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Detroit ranked No. 1 in America for downtown stickiness
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Detroit ranked No. 1 in America for downtown stickiness Gensler's City Pulse 2026 names Detroit the stickiest downtown in America, a measure of how often people visit and how long they stay, ranking it first among the 34 U.S. cities studied inside a global survey of 75 cities. MBy Marcus · Jun 12, 2026
Twenty people rescued after seven sailboats capsize near Belle Isle
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Twenty people rescued after seven sailboats capsize near Belle IsleThunderstorms swept through southeast Michigan on Wednesday evening and capsized seven sailboats near Belle Isle, sending 20 people into the Detroit River in one of the larger water rescues of the season.By Marcus · Jun 11, 2026 The Rocket Classic's final summer in Detroit brings its best field yet
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The Rocket Classic's final summer in Detroit brings its best field yet2026 is the final time that the Rocket Classic will be played. The finale takes place from July 30 to Aug. 2 at Detroit Golf Club, with top-10 players, lower ticket prices, and nearly a decade of community investment.By Jamie · Jun 9, 2026 Detroit dresses Spirit of Detroit in orange to open a month of action against gun violence
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Detroit dresses Spirit of Detroit in orange to open a month of action against gun violenceWith homicides at a 60-year low, Detroit opens Gun Violence Awareness Month with the Spirit of Detroit in orange and a 19-year community march.By Marcus · Jun 9, 2026 Detroit's free lawyer program for renters runs out of money in early 2027
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Detroit's free lawyer program for renters runs out of money in early 2027Detroit's program providing free lawyers to tenants in eviction court has saved the city an estimated $48.5 million over three years, but its funding runs dry in February 2027 with no successor commitments in place.By Priya · Jun 5, 2026 Detroit's city airport opens its first new facility in 60 years
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Detroit's city airport opens its first new facility in 60 yearsAvflight's new FBO complex at Coleman A. Young International Airport, the first facility built there in six decades, opened June 3 as part of a broader revitalization of Detroit's historic municipal airport.By Samantha · Jun 8, 2026 Heat index near 100 expected midweek as Detroit opens cooling centers across the city
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Heat index near 100 expected midweek as Detroit opens cooling centers across the cityAn extreme heat watch is in effect for southeast Michigan with heat index values near 100 degrees expected midweek; Detroit has opened cooling centers at recreation facilities across the city.By Jamie · Jun 8, 2026 Detroit's first new bridge to Canada in nearly a century gets its ribbon cutting on June 12
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Detroit's first new bridge to Canada in nearly a century gets its ribbon cutting on June 12The Gordie Howe International Bridge, Detroit's new cable-stayed crossing to Canada, is set for its ribbon cutting on Friday, June 12, after eight years of construction.By Marcus · Jun 8, 2026 KPMG is bringing 420 workers to Michigan Central Station
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KPMG is bringing 420 workers to Michigan Central StationKPMG is moving 420 employees into Michigan Central Station next year, the latest major office tenant to take root in the restored Corktown train station.By Marcus · Jun 4, 2026 Walk a Mile Wednesday returns with nine summer walks across Detroit's precincts
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Walk a Mile Wednesday returns with nine summer walks across Detroit's precinctsLace up for the June 10 kickoff at the new Helen Moore Community Center on Dexter. Walk a Mile Wednesday is back, with biweekly walks through September 23 across nine of Detroit's police precincts.By Priya · Jun 4, 2026 DPSCD confirms full demolition of Cooley High School this summer
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DPSCD confirms full demolition of Cooley High School this summerDetroit Public Schools Community District will demolish the 1928 building in full this summer, scrapping earlier plans to preserve part of the historic structure. A $25 million sports complex will be built on the site.By Priya · Jun 2, 2026 Waymo's driverless cars are coming to Detroit in 2026, and the city is figuring out the rules in real time
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Waymo's driverless cars are coming to Detroit in 2026, and the city is figuring out the rules in real timeWaymo plans a fully driverless ride-hail launch in Detroit later this year, making it the sixth U.S. city on the service — and the first real stress test of Michigan's decade-old AV laws.By Marcus · May 29, 2026 Millender Center's retail businesses are being cleared out by August
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Millender Center's retail businesses are being cleared out by AugustCrain's reported that retail tenants at the downtown Detroit complex have been told to leave by end of August. What happens to the space next hasn't been reported yet.By Samantha · May 28, 2026 Detroit is hiring someone whose whole job is recruiting national retailers
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Detroit is hiring someone whose whole job is recruiting national retailersThe city is creating a senior director of retail attraction position aimed at drawing more regional and national brands to Detroit, Crain's Detroit Business reported Monday.By Priya · May 27, 2026 Detroit school board previews $1.1 billion budget with pay boosts and a warning about next year
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Detroit school board previews $1.1 billion budget with pay boosts and a warning about next yearThe Detroit Public Schools Community District's proposed $1.1 billion budget for 2026-27 prioritizes employee pay increases, an expanded bus pilot, and seven more high school counselors. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti presented the plan while warning of serious financial uncertainty in the years that follow.By Priya · May 26, 2026 Spirit Plaza reopens on Woodward, hours before Movement starts
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Spirit Plaza reopens on Woodward, hours before Movement startsThe city reopens Spirit Plaza on Saturday morning, a few hours and a block away from Movement's opening gates at Hart Plaza.By Shawn · May 23, 2026 Colorado startup Alquist 3D is bringing a concrete-printing robot to Detroit, with state help
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Colorado startup Alquist 3D is bringing a concrete-printing robot to Detroit, with state helpThe Michigan Strategic Fund approved a $1.6 million grant to Alquist 3D, which plans to open a robotics and workforce training facility at Newlab in Corktown.By Priya · May 21, 2026 Detroit's bankruptcy case is officially closed
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Detroit's bankruptcy case is officially closedMore than 13 years after the largest municipal Chapter 9 filing in U.S. history, a federal judge signed a final decree closing Detroit's bankruptcy case.By Priya · May 21, 2026 Belle Isle is getting a new cycle track and a road reversal before Memorial Day
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Belle Isle is getting a new cycle track and a road reversal before Memorial DayThe DNR is rolling out road markings, a redesigned cycle track, and a direction flip on Central Avenue — all before the holiday weekend.By Shawn · May 21, 2026 Mike Duggan exits the governor's race
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Mike Duggan exits the governor's raceThe former Detroit mayor ended his independent run for Michigan governor Thursday, citing a hardened national mood and a fundraising gap he couldn't close.By Jamie · May 21, 2026 Detroit approves $52K to fix contaminated soil at one demo site as hundreds await testing
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Detroit approves $52K to fix contaminated soil at one demo site as hundreds await testingDetroit City Council approved a $52,000 contract to remediate a single contaminated demolition lot on the east side, raising alarm about the scale of costs facing the city as it tests hundreds of additional sites.By Priya · May 21, 2026 Wayne County is cutting foreclosure checks smaller than claimants expected, with no explanation
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Wayne County is cutting foreclosure checks smaller than claimants expected, with no explanationFormer homeowners who lost properties in Wayne County tax foreclosures say checks from the county are arriving below expected amounts, and the treasurer's office won't say how it's calculating the deductions.By Priya · May 20, 2026 Decades of regional water policy left Detroit holding the bill
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Decades of regional water policy left Detroit holding the billStarting July 2026, Detroit water and sewer rates rise again. A piece in Bridge Detroit traces why city bills have climbed 400% since the late 1990s and why Detroit ratepayers cover costs for 76 suburban communities.By Priya · May 15, 2026 Free buses, still stranded: Detroit high schoolers wait while schedules lag
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Free buses, still stranded: Detroit high schoolers wait while schedules lagDetroit made bus rides free for high schoolers in April. At Southeastern High School, that free pass gets you to a thirty-minute wait while the 3:27 bus runs before the bell.By Priya · May 15, 2026 Detroit's population grows for third straight year, adding over 5,000 residents
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Detroit's population grows for third straight year, adding over 5,000 residentsNew census estimates show Detroit added more than 5,000 residents over the past year, the third consecutive year of population growth for a city that spent most of the past half-century losing people.By Shawn · May 15, 2026 Residents sue to block Wayne County transit millage from August ballot
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Residents sue to block Wayne County transit millage from August ballotNot Smart Wayne filed suit in Wayne County Circuit Court on May 8, alleging transit officials withheld information about a March meeting and wrote ballot language designed to confuse voters ahead of an August vote on a countywide SMART millage.By Priya · May 13, 2026 Detroit lands a PWHL franchise
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Detroit lands a PWHL franchiseDetroit enters the PWHL as the ninth team for the 2026-27 season, backed by more than 4,500 season-ticket deposits and years of neutral-site momentum.By Shawn · May 12, 2026 Gayanga Co. shuts down, sues Detroit Inspector General over contaminated-dirt allegations
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Gayanga Co. shuts down, sues Detroit Inspector General over contaminated-dirt allegationsGayanga Co. announced it is shutting down and filed a defamation suit against Detroit's Office of Inspector General over contaminated-dirt allegations and an active FBI probe.By Priya · May 7, 2026 DPSCD parent sues state over per-pupil funding gap and legacy debt
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DPSCD parent sues state over per-pupil funding gap and legacy debtA DPSCD parent filed suit in Michigan state court against Gov. Whitmer and the state board of education, seeking equitable funding and the elimination of district debt from the state-control years.By Priya · May 6, 2026 Yellow-bus pilot at Henry Ford High cut chronic absenteeism for riders by 8.5 points
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Yellow-bus pilot at Henry Ford High cut chronic absenteeism for riders by 8.5 pointsDPSCD's $600,000 yellow-bus pilot at Henry Ford High and East English Village cut chronic absenteeism by 8.5 points among the most frequent riders.By Priya · May 4, 2026 East Side residents launch data center study group to shape city policy
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East Side residents launch data center study group to shape city policyThe Eastside Community Network is hosting a biweekly study group starting in May to build resident knowledge about data centers and produce policy recommendations before city officials move forward on permits.By Priya · May 2, 2026 People Mover agency takes lead on Michigan Central transit hub
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People Mover agency takes lead on Michigan Central transit hubThe Detroit Transportation Corporation, which runs the People Mover, is now leading the planning for a new multimodal transit hub at Michigan Central, with a request for proposals for engineering studies due this summer and roughly $40 million identified in funding.By Shawn · May 2, 2026 Crossing the Lines: Highland Park resident wants to save the Highland Appliance sign
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Crossing the Lines: Highland Park resident wants to save the Highland Appliance signA Highland Park resident is working to preserve the vintage Highland Appliance sign, a neighborhood landmark that has sat unused for decades.By Marcus · Apr 28, 2026 Plans for 600-room Detroit hotel would require demolishing a 16-story building
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Plans for 600-room Detroit hotel would require demolishing a 16-story buildingDevelopers unveiled plans Wednesday for a 600-room hotel connected to Huntington Place, but building it means demolishing at least two downtown buildings including a 16-story tower. Construction would start in early 2027.By Shawn · Apr 30, 2026 Project Clean Slate clears 20,000 criminal records in its tenth year
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Project Clean Slate clears 20,000 criminal records in its tenth yearDetroit's Project Clean Slate marked ten years and 20,000 criminal records cleared this week. The free expungement program is run out of the city's Law Department.By Priya · Apr 30, 2026 DPSCD data shows hundreds of special education evaluations running past the legal 30-day deadline
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DPSCD data shows hundreds of special education evaluations running past the legal 30-day deadlineOf 1,680 special education evaluation referrals DPSCD received from the start of the 2025-26 school year through March, 72 were completed past the legal deadline and 728 are still in process. The figures were presented to the school board last week.By Priya · Apr 29, 2026 We started a journal
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We started a journalI started writing about Detroit in 2024. So did several other people, in their own places: Substacks, group chats, pieces published in places that don't exist anymore.By Shawn · Apr 25, 2026 GM moves global HQ to Hudson's Detroit
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GM moves global HQ to Hudson's DetroitGeneral Motors began moving its global headquarters into Hudson's Detroit on January 12, 2026, ending a roughly three-decade run inside the Renaissance Center.By Samantha · Jan 12, 2026 Wilson Park opens on 22 acres of riverfront
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Wilson Park opens on 22 acres of riverfrontRalph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park opened on October 25, 2025, on a 22-acre stretch of riverfront between 8th Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard.By Samantha · Oct 25, 2025 Joe Louis Greenway adds two miles and a statue
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Joe Louis Greenway adds two miles and a statueA new two-mile section of the Joe Louis Greenway opened on October 7, 2025, between Joy Road and Intervale Street on Detroit's west side.By Marcus · Oct 7, 2025 City Modern completes in Brush Park, Detroit's first ground-up neighborhood since the 1980s
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City Modern completes in Brush Park, Detroit's first ground-up neighborhood since the 1980sCity Modern, the eight-acre, 450-residence neighborhood Bedrock built in Brush Park, was officially declared complete on July 24, 2025.By Jamie · Jul 24, 2025 Hart Plaza, Detroit's electronic music ground zero
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Hart Plaza, Detroit's electronic music ground zeroHart Plaza opened to the public in 1975. Isamu Noguchi designed it. Fourteen acres of plaza, fountains, sculpture, and amphitheater set on the Detroit River across from Windsor.By Priya · May 17, 2025 Public thrift closes after three years on Joseph Campau
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Public thrift closes after three years on Joseph CampauPublic Thrift closed its doors on Joseph Campau in Hamtramck in May 2025, after almost three years in its brick-and-mortar location. The store ran a final $5 Fill A Bag sale on May 9 and 10.By Priya · May 10, 2025 AC Hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle opens
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AC Hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle opensThe AC Hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle started taking guests in early January 2025, the first AC Hotel in southeast Michigan.By Jamie · Jan 15, 2025 Temple Bar fell down and got back up
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Temple Bar fell down and got back upPart of Temple Bar collapsed in May 2024. It reopened seven months later.By Samantha · Dec 15, 2024 From warehouse parties to Hart Plaza: how Movement got its venue
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From warehouse parties to Hart Plaza: how Movement got its venueDetroit techno spent fifteen years homeless before it got Hart Plaza. The festival came out of the warehouse circuit, not the other way around.By Priya · Nov 15, 2024 Encarnacion and La Fonda Street open in West Village
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Encarnacion and La Fonda Street open in West VillageRobert Encarnacion opened La Fonda Street in June 2024 and the Encarnacion coffee shop next to it as a soft opening that November.By Priya · Nov 15, 2024 The old Lincoln motor factory is a techno venue now
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The old Lincoln motor factory is a techno venue nowDetroit has a new techno venue. It used to make cars. Dreamtroit opened in September 2024 inside the former Lincoln Motor Factory.By Priya · Sep 15, 2024 Detroit jazz at Hart Plaza: how the festival economy shares the riverfront
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Detroit jazz at Hart Plaza: how the festival economy shares the riverfrontThe 45th Detroit Jazz Festival closed on Labor Day. The festival is free, runs at Hart Plaza, and shares the same downtown riverfront acres with three other major Detroit festivals across the year.By Priya · Sep 8, 2024 UFO Bar opens where UFO Factory stood
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UFO Bar opens where UFO Factory stoodUFO Bar opened on August 16, 2024, at 2110 Trumbull Street in Corktown, in the building that had been UFO Factory for ten years.By Samantha · Aug 16, 2024 Supino pizzeria reopens in Eastern Market after fire
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Supino pizzeria reopens in Eastern Market after fireSupino Pizzeria reopened its dining room in Eastern Market on July 9, 2024, fourteen months after a two-alarm fire in the residential loft above the restaurant.By Marcus · Jul 9, 2024 Looking back: how Movement survived on Hart Plaza
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Looking back: how Movement survived on Hart PlazaMovement returns to Hart Plaza Memorial Day weekend for its 24th edition. The festival has changed names, owners, and economic models since 2000. The location has not.By Shawn · May 21, 2024 The 2024 NFL Draft pulled 775,000 people to downtown Detroit
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The 2024 NFL Draft pulled 775,000 people to downtown DetroitThe 2024 NFL Draft ran in downtown Detroit from April 25 to 27 and pulled an estimated 775,000 people across three days, the largest crowd in the history of the event.By Marcus · Apr 25, 2024 Hudson's tower tops out at 681 feet
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Hudson's tower tops out at 681 feetThe final steel beam was set on Hudson's Tower on April 10, 2024, fixing the building at 681 feet and forty-nine stories.By Jamie · Apr 10, 2024