#downtown
Everything filed under #downtown. Tags cluster stories across categories and rubrics.
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.
Sunda lands a fifth restaurant in the district Detroit
Billy Dec is honest about the bet. He has framed Sunda's Detroit room as a step outside the brand's familiar model and called it an exciting risk that is still a risk.
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.
Saksey's opened off parker's Alley with cap'n crunch sundaes and Teeny 'tinis
Saksey's opened on Friday, November 14, 2025, with eight tables and 55 seats in the basement of Gilly's Clubhouse at 1550 Woodward. The entrance is in Parker's Alley.
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.
Capitol Park reopens after a $3.5 million reset
The triangle of grass behind the Westin Book Cadillac is the first thing in Capitol Park that catches the eye after a six-month shutdown.
JJ and Anthony Curis, in TIME
TIME named Little Village one of the World's Greatest Places of 2025.
Bar Chenin tucks a 10-seat wine Bar into the Siren
The room seats ten people. There is a narrow shelf along the opposite wall where another handful can stand and lean. There is no reservation system.
The Belt turns 10
The Belt opened ten years ago this month. Library Street Collective and Bedrock unveiled the alley on November 13, 2014, with food trucks and live music and a mural in progress.
Paramita sound earned national bar honors and andrey Douthard kept the menu the same
When USA Today named its first 27 Bars of the Year in July 2024, the only Michigan entry was Paramita Sound, the Black-owned wine bar and record shop on Broadway.
African World festival returns to Hart Plaza for its 41st year
The 41st annual African World Festival ran July 12 to 14, 2024, at Hart Plaza. The Wright Three days of music, vendors, food, dance, and panels organized by the Charles H.
The Vinyl Society opens nine years after Paradise Valley got its name back
Paradise Valley got its name back in 2015.
The 2024 NFL Draft pulled 775,000 people to downtown Detroit
The 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.
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.
The Aladdin Sane opens beneath Book Tower with 32 seats and a bowie-coded cocktail menu
Most new bars in Detroit pick a moment to announce themselves. The Aladdin Sane skipped the moment.
