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New affordable housing; Pizza place moving; Warrilow's for sale; Midtown openings

Big, busy show. Jer went and checked out the new affordable housing development Marwood + Marston in the North End. Neat townhomes and a rehab of an apartment block. Popular pizza place Michigan & Trumbull is moving out of their Corktown spot. But where isn't known yet as rents rise. More than $400k is still missing from a theft from the Detroit Public Library. https://outliermedia.org/detroit-public-library-fraud-400k-missing/ Ferndale dive bar institution Warrilows is for sale. Who will br...

Detroiteducation Ideas Box

The Ideas Box brings tech and education access to underserved neighborhoods

On Tuesday, the slick and mobile Ideas Box was unveiled at the central branch of the Detroit Public Library. The project, created by the nonprofit Libraries Without Borders in partnership with the renowned French designer Philippe Starck, the Alexander Soros Foundation, and the Pierre Bellon Foundation, has created a portable media center and digital classroom that can be set up in under 20 minutes. The current program, the first of its kind in the US, will last through the month of December...