Detroit Landmarks Category

The Henri Bendel girls pose among select merch from the Somerset Collection store at the downtown Detroit Cityloft Didn’t make it to Wednesday’s grand opening of the Somerset Cityloft store inside the Lofts of Merchants Row? Inside the Somerset Collection CityLoft, which will be open one weekend per month [...][...]

Soon, according to the Associated Press, the Detroit Riverfront, and more specifically the vacant Globe Trading Complex, will undergo an ambitious upgrade – making one of the city’s most underutilized pieces of riverfront property relevant. Renovating the former Globe Trading complex would be the coup de gras to [...][...]

March 17th came early again this year with the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade held this past Sunday along Michigan Avenue. Starting at Sixth St and running to Fourteenth St, the parade ran through Corktown because of the neighborhood’s historical significance as an Irish settled area of the city. (Corktown, [...][...]

Earlier this week, a few tongue-in-cheek Tweets were posted asking Mayor Dave Bing about the possibility of building a RoboCop statue in Roosevelt Park in Detroit. Bing laughingly seemed to brush off the suggestion in order to focus on more pressing day-to-day city concerns. Yet, whether out of whimsy or intrigue, [...][...]

The joys of downtown Detroit in the (almost) winter season once again are upon us, providing the perfect time to catch an early glimpse of what’s being done to create a holiday atmosphere in the heart of the Motor City. There are few things to do on the Friday before Thanksgiving in Detroit that are better than [...][...]

This past weekend, passengers packed the Detroit Princess for an evening of music, sightseeing along the Detroit River and dining during the Motown Dinner Cruise. Featuring music by the Prolifics, the boat sailed the evening away to the Motown sounds of yesteryear as it cruised down the river amidst spectacular views [...][...]

In the last few weeks, there’s been an increase in discussion, and finally, approval for a light rail system along Woodward Avenue in Detroit, with the plans tentatively having service from downtown to 8 Mile Rd. Several factions, including M-1 Rail and DTOGS (Detroit Transit Options for Growth Study) have brought [...][...]

A few weeks ago, we wrote about famed graffiti artist Banksy’s visit to Detroit and the  artwork he created while here. After his visit, some of the work was destroyed, removed, covered up or otherwise mutilated and no longer exists in its original form. Now, one of the pieces believed to be a Banksy original is on [...][...]

With the Red Wings and Tigers both plying their trade in the city of Detroit for nearly and over a century, respectively, and the Lions returning downtown in 2002, could it be only a matter of time before the Pistons also migrate to within Motown’s city limits? Though it’s nowhere near official, and just [...][...]

For years, going “Up North” has been the staple of Michigan summer vacations as metro Detroiters head northward along I-75 to getaway points such as Graying, Gaylord and Traverse City in search of sandy beaches and wide open golf courses. What many link enthusiasts may not know, however, is the abundance of [...][...]