Sal Rodriguez is a photographer for Channel 4 who has exhibited in fine arts galleries like Corktown Studios, ...
Sal Rodriguez
Paradise Theatre
Housing Is A Human Right Coalition
Sanda Cook is a Romanian-born painter who modeled for a time in Japan and now lives in a ...
Sanda Cook
Roasting Plant
Jackie Currie (1931 - 27 December 2009) was a Detroit City Clerk from 1994 to 2005 and also ...
Jackie Currie
Wigle Recreation Center
It was observed that there seem to be a lot of innovative fundraising efforts in Detroit, so it ...
Crowdfunding in Detroit
Coffee shop in Midtown Detroit, on Second Avenue across the street from Model D and the Green Garage. ...
Thistle (closed)
In Claytown. Near Chadsey and Munger schools. Friends of Dingeman Park formed by Sheila Crowell and Bridging Communities, ...
Dingeman Park
There are a number of jails and/or correctional facilities in Detroit. Wayne County Jail (267 inmates) Ryan Correctional ...
prisons
Astro Coffee
Main article: Education Achievement Authority Detroit Public Schools appointees: Sharlonda Buckman is executive director for Detroit's Parent Network. ...
Education Achievement Authority Board
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
I-375
United Sound Brochure c.1968
Found Sound Record Mural
Roosevelt Hotel
Broderick Tower
City Center Coin Laundry
A 42-acre former tire factory. Part of the riverfront redevelopment plans, but heavy contamination of the site has ...
Uniroyal Tire Factory
The Detroit City Charter goes through periodic review as deemed within the Municipal charter. The first step in ...
Detroit Charter Revision Commission
Nain Rouge
Michigan Welfare Rights Organization
Cobo Hall. 700,000 sq ft of exhibition space. Events include North American International Auto Show. Comerica Park. Seats ...
Places to have a meeting or event
Coleman A. Young International Airport
Saul Green is Of Counsel at the law firm of Miller Canfield, where he works with the Litigation ...
Saul Green
James Burgess Book Jr. House
Zoot's Coffee
Minister Malik Shabazz is a leader of the New Black Panther Nation/New Marcus Garvey Movement and the Detroit ...
Malik Shabazz
Named as Acting Chief Officer of the Detroit Public Schools by Emergency Financial Manager Roy Roberts on 30 ...
Mark Schrupp
Named interim commissioner of the Detroit Fire Department on 23 December 2014. The previous commissioner, Donald Austin, resigned ...
Jonathan Jackson
Gary Brown is President Pro Tem of the Detroit City Council. Brown has been named as a possible ...
Gary Brown
Former chief administrative officer for Kwame Kilpatrick. Pled guilty to federal bribery and tax charges on September 12, ...
Derrick Miller
A charter operator authorized by the Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency. In June 2011, the Academy was chosen ...
Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy
The Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial Manager May 2011 - current Bio here Roy Roberts is the Emergency ...
Roy S. Roberts
A voluntary organization that coordinates activities around the park, including restoration and fundraising for maintenance. In late 2011, ...
Friends of Belle Isle
Dennis Archer (1942 - ) was mayor of Detroit from 1994 to 2001. More information Political Graveyard entry: ...
Dennis Archer
Grinnell Brothers Piano Factory
(for lack of a better name) What it is: a list of open-source tools that can be used ...
GeoInformatics Tools
This is DetroitWiki, a publicly editable website about Detroit-related information. The site is a collection of information, memories, ...
About DetroitWiki
Chief of Staff for mayor Dave Bing as of June 2011. He succeeds Shannon Holmes in that position. ...
Kirk Lewis
The park in front of Michigan Central Station. Being revitalized by a number of partners under the name ...
Roosevelt Park
Bookies Club 870
Detroit Artists Market
Good Times Livernois Mural
D3 collects and shares information about the Detroit area. They aggregate, process, and share statistics about "indicators," or ...
Data Driven Detroit
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)
Grinnell Brothers Music Building
Project concepts Some general ideas & brainstorming around possibilities Community Genius Bar A volunteer event where people can ...
Tech project ideas
Active Publications Detroit News DetroitLocal.News Detroit Free Press Deadline Detroit ModelD Metro Times Crain's Detroit Michigan Citizen Voices ...
List of Detroit Newspapers
Lisa Poszywak is artistic director of Corktown Studios and a vocalist in the Rogue Satellites. She was in ...
Lisa Poszywak
660 Woodward Ave. Designed by Albert Kahn. As of May 2011, Dan Gilbert had a contract to purchase ...
First National Building
Hired by Interim Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. Fired by Dave Bing. Official City Biography Police Chief James R. ...
James R. Barren
Television stations broadcasting from Detroit. October 23, 1946: WWDT Channel 4 begins experimental broadcasts as the first Michigan ...
Television
Orchestra Hall
Follows the plan for Woodward Light Rail. In October 2011, Snyder was planning to announce proposals for bus ...
Bus Rapid Transit
The Detroit Internet Club is an amorphous collective founded on Independence Day, July 4th 2011. "Internet" is writ ...
Detroit Internet Club
A program to bring 15,000 young, educated people to downtown Detroit by 2015. Three organizations are talking the ...
15 by 15 Initiative
Inner State Gallery
Tyrone E. Winfrey represented District 4 and was president of the Detroit Board of Education. He is an ...
Tyrone E. Winfrey
Blue Skeleton
Library Street Collective
As of 2013, the DFD had about 781 firefighters. 60% of the City's 11-12,000 fires each year are ...
Detroit Fire Department
Chief of the Detroit Police Department. Follows Warren Evans in the position. Promoted from Assistant Police Chief in ...
Ralph Godbee Jr.
WJBK
Avalon International Breads
George Jackson oversees economic development activity, Planning and Development, and Environmental Affairs for the City of Detroit. Positions ...
George W. Jackson, Jr.
A 62-year-old East Side resident as of late 2011. Elected November to the DPS School Board. Drafted to ...
Wanda Redmond
What are the key things people should know about Detroit? History Too much to summarize right now. Check ...
Briefing book
Maccabees Building
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
Remember You're Beautiful
Entrepreneur and Detroit booster. Grew up in the Chicago suburbs. Nelson started Open City, a support group for ...
Claire Nelson
Patrick Gossman is the executive director. Hopes to bring wireless access to more than 4,000 residents, as well ...
Community Telecommunications Network
Pauly's Grill
Locally-owned and operated. The Bureau of Urban Living The Burton Theatre city bird Good Girls Go to Paris ...
Independent
Cheap / free ThinkDetroit weblog has a post about two ways; set up a small horseshoe rink! Plant ...
Empty lot projects
Some prominent figures named in a DetroitYES! thread: Rosa Parks Sophie Lyons, "Queen of the underworld" Mary Beck, ...
Women in Detroit
Griswold St
A community-written development plan for the Lower Eastside, roughly bounded by Mt. Elliott, Warren, Outer Drive, and the ...
Lower Eastside Action Plan (LEAP)
Getting a house in Detroit demolished Buying a house in Detroit Buying property from the City of Detroit ...
Community development page ideas
After World War II, white working-class neighborhoods in Detroit redoubled their efforts to organize and keep African-American residents ...
Defended neighborhoods
Every city has its acronyms, which the locals know and which baffle outsiders. ACS (1yr): American Community Survey ...
Acronyms
Ruth Ellis Home
Sam Riddle is a convicted criminal. The media can be like vultures and often the court of public ...
Sam Riddle
Fitzgerald Detroit
General Baker
Was head of communications for mayor Dave Bing from May to June 2009, when he resigned. He was ...
Robert N. Warfield
Healthy Environment Partnership (HEP)
Barsamian Preparatory Center
Starbucks
Current 3408 MSU Detroit Center 3711 Orchestra Hall 3750 China One restaurant 4454 MOCAD art museum 4717 Bob's ...
Woodward Ave
Cass Ave
A drop-off center at 1331 Holden operated by Matthew Naimi. Rosedale Recycles, coordinated by Margaret Weber, is now ...
Recycle Here!
midtown co-lab
Hitsville USA
Baker's Keyboard Lounge
Shinola
Jam Handy
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