Resilient Neighborhoods: New outdoor markets could give local-owned businesses a leg up in Corktown
These upcoming market spaces could be be boon for people-of-color-owned businesses in a historic Detroit neighborhood.
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Detroit Riverfront Conservancy gears up to give West Riverfront Park a big makeover and a new name
This park that runs along Detroit's RiverWalk is getting a massive upgrade and will soon be named after a former NFL team owner.
Partner Partner Content Milwaukee Junction’s economic development could provide template for Southwest Detroit and beyond
A Detroit non-profit’s Milwaukee Junction economic development plan could provide a blueprint for other areas, such as Southwest Detroit, to boost equitable development and include community voices.
Detroit’s Riverside Park is undergoing extensive renovations, will link up with two area greenways
A Detroit park that's set to become a greenway hub is in the midst of a breath-taking transformation.
Resilient Neighborhoods: 5 Detroit neighborhood groups share their secrets to success
Detroit block clubs and neighborhood associations share stories that allowed them to grow and make an impact.
Joe Louis Greenway groundbreaking planned for mid-spring 2021, Detroit to release framework plan
The kickoff of construction on the Joe Louis greenway is just around the corner, with an event that will likely include a public ceremony and the release of the JLG framework plan.
This Southwest Detroit nonprofit program helps renters become homeowners
Detroiter Leslie Jackson's path to homeownership was made possible through an innovative initiative sponsored by the Detroit-based nonprofit Southwest Housing Solutions.
What Metro Detroit restaurants learned from the pandemic and plans for reopening
Among the lessons learned were how to trim costs without sacrificing quality, ways to reinvent menus for carryout, and the willingness of customers to dine outdoors — a trend that’s likely to stick around.
Eat-in luminarias debut at Southwest Detroit restaurants
As part of the Southwest Detroit Business Association’s Phase 1 rollout of the luminarias, local restaurants Armando’s and El Asador Steakhouse recently opened their luminarias to customers, with a total of 15 luminarias planned to debut in the coming weeks and an average of three luminarias at each restaurant.
Resilient Neighborhoods: How COVID-19 rewrote the rules for community engagement in Detroit
Detroit nonprofits have adopted new strategies to reach communities during the pandemic.
