2051 Rosa Parks
DetroitIsABlackWoman
Formerly University Cultural Center Association, MDI is a nonprofit community development group. It as founded by Wayne State ...
Midtown Detroit Inc.
Allied Media Projects
East Jefferson Avenue
Vogue Vintage Mural
Warren Evans was police chief from ??-?? Consent Decree According to the City FAQ, Mayor Dennis Archer requested ...
Detroit Police Department
Saint Andrews
Leopold's books
A social worker by trade, Castañeda-López is Councilwoman-elect for District 6. Her district includes Southwest Detroit, Corktown, and ...
Raquel Castañeda-López
Grinnell Brothers Music Building
Dennis Archer (1942 - ) was mayor of Detroit from 1994 to 2001. More information Political Graveyard entry: ...
Dennis Archer
A community-written development plan for the Lower Eastside, roughly bounded by Mt. Elliott, Warren, Outer Drive, and the ...
Lower Eastside Action Plan (LEAP)
Detroit Food Policy Council Detroit Black Community Food Security Network Urban Agriculture Ordinance Hantz Farm Urban Roots RecoveryPark ...
Urban agriculture
Michigan Sound
District 6
In the second half of the 20th century, Detroit's population began to fall and its economy declined. By ...
The decline of Detroit
A 42-acre former tire factory. Part of the riverfront redevelopment plans, but heavy contamination of the site has ...
Uniroyal Tire Factory
Kresge Building
Trade Winds Mural
Chief of Staff for mayor Dave Bing as of June 2011. He succeeds Shannon Holmes in that position. ...
Kirk Lewis
Incentive programs intended to bring employees of major local organizations to central Detroit. Live Dowtown Expected to be ...
Live Midtown / Live Downtown
A permanent statewide authority (the Education Achievement Authority) ​will run a school district intended to improve Michigan schools ...
Education Achievement System
An initiative from Dan Gilbert to rebrand an area around Woodward from East Jefferson to Grand Circus Park ...
Webward
Hitsville USA
There are many excellent books on Detroit's history. Several that come highly recommended (and are frequent sources on ...
Books on Detroit history
Jam Handy
Current 3408 MSU Detroit Center 3711 Orchestra Hall 3750 China One restaurant 4454 MOCAD art museum 4717 Bob's ...
Woodward Ave
Paradise Theatre
Broderick Tower
Dutch Girl Donuts
Grace Lee Boggs (born June 27, 1915) is a Detroit activist and political thinker. She has been involved ...
Grace Lee Boggs
Donald Austin started as commissioner of the Detroit Fire Department on 23 May 2011. Response times, equipment failures, ...
Donald Austin
The third oldest children's museum in the US. Admission is free. According to the Free Press, the museum ...
Detroit Children's Museum
United Sound Brochure c.1968
General Baker
Library Street Collective
The Kresge Fellowship, offered by the Kresge Foundation, is Detroit's most prestigious award for artists. It consists of ...
Kresge Fellowship
Visger Street
Detroit Entertainment Commission
Karen Dumas is a communications professional/media contributor/public speaker committed to excellence, entrepreneurship, and equality. As founder of Images ...
Karen Dumas
Leland Hotel
WJBK
The DRIC/NITC is the public option for a new bridge to Canada. 2008 February: Gateway Project begins. Moves ...
Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) aka New International Trade Crossing (NITC)
Hired by Interim Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. Fired by Dave Bing. Official City Biography Police Chief James R. ...
James R. Barren
Cass Ave
A voluntary organization that coordinates activities around the park, including restoration and fundraising for maintenance. In late 2011, ...
Friends of Belle Isle
December 2009 Grants $500,000 to University Cultural Center Association for community development, beautification, and small-business support in Midtown. ...
Hudson-Webber Foundation
The park in front of Michigan Central Station. Being revitalized by a number of partners under the name ...
Roosevelt Park
After World War II, white working-class neighborhoods in Detroit redoubled their efforts to organize and keep African-American residents ...
Defended neighborhoods
Sal Rodriguez is a photographer for Channel 4 who has exhibited in fine arts galleries like Corktown Studios, ...
Sal Rodriguez
Charter Schools in Detroit
Special Assistant Attorney General appointed by Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox to represented Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial ...
John F. Clark
Jefferson East Business Association
Birmingham
A 62-year-old East Side resident as of late 2011. Elected November to the DPS School Board. Drafted to ...
Wanda Redmond
Barsamian Preparatory Center
Federal Reserve building
Orchestra Hall
Good Times Livernois Mural
Name given to the group accused in a racketeering scheme that intended to take contracts through the Detroit ...
Kilpatrick Enterprise
Sunshine
It was observed that there seem to be a lot of innovative fundraising efforts in Detroit, so it ...
Crowdfunding in Detroit
Patrick Gossman is the executive director. Hopes to bring wireless access to more than 4,000 residents, as well ...
Community Telecommunications Network
The State Fairgrounds are located just east of Woodward Avenue along Eight Mile Road. The Michigan State Fair ...
State Fairgrounds
Starbucks
A list of the mayors of the City of Detroit. Create a page for a mayor who is ...
Mayors of Detroit
Great Lakes Coffee
Healthy Environment Partnership (HEP)
Chez | Zara Coffee
Flower Frame Mural
Sam Riddle is a convicted criminal. The media can be like vultures and often the court of public ...
Sam Riddle
I-375
Avalon International Breads
Zoot's Coffee
Brewster Douglass Projects
Legend's Pizza Mural
What Pipeline
A charter operator authorized by the Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency. In June 2011, the Academy was chosen ...
Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy
A large number of senior staff have left the Bing administration. Some are catalogued below. Kirk Lewis, Deputy ...
Bing Exodus
Wurlitzer Building
Detroit Artists Market
Grinnell Brothers Piano Factory
Public art project ideas
Tyrone E. Winfrey represented District 4 and was president of the Detroit Board of Education. He is an ...
Tyrone E. Winfrey
Ponyride
Westin Book Cadillac
Aretha Franklin - Fel'le Gallery
Boynton
Inner State Gallery
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
Coleman A. Young International Airport
Jefferson Avenue
Downtown
Maccabees Building
Resigned as fire commissioner in January 2011, along with deputy Seth Doyle, under pressure from Mayor Dave Bing. ...
James Mack Jr.
Arden Park-East Boston Historic District
Steven Ogden
Chair: Bishop Charles Ellis III Co-chairs: Phillip Cooley Lydia Gutierrez Alice Thompson Heaster Wheeler Troy AdamDesign EngineerMetzeler Automotive ...
First Detroit Works Advisory Task Force
Byte & Mortar
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