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I 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.
MOCAD reopens, renamed, rewindowed
MOCAD reopens Saturday after eight months of renovation. The 4454 Woodward building, a former auto dealership designed by Albert Kahn, has been the museum's home for the entirety of its 20 years.
Bar Chenin became Michigan's only James Beard award finalist on March 31
The James Beard Foundation announced its 2026 finalists on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
Jeff Mills announced another album before the last one was cold
Jeff Mills and Jean-Phi Dary announced a new Tomorrow Comes The Harvest album in February 2026. It is called Forbidden Planet.
DJ Minx signed to Rekids
DJ Minx signed to Rekids in early 2026 and released the Energy EP in February. The title track features Kendra Foster.
Tec-Troit is moving to June
Tec-Troit announced in early 2026 that the festival is moving from August to June for the 2026 edition.
Antidote opens at the Detroit edge of Grosse Pointe Park
Nya Marshall opened her first restaurant, Ivy Kitchen + Cocktails, in East Village in December 2019. She bought the building a decade ago when there was effectively nothing on that block.
GM moves global HQ to hudson's Detroit
General Motors began moving its global headquarters into Hudson's Detroit on January 12, 2026, ending a roughly three-decade run inside the Renaissance Center.
Jeff Mills put out the Liquid Room record again for its 30th anniversary
Jeff Mills released i9 (2025 Version) on July 18, 2025, marking 30 years since his Live at Liquid Room Tokyo session.
Kyle Hall dropped four albums in nine months
Kyle Hall released four full-length records between May 2025 and January 2026, all on his label Forget The Clock.
An $80 million Brush Park development will bring 211 affordable units, including the Sanctuary
The City of Detroit broke ground on a $80 million Brush Park development on Friday, November 14, 2025.
Castalia announced its closing on October 27 and called the timing a chance to go out on top
On Monday, October 27, 2025, Castalia posted on social media that it would close on New Year's Eve.
The Riverwalk becomes continuous from Belle Isle to Wilson Park
The Detroit Riverwalk became continuous on October 25, 2025, with the opening of a new extension west of Riverfront Towers that links the existing path to Ralph C.
Ralph c. Wilson Jr. centennial Park opens, completing the western Riverwalk
Detroit's newest waterfront park, the 22-acre Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park, opened to the public on Saturday, October 25, 2025 WXYZ.COM, after eight years of planning.
Joe Louis Greenway adds two miles and a statue
A 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.
Detroit's first contemporary Art fair lands at Michigan central
Detroit got its first contemporary art fair this weekend.
Apple finally opens a store in downtown Detroit
Apple opened its first downtown Detroit store at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 19, with Tim Cook in attendance. He greeted the line, then unlocked the doors.
Ladder 4 became the first Detroit restaurant ever recognized by 50 Best
On September 9, 2025, the World's 50 Best announced Ladder 4 Wine Bar as the inaugural recipient of the Resy One To Watch Award for North America.
Planet e put out the Carl Craig documentary soundtrack
Planet E released the soundtrack to Desire: The Carl Craig Story in summer 2025. The compilation tracks the documentary's chronology.
Kevin Saunderson put his son on the first e-dancer album in 25 years
Kevin Saunderson released a new e-Dancer album on May 21, 2025, the first under that alias in more than two decades. His son Dantiez produced it with him.
Jeff Mills and his jazz band released a new album in March
Jeff Mills released a new Spiral Deluxe album on March 14, 2025. It is called The Love Pretender.
A 909, a Saturday night, and jeff Mills walking back into Detroit
Carl Cox pulled out of Movement three months before the festival. Jeff Mills is taking his slot.
Yellow Light coffee makes Michigan Central its second home
The first food and drink tenant inside Michigan Central Station since 1988 is a coffee and donut shop from the east side.
Hamilton's anchors the Godfrey hotel in Corktown
The Godfrey Hotel opened on Michigan Avenue in summer 2023, but its full-service ground-floor restaurant came later.
Supino pizzeria reopens in Eastern Market after fire
Supino 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.
Michigan Central station reopens after thirty-six years
The last passenger train pulled out of Michigan Central Station on January 5, 1988, headed for Chicago. Thirty-six years and five months later, the doors opened again.
The Shepherd opens, and the East side has a New Center of gravity
On Saturday, the former Good Shepherd Catholic Church reopened as a 16,000-square-foot arts campus run by Library Street Collective. The building has not held mass since 2016.
Hudson's tower tops out at 681 feet
The final steel beam was set on Hudson's Tower on April 10, 2024, fixing the building at 681 feet and forty-nine stories.
Sexy steak reopens the GAR building's castle
The Grand Army of the Republic Building has been waiting on a tenant since the pandemic.
