs New Track As Well As “Stan”&“Love The Way You Lie” In...
Eminem’s new track “Walk on Water” was featured on last night’s Saturday Night Live in a three-part medley performance with Skylar Grey. If you didn’t know, she’s collaborated with Em before as the...
View ArticleThere Aren’t Two Detroits. But There Are Two Metro Detroits.
Over the past few years we’ve noticed that there is a severe cultural disconnect in metro Detroit. Before you say “oh, another city vs. suburbs rant!” let’s be clear: It’s way more complicated than...
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If Oakland And Macomb Counties Don’t Want The Benefits Of Mass Transit,...
The ongoing saga of regional transit negotiations is like watching a friend tragically go after dating someone they really, really like – but the person that’s the target of their affection just isn’t...
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Dear Ilitches: Nobody Moves To Detroit For The Surface Parking Lots
When it comes to planning our city, we had hoped developers might have learned a lesson after the demolition spree of the last few decades, where building after building was torn down for surface...
View ArticleWill Metro Detroit Become A Permanent Second-Class Region? That’s the...
The Detroit region is a proverbial frog boiling alive in a pot of water. There are several major topics being tackled up here at the Mackinac Policy Conference — talent, transit, the opioid crisis...
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10 Menu Suggestions For Kid Rock’s New Detroit Restaurant
He might or might not be running for U.S. Senate. But Kid Rock is for sure opening a restaurant at the new Little Caesars Arena, “Kid Rock’s Made In Detroit.” The Detroit Free Press reports that the...
View ArticleThe Message Is Now Clear On Transit. Ann Arbor, Detroit, Washtenaw And Wayne...
Sometimes, you have to take the hint. The Regional Transit Authority Millage – losing by a wide margin in Macomb County (60/40) and a small one in Oakland – isn’t necessarily a surprise, but it should...
View ArticleWe’re supposed to have working streetlights
This week came the news that the $185 million relighting program for Detroit’s streetlights is complete. It’s not that the city being re-wired and re-lit with LED streetlights is a bad thing. It’s a...
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Readers Sound Off On The Most Important Issues Facing Detroit In 2017:...
In today’s digital world it’s relatively easy to see what’s popular. Every website has software that tells us how many page views a story received, how long in aggregate people spent on a video, all of...
View ArticleFor Health Of Detroit’s Comeback Don’t Worry About Gilbert And Ilitch; Watch...
Sitting at the Detroit Policy Conference on Thursday, there was a changing energy. A shift from an old guard to a new. Sure, pizza and sports icon Chris Ilitch took the stage and did a large...
View ArticleWho Are We Building Detroit For?
Over the last year or so, there has been a common thread when it comes to comments when we post about Detroit and development. It’s summed up well by this comment on today’s news of the new $77 million...
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The Detroit Pistons Return To Design Sanity With Their New Retro Logo
After decades of graphic tomfoolery, the Detroit Pistons returned to design sanity with the official revelation of their new (old?) logo today. The Pistons basketball team has had decades of logo...
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