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Gordie Howe bridge will open July 27 after Canada and Michigan reach deal
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Gordie Howe bridge will open July 27 after Canada and Michigan reach deal The Gordie Howe International Bridge will open on July 27, connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, after Canada and Michigan reached a deal that resolved a delay. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority confirmed the date on July 10. MBy Marcus · Jul 11, 2026
Bedrock raises 141-foot flag over Hudson's Detroit for America's 250th
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Bedrock raises 141-foot flag over Hudson's Detroit for America's 250thBedrock raised a 141-by-85-foot American flag over Hudson's Detroit for the Fourth of July, reviving a Woodward Avenue tradition dating to 1923.By Marcus · Jul 3, 2026 Detroit records roughly 1,000 land contracts a year, and a new report says buyers need more protection
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Detroit records roughly 1,000 land contracts a year, and a new report says buyers need more protectionA Detroit Future City report counts more than 17,000 land contract sales since 2008 and calls the financing tool a lasting fixture of the city's housing market, especially for immigrant and lower-income buyers who cannot get a mortgage.By Strait Journal · Jun 18, 2026 Detroit weighs ShotSpotter exit as council questions $2.06M extension
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Detroit weighs ShotSpotter exit as council questions $2.06M extensionDPD wants a 9-month, $2.06 million extension to keep ShotSpotter running while the city weighs three bids. A council committee is asking whether the money belongs elsewhere.By Marcus · Jun 17, 2026 Detroit City FC's new Stadium pushed to 2028, but Keyworth is ready for one more year
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Detroit City FC's new Stadium pushed to 2028, but Keyworth is ready for one more yearDetroit City FC pushed AlumniFi Field's opening to spring 2028, a year later than planned. The club spends another season at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck.By Marcus · Jun 16, 2026 The PWHL Draft comes to Detroit's Fox Theatre on Wednesday. Here's what to know.
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The PWHL Draft comes to Detroit's Fox Theatre on Wednesday. Here's what to know.The 2026 PWHL Draft lands at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday at 5 p.m., after Detroit traded its third overall pick to Las Vegas for Hilary Knight.By Jamie · Jun 16, 2026 Detroit sets 8 p.m. curfew for minors during the Ford Fireworks
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Detroit sets 8 p.m. curfew for minors during the Ford FireworksAn emergency ordinance bars unaccompanied minors from a large stretch of downtown after 8 p.m. on June 22, the night of the Ford Fireworks, with parents facing fines for violations.By Marcus · Jun 15, 2026 The University of Michigan just broke ground on a 313-Unit tower in Detroit. It's a 40-Year commitment.
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The University of Michigan just broke ground on a 313-Unit tower in Detroit. It's a 40-Year commitment.The University of Michigan broke ground on Founders House, a 313-unit tower at 2205 Cass Avenue for graduate students and faculty, on a 40-year lease.By Samantha · Jun 12, 2026 The doctor who bought RenCen Tower 600 is dropping the office plan for a hotel
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The doctor who bought RenCen Tower 600 is dropping the office plan for a hotelStockbridge Enterprises, the firm that paid more than nine million dollars for the Renaissance Center's Tower 600 in 2025, has reworked its plans around a 200-room hotel and 92 residences after office interest never materialized.By Jamie · Jun 12, 2026 Belle Isle's koi fish are in the basement, waiting out a 75-year overdue renovation
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Belle Isle's koi fish are in the basement, waiting out a 75-year overdue renovationBelle Isle's koi are living in the aquarium basement while a $10 million HVAC overhaul gets underway, the first major systems work on the 1904 building in 75 years.By Strait Journal · Jun 13, 2026 Detroit ranked No. 1 in America for downtown stickiness
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Detroit ranked No. 1 in America for downtown stickinessGensler's City Pulse 2026 names Detroit the stickiest downtown in America, ranking it first among the 34 U.S. cities studied for how often people visit and how long they stay.By 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 IsleA line of thunderstorms capsized seven sailboats near Belle Isle on Wednesday evening, sending people into the Detroit River in a rescue that drew fire crews, harbor police, and private boaters.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 yetDetroit's PGA Tour event ends after 2026. Its final field is the strongest yet, with three top-10 players committed for July 30 to August 2 at Detroit Golf Club.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 violenceDetroit opened Gun Violence Awareness Month by dressing the Spirit of Detroit in orange, then marched in Islandview for the 19th year running.By Marcus · Jun 9, 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 fixed-base operator complex opened June 3 at Coleman A. Young International Airport, the first facility built there in six decades.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 cityA heat advisory covers much of Southeast Michigan midweek, with the heat index near 100. Detroit has opened recreation centers and libraries as cooling sites.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 Windsor, is set for a ribbon cutting on Friday, June 12, with traffic to follow June 15.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 plans to move 420 Detroit-area employees from 150 West Jefferson into Michigan Central Station in 2027, joining a growing roster of office tenants.By Marcus · 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 raze the 1928 Cooley building in full this summer, dropping its partial-preservation plan. A $25 million sports complex follows.By Strait Journal · Jun 2, 2026 Bedrock clears out Millender Center retail ahead of RenCen overhaul
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Bedrock clears out Millender Center retail ahead of RenCen overhaulThe handful of shops left in the downtown complex have until the end of August to leave, as owner Bedrock prepares for the $1.6 billion Renaissance Center redevelopment next door.By Samantha · May 28, 2026 Detroit is hiring its first retail attraction director to court national chains
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Detroit is hiring its first retail attraction director to court national chainsThe city is creating a Senior Director of Retail Attraction at the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, part of Mayor Mary Sheffield's push to draw national and regional brands into downtown and the neighborhoods.By Strait Journal · May 27, 2026 Detroit school board previews $1.1 billion budget with raises and a warning about the years after
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Detroit school board previews $1.1 billion budget with raises and a warning about the years afterThe Detroit district's proposed 2026-27 budget funds pay raises, more counselors, and a wider bus pilot, while Superintendent Nikolai Vitti cautions that the money behind those programs runs out after next year.By Strait Journal · May 26, 2026 State backs a 3D concrete-printing company's move into Detroit's Newlab
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State backs a 3D concrete-printing company's move into Detroit's NewlabMichigan approved a $1.6 million grant to help Alquist 3D build a robotics and workforce-training center at Newlab in Corktown.By Strait Journal · May 21, 2026 Detroit's bankruptcy case is officially closed
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Detroit's bankruptcy case is officially closedA federal judge signed a final decree closing Detroit's Chapter 9 case, ending 13.5 years of court supervision over the city's finances.By Strait Journal · May 21, 2026 Belle Isle adds a perimeter cycle track and flips part of Central Avenue before Memorial Day
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Belle Isle adds a perimeter cycle track and flips part of Central Avenue before Memorial DayThe state is restriping Belle Isle so cyclists can loop the whole island without crossing traffic, and reversing part of Central Avenue to ease congestion near the beach.By Shawn · May 21, 2026 Mike Duggan ends his independent run for Michigan governor
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Mike Duggan ends his independent run for Michigan governorThe former Detroit mayor closed an 18-month independent bid for governor Thursday, citing a poll deficit and an independent fundraising network he said was still too young to compete.By Jamie · May 21, 2026 Why Detroit ratepayers carry the region's water bill
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Why Detroit ratepayers carry the region's water billDetroit water and sewer rates climb again in July, and a researcher's history of the regional system shows why city households pay a heavier share than the suburbs they treat sewage for.By Strait Journal · May 15, 2026 Detroit's population grows a third straight year, new Census estimates show
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Detroit's population grows a third straight year, new Census estimates showNew Census Bureau estimates put Detroit at 649,095 residents, a third consecutive year of growth after nearly seven decades of decline.By Shawn · May 15, 2026 Detroit lands a PWHL franchise for 2026-27
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Detroit lands a PWHL franchise for 2026-27Detroit will join the Professional Women's Hockey League as its ninth team next season, playing at Little Caesars Arena, with fans placing thousands of season-ticket deposits in the first day.By Shawn · May 12, 2026 Detroit parents sue Michigan over school funding and the debt left by state control
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Detroit parents sue Michigan over school funding and the debt left by state controlA class action filed on behalf of DPSCD students argues the state has underfunded Detroit's schools for decades and should erase the debt run up while the state ran the district.By Strait Journal · May 6, 2026 Detroit's yellow-bus experiment cut absenteeism at Henry Ford High, and the district is doubling it
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Detroit's yellow-bus experiment cut absenteeism at Henry Ford High, and the district is doubling itDPSCD's $600,000 yellow-bus pilot trimmed chronic absenteeism for the Henry Ford High students who rode most, and the district is now extending it to Pershing and Cody.By Strait Journal · May 4, 2026 Project Clean Slate hits 20,000 cleared records in its tenth year
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Project Clean Slate hits 20,000 cleared records in its tenth yearDetroit's free expungement program marked a decade and its 20,000th cleared conviction, with most of that total coming in just the last three years.By Strait Journal · Apr 30, 2026 Hart Plaza, Detroit's electronic music ground zero
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Hart Plaza, Detroit's electronic music ground zeroThe 14-acre Noguchi-shaped plaza on the Detroit River has hosted the city's largest free festivals since the 1970s, and Memorial Day techno since 2000.By Strait Journal · May 17, 2025 Hart Plaza in May: how the festival fits the riverfront
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Hart Plaza in May: how the festival fits the riverfrontMovement returns to Hart Plaza over Memorial Day weekend, and Isamu Noguchi's concrete riverfront was built for exactly this kind of crowd.By Strait Journal · May 5, 2026 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 more than a decade without a home of its own before the city handed it Hart Plaza in 2000, and the festival has held that ground ever since.By Strait Journal · Nov 15, 2024 Detroit weighs how to govern data centers, and east side residents want a seat at the table
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Detroit weighs how to govern data centers, and east side residents want a seat at the tableWith a City Council resolution, a new zoning working group, and state legislation all in motion, the question of how Detroit regulates data centers is now live, and east side neighbors are organizing to shape it.By Strait Journal · May 2, 2026 People Mover agency to lead Michigan Central transit hub
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People Mover agency to lead Michigan Central transit hubThe Detroit Transportation Corporation will lead planning for a new multimodal transit hub at Michigan Central, with a design and engineering procurement set to open this summer.By Shawn · May 2, 2026 Detroit plans a second hotel attached to Huntington Place, and a 16-story tower would come down for it
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Detroit plans a second hotel attached to Huntington Place, and a 16-story tower would come down for itThe Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority and developer Congress and Associates announced a roughly 600-room hotel connected to Huntington Place, a project that would require demolishing a 16-story downtown building, with construction set to start in early 2027.By Shawn · 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 deadlineDetroit's district told its board that of 1,680 special education evaluation referrals this school year, 72 finished past the legal deadline and 728 are still in process.By Strait Journal · Apr 29, 2026 GM moves its global headquarters to Hudson's Detroit
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GM moves its global headquarters to Hudson's DetroitGeneral Motors began moving its global headquarters into Hudson's Detroit on January 12, 2026, returning to Woodward Avenue and clearing the way for a $1.6 billion remake of the Renaissance Center it is leaving behind.By Samantha · Jan 12, 2026 Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park opens on the west riverfront
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Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park opens on the west riverfrontDetroit's largest new riverfront park in decades opened October 25 on 22 acres between 8th Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard, closing a long-missing link in the Riverwalk.By Samantha · Oct 25, 2025 The Detroit Riverwalk is now continuous from Belle Isle to Wilson Park
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The Detroit Riverwalk is now continuous from Belle Isle to Wilson ParkWith the October 25 opening of Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park, the Detroit Riverwalk runs unbroken for about 4.75 miles from Gabriel Richard Park to the west riverfront.By Samantha · Oct 25, 2025 Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park opens, completing the western Riverwalk
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Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park opens, completing the western RiverwalkA 22-acre park opened Saturday on Detroit's west riverfront, closing the last gap in a continuous 4.75-mile Riverwalk from Belle Isle to southwest Detroit.By Samantha · Oct 25, 2025 Joe Louis Greenway adds two miles and an 'Outside the Ring' statue
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Joe Louis Greenway adds two miles and an 'Outside the Ring' statueDetroit opened a new two-mile stretch of the Joe Louis Greenway on the city's west side and unveiled a bronze statue honoring Joe Louis for his barrier-breaking golf career.By Marcus · Oct 7, 2025 Apple opens its first store in downtown Detroit
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Apple opens its first store in downtown DetroitApple opened its first downtown Detroit store at 1430 Woodward on iPhone 17 launch day, with Tim Cook on hand and a custom Detroit identity built into the space.By Samantha · Sep 19, 2025 Sip-N-Read opens in Corktown with an all-Michigan wine list
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Sip-N-Read opens in Corktown with an all-Michigan wine listDetroit author Tamela Todd opened her book bar at 1620 Michigan Ave., pairing a Michigan-only wine list with a curated shelf of titles and a $65,000 Motor City Match grant behind it.By Samantha · Aug 27, 2025 City Modern wraps in Brush Park, Detroit's first ground-up neighborhood in decades
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City Modern wraps in Brush Park, Detroit's first ground-up neighborhood in decadesBedrock declared its eight-acre, 450-residence City Modern neighborhood complete in Brush Park, capping a build that started in 2015 on lots that were mostly empty.By Jamie · Jul 24, 2025 Public Thrift, the worker-owned shop on Joseph Campau, closes in Hamtramck
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Public Thrift, the worker-owned shop on Joseph Campau, closes in HamtramckPublic Thrift, the worker-owned second-hand store at 10237 Joseph Campau, ran a final Fill A Bag sale on May 9 and 10 before closing for good.By Strait Journal · May 10, 2025 AC Hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle starts taking guests
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AC Hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle starts taking guestsThe first AC Hotel in southeast Michigan opened in Brush Park in January, a new 10-story build tied to the 1903 Bonstelle that Albert Kahn designed as Temple Beth El.By Jamie · Jan 15, 2025 Encarnacion and La Fonda Street bring Latin American food and coffee to West Village
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Encarnacion and La Fonda Street bring Latin American food and coffee to West VillageA dual restaurant and coffee shop at 8016 Kercheval, backed by a $65,000 Motor City Match grant, became the program's 181st business to open.By Strait Journal · Nov 15, 2024 UFO Bar opens where UFO Factory stood
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UFO Bar opens where UFO Factory stoodRoula David of Spot Lite reopened the closed Corktown punk room at 2110 Trumbull as UFO Bar, with a grand opening set for the night of August 16, 2024.By Samantha · Aug 16, 2024 Michigan Central Station reopens after thirty-six years
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Michigan Central Station reopens after thirty-six yearsThirty-six years after the last train left, Ford reopens the restored Michigan Central Station with a ten-day public celebration in Corktown.By Marcus · Jun 6, 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 across downtown Detroit from April 25 to 27 and drew a record 775,000 people, then returned an estimated $213.6 million to the region, the Detroit Sports Commission reported.By Marcus · Apr 25, 2024 Hudson's tower tops out at 681 feet
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Hudson's tower tops out at 681 feetCrews set the final steel beam on Bedrock's Hudson's site tower in April 2024, fixing downtown Detroit's newest high-rise at just over 681 feet.By Jamie · Apr 10, 2024 Temple Bar fell down and got back up
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Temple Bar fell down and got back upA piece of Temple Bar's facade came down in May 2024. Seven months and a community fundraiser later, the Cass Corridor institution reopened.By Samantha · Dec 15, 2024