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When you’ve been around since 1844, people might think you’re not going to be hip to social media or what’s happening around Metro Detroit. But that is why the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center is such an awesome place – not only is it working daily to boost Detroit’s...

Education, it could be argued, must be the backbone of Detroit’s recovery. Without an educated workforce, there will be no one here to take the new jobs that the city’s businesses – large and small – are creating. That is why the work this week of Quicken Loans and Life...

Small-business development, it could be argued, is going to be the difference between “old” Detroit and the new city that is emerging. That is one reason why we love the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest. This week, the Top 10 semi-finalists ere announced today at Ford Field in Detroit. And the...

An office where people hug one another when they see each other is great. Add in an incredibly beautiful work environment that also is focused on good healthy as well as sustainability and you have Detroit’s Green Garage. The Green Garage is a co-working space on Second Street in the...

Geoff Larson got a traditional Michigan welcome when he flew in this weekend – huge thunderstorms delayed his plane. But a little bad weather is the last thing that worries Larson, co-founder of Alaskan Brewing Co. Larson is in town to introduce the state’s craft-beer lovers to his unique brand...

Detroit 2016: Six 60-foot cars will be traveling 3.3 miles up and 3.3 miles back, stopping every 7-10 minutes at 20 different points on Woodward in Detroit. Designed to be pedestrian friendly and part of the fabric of downtown, the M-1 Rail cars will share the road with traffic and cyclists and allow people to jump off and jump on. Different people, different backgrounds coming together. This is a positive, bold vision for Detroit.

Canvas Watch Co., a Detroit venture, has come to life with the help of Kickstarter crowd funding, and the advice, experience and creativity of contributors regionally and nationally.

Most of us see our telephones as ordinary; they are everyday devices that we have gotten used to seeing on our desks at home and at work. But, for some, they are a lifeline – a link between being safe and feeling desperate. Verizon Wireless gets that. That is why...

Samantha White is a one-woman show – and then some. She’s an entrepreneur, a writer, a yoga devotee, a Detroiter, a volunteer and an organizer. And in her free time, she creates lush, creative and family-friendly performances of Shakespeare. In parks. In Detroit. For free. White is the founding Artistic and...

Olympia Development of Michigan July 20 announced plans for a sweeping transformation of dozens of underutilized blocks between downtown and midtown Detroit into a Sports and Entertainment District, including a new Detroit Red Wings arena. The project, to break ground in fall 2014, will connect existing and new development efforts in downtown and midtown Detroit along Woodward with five walkable, livable mixed-use district neighborhoods

Somewhere between the billionaire investors and the crime reports you see on television, there is Middle Detroit. That’s how Donna Jackson sees it – in simple terms, in black-and-white facts. Yes, you have the people who are new to the city, excited about its future and their prospects here. Sure,...

One of the best things about new leadership at any organization is the fresh enthusiasm this person brings to the organization. It’s like springtime – everything feels full of potential. One such place is the Ecumenical Theological Seminary (ETS) in Detroit. The seminary is located in the historic landmark church...

As you’re watching America’s Thanksgiving parade this year, keep an eye out for Duane Mezwa, M.D., Beaumont Health System’s corporate chair of Imaging Services. He’ll be the one in makeup, a wig and a cape as a member of the Distinguished Clown Corps. “I’ve been a member of the Distinguished Clown...

Madison Electric Company started with two men, working their business out of a small industrial building in Detroit. Brothers Max and Morris Blumberg could hardly imagine that the wholesale distribution company they founded would grow over the next century. Today, the company is still under the management of the same...

Fresh flavors, smart menus and keen marketing sense are on tap for downtown Detroit with four new restaurants opening this summer and fall. Bedrock Real Estate Services on Wednesday announced three new eateries and introduced one of its new “The Z” tenants to the public. These locations will set up...

An eight-month effort to figure out the monetary, emotional and practical aspects of Detroit’s blight problem has resulted in a 330-page book and a comprehensive action plan that the Detroit Blight Removal Task Force hopes will set a path to remove all of the dilapidated houses, commercial buildings and...

Detroit’s real-estate outlook for retail got even brighter Thursday with Bedrock Real Estate Service’s announcement that three new stores will lease 5,200 square feet of space at “The Z,” the company’s first ground-up development. The three tenants coming to downtown Detroit will create fitness, clothing and dining experiences on the...

Montee Holland describes his fashion-industry acumen as coming of his “Detroit-born business savvy.” Although the former Marine has lived and worked across the globe, something about Metro Detroit has always called him home. These days, Holland is known as a clothing designer to celebrities – fans include musical group Take...

Sometimes, you have to take a side. You’ve got to make a stand. And, in that tradition, we will admit: We are unabashed fans of American Coney Island in Detroit. There’s something about its outrageously All-American decorations of red, white and blue. There’s its cool corner location. We adore its...

Need an excuse to eat out tonight? Well, we’ve got just the reasons for skipping your regular weeknight meal and try something new. Did you know that April is Michigan Wine Month? And the popular Detroit Restaurant Week dinner promotion has returned. The event, which began April 11 and continues...