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It refers, of course, to "young urban professionals". Most of all of us take that to mean attorneys, accountants, advertising people, IT folks, etc.

Many people don't know that for all of his years in Congress, Mr. Dingell introduced some form of advanced healthcare legislation every single year, long before Ted Kennedy, the Clintons, and Pres....

This terrible plan would create monstrous traffic problems. People coming into downtown on Southbound I-75 now have the choice between Grand River, Madison, Lafayette, and Larned to enter the area....

Who exactly are these folks who keep saying the People Mover is never used? Check it out whenever there's a Red Wings, Tigers, or Lions game, and you'll find it absolutely jammed. Also, whenever the...

Thanks for calling out poobert on the use of the"r" word!

The mighty Wurlitzer from the Detroit Opera House [[then the Paramount, later Broadway Capital and Grand Circus) is now in the Paramount Theater in Oakland California.

The only problem with the Vineyards were those stone walls and arched ceiling. They reverberated and echoed sound like crazy, and made for a noisy dining experience.

@ Gannon:
You and I must've been in different cities yesterday, because I drove around the city three times from early morning through early evening, and I saw police EVERYWHERE. I saw them in cars,...

Yeah..........the stairs at the RenCen!

There have been several comments along the lines of "no demand", and "plenty of housing". Obviously, the writers of those comments haven't been shopping recently for downtown housing – – – because...

I just read a telling stat: in 1950 Detroit had 296,000 manufacturing jobs. Today? 70,000!
Therein lies a huge reason for our decline.

This article contains a serious error.


Patterson was not County Prosecutor at the time of the cross-district busing dispute, he was just an ordinary and somewhat unknown attorney. He rose to...

This article contains a serious error.


Patterson was not County Prosecutor at the time of the cross-district busing dispute, he was just an ordinary and somewhat unknown attorney. He rose to...

"......looks like a urban ghost town."

Really?? Did you know that Downtown, Corktown and Midtown have residential occupancy rates in the high 90% range?

Has anyone mentioned the ”Z" building? It is about 25%-30% done, and will feature 30,000 square feet of retail.

Drayton Plains and New Hudson exist as post offices only. Same for Union Lake. There are no actual municipalities.

Dayton Plains and New Hudson exist as post offices only. Same for Union Lake. There are no actual municipalities.

@Bailey:
"regarding the "only three cars".... that is because this is a tourist/special events trolley. Not mass transit."
How in the world did you reach that conclusion? Do you seriously think...

Absolutely true: we cannot pin it on "one individual". There are also Illitch, Karmanos, GM, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, DMC, and many others. But to deny that Gilbert is the prime mover is to be the...

"Consider that you have a huge market of people [[mainly black people) that they cater to around the store with the hip hop culture and all."

The writer of this needs an update on Downtown Detroit....

"Most of the new people in the area around the CBD are only there because of tax incentives, meaning once those dry up, who knows what is going to happen once they have to pay a higher premium to...

The best thing about all this? It appears that private investment, which has already moved Downtown a giant step forward, will complete the job. That means Mr. Orr can concentrate on finances and the...

Short and simple: after 45 years in the suburbs, I moved to Downtown Detroit a year ago – – – and I am loving every minute of it!

I live in Downtown, but often travel to Midtown to do my banking, shopping, etc. I consider the Cass Corridor to be a "connector" between the two.

I say: stay away 7-Eleven! When you abandoned our city over the years, many small, independent, locally owned stores opened to fill the gap. They may not be as big or as diverse as 7-Eleven, but they...