Ashur Collective
DetroitIsABlackWoman
1217 Griswold
United Sound Systems
Faces
The 2013 Detroit Mayoral election will be held on November 5, 2013. The primary election will be held ...
2013 Detroit Mayoral Election
Overview A neighborhood of Detroit currently going through significant transition both north and south of Mack Avenue / ...
Cass Corridor
Dan Carmody is the head. From an interview with metrotimes: "We have four missions. One is to run ...
Eastern Market
WDET
Paradise Theatre
Saul Green is Of Counsel at the law firm of Miller Canfield, where he works with the Litigation ...
Saul Green
It was observed that there seem to be a lot of innovative fundraising efforts in Detroit, so it ...
Crowdfunding in Detroit
Library Street Collective
Nain Rouge
La Dozena Donut
George Jackson oversees economic development activity, Planning and Development, and Environmental Affairs for the City of Detroit. Positions ...
George W. Jackson, Jr.
Founded by Malik Shabazz. The group registers voters, stages protests and public actions (including against drug houses), promotes ...
New Black Panther Nation/New Marcus Garvey Movement
From New York. Involved in the feasibility study for Michigan Central Station. Bought a building in Corktown with ...
Scott Griffin
A 42-acre former tire factory. Part of the riverfront redevelopment plans, but heavy contamination of the site has ...
Uniroyal Tire Factory
The Detroit Internet Club is an amorphous collective founded on Independence Day, July 4th 2011. "Internet" is writ ...
Detroit Internet Club
Incentive programs intended to bring employees of major local organizations to central Detroit. Live Dowtown Expected to be ...
Live Midtown / Live Downtown
Resigned as fire commissioner in January 2011, along with deputy Seth Doyle, under pressure from Mayor Dave Bing. ...
James Mack Jr.
midtown co-lab
A charter operator authorized by the Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency. In June 2011, the Academy was chosen ...
Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy
One of the three charter operators selected in the first phase of the Renaissance Plan 2012. The company ...
Global Education Excellence
The Kresge Fellowship, offered by the Kresge Foundation, is Detroit's most prestigious award for artists. It consists of ...
Kresge Fellowship
M@dison Building
Flower Frame Mural
Aretha Franklin - Fel'le Gallery
Former chief administrative officer for Kwame Kilpatrick. Pled guilty to federal bribery and tax charges on September 12, ...
Derrick Miller
M-1 RAIL
Jefferson Avenue
Found Sound Record Mural
Blue Skeleton
Wurlitzer Building
Margaux & Max Mural
A community-written development plan for the Lower Eastside, roughly bounded by Mt. Elliott, Warren, Outer Drive, and the ...
Lower Eastside Action Plan (LEAP)
Charlie Beckham is the chief administrative officer and a longtime friend of Mayor Dave Bing. He has been ...
Charlie Beckham
Howze is a senior figure in the Duggan Administration. She currently serves as director of governmental affairs, with ...
Lisa LaShawn Howze
Some prominent figures named in a DetroitYES! thread: Rosa Parks Sophie Lyons, "Queen of the underworld" Mary Beck, ...
Women in Detroit
General Baker
Emery King was White House Correspondent for NBC News and an anchor for WDIV. He currently is the ...
Emery King
Getting a house in Detroit demolished Buying a house in Detroit Buying property from the City of Detroit ...
Community development page ideas
Housing Is A Human Right Coalition
Broderick Tower
Wigle Recreation Center
555 Gallery and Studios is a gallery that has had a few locations throughout Detroit. The present location ...
555 Gallery and Studios
Birmingham
Leland Hotel
Visger Street
Zoot's Coffee
Sam Riddle is a convicted criminal. The media can be like vultures and often the court of public ...
Sam Riddle
Coffee shop in Midtown Detroit, on Second Avenue across the street from Model D and the Green Garage. ...
Thistle (closed)
District 6
December 2009 Grants $500,000 to University Cultural Center Association for community development, beautification, and small-business support in Midtown. ...
Hudson-Webber Foundation
Grinnell Brothers Piano Factory
Electric Street
Former top lawyer for the City of Detroit. Was replaced by Dave Bing and the City Council for ...
Krystal Crittendon
Stars Mural
Griswold St
Detroit Artists Market
Boynton
Levi L. Barbour Memorial Fountain
Jam Handy
Orchestra Hall
Follows the plan for Woodward Light Rail. In October 2011, Snyder was planning to announce proposals for bus ...
Bus Rapid Transit
City Center Coin Laundry
Kevyn Duane Orr (born 1958/1959) is the emergency manager of the city of Detroit, Michigan. He was appointed ...
Kevyn Orr
Project concepts Some general ideas & brainstorming around possibilities Community Genius Bar A volunteer event where people can ...
Tech project ideas
Coleman A. Young International Airport
The main theme of the 2012 budget has been the ineffectiveness of cuts. City employment fell by 27% ...
2012 Budget
The civil disturbance of July 1967 was a pivotal moment in the city's history. The standard narrative considers ...
1967 riot/rebellion
A permanent statewide authority (the Education Achievement Authority) ​will run a school district intended to improve Michigan schools ...
Education Achievement System
Sanda Cook is a Romanian-born painter who modeled for a time in Japan and now lives in a ...
Sanda Cook
The park in front of Michigan Central Station. Being revitalized by a number of partners under the name ...
Roosevelt Park
The Detroit City Charter goes through periodic review as deemed within the Municipal charter. The first step in ...
Detroit Charter Revision Commission
A voluntary organization that coordinates activities around the park, including restoration and fundraising for maintenance. In late 2011, ...
Friends of Belle Isle
A nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization that is targeting crime and nuisance issues in Detroit. Headquartered at 1001 Woodward Ave, ...
Detroit Crime Commission
Shinola
Main article: Education Achievement Authority Detroit Public Schools appointees: Sharlonda Buckman is executive director for Detroit's Parent Network. ...
Education Achievement Authority Board
I-375
In Claytown. Near Chadsey and Munger schools. Friends of Dingeman Park formed by Sheila Crowell and Bridging Communities, ...
Dingeman Park
A social worker by trade, Castañeda-López is Councilwoman-elect for District 6. Her district includes Southwest Detroit, Corktown, and ...
Raquel Castañeda-López
Karen Dumas is a communications professional/media contributor/public speaker committed to excellence, entrepreneurship, and equality. As founder of Images ...
Karen Dumas
Roasting Plant
The State Fairgrounds are located just east of Woodward Avenue along Eight Mile Road. The Michigan State Fair ...
State Fairgrounds
Starbucks
United Sound Brochure c.1968
Maccabees Building
Public art project ideas
Community Development Corporations in Detroit. Here's a Google Map of CDCs Abayomi CDC -- Abayomi CDC Bridging Communities, ...
Community Development Corporations
Named interim commissioner of the Detroit Fire Department on 23 December 2014. The previous commissioner, Donald Austin, resigned ...
Jonathan Jackson
Ruth Ellis Home
Former director of the Coleman A. Young International Airport. He resigned Wednesday, September 29 2010 following poor findings ...
Delbert Brown
Grinnell Brothers Music Building
A large number of senior staff have left the Bing administration. Some are catalogued below. Kirk Lewis, Deputy ...
Bing Exodus
Under federal court oversight. In 1977, the City entered into a federal consent agreement In July 2011, the ...
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD)
Federal Reserve building
There are many excellent books on Detroit's history. Several that come highly recommended (and are frequent sources on ...
Books on Detroit history
Pauly's Grill
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