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It was occupied but burned around 2008. Scott Lowell [[Traffic Jam, Bronx, numerous apartments around the area) purchased it. I believe he's partnered with Midtown Detroit, Inc. to stabilize it. ...

Django, I'm so sad to hear about Mr. Reed. He sounds like a great man. Do you know if he lived in Woodbridge? I seem to recognize him.

I've also seen surveyors at the site, but haven't heard any scuttlebutt.

I guess that's the challenge. If you charged a sustainable rate at the gate, as you suggest, it would be $100 a person. That's not an amount school children or teachers carry on their person.
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I own two homes and I voted YES. The DIA is an incredible asset to the region and should be publicly funded.

Renters DO pay property taxes - indirectly through their landlord.

We all pay for...

Good eye, Jeremy. Fortunately, owners still have time to redeem, which will likely happen in most of these cases. If I recall correctly, the Majestic complex narrowly missed the auction last year. ...

This argument, which I see frequently on the Detroit News comment threads, is pretty frustrating. Actually, this expansion was vital to the museums continued operation and the institution took...

I can't vouch for the city centers, but I can say that the Boll Family YMCA is fantastic. Yes, you do have to park, but outside of game days, street parking is never a problem. Their sticker price...

This project has been a long time in the making and includes four phases. Phase I was a single parking structure to service the entire block. It's tucked behind the Woodward frontage off of...

"Swearing is an art form. You can express yourself much more exactly, much more succinctly, with properly used curse words." - Coleman Young

Have forum members seen the Let's Save Michigan Place Making Contest? Folks are allowed to pick their favorite projects around the state and vote online over the next couple weeks. I'm - obviously...

I don't know that there is any "elite click-and-tick of Detroit" that doesn't realize how crazy it has been. Anyone who's living in Detroit today is either stuck here, or here with a purpose - and...

I also recommend Woodbridge. When I was looking to purchase a home a few years ago, Midtown was out of my price range, but I had good luck in Woodbridge. The homes are gorgeous, and it has remained...

we hope for better
we will rise from the ashes
this is why we fight

Tickets for basic parking infractions are $30. However, if you read the tiny print, it says that if you pay within some short timeframe [[seven or ten days), you get a $20 fee reduction.

Actually, I think that, historically, many of the classic Detroit buildings and fountains had colored lighting that would be considered gaudy by today's standards. If you look at postcards of some...

I don't know if I'm for or against a curfew, but I do know that alot of the muggings and stickups around my neighborhood seem to be perpetrated by groups of 14-18 year old boys with pistols. A...

This is a great spot. It was actively for sale for a little while - though it didn't sell. It's in a slightly shadier part of the Cass Corridor - Cass and Temple - but you'd have easy access to the...

Don't forget that brick streets last longer in some respects than asphalt or concrete. They seem to take better to the Michigan freeze and thaw.

Despite the fact that MDOT has put hideous...

I took a virtual tour of the streets on Marlborough with the aid of Google Maps. Though it is still very cool, it looks like it is brick street, not cobblestone. Did I just not venture far enough...

Astro has the best coffee in town, and arguably the best baked goods, too. I don't know that it's any more expensive than any other coffee shops, but if it is, you're paying for insane quality.
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I'm not sure what the loan structure was for Lafayette Towers, but HUD loans are often guaranteed by the city. In the case of HUD 108 Loans, for example, the city is actually the entity responsible...

Their bloody mary mix is incredible - and also the only vegetarian bloody mary mix I've seen.

McClure's is great!

This is a joke, right?

Not that it will necessarily make a difference to you, but I know plenty of people "in the neighborhood" who wanted the Mark Twain Branch preserved.