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See How Detroit's Ultimate Picker MacGyvers Trash Into Treasure

Nate Gangwer enters the abandoned Kingsley Arms apartment complex on Detroit’s Hazelwood St. through the back. There is no door. It is completely deserted. Broken glass, fallen structures and rusted handrails greet him in a dark room where sunlight strains through. He pulls out his flashlight and opens his bag of tools that include a crowbar and a hammer. He gets to work trying to dislodge a door, first wedging with a crowbar, then kicking with full force, where his treasure might await. “We g...

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Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For August 7-9, 2015

What’s up Detroit, we’re back once again for the weekend rundown with your City 5. We’ve crossed into the last month of summer, which means winter is poking her icy claw at our sacred tropical bubble. Soon enough we’ll be talking about ice skating at Campus Martius, so slip on your flip flops and let’s enjoy what’s left of this magical summer window. Detroit Improv Festival – Friday-Sunday – Detroit, Ferndale If summer time festivals are your thing, then this week’s list is for you....

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QUICK TIP: Celebrate One Of The Finer Things In Life.. Pizza!

Today, August 6, head to the Royal Oak Farmer’s market for a celebration in honor of one of the world’s most sacred culinary creations. Pizza. That’s right, folks, from 6-10 p.m. you and your closest friends can enjoy premium pies from 10 of Metro Detroit’s best spots to grab a slice of heaven, including Hippie’s, Fired Up, Detroit Style Pizza Company,You Wanna Pizza Me, Tania’s Pizza, ROAK, Primo’s Pizza of Royal Oak, Dolly’s Pizza, and Luigi & Pedro. Swim in the steamy delight of a lush...

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LISC Receives $11.3 Million Grant to Expand Career Services for Low-Income Individuals 

The Social Innovation Fund (SIF) has awarded an $11.3 million grant to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). LISC, a national community development nonprofit, will use the grant to grow a successful program that offers job training and financial coaching to those in poverty. The program, “Bridges to Career Opportunities” was piloted in Chicago and Indianapolis. However, it’s now available in Detroit, Houston, the Twin Cities, and San Diego. Bridges to Career Opportunities focuses o...

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Visit These 10 Interesting People From Detroit's History At Woodmere Cemetery

For as much as we praise the city of Detroit for preserving its historical roots, nothing says historical preservation like the tombstones of our city’s greatest leaders and most interesting people. Tucked away in Detroit’s southwest neighborhood of Springwells, the Woodmere Cemetery serves as a home to more than just a handful of Detroit’s past deceased leaders. With more than 190,000 occupying plot spaces, this hidden gem of a cemetery is a historical bonanza of people that helped give this...

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Detroit Future City Looking For New Executive Director

Nationally, Detroit Future City (DFC) has piqued the interest of many. The wide-sweeping framework that would re-imagine Detroit has caught the imaginations of many. After all, many want to know what the Detroit of the future will look like. But there’s a very nuts-and-bolts part to this framework for the future of Detroit, and that starts with an executive director. A new executive director is a major step for the organization as it continues to transition to an independent non-profit from a...

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M-1 Rail Opening Will Be Delayed By Safety Regulation Snag

The M-1 Rail streetcar project, originally set to be operational and carrying passengers in 2016 has been delayed until spring 2017. According to project spokesmen Dan Lijana, the construction schedule has not been delayed, but the revised timeline is due to new federal safety regulations. Adherence to the regulations is required due to the fact that M-1’s funding is partially Federal, therefore it must meet new safety standards in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-2...

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Lafayette Park Designated A National Historic Landmark

Lafayette Park, a neighborhood northeast of downtown Detroit, has received the coveted status of National Historic Landmark. It is one of four sites in the U.S. awarded the status Tuesday by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathon Jarvis. The National Historic Landmark status is intended to “recognize places of national significance in communities throughout the country,” according to Jarvis. Lafayette Park is Michigan’s 41st National Historic...

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Detroit Lions Legend And Businessman Mel Farr Dies At 70

Mel Farr, NFL superstar and local businessman has died at his home at the age of 70. Farr was selected by the Detroit Lions as 7th pick in the first round of the 1967 draft and won rookie of the year honors in his first season. His impressive NFL career stretched 69 games, all with the Lions. During that time, he rushed for 3,072 yards and scored 26 touchdowns on the ground, and also caught 146 passes for 1,374 yards and 10 scores. After his NFL career came to an end in 1974, Farr partnere...

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Detroit’s Bankruptcy Exit Financing Gets Credit Rating from Standard & Poor's

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P), one of the nation’s largest credit rating agencies, has issued a solid investment grade credit rating of “A/stable” on $245 million worth of bonds to be offered to the public by Barclay’s. These bonds are financial recovery bonds that were originally privately placed with Barclays Capital Inc. on December 10, 2014, as the city made it exit from Chapter 9 Bankruptcy. The bonds are being used to finance a number of important projects in the city, inclu...

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Green Sky Sees Blue Skies Downtown, Makes Move To Detroit

Local video production and photography studio Green Sky is the next suburban-based company to move their business to the rapidly expanding downtown district.  The company, known for impressive work with brands like Cadillac and Toshiba – as well as this awesome video – moved from their small studio in downtown Royal Oak to the newly renovated 607 Building located at the intersection of Congress and Shelby. The new 2600 square foot space is a fully customized design built in a 9-story 1920...

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Detroit Banksy Mural To Be On Auction in Beverly Hills, Should It Stay In Detroit?

A 7 feet by 7 feet mural from Detroit called “I Remember When All This Was Trees” will be sold alongside a second mural by the same graffiti artist, Banksy. The auction will take place on September 30, 2015 in Beverly Hills. Banksy, the pseudonym used by a graffiti artist whose work first appeared in Bristol, England, painted the Detroit mural on the wall of the crumbling Packard factory in 2010. The mural is believed to show Banksy’s fingerprints on the red paint can the boy in the piece is c...

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Things To Do In Detroit: Your City 5 For July 31 Through August 2, 2015

Hello, Detroit! We’re here once again with your weekend rundown in the City 5. It’s shaping up to be a solid round up of events, so let’s get down to business. Hockeytown BrewHaHa Fowling & Feasting Event – Friday, 6 p.m. – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit – $47.50 This is the sixth installment of the hugely successful Hockeytown BrewHaHa Event Series, and they’re pulling out all the stops for this round, as the Red Wings and the Fowling Warehouse bring Detroit’s newest bar sport sensation to...

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Detroit's Oldest Bar Fights To Salvage A Piece of History

One of the Detroit’s oldest but under the radar gems is on the city’s chopping block, but it won’t go without a fight from the good folks at Detroit’s oldest bar, The Two Way Inn. The Two Way staff and patrons of the pub are coming together to save the Norris House, one of the city’s architectural gems, from demolition and are throwing a BBQ to raise some restoration capital. The home has reportedly been abandoned since the early 1990s. Though it was once the target of arson, the home of Det...

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QUICK TIP: AT&T Having Job Fair This Saturday, Looking To Hire More Than 40 People

One of the things we get asked a lot about are jobs. This came across our desks today and figured we’d pass along. AT&T will host an open house/walk-up testing event to recruit nearly 50 new premises technicians this Saturday, August 1 from 9 a.m.-noon. These are union positions that are responsible for installing AT&T U-verse in homes and businesses in Detroit, Southfield, Royal Oak, Wayne, Commerce Township and Roseville. They’re looking for folks who have strong people skills and are offe...

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$25k in 24 Hours: Flash Fundraiser Saves BBQ, Builds Pavilion In City

Over the years, a lot of promises have been made to Detroiters. Wonderful this, amazing that. But usually it takes months – or years – if it happens at all. But what about making something happen in a couple days? Is that even possible? Mallory Brown, Crowdrise, some online funders and company partners proved that it can. Yesterday, we told you the story of the CommuniD BBQ and 86,402 Seconds in Detroit. The BBQ has been in the southern part of the Midtown neighborhood (or Cass Corridor) for...

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How Your Casual Drinking Habit Is Helping Michigan's Economy

Go ahead, ya lush, order another brew. You’re actually helping out the mitten with each sip. A new economic study released today highlights how the U.S. beer industry – from brewers and beer importers to beer distributors to retailers – generates nearly $253 billion in economic activity, produces $48.5 billion in tax revenue and supports 1.75 million jobs. The Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) will release the Beer Serves America report during a Congressiona...

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WATCH: Enjoy Detroit With This Beautiful Time-Lapse Video

I don’t know about you, but creative videos that highlight Detroit’s beauty and not its bad side never seem to get old. The seemingly endless stream of ruin porn born out of Detroit’s demise is played out, boring, and although we still have a lot of work to do, doesn’t fully represent where we’re at anymore. Sure, the bulk of the city remains blighted and blown out, and there is still much discussion on how to handle that. But the areas that are growing and improving are doing so quickly, and...