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We need places to buy clothes in the city limits. I bought a belt and a wallet there, but their offerings were to expensive. The space and coffee shop were pretty awesome.

Wouldn't it be better to re-assemble this back in Belle Isle and get the horses/carriage rides/pony rides back on Belle Isle? Hello, State of Michigan, where is your vision?

The QLine isn't light rail, it is a poorly-executed TROLLEY. It was never meant to be a rapid transit line.

The only practical solution is a transit cop checking fares on just about every train car or heavy fines.

This is why I say, if we are going to rapid transit in this region, then do it the right...

Monroe could be on track for commuter train

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Southen, JK313, and Detroitdave make great points about what should be constructed

I was just trying to propose something that made the restoration of the UA theater more financially palatable....

No multiplexes have foot traffic, they are all in suburban sprawl locations, so why must downtown be required to have foot traffic? The city has 600,000 people and one multi-plex,...

The President of Emagine Theaters and Rapper Big Sean have expressed interest in teaming up to bring an Emagine Theater in and around downtown Detroit as recently as March of 2019.
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The Detroit Zoo is considered a mediocre zoo, mostly because of the long distances between animal exhibits. Toledo's zoo is more highly regarded.

I would like to see the return of the Belle Isle...

This plan gives an out for Macomb County. This is a terrible idea. We all need to be a part of the REGIONAL transportation initiative. We are all in this together. This plan is just more of the...

If you are working at a job in which you are making minimum wage, then you should not be attempting to buy a house. Homeownership is not for you at this time.

If you own a home, you should be...

They didn't get to the theater demolition until 4 1/2 hours into the meeting. A representative of either the architect or developer spoke in favor of the demo. He said HUD wouldn't provide funding...

I was at the nearly 5 hour Historic District Commission meeting yesterday. All 23 people who spoke about this issue said it was a bad idea. Not one person said they agreed with the fence. All who...

This is great that Gilbert is also a catalyst for downtown Cleveland. Gilbert made ALOT of money off of the Lebron James-led Cavaliers that went to the NBA Finals every year from 2015-2018.

He...

As MrChrome stated in another thread, the M-Den store in the Columbia Street Promenade is now open.

How have racial attitudes changed? Now whites are bailing on Harper Woods and Eastpointe. (For good reason? Maybe)

What is more plausible, is that what happened to Oak Park and Southfield and in...

The demographic shift is black people bailing on the city of Detroit. Just call it what it is. Flight out of Detroit that has been going strong for 70 years now.

Besides the newish Ferne Boutique on Woodward, there are 2 new women's boutiques in New Center:

Busted Bra
https://www.bustedindetroit.com/

Coup D'etat (opening on Friday, Nov 9 in the Former...

I had a Crain's subscription for a year recently, and once or twice a month Crain's would report a new foreign or domestic auto supplier either re-locating & building a new facility or substantially...

On several weekend evenings last summer, DPD closed Monroe Street to vehicular traffic and people were free to roam in the street and sidewalk (on that one main block of Monroe).

https://detroit.curbed.com/2019/10/22/20926741/detroit-streets-car-free-pedestrians-bikes

In addition to these streets, I think closing a block or 2 of Franklin Street in the East Riverfront, like...

Here are some historic photos of the Remick Bandshell https://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/bysearchterm?keyword=Jerome+H.+Remick+Music+Shell

https://detroit.curbed.com/2019/10/18/20920691/live-music-belle-isle-remick-band-shell

-The nonprofit Music On Belle Isle Group (MOBIG) is in the process of organizing, raising funds, and raising...

Put it on the Riverwalk.

https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2019/10/16/michigan-governor-john-bagley-bust-lost-found-dia/3988409002/

-The handsome depiction of Bagley was completed by 19th Century American...